Ms. Smith’s practice involves a wide range of general health care matters, focusing primarily on transactional and regulatory issues facing health care providers and non-profit organizations. Ms. Smith assists hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies and other healthcare providers and non-profit organizations to interpret and apply state and federal laws and policies in the areas of: fraud and abuse, Medicare and Medicaid rules, tax-exemption, HIPAA and patient privacy, licensing, employment law, corporate and health system governance, contracts, acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures. Ms. Smith also provides assistance with hospital-provider relations and arrangements such as co-management arrangements, medical staff bylaws, peer review, internal investigations and medical staff fair hearings.