Gary W. Herschman is Chair of the Firm's Health Care Practice Group. His health care practice experience includes the representation of a diverse group of health care providers, including, but not limited to, hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health companies, ambulatory surgery centers, physician groups, and various other health care facilities and businesses. Mr. Herschman represents health care providers in connection with strategically positioning themselves in the changing health care marketplace, especially strategic initiatives in light of the new Health Reform Law. This includes advising clients in regard to consolidations, affiliations, and mergers and acquisitions, as well as other strategic affiliations, alliances, joint ventures and transactions relating to ACOs, bundling and medical homes. Mr. Herschman also advises health care clients on regulatory compliance (Federal & State), corporate compliance, HIPAA, government investigations, and civil and administrative health care litigation. Mr. Herschman presents at local and national conferences regarding health care law issues, with a focus on strategic ventures in light of the new Health Reform Law, hospital consolidations, affiliations and acquisitions, the formation of ACOs, regulatory compliance issues (Stark, fraud and abuse, etc.), structuring transactions and joint ventures, recent government enforcement initiatives, reducing whistleblower exposure and conducting "Stark" audits of hospital-physician arrangements. He also has had many articles on health care law issues published in local and national publications. Mr. Herschman has been selected for inclusion in the 2006-2011 editions of Chambers USA®* published by Chambers & Partners under New Jersey Healthcare, the 2010-2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®* published by Woodard/White under Health Care Law and the 2005-2011 editions of New Jersey Super Lawyers®* published by Thompson Reuters under Health Care. *For ranking methodologies, please see www.chambersandpartners.com, www.bestlawyers.com and www.superlawyers.com. Affiliations Member, American College of Healthcare Executives American Health Lawyers Association
- Vice Chair, Fraud and Abuse Practice Group (June 2011- present)
- Member, Enforcement Committee (2010 - present) Member, Healthcare Financial Management Association - New Jersey and New York Chapters Member, American Bar Association - Health Law Forum Member, New Jersey State Bar Association - Health & Hospital Law Section
- Health Law Section Delegate, NJSBA General Council Member, New York State Bar Association - Health Law Forum Editorial Board Member, Compliance Today Advisory Board Member, Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy at Seton Hall Law School Board Member, Circle of Life Children's Center, Inc. Board Member, The Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey (2005-2008) Authored Articles 12/1/2011, Anjana D. Patel and Gary W. Herschman - Government Targets Healthcare Industry Officers and Directors Personally 9/12/2011, Gary W. Herschman and Anjana D. Patel - Health Care Executives Beware: Recent Trends in Government Enforcement Against Individuals 6/28/2011, Gary W. Herschman and Jack Wenik - Serono Settles for $44.3 Million 6/1/2011, Gary W. Herschman - Increased Fraud and Abuse Enforcement against Hospitals 4/7/2011, Gary W. Herschman - Summary of CMS and OIG Proposed Rule Regarding Waiver Designs in Connection With Medicare Shared Savings Program and Innovation Center 4/1/2011, Gary W. Herschman and Jack Wenik - Heightened Fraud & Abuse Enforcement in the Home Health Industry and Strategies to Reduce Exposure in 2011 4/1/2011, Gary W. Herschman and Jack Wenik - The New Stark Self-Disclosure Protocol 3/21/2011, Gary W. Herschman - Summary Analysis of U.S. ex rel. Singh v. Bradford Regional Medical Center, et al. 12/1/2010, David H. Ganz and Gary W. Herschman - Mobility disabilities: A technical assistance manual for health care providers 10/1/2010, Gary W. Herschman and Mark S. Olinsky - The Physician Payments Sunshine Act 9/13/2010, Gary W. Herschman and Jack Wenik - Health Care Fraud and Abuse Enforcement Update 7/1/2010, Gary W. Herschman and Anjana D. Patel - State Attorney General Oversight of Financial Practices of Nonprofit Corporations 4/1/2010, Gary W. Herschman - Health Reform's Impact on Health Care Fraud and Abuse 4/1/2010, Gary W. Herschman and Anjana D. Patel - Attorney General Oversight of Transactions and Financial Practices of Nonprofit Corporations 12/1/2009, Gary W. Herschman - New Jersey and Other States Focus on Non-Profit Executive Compensation and Financial Management