Ms. Sheryl Tatar Dacso, Esq.

Experience: Representative Matters: Represented an organization acting on behalf of 132 physicians to obtain a new professional services contract for emergency care at a local hospital following immediate termination by the physicians' prior staffing company.; Represented a clinical research support company in its development of administrative services agreements with for-profit and nonprofit institutions.; Assisted a California managed care organization in establishing an arrangement in Texas with primary care physicians to participate in Medicare Advantage plans.; Represented mid-size ophthalmology practice in its acquisition by a private equity supported group.; Developed innovative models using the series PLLC a multispecialty group practice.; Restructured a Nephrology practice into multiple cells using the series PLLC and LLC model.; Consolidated 35 physicians into the largest GI practice in Houston and surrounding areas.; Consolidated 20 physicians into the largest urology practice in Houston and surrounding areas.; Consolidated 70+ physicians into one of the largest radiology practices in Houston and surrounding areas; then years later represented them again in a subsequent sale to a private equity sponsored company as its first acquisition of a radiology practice.; Developed an ACO that integrated two IPAs using care coordination capabilities to clinically integrate the participating providers.; Worked with a large employer to develop an on-site employer-based health care service delivery model as part of its self-funded employee benefits program using telemedicine technology and an affiliated medical practice structure.; Provided on-site assessment, developed policies, and procedures and restructured employer-based health clinic with a focus on meeting HIPAA and other health care regulatory compliance requirements in California.; Developed a comprehensive HIPAA and HITECH compliance strategy and program for a national fitness company for it to satisfy its duties as a business associate of a health care organization.; Developed expansion models for expanding access to health care services for a federally qualified health clinic.; Developed structure for one of the first retail clinics to engage in delivery of nurse practitioner delivered primary care services in association with large health care systems.; Developed innovative models for affiliating and leveraging status of federally qualified health centers for the purpose of reducing cost, enhancing efficiencies, and increasing access to care by underserved populations.; Participated in the development of a guide to HIPAA pre-emption under Texas law for the Texas Hospital Association and Texas Medical Association; development of a compliance CD tool that is specific to Texas law and HIPAA Compliance.; Provided antitrust compliance analysis and structured a merger of two physician-hospital organizations associated with a nonprofit, tax-exempt health system.; Drafted legislation, lobbied, developed, implemented and advised a quasi-governmental rural-focused health care system, including legislative drafting and technical assistance to state agencies involved with regulating insurance and Medicaid/CHIP in Texas.; Except for the first three matters, the above representations were handled by Ms. Dacso prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.; In-House Experience: Sr. Vice President, General Counsel, Providence Hospital, Mobile, AL., 1982-1986; Associate Counsel, Sisters of Charity (now Ascension Health), Houston, TX, 1982; Teaching Experience: Voluntary Faculty, Rice University School of Business and Health Care, Executives Program jointly sponsored by Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1997-1999; Adjunct Faculty, University of Houston Law Center, Institute of Health Law and Policy, Houston, Texas, 1993-1999; Adjunct Faculty, College of Technology, University of Houston, Clinical Research Course, 2006-2012; Adjunct Associate Professor, San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego, California, 1988-1994; McGovern Fellow, Ethics and Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, 2010; Lecturer, University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern Medical School, Transition to Practice, 2010-2019; Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health, 2021-Present; Adjunct Faculty, Texas A&M Law School, 2022-Present; Guest Lecturer, Texas Tech Health Science Center School of Medicine, Center for Ethics, Humanities and Spirituality, 2015-Present; Professional Certifications: Lean/Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification; Board Certified, Health Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2005-Present; Registered Lobbyist, State of Texas, 1995-2005; Mediation Training Certification, American Health Lawyers Association, Dispute Resolution Committee, 2000; Certified Healthcare Compliance, Health Care Compliance Association, 2006; Harvard Program on Negotiation for Senior Executives, June 1993; Mediation Training and Certification, Center for Life Studies, Houston, Texas, October 1993