New Healthcare Business Practices: Urgent Care/Joint Ventures

Although the economies of the healthcare industry have impacted the way healthcare is being delivered, the regulatory and compliance environment remains the same. 

In the second hour of a three-part series, Lara L. Silva focuses on a new and emerging healthcare practice – Urgent Care Centers, discussing their business model, ways they deliver healthcare services, and the regulatory framework and risks inherent in their system. She also talks about a trending business model – Joint Ventures, which bring better monetary gain to healthcare providers, and arguably better access of care for patients, but pose a very risky regulatory framework that without careful structuring can run afoul of various federal and state laws. 

Learning Objectives: Part 2 

I.  Explore Urgent Care Centers and other business models offering healthcare services, with a focus on:

• Regulations, rules and billing practices 

• Ancillary practices to the Urgent Care Centers 

• Joint ventures 

• Examples of Joint Ventures and advantages 

II.  Understand equity v. contractual Joint Ventures and the government’s view of each 

III. Identify state and federal laws that concern Joint Ventures, such as Stark, AKS, corporate practice of medicine, SEC laws, and IRS 

IV. Navigate the creation of a compliant Joint Venture and an Urgent Care Center