Scott Shanker joined Bass, Berry & Sims as an associate in the Healthcare Practice Area in March 2006. He focuses his practice on general healthcare transactions with regard to business operations.
Mr. Shanker is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, and has devoted his practice exclusively to healthcare law. His experience includes:
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Representation of hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers
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Representation of single specialty and multi-specialty physician practices, and ancillary service providers
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Analysis of physician self-referral (commonly referred to as Stark), fraud and abuse fee-splitting issues, structuring financial arrangements and compensation methodologies, and other regulatory issues in operational matters affecting healthcare providers
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Representation of healthcare practitioners related to EMTALA, HIPAA, contracting and licensure
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Shanker was an associate at Armstrong Allen , PLLC in 2004 - 2006 and at Polsinelli Shalton Welte & Seulthaus, P.C. from 2001 - 2004.
A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Mr. Shanker graduated from the University of Kansas in 1998 with a B.A. degree in human biology and received his law degree and a Certificate of Health Care Law from the Saint Louis University School of Law in 2001.
Mr. Shanker is licensed in Missouri, Kansas and Tennessee and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America®. He is a frequent author for the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Medical News and the Memphis Medical Society Quarterly on Healthcare Topics.
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