Michael C. Hale, Of Counsel

Phone: 919-783-2968
Email: mhale@poynerspruill.com
Website: www.poynerspruill.com
Professional Biography:
Mike is a health care attorney advising clients on a variety of regulatory, contractual and operational issues in hospice, home care, and long-term care settings. In addition, Mike is an experienced health care consultant in regulatory, reimbursement, development and operational matters.

Prior Legal Experience

Mike's career began as a staff nurse at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. He then went on to be the Hospital Supervisor of Raleigh Community Hospital. After receiving his JD, Mike held consulting positions, had his own private practice and served as the Executive Director of the Hospice of Wake County; and was the vice-president of Legal Services at Community Health, Inc. in Rocky Mount.
Organization: Poyner Spruill LLP

Articles in the National Law Review database by Michael C. Hale:

Kaiser Settles FCA Case for $1.8 Million for Hospice Billing Errors (Posted On Sunday, January 17, 2010)
Non-Compliant Election Statements May Lead to Denied Claims (Posted On Sunday, January 17, 2010)
Questions the Hospice Director Should Ask the Staff about Nurse Aide Delegation (Posted On Friday, January 15, 2010)
Proposed Federal Laws Would Mandate Paid Sick Leave For Employees with H1N1 (Posted On Wednesday, January 13, 2010)
Hospice Care Plans a Likely Target for Medical Review (Posted On Wednesday, January 6, 2010)
Staying out of Harms Way - Avoiding a Citation of Immediate Jeopardy (Posted On Wednesday, December 23, 2009)
House Bill 1135 Adds Substantially to North Carolina’s Health Care Enforcement Arsenal (Posted On Wednesday, October 21, 2009)
Infection Control: An Integral Part of Certification Survey (Posted On Monday, September 7, 2009)
Policies, Policies, and More Policies (Posted On Wednesday, August 26, 2009)
CMS Publishes Interim Final Hospice Interpretive Guidelines (Posted On Saturday, August 22, 2009)
COPs Greatly Expand Hospice Rights (Posted On Monday, August 17, 2009)
"Miracle on the Hudson" - Are There Lessons for Hospice Quality Improvement Programs? (Posted On Sunday, August 16, 2009)
The Buck Stops Here - RN Practice Within the New CoPs (Posted On Sunday, August 16, 2009)
Individual Committment to a Group Effort...That Is What Makes a Team Work (Posted On Saturday, August 15, 2009)
Bereavement Counseling: The Tale of Lost Essentials (Posted On Friday, August 14, 2009)
The "Oops" That Could Become a Big "Ouch" - Doing Business with OIG-Excluded Individuals and Entities (Posted On Friday, August 14, 2009)
Improving Hospice Communication Using SBAR (Posted On Monday, August 10, 2009)
Navigating RAC Appeals (Posted On Tuesday, August 4, 2009)
One if by Land, Two if by Sea: The RACs Head for North Carolina (Posted On Tuesday, August 4, 2009)

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