The formula for a well-written M&A agreement is quite simple: (i) a buyer bargains for certain representations and warranties (“reps and warranties”) about the target company and its business [...]

In my first SRVH blog, I wrote about federal charges brought in the Middle District of Tennessee against Dr. James L Crabb relating to an alleged telehealth scheme. Back in July, I wrote a blog [...]

Back in March, Ryan Holt discussed how COVID-19 was impacting contractual force majeure clauses and certain statutory defenses involving contractual obligations that are impossible to perform.  [...]

On November 16, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) issued its first Special Fraud Alert (SFA) in over six years. The SFA addresses speaker [...]

Over the last few months, I have written and spoken a fair amount about electronic health records (EHR) systems. For example, in March, I wrote about how EHRs are increasingly targets of [...]

Under the False Claims Act (FCA), the United States gets an initial 60-day period to determine whether to intervene in a whistleblower’s qui tam action, during which time the complaint remains [...]

It’s a hot summer and the world is still upside down, as COVID-19 cases and fatalities are on the rise in many parts of the country, including Nashville. But as I have said before, healthcare [...]

Discount home décor retailer Old Time Pottery and its holding company filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in Nashville on June 28, 2020. While the bankruptcy cases [...]

They say that paperwork waits for no one, and healthcare news does not pause over holidays. While many of us were grilling burgers and watching fireworks – with proper social distancing and [...]

The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed our lives. The effect on the healthcare industry has been immeasurable, and nursing homes are among the hardest hit sectors. The elderly population is the [...]