Krieg DeVault LLP

Hospitals and Health Systems

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In a rapidly changing and complex environment, Krieg DeVault gives hospitals and health systems nation-wide the help they need with transactional, litigation, compliance and financing concerns. As industry consolidation accelerates, we structure business combinations and hospital/physician financial arrangements that comply with state and federal licensing and certification requirements, fraud and abuse concerns, the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Act and other regulations unique to health care. We understand the regulatory issues created by the Affordable Care Act and intensified Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement fraud investigations, can respond to False Claims Act allegations, implement Corporate Integrity Agreements and test for effectiveness, and advise on patient privacy and security issues involving all forms of protected health information, including electronic health records.

From licensing and credentialing, to physician practice integration, to compliance with federal and state employment laws, we offer comprehensive guidance on personnel and staff concerns. With team members who have served as general counsel to major hospital systems and leaders of Indiana’s healthcare bar, Krieg DeVault’s practical yet sophisticated experience gives hospital boards and administrators focused and seamless counsel.  Krieg DeVault's attorneys not only know and understand applicable health care legal and regulatory requirements and how to explain such requirements in an understandable manner, but they also know how to implement such requirements in the hospital and health system setting with an operationally-sensitive approach.

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Practice Contacts
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Brian M. Heaton

Brian M. Heaton

Partner
bheaton@kdlegal.com
p: 317-238-6354
f: 317-636-1507

Stephanie T. Eckerle

Stephanie T. Eckerle

Partner
seckerle@kdlegal.com
p: 317-238-6373
f: 317-636-1507

Focus Areas
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Accreditation compliance
Anti-Kickback Statute
Antitrust
Billing, coding and coverage issues
Compliance Guidance
Corporate and Transactional Matters
Crisis Management
Disaster planning and recovery
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) development, Health IT management, and liability
Facilities financing, sales, and leasing
Fair Market Value Defensibility Analysis
False Claims Act
Federal and state government relations
General corporate counseling
Health Information Technology
Hospital acquisition, formation, licensing, and state and federal compliance issues
Hospital general corporate and management counsel
Intellectual property protection, copyright, patent prosecution
Internal investigations and Sentinel event investigations
Joint ventures
Legal/Compliance Investigations
Licensure and certification survey representation
Litigation, arbitration, and mediation
Managed care contracting
Management of health care records (HIPAA)
Mergers and acquisitions
Payor relations, audits, and appeals
Peer review hearings and staff privilege issues
Physician-hospital integration strategies
Professional licensing and disciplinary proceedings
Qui tam cases
Records Management and Privacy
Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program
Stark Act Compliance
Tax-exemption counseling
Telemedicine and technology issues
Insights
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Health Care

October 9, 2025
Post-Issuance Compliance: Safeguarding Your Hospital’s Access to Low-Cost Capital

Firm News and Events

August 8, 2024
Madison H. Harada Joins Krieg DeVault's Health Care Practice

Firm News and Events

November 1, 2023
Partner Stephanie T. Eckerle Named Chair of Krieg DeVault’s Health Care Practice

Health Care

May 9, 2023
CMS Runs Out of Patience: Hospital Price Transparency Rules to Face Stricter Enforcement

Labor and Employment

April 26, 2023
New Law Further Restricts Indiana Physician Noncompetes

Firm News and Events

March 15, 2023
Christopher J. Kulik Joins Krieg DeVault’s Health Care Practice

Health Care

January 6, 2023
Are You Compliant with Indiana’s Annual Hospital Public Forum Requirement?

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In a rapidly changing and complex environment, Krieg DeVault gives hospitals and health systems nation-wide the help they need with transactional, litigation, compliance and financing concerns. As industry consolidation accelerates, we structure business combinations and hospital/physician financial arrangements that comply with state and federal licensing and certification requirements, fraud and abuse concerns, the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Act and other regulations unique to health care. We understand the regulatory issues created by the Affordable Care Act and intensified Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement fraud investigations, can respond to False Claims Act allegations, implement Corporate Integrity Agreements and test for effectiveness, and advise on patient privacy and security issues involving all forms of protected health information, including electronic health records.

From licensing and credentialing, to physician practice integration, to compliance with federal and state employment laws, we offer comprehensive guidance on personnel and staff concerns. With team members who have served as general counsel to major hospital systems and leaders of Indiana’s healthcare bar, Krieg DeVault’s practical yet sophisticated experience gives hospital boards and administrators focused and seamless counsel.  Krieg DeVault's attorneys not only know and understand applicable health care legal and regulatory requirements and how to explain such requirements in an understandable manner, but they also know how to implement such requirements in the hospital and health system setting with an operationally-sensitive approach.

Practice Contacts

Brian M. Heaton

Brian M. Heaton

Partner
bheaton@kdlegal.com
p: 317-238-6354
f: 317-636-1507

Stephanie T. Eckerle

Stephanie T. Eckerle

Partner
seckerle@kdlegal.com
p: 317-238-6373
f: 317-636-1507

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