Christopher M. Huryn

Helping Health Care Providers Successfully Grow

Chris provides legal counsel and problem solving to help medical providers successfully grow and respond to the ever-changing market, including strategic planning and guidance, health care integration, transactions and collaborative joint ventures, compliance, and the handling of day-to-day legal needs.

With a broad knowledge of health care laws and regulations, Chris advises clients on ways to comply with the many laws and regulations governing health care providers, reducing risk, and avoiding legal issues that could prevent them from reaching their goals.

According to clients in Chambers USA 2023, "Chris is fantastic to work with. He is methodical, attentive and responsive." Further, clients in the 2024 edition note “Chris is a subject matter expert, he is very responsive and is not only attentive to detail but he is easy to converse with.”  - Chambers USA (Healthcare: Ohio)

Experienced Health Care Attorney

After previously serving as a Health Care Practice Chair and having over 25 years of legal experience, Chris represents and counsels numerous hospitals, health systems, physicians, physician practice groups, and other health care businesses on a variety of legal matters such as:

Strategic Initiatives: Medical and hospital transactions; acquisitions; joint ventures; strategic planning; integration strategies; compensation models; mergers and affiliations.

Agreements: Professional services, lease and employment agreements; third party payer contracting and negotiation; real estate acquisitions and leases; vendor contracts.

Compliance: The Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, Civil Monetary Penalty Law; antitrust laws; HIPAA, HITECH Act; nonprofit and tax exempt issues; compliance programs and audits.

Administration: Medical staff issues, credentialing and disciplinary actions; patient issues; quality and peer review; risk management; human resources issues; employee relationships; dispute resolution and litigation.

Corporate: Business entity selection and formation; preparation, review, and amendment of governance documents; board advice and guidance; ownership buy-in and redemption transactions.

Experience

• Assists physician groups, nonprofit hospitals, and physician-owned hospitals in regulatory advice and guidance, strategic planning and implementation, and legal issues arising from day-to-day operations
• Represented a regional hospital in its selection of a strategic partner and merger into large health system
• Represents medical group practices and hospital-based physician groups in negotiation of service agreements with hospitals and other institutions
• Assists hospitals and medical providers in the review, development, amendment, and oversight of physician compensation models
• Represented physician groups in the sale of their practice to, and subsequent employment with, a hospital or large health system
• Assists medical providers with creating and operating compliance programs, performing investigative audits, and responding to governmental agency subpoenas
• Represents physician groups in negotiating agreements with national and regional health insurance plans