Healthcare Industry Update (E1711919)

Bill has over twenty years of experience in developing and implementing information technology (IT) solutions for healthcare institutions.

Bill’s expertise in supporting healthcare clients includes – the design and implementation of comprehensive voice and data network infrastructures, cybersecurity, strategic planning, contract negotiations, assessments and implementations for clinical/financial/ancillary systems, and interim CIO.

Prior to joining Mazars, Bill’s professional career includes Practice Leader for Visalign, Senior Manager at Hamilton HMC, and Director of Infrastructure for New York City’s Beth Israel Medical Center.

Bill received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree (BSEE) from Columbia University. He is a longstanding member of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Jenna Barsky has a background in healthcare management and policy.  She excels as a project manager, aligning financial, quality, and service goals with information technology initiatives.

Jenna has extensive knowledge of healthcare regulatory requirements and incentive programs, with which she has assisted hospitals and physician practices to attain significant payments and avoid financial penalties. She has project managed Meaningful Use, Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) initiatives. Jenna also has experience preparing providers for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization ACT (MACRA) through readiness assessments and strategic planning endeavors.

She has successfully project managed information technology system selections and strategic planning initiatives involving a wide range of systems, including financial and clinical, in both inpatient and ambulatory environments. She has significant experience developing and analyzing system functional requirements and proposals, as well as performing cost normalizations.

Jenna also has experience in information technology implementation, process improvement, and data and workflow analysis.  She consistently helps administrators, physicians and clinical staff to establish critical success factors for implementing strategic initiatives, enhancing provider workflow, and eliminating waste. 

Prior to joining WeiserMazars, Jenna was at Smart Solutions for Health Care and Kennedy Health System.  Jenna received her Master’s in Public Health: Healthcare Management and Policy from Columbia University. 

Megan George is an associate in McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP's national Health Care Practice Group. She represents a range of health care clients, including hospitals and health systems (non-profit and for-profit), academic medical centers, physician groups, ambulatory surgery centers, home health agencies,  laboratories, medical technology companies, telemedicine companies, medical billing companies, skilled nursing facilities, and health care management companies. She has experience in the areas of hospital administration, affiliations, strategic transactions, foundations, joint ventures, physician recruitment matters, numerous types of contractual agreements, health care information technology, clinical trial agreements, host-site facility agreements, group purchasing contracts, equipment leases, commercial property leases, asset purchase agreements, marketing and promotional agreements, and confidentiality agreements. She also has counseled clients on a variety of health care regulatory matters, including Stark, Anti-Kickback, fraud and abuse, HIPAA, licensure and certification issues, and the corporate practice of medicine.

In addition, Megan also has experience in intellectual property and publishing, including production agreements, license and distribution agreements, original content agreements, and general business development.

Prior to joining the firm, Megan was Assistant General Counsel at one of New Jersey’s largest health systems, giving her an interesting perspective on providing legal services to health care clients.

GLENN P. PRIVES is an associate in McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP's national Health Care Practice Group as well as the Transactional Practice Group. He represents a range of health care clients, including hospitals and health systems (non-profit and for-profit), academic medical centers, physician groups, ambulatory surgery centers, home health agencies, ancillary service providers, laboratories, medical technology companies, telemedicine companies, medical billing companies, dental groups, skilled nursing facilities, behavioral health centers, health care management companies and investment funds and private equity firms specializing in health care. He has experience in the areas of hospital-physician alignment, mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, alliances, strategic transactions, joint ventures, recruitment matters, numerous types of contractual agreements, health care information technology, integrated delivery systems (population health) and clinical integration matters. He also has counseled clients on a variety of health care regulatory matters, including Stark, Anti-Kickback, state self-referral laws, fraud and abuse, HIPAA, health care reform, Medicare and Medicaid issues, coverage and overpayment issues, compliance, regulatory and due diligence reviews, licensure and certification issues, the corporate practice of medicine and fee-splitting laws.

Glenn also counsels general business and corporate clients in mergers and acquisitions in a variety of industries. In addition, Glenn has experience in contract drafting and negotiation and providing legal consultation and document review to business entities of all sizes. Glenn is a frequent speaker, both locally and nationally, on health care and business issues. He has also written, in local and national publications, on a variety of health care topics and is a contributor to the Firm’s Health Care Law blog. Glenn serves as a Vice Chair of the American Health Lawyers Association Business Law and Governance Practice Group, on the Board of Directors of the New Jersey State Bar Association Health Law Section and on the Health Care Roundtable Steering Committee of the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey.

Glenn is listed in Super Lawyers® Rising Stars (2013-2018), a Thomson Reuters business, in the area of Health Care.