Structuring Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures: Stark, AKS, Antitrust Compliance

This CLE course will prepare hospital and physician counsel to anticipate and minimize risks arising under the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, and other federal and state laws when establishing hospital-physician joint ventures.

Health systems face reimbursement, cost, and other critical challenges. Joint ventures with physicians benefit hospitals in several ways, including helping them meet government and private payor mandates to provide coverage and access to care. Physicians in joint arrangements gain better managed care contracts and new revenue sources.

Counsel for hospitals and physicians face many legal and regulatory hurdles when assisting clients with establishing joint ventures. A detailed understanding of the issues implicated by joint arrangements is critical to avoid penalties and sanctions.

Listen as our authoritative panel of healthcare counsel reviews current trends in hospital-physician joint ventures and explains the advantages and disadvantages of different joint venture models. The panel will outline best practices for anticipating and minimizing risks arising under the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, and other federal and state laws when creating joint ventures.