Matters

  • Represented Medical Executive Committee ("MEC") in contentious hearing with a dedicated hearing panel that was able to be completed within two weeks. Finding for the MEC and upheld on appeal. 
  • Successfully represented hospital in identification and self-disclosure of multiple missing attestation forms, saving approximately $4 million. 
  • Successfully negotiated a resolution and exit strategy for disruptive provider with state and federal reporting. 
  • Successfully managed a senior physician through the well-being process and assisted hospital in development of late career practitioner policy. Reached settlement and resolution of contentious hearing through mediation. 
  • Advised and assisted a governing board in understanding and accepting the recommended provider termination action. 
  • Assisted a large medical group in becoming an organized peer review body and developing corresponding governance structure and fair hearing plan.
  • Developed corrective action and hearing procedures for peer review bodies which included mediation, alternative dispute resolution and dedicated hearing panel clauses.
  • Established peer review sharing arrangements between acute care hospitals and clinics, foundations and medical groups. 
  • Unified medical staffs of hospitals within same system and completed unified governance documents and sharing arrangements.
  • Established chief’s table for sister hospital.
  • Established and provided external peer review services to multiple hospitals and health systems throughout the country; negotiating to successful resolution physician disciplinary matters.
  • Assisted medical staffs and hospitals in understanding and implementing disaster privileging.
  • Worked with ethics committees to establish scare allocation resource policies.
  • Litigated multiple medical staff hearings, governing board appellate hearings and wrote and responded to associated writs of mandamus.
  • Successfully guided an all physician Board to develop and implement a strategic plan and recruitment and retention program that has improved care and increased profits.