Health Care

According to a New Study by the Alvarez & Marsal Healthcare Industry Group, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Are Now Technically Insolvent or at Risk of Insolvency

"Hospital Insolvency: The Looming Crisis," a recent study by the Healthcare Industry Group of global professionals services firm Alvarez & Marsal, shows that more than half of U.S. hospitals are now technically insolvent or in danger of becoming insolvent. On that point, Matthew Marcos, Senior Director of the Alvarez & Marsal Healthcare Industry Group, states:

Hospital Asset Sales: Some Background and Recent Anecdotal Experience in New Jersey on Assigning HHS Provider Agreements/National Provider Identifiers

In three recent New Jersey chapter 11 hospital sales, the unsettled legal issues associated with attempts to assign a hospital’s HHS provider agreement and/or its National Provider Identifier (NPI) without assigning the liabilities stemming from those agreements and NPIs were either avoided or postponed, rather than litigated. The particular exigencies surrounding each of those hospital sales and the interests of each of the buyers in those cases steered the transactions clear of the uncertain waters.

Bankruptcy Consultants: The Role of the Health Care Professional Liability Expert in Bankruptcy

I find it interesting that a lifetime of experience can lead you to a point where what you’ve mastered has an impact on a whole new segment of an industry you’ve not considered. Through my health care professional liability (PL) experience, I have made inroads into third-party administrative (TPA) and investigative services, captive claims, coverage consulting, portfolio risk transfer and claim analysis of virtually every aspect of medical malpractice analysis and evaluation.

Protection of Patient Confidentiality in the Bankruptcy Setting

Is the Ombudsman for You: 7 Hills Radiology and the Application of 11 U.S.C. §333

Newly incorporated into the Bankruptcy Code[2] as part of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA),[3] 11 U.S.C.

A Hidden Risk for Secured Lenders: How Taking a Security Interest in a Health Care Business May Force You to Pay for the Cost of Medical Record Storage and Dissemination

One of the goals of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) is to provide greater protections to patients in health care business bankruptcies. See Pub.L. No. 109-8. To that end, new Bankruptcy Code provisions have been enacted to specifically address issues that arise in health care business bankruptcies. For example, §101(27A) now defines health care businesses as hospitals, nursing homes, physician practices and other entities that provide diagnosis or treatment of injury or disease.

Health Care Information Technology Licenses in Critical Care Situations

Sicko, the need for improvement was apparent. Costs had spiraled out of control, quality of care was inconsistent and health care providers faced daunting operational and financial challenges. Incredibly, as other industries aggressively deployed technology to deliver products and services more efficiently, the otherwise technologically advanced U.S. health care industry lagged behind.

The Patient Care Ombudsman: A New Professional Gets Added to Chapter 11

The 2005 amendments to the Bankruptcy Code have been the source of much controversy. The “patient care ombudsman,” a new position created in health care bankruptcies, however, is one addition that has received little attention in the press. Congress added the position in the newly-codified §333 of the Code. While not utilized in many cases to date, the position creates an employment opportunity for turnaround professionals, as well as a new challenge for professionals representing other parties.

Hoboken University Medical Center: The Revival of New Jersey’s Oldest Hospital

New Jersey’s hospitals, like acute care centers in many states, are facing an increasingly difficult future. This is especially true for the state’s urban hospitals, where the payor mix is skewed toward charity care patients instead of those who are fully insured. Medicaid and disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments, which help partially to compensate hospitals for services provided to uninsured and underinsured patients, are huge state budget items in New Jersey.

The Berger Report: A Step Toward Improving New York’s Health Care System

The Berger Commission report will change New York’s health care system and create an environment ripe with opportunities for restructuring professionals to assist boards and management teams in the following areas:

Strategy: Evaluate M&A and combination opportunities

Financial: Refinancing hospital indebtedness

Operational: Reconfiguring hospital operations and reducing costs