A diligent, problem-solving, and results-oriented professional with substantial expertise in healthcare transactional and regulatory law. I have more than 20 years of law firm and in-house experience representing a variety of healthcare providers and companies in complex business transactions and navigating a myriad of different healthcare laws and regulations.
My practice at the Law Offices of Robert A. Polisky focuses on the representation of healthcare providers and companies, including hospitals, medical groups, accountable care organizations, management companies, billing companies, diagnostic imaging centers, cancer treatment centers, surgery centers, laboratories, equipment lessors, health information technology companies, and others associated with the healthcare industry. Areas of expertise include:
Healthcare Transactions
• Structuring, drafting, and negotiating healthcare transactions, including joint ventures and syndications, accountable care arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, loan documents, management agreements, real estate and equipment leases and subleases, professional services agreements, joint development and licensing agreements, and clinical trial agreements
• Formation and governance of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships
• Structuring, drafting, and negotiating employment, independent contractor, and medical director agreements
Healthcare Regulatory
• Advising on a wide range of healthcare compliance and regulatory matters, including physician self-referral (Stark Law and its state law counterparts), fraud and abuse (e.g., federal and state anti-kickback laws and false claims), Medicare enrollment and reimbursement, HIPAA and state privacy laws, corporate practice of medicine, licensure, marketing, and accreditation
• Representing healthcare providers and companies in matters involving Medicare contractors, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and The Joint Commission
• Development and implementation of compliance programs
General Business Law
• Training business development, sales, marketing, and operations personnel in regulatory compliance and minimizing risk
• Developing creative solutions to resolve contractual disputes, maximizing revenue and avoiding costly litigation
• Review of marketing materials
• Strategic business advice concerning healthcare transactions
Practice areas
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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CA | Active | 1998 | 10/27/2020 |
AL | Inactive | 1996 | 03/28/2012 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2020 |
AV Peer Review Rating | Martindale-Hubbell | 2013 |
Rickert Award for Excellence in Legal Publications | University of Illinois College of Law | 1996 |
Harno Fellow Award (top 10% per semester) | University of Illinois College of Law | 1996 |
Dean's List | University of Illinois College of Law | 1995 |
Harno Fellow Award (top 10% per semester) | University of Illinois College of Law | 1994 |
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Honors in Moot Court | University of Illinois College of Law | 1994 |
Honors in Legal Writing and Research | University of Illinois College of Law | 1993 |
Order of Omega (based upon leadership and academic achievement) | National Order of Omega Greek Honor Society | 1992 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Attorney/Owner | Law Offices of Robert A. Polisky | 2012 - Present |
VP & Associate General Counsel | Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. | 2004 - 2012 |
Associate | Miller & Holguin (merged into Theodora Oringher PC) | 1999 - 2003 |
Associate | Konowiecki & Rank LLP (merged into Locke Lord LLP) | 1997 - 1999 |
Law Clerk | Hon. W. Harold Albritton, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama | 1996 - 1997 |
Summer Associate | Powell Goldstein LLP (merged into Bryan Cave LLP) | 1995 - 1995 |
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Summer Associate | Phillips & Cohen LLP | 1994 - 1994 |
Intern | U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Fraud Section | 1992 - 1992 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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American Health Lawyers Association | Member | 2004 - Present |
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Healthcare Law Section | Executive Committee Member | 2000 - Present |
Cancer Support Community-Benjamin Center | Board Member | 2013 - 2018 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Billing: The Journal of the Healthcare Billing and Management Association | How the New HIPAA Regulations Affect Billing Companies and Their Subcontractors as Business Associates | 2013 |
Health Law Alert, Law Offices of Robert A. Polisky | Complying with Medicare’s Ordering/Referring Provider Claim Edits | 2013 |
Health Law Alert, Law Offices of Robert A. Polisky | 2013 HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule: Expanded Applicability and New Obligations | 2013 |
Health Law Alert, Law Offices of Robert A. Polisky | First HIPAA Settlement Involving Less than 500 Patients | 2013 |
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) | The HIPAA Conundrum in the Era of Mobile Health and Communications (contributor) | 2013 |
San Mateo County Medical Association Bulletin | Stark II Regulations Ease Restrictions on Referrals | 2002 |
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The Elder Law Journal | Criminalizing Physical and Emotional Elder Abuse | 1995 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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University of Illinois College of Law | J.D., cum laude | 1996 |
University of California - Santa Barbara | B.A., high honors | 1993 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Los Angeles County Bar Association | Telehealth in 2016: Opportunities and Challenges | 2016 |
Los Angeles County Bar Association | mHealth Startup: Tackling Legal Issues on Many Fronts | 2015 |
11th Annual Healthcare Law Compliance Symposium, Los Angeles County Bar Association | Telemedicine and Mobile Health Compliance Concerns | 2014 |
Health 2.0 Los Angeles | The Impact of the 2013 HIPAA Final Rule on Health IT Companies | 2013 |
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