Profile

Sidney Welch

Partner

I have a good grasp of the healthcare issues and will move the matter forward efficiently and impartially.

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Locations

Location 1

Licenses

Profession	State	Specialty	Since
Attorney	GA		1996

Fees and Hours

My rate is $695 per hour

I charge for travel time as follows:

$250 per hour

I charge for cancellations as follows:

$3,500

I limit meetings and hearings to the following days of the week and/or hours:

Preference to avoid weekends due to family commitments.

Health Law Expertise

Reimbursement

Medicare reimbursement (fee-for-service)

Medicaid reimbursement (fee-for-service)

Employment

Civil Rights (due process/ wrongful discharge/ discrimination/ retaliation/ harassment/ whistleblowing)

Physician extenders (NP/ PA/ CRNA)

Physician compensation and benefits

Transactions

Joint ventures

Mergers and acquisitions

Service agreements

Patient Information

Health information technology/Electronic medical records

Privacy and security (HIPAA/GDPR)

Government Regulation and Oversight

Anti-Kickback Law (Federal/State)

Stark/Mini-Stark State Laws

Licensing, Credentialing, and Certification

Fair Hearings

Peer review/ NPDB/HIPDB

Licensure of health care practitioners

Service as a neutral (hearing officer or arbitrator)

Representing health care professionals

Basic Training

Arbitrator Training

Name of Provider	Number of Hours
American Health Lawyers Association	14

Mediator Training

Name of Provider	Number of Hours
American Health Lawyers Association	20

Experience

Arbitration

Occurrence	1
Single/Lead/Panel Chair	3
Panel Member
Advocate

Mediation

Occurrence	2
Advocate	1
Single/Lead/Panel Chair

Peer Review Hearings

Occurrence	3
Single/Lead/Panel Chair
Advocate	10

Litigation

Occurrence	4
Single/Lead/Panel Chair

References

Arbitration Ref. 1

Name:	Mr. Donald Palmisano
Organization:	Medical Association of Georgia
Phone:	678.303.9250
Email:	dpalmisano@mag.org

Arbitration Ref. 2

Name:	Reid Pearlman, Esquire
Organization:	Georgia Cancer Specialists
Phone:	678.937.8666
Email:	reid.pearlman@gacancer.com

Arbitration Ref. 3

Name:	William K. Walsh, Esquire
Organization:	Family Cancer Center Foundation, Inc.
Phone:	901.674.7162
Email:	billwalsh@gmail.com