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Bruce A. Johnson

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Bruce Johnson brings both legal and management perspectives to health care-related legal issues.  His extensive experience as a health care attorney and consultant includes providing representation and services to medical groups, hospitals, academic practice plans, accountable care organizations, clinically integrated networks and other health care enterprises in a variety of operational, regulatory and transactional matters.  Mr. Johnson has extensive experience in working with clients in developing and implementing strategies to participate in the emerging accountable care health care payment and delivery environments.  He has assisted multiple health care organizations in connection with numerous public payor initiatives, including the Medicare Shared Savings Program, CMMI bundled payment and other programs and similar initiatives sponsored by private payors.

Mr. Johnson has extensive experience in the application of the Stark self-referral prohibition, Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse, tax-exempt organizations, antitrust, and other legal issues to health care business transactions.  Mr. Johnson has authored and contributed to numerous books and articles, including Physician Compensation Plans:  State of the Art Strategies—a top selling publication on the topic. He also serves as a regular faculty member on many national education programs. 

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Medical Group Management Association Health Care Consulting Group
  • American Health Lawyers Association

Distinctions

  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009-2013, Health Care Law
  • Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers, Health Care, 2006–2012
  • Outstanding Physician Practice Lawyer, Nightingale's Healthcare News, 2009
  • Selected for inclusion in Colorado Super Lawyers, 2013, Health Care

Publications & Presentations

April 12, 2013
January 8, 2013
October 21, 2012
MGMA/ACMPE Annual Conference, Workshop WS5, San Antonio, Texas
October 2012
Compliance Today; Health Care Compliance Association
October 3, 2012
Physician Insurers Association of America Underwriters Workshop, Austin, Texas
September 13, 2012
July 26, 2012
VHA Mid-America Revenue Cycle Conference
Co-presenters Bruce Johnson and Emily Wey
July 17-18, 2012
AHA Health Care System Transformation Fellowship, San Francisco, California
June 30, 2012
June 2012
MGMA/ACMPE National Educational Program, Baltimore, Maryland
May 1, 2012
April 24, 2012
MGMA/ACMPE Hematology/Oncology Assembly, Chicago, Illinois
April 23-23, 2012
February 23, 2012
February 2-4, 2012
Rocky Mountain Advanced Surgical Symposium, Vail, Colorado
January 20, 2012
January 10, 2012
Colorado Hospital Association
January 10, 2012
Polsinelli Shughart Health Care Regulatory Update
Co-presenters Bruce Johnson and Emily Wey
2012
October 20, 2011
Physician Insurers Association of America Corporate Counsel Workship, Boulder, Colorado
October 2011
October 19, 2011
October 12, 2011
American College of Surgeons, Colorado Chapter
October 2011
MGMA Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada
2006
June 16, 2011
2011 Vascular Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
June 2, 2011
VHA Mountain States Human Resources Executive Network Conference, Denver, Colorado
April 8, 2011
NERVES 2011 Annual Conference
2008
April 4, 2011
MGMA National Education Program - Denver, Colorado
2005
Published chapter in "Physician Practice Management"
2004
Published chapter in "Essentials of Physician Practice Management"
2004
Published chapter in "Essentials of Physician Practice Management"
2003
2001
Published on www.starkcompliance.com
2000
Published chapter in the American College of Physicians' "The Practice Environment" Book Series
2005
2004
2003
Published in MGMA Performance and Practices of Successful Medical Groups: 2003 Report Based on 2002 Data
2003
2002
2002
Published Report - Performance and Practices of Successful Medical Groups: 2002 Report Based on 2001 Data
2001
2002
2001
2001
2000
Published chapter in Performance and Practices of Successful Medical Groups
2000
Published Medical Group Management Update (MGMA)
2011
2011 Health Care Regulatory Update
2010
2010
ACI National Forum on Clinical Integration
2010
2010
2010
Integrated Delivery System Round Table
2010
How to Avoid Key Pitfalls on the Path to Integration—an IDS Boot Camp
2010
How to Avoid Key Pitfalls on the Path to Integration—an IDS Boot Camp
2010
Colorado Hospital Association Health Care Regulatory Update
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
American Educational Institute, Continuing Medical Education Program
2009
American Educational Institute, Continuing Medical Education Program
2009
Assembly of Oncology and Hemotology Administrators
2008
2008
The Coding Institute, Denver, CO
2008
2007
MGMA Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA
2007
2007
American Urologic Association Webinar
2007
2007
Association of Staff Physician Recruiters, Denver, CO
2007
2007 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
2007
American College of Cardiology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA
2007
American College of Cardiology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA
2007
PracticeMatch Educational Recruitment Forum, San Diego, CA
2007
MGMA Financial Management Society
2007
2006
2006
2006
2006
MGMA Financial Management Society, San Diego, CA
2006
American Academy of Neurology, 58th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
2005
2005
2005
MGMA 2005 Midwest/Western Section and Nevada MGMA Conference, Reno, NV
2005
MGMA 2005 Midwest-Western Sections and Nevada MGMA Conference, Reno NV
2005
Medical Group Management Association Audio Conference and Webcast
2005
2005
MGMA Annual Conference, Nashville, TN
2005
2005
2005
MGMA Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA
2005
Louisiana MGMA Annual Conference, Bilouxi, MS
2005
Kansas MGMA Annual Conference, Wichita, KS
2005
Colorado Bar Association
2005
Association of Managers in Gynacology and Obstetrics Annual Meeting, Chaleston, SC
2005
2005
2005
Physician Recruiting Expo, Orlando, FL
2005
MGMA OB/GYN Assembly Annual Conference, San Diego, CA
2005
American Academy of Neurology, 57th Annual Meeting, Miami, FL
2004
2004
2004
Minnesota Hospital Association
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
Management Services Organization Conference
2004
Cardiovascular Surgery & Cardiovascular Assembly, 2004 CSCA Conference
2004
2004
Health Care Financial Management (HFMA) Western Region
2004
ALI/ABA Conference, Snowmass
2003
2003
2003
2003
Strategic Research Institute, Education Program
2003
MGMA Western/Midwestern Section Conference
2003
Missouri MGMA Annual Conference
2003
2003
MGMA National Audioconference
2003
BONES Annual Conference
2002
2002
2002
2002
VHA Audio Conference
2002
2002
Management Services Organizations (MSO) Executive Assembly, Charleston, SC
2002
American College of Health Care Executives, CO Chapter and University of Colorado Health Administration Alumni Association Joint Meeting, Denver, CO
2002
MGMA Current Legislative and Compliance Issues Impacting Group Practice, Washington, D.C.
2002
MGMA Current Legislative and Compliance Issues Impacting Group Practice, Washington, D.C.
2002
HcPro Audioconference
2001
Management Education and Development (MED Program), Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
2001
Medical Group Management Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX
2001
Medical Group Management Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX
2001
MGMA Center for Education Audio Conference
2001
Academic Practice Assembly/Group on Faculty Practice, Arlington, VA
2001
MGMA Center for Education Audio Conference
2001
2000
2000
MGMA Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA
2000
UAA (Urology) Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO
2000
UAA (Urology) Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO
2000
AOHA (Oncology) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA