Compliance

Healthcare Real Estate Compliance Services

Do you need a real estate compliance check-up?

Healthcare real estate is a unique and complex industry—particularly regarding compliance. The Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the False Claims Act, and other healthcare statutes and regulations create a complicated environment for health systems. A decision that is acceptable in another type of real estate transaction can result in serious violations for health systems, exposing them to significant liability and cost.

The healthcare landscape constantly changes and presents increasing competitive pressures and progressive physician alignment models. It is imperative that health systems implement effective real estate compliance programs that shelter them from regulatory infractions that result from inadequately structured, or administered, real estate arrangements with referral sources.

Realty Trust Group (RTG) provides a broad spectrum of healthcare real estate compliance services. From evaluating the structure of a new transaction, reviewing an existing transaction, or drafting and implementing compliance policies and programs, our team offers comprehensive support. We leverage our extensive healthcare experience to improve operational efficiencies, streamline processes, and identify cost-saving opportunities.

Healthcare Compliance Services

Compliance Risk Assessment

Current State Analysis
Operational Process Review
Compliance Policy Review
Lease Audit / Testing

Compliance Program Development

Policy & Procedure Development
Process Improvement
Staff Training
Issue Resolution Protocols

Remedial Measures

Corporate Integrity Agreements
Non-Prosecution Agreements
Self-Disclosure Assistance
Independent Review Organization Engagements

FMV Opinions

Competitive Market Analysis
FMV and CR Opinions
Timeshare Leasing Analysis
Litigation Support & Expert Witness

EYE ON COMPLIANCE

Healthcare real estate is unique because it is subject to numerous healthcare laws and regulations. As a result, lease arrangements with referral sources present compliance pitfalls for healthcare providers, generally categorized as either transactional or operational. An effective real estate compliance program helps healthcare providers avoid the enormous costs associated with non-compliant real estate arrangements and improve the efficiency of their real estate programs—helping them provide better care to patients.

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Real Estate Overwatch: Through our Overwatch program, we help healthcare providers establish, assess, and maintain robust real estate compliance programs tailored to their specific needs. Our comprehensive support spans compliance, lease administration, property management, property management, transaction support, and much more, ensuring that real estate operations align seamlessly and compliantly with healthcare providers' goals.

At RTG, our multidisciplinary team, combined with PYA’s healthcare compliance expertise, provides the precise level of support and insight our clients need—no matter the scope or scale. We’re here to help our clients focus on what matters most: patient care.

RTG & PYA: STRENGTHENING COMPLIANCE IN HEALTHCARE REAL ESTATE

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Healthcare Compliance Thought Leadership

White Paper: The Impact Of Recent Changes And Clarifications To The Stark Law On Real Estate Lease Arrangements With Referral Sources

The recently released changes to the Stark Law went into effect on January 19, 2021 and brought several important changes and clarifications affecting real estate lease arrangements with referral sources.

In this white paper, RTG outlines key takeaways to help providers maintain real estate compliance as they structure their lease arrangements with referral sources.

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Best Practice: 5 KEY TRANSACTIONAL COMPLIANCE PITFALLS

Real estate arrangements with referral sources face numerous compliance pitfalls, which can trigger a violation under the Stark Law. The pitfalls associated with real estate arrangements generally can be subdivided into two categories: (1) transactional and (2) operational. Transactional compliance pitfalls stem from the real estate arrangement and the transaction’s structure. Operational compliance pitfalls stem from the subsequent administration, or lack thereof, of the real estate arrangements.

In this Best Practices Briefing, RTG examines five key transactional compliance pitfalls involving healthcare real estate.

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What Our Clients Say

Healthcare planning and real estate go hand in hand these days, it’s all integrated, and RTG is my “right hand person” when working on all real estate matters.

We know and have talked to some healthcare real estate firms others that are good, but they may not have the breadth that RTG has. It would be a learning curve for a new firm to get to know us. RTG knows Northside and the way we want things delivered.