Structuring Physician Incentives: Regulatory Compliance, Avoiding Potential Pitfalls

Ms. Ferrari is a nationally recognized expert on fair market value and commercial reasonableness, the "Big Three" and their role in regulatory compliance, investigations, and litigation. She has authored over 100 publications and presentations on topics related to physician and healthcare provider compensation, contracting, investigations, and related ethical issues. She is known for her work with rural, academic, public, and clinically integrated, value-based healthcare systems. Ms. Ferrari's focus areas include compensation review for compliance with fraud and abuse laws, tax-exempt regulations, antitrust laws, anti-discrimination laws, and assisting clients in transition to value-based payments, including structuring participation agreements, compensation plans and incentive payments in the context of coordinated care and provider alignment strategies, such as clinically integrated networks, ACOs, gainsharing and "Hospital Quality and Efficiency Programs." Prior to joining Hancock Daniel, she was Principal and GC for a national advisory and healthcare solutions firm and a Partner at a well-known national compensation consulting and advisory firm, where she led the service line focused on CINs, ACOs, and other value-based care structures and worked with clinically integrated network and ACO participants across the U.S.

Ms. Jacobs focuses her practice in the area of healthcare transactions. Calling upon her years of dedicated experience, she provides practical, pragmatic advice to help her clients achieve their strategic goals. Within the highly regulated health care industry, Ms. Jacobs advises clients, including hospitals, health systems, AMCs and large physician groups, on transactions. She serves as a regulatory adviser, providing fraud and abuse analysis in the context of a deal and ensuring her clients remain compliant with the regulations that govern health care transactions.