Dee Harleston focuses his national healthcare practice on regulatory and fraud and abuse matters, including the Anti-Kickback Statute, the physician self-referral law (Stark Law), the Civil Monetary Penalties Law, and other healthcare compliance matters. He also advises healthcare clients on a variety of operational issues, relying on his administrative and in-house experiences at three major healthcare systems. Clients rely on Dee to understand the complex regulatory environment and to provide legal advice aligned with their strategic business considerations.
Dee counsels a variety of clients ranging from hospitals and health systems, ambulatory surgical centers, management care organizations, and other healthcare companies. His practice involves counsel on issues related to:
- Regulatory & Operational – Assisting clients with complex regulatory matters with respect to federal and state healthcare laws, the corporate practice of medicine, compliance with CMS-sponsored payment model rules, and other regulatory issues.
- Value-Based Care Models – Advising clients on properly structuring value-based arrangements under fraud and abuse laws, contractual arrangements, and transactions.
- Contracting – Counseling clients on structuring, drafting, and negotiating contracts for compliance with state and federal healthcare laws and compatibility with operational and business priorities.
- Healthcare Transactions – Analyzing buy side and sell side deals for compliance with healthcare laws and operational policies, and identifying and resolving regulatory risks in the due diligence process.
Dee earned a law degree from Saint Louis University School of Law’s top-ranked health law program, a Master of Public Health from Saint Louis University’s College of Public Health and Social Justice, and a Bachelor of Science in political science from Belmont University.
