Profile

Karen Rieger

Attorney -- Shareholder and Director

I have significant expertise and experience in a wide range of healthcare areas and believe I can help facilitate efficient and cost-effective resolutions

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CONTACT

Locations

Location 1

Education

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Fees and Hours

My rate is $375 per hour

I charge for travel time as follows:

$375/hour, unless I am able to work on billable matters for other clients, in which event I would not charge for that time

I charge for cancellations as follows:

For cancellations within 48 hours of a scheduled event, $375 times the amount of time allocated for such event

Other information about my fees:

To the extent I use associate attorneys and/or paralegals to assist with a matter, I will bill their time at the lesser of $375 an hour or their standard hourly rate

Health Law Expertise

Reimbursement

Medicare reimbursement (fee-for-service)

Representing providers-general

Employment

Executive and administrative personnel

Physician extenders (NP/ PA/ CRNA)

Physician compensation and benefits

Representing employers-general

Transactions

Joint ventures

Mergers and acquisitions

Service agreements

Hospital-Based Health Care

Critical access/rural health

General acute care

Outside non-litigation counsel

Health Care Outside Hospitals

Ambulatory surgical center

Urgent care

Dialysis centers

Physician Entities

Independent practice organization

Accountable care organization

Clinical integrated network

Physician group/practice

Patient Information

Health information technology/Electronic medical records

Privacy and security (HIPAA/GDPR)

Counsel to health care provider

Governance and Finance

Governance and business issues

Taxation of exempt organizations

Finance (private equity/ tax-exempt bond financing/ valuation)

Outside counsel

Government Regulation and Oversight

Anti-Kickback Law (Federal/State)

Corporate Practice of Medicine

Stark/Mini-Stark State Laws

Antitrust

Advising clients on these issues

Licensing, Credentialing, and Certification

Fair Hearings

Peer review/ NPDB/HIPDB

Medical staff

Licensure of health care practitioners

Representing provider organizations or medical staffs

Life Sciences and Medical Products

340b drug pricing

Advising clients on these issues

Basic Training

Arbitrator Training

Name of Provider	Number of Hours
pending

Mediator Training

Name of Provider	Number of Hours
American Academy of Attorney-Mediators, Inc.	20

Experience

Arbitration

Occurrence	1
Panel Member
Advocate	10
Single/Lead/Panel Chair	10

Mediation

Occurrence	2
Advocate
Single/Lead/Panel Chair	3

Peer Review Hearings

Occurrence	3
Single/Lead/Panel Chair
Advocate

Litigation

Occurrence	4
Single/Lead/Panel Chair

References

Arbitration Ref. 1

Name:	Richie Splitt, CEO
Organization:	Norman Regional Health System
Phone:	405-307-1055
Email:	Rsplitt@nrh-ok.com

Arbitration Ref. 2

Name:	Jay Johnson
Organization:	Duncan Regional Hospital
Phone:	580-736-1617
Email:	jay.johnson@drhhealth.org

Arbitration Ref. 3

Name:	Patti Davis, President
Organization:	Oklahoma Hospital Association
Phone:	405-590-4215
Email:	davis@oha.com