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About Bob Wade
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Bob Wade concentrates his practice in representing health care clients, including large
health systems, hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, physician groups, physicians and
other medical providers. His expertise includes representing clients with respect to the
Stark Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, and Emergency Medical Treatment and
Active Labor Act.
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Bob is also nationally recognized in all aspects of health care compliance, including
developing, monitoring and documentation of an effective compliance program. He has
experience in representing health care clients with respect to issues being investigated by
the Department of Justice and the Office of Inspector General. Bob has experience
negotiating and implementing Corporate Integrity Agreements. His expertise includes
assisting clients in documenting and defending financial arrangements between health
care providers, including referring physicians, as being fair market value and commercially
reasonable. Bob has operationally practical experience having served as a General Counsel
and Organizational Integrity Officer for a multi-hospital system for 6' years.
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Bob is the creator of Captain Integrity (www.captainintegrity.com), a unique compliance
program branding and education resource that has received national recognition and has
been used by many hospitals, health systems and other providers. In addition to Bob's
health care experience, he has counseled public and private companies, partnerships and
other business entities in general business matters, as well as matters involving
professional sports and mergers and acquisitions.
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Representative Experience
- Representing Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in the development of a new
hospital campus in South Bend, Ind.
- Represented a large hospital system during the negotiations of a corporate
integrity agreement with the Office of Inspector General.
- Assisted hospitals and physician groups on joint ventures, including imaging joint
ventures and hospital joint ventures.
- Represented physicians and hospitals on investigations initiated by the Office of
Inspector General, Department of Justice and payors, including Medicare and
Medicaid.
- Representing large hospital systems on evaluating compensation arrangements
with physicians to determine if compensation can be defended as fair market
value and commercially reasonable.
- Served as Independent Review Organization for organization subject to Corporate
Integrity Agreement.
- Assisted hospital system Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Compliance
Department to validate billing and regulatory compliance for clinical research
services.
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Krieg DeVault LLP
4101 Edison Lakes Parkway
Suite 100
Mishawaka, IN 46545
Tel: 574.277.1200
Fax: 574.277.1201
bwade@kdlegal.com
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Areas of Expertise
Health Care
- Anti-Kickback Statute
- Catholic Organizations
- Compliance Guidance
- Corporate & Transactional
Matters
- Crisis Management
- False Claim Act
- Health Information
Technology
- Legal/Compliance
Investigation
- Regulatory & Operational
Matters
- Stark Act
Life Sciences
- Compliance &
Investigations
- Corporate Practice
Business & Corporate Finance
- Business Counsel &
Contracts
- Corporate Governance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Education
Ohio State University
College of Law, J.D.,
summa cum laude, 1989;
Bowling Green State
University, B.A.,
summa cum laude, 1986
Bar Admissions
Indiana, 1993
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court
for the Northern District
of Indiana, 1993
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Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America - Health Care Law, 2009-11
- Indiana Super Lawyers - Health Care Law, 2009-11
- Order of the Coif
- Omicron Delta Kappa
- Pi Phi Pi
- Ohio State University Law Journal - Managing Editor, 1988-89
- Boys Scouts of America - Distinguished Service Award
Board Memberships
- Compliance Monitor - Advisory Board, 2008-present
- Holy Cross College - Board of Trustees, 2005-present
- River Valley Community Church - Elder, 1999-2006; Finance Committee 2006-present
- Covenant Christian School, 1993-99 - President 1994-96 and 1998-99
- Boy Scouts of America, LaSalle Council - Executive Board, 1993-97; Friends of Scouting Annual Campaign, Co-Chair, 2000-present
- Christmas in April, 1993-96
Appointments & Professional Associations
Appointments
- Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' Medical Informatics Commission, 2005-07.
Professional Associations
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Health Care Compliance Association
Civic Activities
- South Bend Downtown Rotary Club, 1994-present
- Junior Irish Soccer Club - Club President, 2008-present; Memorial Day Invitational
Tournament Director, 2005-08; Tournament Planning Committee, 2005-present
- Trinity School Fellows, 2003-07
- Boy Scouts of America, LaSalle Council - Friends of Scouting Annual Campaign
Chair, 2000-present
Publications
- The Compliance Officer's Handbook, co-author with Christine Bachrach, Second
Edition, 2009 (Publisher: HCPro, Inc., Marblehead, Mass.)
- "Flat Line: Are Provider-Based Cardiology Diagnostic Testing Joint Ventures
Between Physician Organizations and Hospitals Dead Under the Current
Regulatory System?" co-author with Derek Empie, American Health Lawyers
Association Hospital and Health Systems Practice Group Newsletter, April 2009
- 2008 Health Law Primer, contributing editor, 2008 (Author: Kathy Kenyon.
Publisher: HCPro, Inc., Marblehead, Mass.)
- The Healthcare Compliance Professional's Guide to Risk Assessments, co-author
with Stephen A. Miller, 2007 (Publisher: HCPro, Inc., Marblehead, Mass.)
Presentations
Bob is a frequent speaker at national conferences, including those sponsored by the
American Health Lawyers Association and Health Care Compliance Association. Topics
covered by Bob include Stark Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, Physician and Provider
Contracting, Fair Market Value and Commercially Reasonable Documentation, How to
Conduct Internal Investigations, Compliance Effectiveness and issues related to Corporate
Integrity Agreements and interactions with the Department of Justice and Office of
Inspector General.
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