Legal and Practical Perspectives on Medical Director Agreements - Line-By-Line Review

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Session Summary: Medical Director Agreements are critical to establishing obligations and boundaries between the provider and the physician. A line-by-line review is crucial to understanding possible pitfalls. There are several key provisions that Medical Director Agreements should have, including (a) the duties of the medical director; (b) compensation; (c) the licensure, criminal history, and exclusion status of the medical director; and (d) insurance and indemnity. Recently the Department of Justice has investigated False Claims Act violations arising from the alleged payment of kickbacks in the form of sham medical director agreements and payments to the spouses of referring physicians. Session will review the nuances of key agreement terms and address Medical Director experiences in creating and negotiating an agreement.


Learning Objectives:

  • Session will review the nuances of key medical director agreement terms and address Medical Director experiences in creating and negotiating an agreement.
  • Session will review one physician's experience with a Medical Director Agreement.
  • Attendees will understand key provisions of an agreement that impact them.

Sean Fahey, JD

Health Law Attorney

Hall Render

Sean focuses on regulatory and compliance issues affecting all health care providers with an emphasis on long-term care, home health and hospice providers. Sean counsels physicians on their contracts and agreements - from the initial discussions, to the drafting and negotiation of transaction documents. His practice is concentrated in the areas of licensure, certification, compliance and reimbursement at the local, state and federal levels. Sean also assists clients with Medicare and Medicaid enrollment and participation requirement. Sean also counsels nonprofit clients on charitable operations and governance.

Arif Nazir, MD AGSF FACP

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

Signature HealthCARE

A specialist of internal medicine and geriatric care, Dr. Arif Nazir became Signature’s Chief Medical Officer in January 2016. Dr. Nazir brings more than 12 years of leadership experience from his previous role with the Optimistic Project. He has also received recognition for his work in implementing Indiana’s nursing home value-based purchasing system and his extraordinary work as a faculty member of Indiana University.

Dr. Nazir was drawn to Signature HealthCARE’s vision of revolutionizing care in the post-acute and long-term care settings. He continues to work on creating the consistent application of basic and foundational, evidence-based geriatric care, and he aims to partner with the best healthcare systems in Signature’s markets.

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