Practice Management

(MO15) Legal and Practical Perspectives on Medical Director Agreements

Monday, March 11, 2024

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT

Room: 303

CME: (1) MOC: (1) CMD Management: (1) NP Pharmacology Hours ()

Session Chair/Speaker(s)

Sean Fahey, JD

Health Law Attorney
Hall Render
Indianapolis, IN

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.

(s)

Sean Fahey, JD

Health Law Attorney
Hall Render
Indianapolis, IN

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.

Speaker(s)

Shivani Chopra, MD

Attending physician, Medical Director
Centennial Geriatrics
Las Vegas, NV

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure(s):

Sean Fahey, JD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Shivani Chopra, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Medical Director Agreements are critical to establishing obligations and boundaries between the provider and the physician. There are a number of 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:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

Identify key terms and provisions of their medical director agreement that can and should be negotiated.
Learn and hear first-hand practitioner perspectives on creating and negotiating an agreement.
Identify key negotiation approaches to key terms and provisions of their medical director agreement.
Understand the key elements of noncompete clauses and the Biden Administration's initiative on those.