Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Mary Beth Fortugno will speak on a panel called “Fraud and Abuse Laws: Examining a Hypothetical Physician Practice Acquisition” at the 14th Annual Health Law Primer hosted by the Tennessee Bar Association.
This session will introduce attendees to fundamental fraud and abuse laws by examining a hypothetical situation in which a physician practice is acquired by a hospital. The panel will explore key concerns that can arise in the actual transaction as well as those that commonly follow. The session will provide an overview of key health care laws implicated in these and similar situations, including the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the Federal Physician Self-Referral Statute (Stark), and the False Claims Act.
The conference will be held October 8, 2014 from 12:15 pm -5:15 pm at Embassy Suites in Cool Springs, Tennessee.