Practices 7/1/2009, Gary W. Herschman and Anjana D. Patel - Court rules that hospital arrangement with anesthesiologists may violate the Stark and Anti-kickback laws 3/1/2009, Peter G. Verniero and Gary W. Herschman - Editorial - Supporting Hospitals: Saving Lives and The Economy, Too 12/1/2008, Gary W. Herschman and Jack Wenik - Fraud and Compliance Developments 12/1/2008, Gary W. Herschman - Important Nursing Home Compliance Issues in the OIG's New Supplemental Compliance Guidelines and 2009 Work Plan 9/15/2008, Gary W. Herschman and Anjana D. Patel - Special Due Diligence and Contracting Issues With Health Care Business Acquisitions 9/1/2008, Gary W. Herschman and Alexandra Miller Khorover - The New Code 9/1/2008, Gary W. Herschman - State and Federal Regulators Intensify Focus on Medicaid Compliance Issues 7/1/2008, Gary W. Herschman - Hospitals Hit Hard in Recent Government Enforcement Actions 6/2/2008, Mark S. Olinsky and Gary W. Herschman - NJ's next wave of health care enforcement (and preparing for it now) 5/16/2008, Gary W. Herschman and Alexandra Miller Khorover - New Joint Commission Standard Requires Closer Monitoring of Hospital Contractors 7/1/2007, Gary W. Herschman and Alexandra Miller Khorover - Off-Campus NJ Hospital Facilities Denied Property Tax Exemption 2/14/2007, Gary W. Herschman and Alexandra Miller Khorover - The OIG's 2007 Work Plan: Actions Hospitals Should Undertake 1/5/2007, Gary W. Herschman and Alexandra Miller Khorover - Federal Courts Tackle Physician Recruitment Agreement Disputes 10/1/2006, Gary W. Herschman and Anjana D. Patel - Put It in Writing and Pay Fair Market Value! Enforcement of Anti-kickback and Stark Laws 8/1/2006, Gary W. Herschman and Anjana D. Patel - Increasing OIG scrutiny of medical director agreements 3/1/2005, Gary W. Herschman - OIG Supplements Compliance Program Guidance 12/1/2004, Gary W. Herschman - The OIG's 2005 Work Plan and Actions Hospitals Should Undertake 11/1/2004, Gary W. Herschman - OIG/DOJ Enter into Stark, Anti-Kickback and FCA Settlement Based on Hospital-Physician Relationship 10/1/2004, Gary W. Herschman - There's No Profiting from a Joint Venture Misadventure 3/1/2004, Gary W. Herschman - How to Structure a Compliant Hospital-Physician ASC 12/15/2003, Gary W. Herschman - The OIG's 2004 Work Plan 12/1/2003, Gary W. Herschman - The OIG's 2004 Work Plan and Eight Actions Hospitals Should Undertake 10/1/2003, Gary W. Herschman - When QA Documents Are Privileged 2/1/2003, Gary W. Herschman - OIG 2003 Work Plan Ready For SNFs 3/1/2002, Gary W. Herschman - Keeping Pain Control Out Of The Courts 1/1/2002, Gary W. Herschman - Complying With OIG's 2002 Work Plan 10/1/2001, Gary W. Herschman - Truth Or Consequences In Marketing 1/1/2001, Gary W. Herschman - Liability For Substandard Care Escalates 5/1/2000, Gary W. Herschman - Adverse Actions Reported Nationally Related Press Releases 6/10/2011, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Continues to Maintain High Rankings in the 2011 Edition of Chambers USA Guide to Leading Business Lawyers 3/21/2011, Sills Cummis & Gross Announces Its 2011 New Jersey Super Lawyers 8/9/2010, Sills Cummis & Gross Attorneys Continue to be Honored in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 3/22/2010, Sills Cummis & Gross Announces Its 2010 New Jersey Super Lawyers 8/5/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Retains Prestige in 2010 Best Lawyers ® 6/18/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Holds High Standing in Chambers USA Guide to Leading Business Lawyers 4/16/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Members Speak at the Home Care Association of NJ's Annual Conference 3/26/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Announces Its 2009 New Jersey Super Lawyers 3/10/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Attorneys Serve as Coordinating Editors of NJHA's Hospital Closure Guidelines: A Bankruptcy Primer 2/16/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Attorneys to Participate in New Jersey Hospital Association Webinar 7/1/2008, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Maintains Merit in Annual Chambers USA Guide to Leading Business Lawyers Relevant News 2/1/2008, Gary W. Herschman - Stark Laws: Then and Now 9/13/2004, Gary W. Herschman Named to New Jersey Law Journal's "40 Under 40" Relevant Events 4/29/2012, Gary W. Herschman - Health Care Compliance Association's 16th Annual Compliance Institute 11/29/2011, Gary W. Herschman, Anjana D. Patel and Scott B. Murray - The Recently Issued "Final" ACO Regulations 10/20/2011, Gary W. Herschman and Anjana D. Patel - Hospital Consolidations and Physician