Anna L. Sylvester
Counsel
Anna joins HLS with more than a decade of experience practicing healthcare law as both in-house counsel to hospitals and health systems and as an advisor to health care providers and healthcare facilities in private practice. As prior in-house counsel to a large hospital system, Anna specializes in complex physician compensation structures and has participated in a wide range of business-critical strategic and operational healthcare initiatives, including co-management agreements, medical practice acquisitions, and other physician alignment strategies. In addition, Anna specializes in advising physician networks on matters related to clinical integration, antitrust compliance, MSSP ACO and ACO REACH program compliance, and value-based contracting.
Anna focuses her practice exclusively on healthcare law, advising a range of healthcare clients on day-to-day operational and compliance matters, including federal and state fraud and abuse laws such as the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute and Civil Monetary Penalties Law, Medicare/Medicaid requirements and reimbursement, licensure and accreditation, telemedicine, HIPAA and other laws impact healthcare operations, including tax exemption laws. In addition, Anna has experience leading compliance investigations and audits.
SERVICES
Healthcare
Hospitals + Health Systems
Healthcare Regulatory + Compliance
Outside General Counsel
Mergers, Acquisitions + Alliances
PRIOR EXPERIENCE & REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
Advises hospitals, integrated payor/provider systems, physicians and practice groups, and ancillary services providers operating across the U.S.
Advises health system senior executives, medical group leadership and governing bodies regarding complex physician compensation strategies and provides representational support in connection physician alignment strategies including co-management agreements, professional services agreements, and medical director agreements.
Advised 19-hospital, religiously-affiliated, system on issues related to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Services.
Advised Florida-based physician network on development of accountable care organization and successful approval of participation in the ACO REACH program and ongoing compliance with CMS requirements.
Advised independent physicians and physician practices on key legal issues in private practice, including structuring practice acquisitions and navigating complex regulatory and compliance matters.
CREDENTIALS
Education
Charleston School of Law. Juris Doctor, May 2013.
Loyola University, College of Law, Visiting Student, 2012-2013
University of Georgia, Bachelor of Arts, Journalism, cum laude May 2010.
Professional Associations
State Bar of Georgia
American Health Law Association
Admissions
Georgia
Illinois
Prior Positions
Baudino Law Group, Attorney
AMITA Health, Associate Vice President, Associate General Counsel
Thorek Memorial Hospital, Counsel
COMMUNITY
Atlanta Contemporary Art Museum, Board of Directors