Partner
Barnes and Thornburg LLP
Munster , Indiana, United States
Healthcare providers depend upon Heather Delgado for her
commitment to responsiveness and practical legal advice. Heather
focuses on finding the right solution for her clients. She is valued for
her ability to overcome the obstacles her clients face and for her skill
in applying complex laws and regulations to their business practices.
Heather’s experience includes the representation of healthcare providers,
including hospitals, health systems, specialty hospitals, ambulatory surgery
centers, multi- and single-specialty medical practices, and a wide variety of
healthcare entrepreneurs. During the past several years, Heather has
devoted the majority of her time and effort to matters related to hospitals,
health systems and group medical practices and to healthcare
associations.
With experience that is both broad and deep, Heather represents
healthcare entities in mergers and acquisitions, structuring joint ventures
and setting up physician management companies. She negotiates and
drafts business contracts, designs and implements compliance plans,
provides legal opinions regarding tax-exempt status, and advises on fraud
and abuse statutes.
In addition, Heather provides comprehensive legal advice regarding selfreferral
and Stark implications of hospital-physician relationships, drafts
medical staff bylaws, reviews reimbursement related issues, and conducts
internal audits and investigations. She drafts, negotiates and provides
advice on clinical trial agreements. Moreover, she also drafts and
implements HIPAA policies and audits and trains healthcare providers and
nonprofit associations regarding HIPAA policies and procedures, as well as
provides counsel on a broad range of business and legal issues
Contract Negotiations Panel Discussion
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
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