COVID-19 has not only accelerated dramatic shifts within the healthcare industry, but it has also become a catalyst for change in workforce strategies. In this special report, McDermott Partner Michael Peregrine offers...more
3/15/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Digital Health ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Engagement ,
Equity ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Human Capital ,
Labor Shortage
On June 1, 2020, the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued updates to its “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Program” guidance. This update reflects the agency’s evolving views on compliance program...more
INCREASING FOCUS ON CORPORATE PURPOSE -
There is a notable increase in governance discourse on the relationship of corporate purpose to sustainable revenue growth, in the context of changing social and political...more
2/11/2019
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
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CFOs ,
Chief Legal Officers ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Cybersecurity ,
Diversity ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Letters of Intent ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Shareholders
Strategy and the Decline—or Rise—of the Inpatient Hospital -
A series of new media reports and consultant commentary on industry evolution highlight the increasing pressure on health system boards to fully engage in...more
3/12/2018
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BlackRock ,
CEOs ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Directors ,
Hospitals ,
Individual Accountability ,
Mergers ,
Tax Exemptions
Planning for a "Soft" Yates Repeal -
Forthcoming changes to the Department of Justice’s “Yates Memorandum” offer unanticipated legal compliance consequences for health systems that merit proactive consideration by the...more
The Hershey Governance Settlement -
On Friday, July 29, the Pennsylvania Attorney General, the Hershey Trust Company and the Milton Hershey School, entered into a written settlement resolving an investigation conducted...more
8/5/2016
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Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
CEOs ,
CFOs ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Officers ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Nonprofits ,
Settlement ,
Term Limits
The following developments from the past month offer guidance on corporate law and governance law as they may be applied to nonprofit health care organizations:
EXPANDING ROLE OF GENERAL COUNSEL The April 12 survey...more