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5 Questions with a Health Lawyer: Christopher M. Olson

Christopher M. Olson
Practice Focus Area: Health – Transactions
Office: Los Angeles
Years at Firm: 7

What is your favorite part about practicing healthcare law at McDermott?
My favorite part about practicing healthcare law at McDermott is meeting and working with the top individuals in the healthcare industry. Both the clients and the McDermott attorneys are at the forefront of the healthcare industry. The projects that come across my desk are complex and often address the most pressing issues for clients. Working with top attorneys to devise innovative solutions to these challenges is my favorite part about practicing healthcare law at McDermott.

What is the biggest opportunity and greatest challenge facing clients in your area of focus today?
One of the greatest challenges facing hospitals and health systems in California is determining if a sale or joint venture is in their best interests. The California Attorney General has recently taken a more proactive approach when reviewing non-profit hospital transactions in California, making it more difficult to ascertain the effects of a transaction. In addition to imposing generally expected conditions such as requiring certain annual levels of charity care or that hospital service lines remain open for 10 years post-closing, the California Attorney General recently imposed a number of competitive impact conditions that limit how the target hospital can integrate with the acquiring hospital post-closing. These competitive impact conditions include requiring [...]

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Physician Enterprises After COVID-19: Capturing and Assessing Opportunities

Independent physician enterprises continue to experience unprecedented challenges as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. These challenges will linger for the foreseeable future and will have lasting impacts on operations and the provision of care. As a result, transactional opportunities have also shifted, and physician enterprises must be prepared to identify and evaluate new opportunities wherever they may occur. Our recent webinar with leaders from Providence St. Joseph Health, SullivanCotter, DMG Physician Organization, Veralon Partners and Golden State Dermatology explores the key challenges facing physician enterprises at this time and what healthcare providers and investors are looking for in transaction partners for today’s healthcare landscape. Click here to listen to the webinar recording and read on for key takeaways from the program.

 

  1. Independent physician interest in management service organization (MSO) models continues to increase. Historically, independent physician practices have been reluctant to shift certain business and office functions to an external management company. However, due to reimbursement and revenue constraints caused by COVID-19, the economies of scale and other cost savings associated with an MSO model may be more attractive to independent physician practices.
  2. Hospitals and health systems are reevaluating their employed physician practice structures. In particular, hospitals and health systems are reassessing their willingness to tolerate significant losses on their employed physician practices and evaluating whether changes in compensation models, compensation levels or the organizational structure of their employed physician networks can create a more sustainable setting. Some health systems are potentially [...]

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