Lawyer Bio : Richard H. Vincent

Richard H. Vincent

"Dick"

Atlanta

Dick Vincent represents all types of healthcare providers – hospitals, physician practices, nursing homes and others, as well as vendors supplying those providers – in connection with their organizational, governance, transactional and regulatory issues. Dick is a Member of Womble Carlyle’s Health Care Practice Group and serves as head of the Atlanta Office health care practice. He is also a member of the Life Sciences Industry Team.

His areas of health law representation include the following: 

  • Hospital governance and corporate compliance; 
  • Hospital/Physician contracts – direct employment and exclusive provider; physician recruitment issues 
  • Hospital/Physician organizations and joint ventures 
  • Regulatory compliance (anti-kickback, self-referral, antitrust, patient rights, reimbursement, etc.) 
  • Managed care impact on healthcare delivery – public and private payors 
  • Practice mergers 
  • Licensure and clinical privilege disputes 
  • Medical staff bylaws and corrective action 
  • Peer review, quality assurance, utilization management

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Professional Activities

Bar Associations: American Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia, Health Law Section.

Member, American Health Lawyers Association; Member, AHLA Dispute Resolution Service; Member, ABA Health Law Section; Member, Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys.

Admitted to the bar 1965, GA. Admitted to practice before all state courts in Georgia. Admitted to practice before the United States District Court (Northern District, Georgia and Middle District, Georgia); 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Recognized among the "Best Lawyers in America" in Health Care Law (2008-2009) and as a "Georgia Super Lawyer" (2003-2009) by Atlanta Magazine.

Education

A.B., Duke University, Angier B. Duke Scholar; J.D., Duke University School of Law, Duke Law Journal, Editorial Board.

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Healthcare Related Activities
Panelist, "Quality From Top Priority to Bottom Line," Advanced Health Law Program, State Bar of Georgia, Health Law Section, October, 2008.

Panelist, "Privacy and Data Security: The Newest Obligations Imposed on Your Business," Association of Corporate Counsel, Georgia Chapter, May, 2007.

"The Collaborative Law Process Can a Family Law Process Help preserve and Improve Hospital/Physician Relationships" Atlanta Hospital News, June, 2006.

"ADR in the Healthcare Field -- Life in the Fast Lane" Speaker, ABA Dispute Resolution Section Meeting, April, 2006

"Recent Developments in Nonprofit Hospital Governance" Speaker, Georgia Academy of Community Hospitals, October, 2005;

"Analyzing and Negotiating Managed Care Contracts," Speaker, Healthcare Law Seminar sponsored by Florida Academy of Family Physicians, June 1996;

"Managed Care in the Marketplace: Pace Leaves Traditional Patient Safeguards Behind," Quarterly Report (Supplement to The Daily Report), February 1995;

"Physician-Hospital Organizations in the Managed Care Arena," Speak er, Capital Medical Society (Tallahassee, FL), September 1994;

Getting a Handle On All Those Participating Physician Agreements, Author, ACR Bulletin, April 1994;

"Negotiating Participating Physician Agreements," Speaker, American Academy of Family Practitioners Regional Meeting, March 1994;

Principal author, Georgia Physicians' Model Medical Staff Bylaws (Annotated), 1990-1992 (Endorsed by Medical Association of Georgia).

Served as one of 10 lawyers on the AMA/AHA Joint Task Force on Hospital Medical Staff Relations. Manuscript published by AMA and AHA jointly in February 1985, "The Report of The Joint Task Force on Hospital/Medical Staff Relationships."

Areas of Proficiency

  • Health Law (Transactional and Regulatory)

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