BUSINESS:
Principal and Vice-President
Attorney at Law (1994 to Present)
KALOGREDIS, SANSWEET, DEARDEN AND BURKE, LTD.
Wayne, Pennsylvania
Principal and Vice-President
Consultant (1994 to Present)
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE CONSULTING, INC.
Wayne, Pennsylvania
Associate (1991
to 1994)
Attorney at Law
KARAFIN & GRUENSTEIN
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
EDUCATION:
University Of Miami
School of Law, J.D.
Summa Cum Laude, 1991
Order of the Coif
Member, University of Miami Law Review
Temple University,
B.B.A. in Finance/Business Law
Summa Cum Laude, 1988
President's Scholar
BAR ADMISSIONS:
Member of Pennsylvania
and New Jersey Bars
PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS:
American Health
Lawyers Association
Philadelphia Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
New Jersey State Bar Association
American Bar Association
WRITING:
Author: "What Does Contractual Boilerplate Mean to You?" (Physician's News Digest, September 2005)
Co-Author: "Do You Have the Right Malpractice Insurance" (Family Practice Management, November/December 2004)
Author: "Billing for Services of Physical Therapists" (Physician's News Digest, July, 2004)
Author: "Malpractice Tails in Employment Agreements" (Physician's News Digest, April, 2004)
Author: "Response to Question in "Ask FPM"" (Family Practice Management, February, 2003)
Author: "Update on Pennsylvania's Malpractice Crisis" (PAMGMA Newsletter, Fall, 2003)
Co-Author: "The Next New Models: Practical and Legal Aspects of Radiology Ventures" (Imaging Economics, July, 2003)
Author: "Demystifying Common Terms in Employment Agreements" (Family Practice Managament, June, 2003)
Author: "Billing Medicare for the Services of NPs and PAs" (Physician's News Digest, April, 2003)
Author: "Billing Medicare for the Service of NPs
and PAs" (Physician's News Digest, April,
2003)
Author: "A Primer on
Employment Contracts" (Family Practice Management, November/December,
2002)
Author: "OIG 2002
Work Plan's Focus For Physicians" (Physician's News Digest, March, 2002)
Author: "Limiting Restrictive Covenants"
(Family Practice
Management, April 2001)
Author: "Overview
of OIG's M.D. Compliance Guidance"
(Physician's News Digest, December, 2000)
Author: "Evaluating
Restrictive Covenants" (Family Practice Management, November/December
2000)
Author: "What
You Need to Know About Medicare's Incident to Rules" (Pennsylvania
Chiropractic Association's FYI, November, 2000)
Author: "OIG
Fraud Alert for M.D. Office Space Rental" (Physician's News Digest,
June, 2000)
Author: "More
Safe Harbor Regulations for Physicians" (Physician's News Digest,
April, 2000)
Author: "Self-Referrals
Under Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act" (Physician's News
Digest, June, 1999)
Author: "Satisfying
Stark II Group Practice Regulations" (Physician's News Digest,
March, 1998)
Co-Author: "How
to Avoid the Potholes of Practice Mergers" (American Medical News,
March 23/30, 1998)
Author: "Will
Your Group Practice Satisfy Stark II Proposals?" (Physician's News
Digest, March, 1998)
Co-Author: "Working
Out Your Buy-In" (Family Practice Management, October, 1997)
Co-Author: "Building
a Solid Employment Agreement With a Small Group Practice" (Family
Practice Management, April, 1997)
Co-Author: "Avoiding
Traps When Merging Practices" (Physician's News Digest, April,
1997)
Co-Author: "Working
Capitation Into Your Compensation Formula" (Family Practice Management,
March, 1996)
Co-Author: "Additional
Stark Exceptions for Health Care Nonprofits" (The Nonprofit Report,
January, 1996)
Co-Author: "Dividing
the Net Income of a Group Practice" (Physician's News Digest, December,
1995)
Co-Author: "Nonprofit
Health Care Organizations Face Stark Reality" (The Nonprofit Report,
December, 1995)
SPEAKING
ENGAGEMENTS:
"Legal Medicine Update for Physiatrists" - American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Philadelphia, PA - October 28, 2005.
"Legal Issues Involved With the Establishment of Ambulatory Surgery Centers" - Pennsylvania Bar Institute - March 16, 2005.
"Reviewing Contractual and Statutory Language" - American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Phoenix, AZ - October 10, 2004.
"What You Should Know About the Stark II Legislation and the Anti-Kickback Statute" - Central Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association - June 18, 2004
"Hot Legal Topics for
Physicians - 2003" - Pennsylvania
Medical Group Management Association - March 14, 2003.
"Understanding the
Language of Contracts" - American Academy of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation: Orlando, FL - November 24, 2002.
"Restructuring
Physician Group Practices" - Pennsylvania Bar Institute: Pittsburgh, PA
- June 20, 2002; Philadelphia, PA - July 25, 2002.
"HIPAA Privacy 101:
An Introduction to HIPAA" - Presentation with Kreischer Miller &
Co., March 19, 2002.
"Physician
Employment Agreements" - Temple University Hospital Neurosurgery and
Neurology Residents, March 9, 2001.
"Physician
Employment Agreements" - St. Luke's Hospital Family Practice Residents,
January 16, 2001.
"Physician Employment Agreements" - Parkview
Hospital,
January 11, 2001
"Employment
Agreements and Other Business Issues Facing New Physicians" - Crozer-Chester
Medical Center Residency Programs, November 9, 2000
"Introduction
to Medicare Fraud and Abuse" - Lancaster General Hospital Family
Practice Residents, February 29, 2000.
"Contract Interpretation: Identifying and Understanding Key Contractual
Terms" - American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Washington, D.C., November 14, 1999.
"Introduction
to Medicare Fraud and Abuse" - NeighborCare Sales
Force, September 27, 1999.
"Acquisitions
of Physician Practices" - Pennsylvania Bar Institute: Mechanicsburg,
PA, August 27, 1997; King of Prussia, PA, August 28, 1997; and, State
College, PA, September 8, 1997.
"Introduction
to Medicare Fraud and Abuse" - Medical Center of Delaware Family
Practice Residents, February 11, 1997
"Acquisitions
and Affiliations of Physician Practices" - Pennsylvania Bar Institute,
Philadelphia, PA, October 3, 1996
"Practice Valuation
and Employment Agreements for the Family Practitioner" - Riverside
Hospital, August 7, 1996