Legal and Practical Perspectives on Medical Director Agreements - Line-By-Line Review
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
Sean Fahey, JD, is a health attorney who helps skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, home health providers, and hospice providers navigate regulatory and compliance matters. Sean represents physicians and providers in designing, negotiating, and drafting medical director agreements. Sean represents health care clients in all areas of health care compliance, governance, transactions, Medicare enrollment, administrative appeals, and agreements. Sean 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.