Alignment 9/26/2011, Gary W. Herschman - Hospital-Physician Alignment and Acquisition Strategies: Addressing Structural and Valuation Challenges and Recent Legal Developments 6/9/2011, Anjana D. Patel and Gary W. Herschman - Accountable Care Organizations: An Overview of the Proposed New Regulations and Related Regulatory Guidance 4/14/2011, Gary W. Herschman, Anjana D. Patel and Scott B. Murray - Legal and Regulatory Issues Under the Proposed New ACO Regulations 3/29/2011, Gary W. Herschman - Constructing an Effective Accountable Care Organization 12/14/2010, Gary W. Herschman and Jack Wenik - New Jersey Hospital Association Seminar for In House Counsel 9/29/2010, Gary W. Herschman, Mark S. Olinsky, Anjana D. Patel, Jack Wenik - Hospital Strategies for 2011 and Beyond: A Symposium on Healthcare Reform and Current Enforcement Activities 6/27/2010, Gary W. Herschman - American Health Lawyers Association's 2010 In-House Counsel Program 6/15/2010, Gary W. Herschman and Anjana D. Patel - The New Health Care Reform Law - Issues of Interest for In-House Counsel 5/13/2010, Gary W. Herschman and Anjana D. Patel - Recent Developments in Health Care Law 10/19/2009, Anjana D. Patel and Gary W. Herschman - The Governance Institute - Hospital Trustee Training Program 9/16/2009, Gary W. Herschman - 2009 Innovatix National Meeting & Exhibition 6/25/2009, Gary W. Herschman and Anjana D. Patel - Physician Alignment: Recent Strategies and Models 5/4/2009, Anjana D. Patel and Gary W. Herschman - The Governance Institute 4/30/2009, Gary W. Herschman and Jack Wenik - Fraud & Abuse Issues and Avoiding Whistleblower Exposures 3/3/2009, Gary W. Herschman, Andrew H. Sherman and Valerie A. Hamilton - Hospital Closure Guidelines: A Bankruptcy Primer Webinar 4/15/2008, Gary W. Herschman, Mark S. Olinsky and Jack Wenik - Fraud and Abuse and Whistleblower Symposium: Hospitals Under Siege - What's New and How to Reduce Exposure 10/21/2007, Anjana D. Patel and Gary W. Herschman - Leadership Conference for Trustees, Physicians, Executives & Nurse Executives 10/14/2007, Anjana D. Patel and Gary W. Herschman - The Governance Institute's Medical Leadership Forum 6/6/2007, Gary W. Herschman and Anjana D. Patel - Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures Audio Conference 10/20/2006, Gary W. Herschman and Anjana D. Patel - Strategic Physician - Hospital Ventures: Legal and Business Issues 2/7/2006, Gary W. Herschman - Protecting Tax-Exempt Status - New Developments 4/21/2005, Gary W. Herschman and Peter G. Verniero - The Role of Hospital Trustees in Corporate Compliance Programs 4/19/2005, Gary W. Herschman and Anjana D. Patel - Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures: Compliance Challenges and Solutions 2/7/2005, Gary W. Herschman and Peter G. Verniero - The Role of Hospital Trustees in Corporate Compliance Programs 12/16/2004, Gary W. Herschman - New Jersey Hospital Association's Corporate Compliance Constituency Group Meeting 11/4/2004, Gary W. Herschman - New Jersey Hospital Association Information Services Program 7/13/2004, Gary W. Herschman - Implementation Of The Federal Stark II Law 6/8/2004, Gary W. Herschman - Risk Issues in the Healthcare Market 1/22/2004, Gary W. Herschman - New Jersey Hospital Association's Fraud and Abuse Update 2004 5/7/2003, Gary W. Herschman - HIPAA's Confidentiality And Security Rules And Financial Implications: It's Not Too Late To Become Compliant In New Jersey 2/5/2003, Gary W. Herschman - Physician Legal Review: HIPAA Corporate Compliance, Joint Ventures, Stark/Fraud & Abuse Update 12/9/2002, Gary W. Herschman - "HIPAA and HINT Compliance Understanding Business Associate Agreements and Implementing Privacy and Security Regulations" 7/24/2002, Gary W. Herschman - HIPAA's Privacy Regulations 6/4/2002, Gary W. Herschman - What to Do When the Government Knocks At Your Door 5/14/2002, Gary W. Herschman - New Jersey Hospital Association's Clinical Service Joint Venturing Business and Legal Considerations Seminar 1/10/2002, Gary W. Herschman - 2002 Legal Review - Issues Affecting Long Term Care Providers 12/19/2001, Gary W. Herschman - The Greater New York Hospital Association's Symposium 6/5/2001, Gary W. Herschman - Avoiding False Claims Act Liability 4/3/2001, Gary W. Herschman - Opportunities for Health Care Organizations to Monetize Assets While Retaining Equity and Control 11/15/2000, Gary W. Herschman - ALFA International Conference 11/9/2000, Gary W. Herschman - Fraud and Abuse Litigation 9/20/2000, Gary W. Herschman - NJ and Federal Law: Confidentiality and Release of Medical Records 6/15/2000, Gary W. Herschman - Ensuring the Effectiveness of Your Compliance Program |