Understand the intricacies of a health care system merger and acquisition before an opportunity arises.
Changes in the health care landscape over the past ten years have drastically increased the amount of merger and acquisition activity involving health care systems. Such transactions are complex and once-in-a-lifetime events in the life cycle of many companies, and the intricacies of the deal, from start to finish, must be appreciated. This topic is designed to help internal and external stakeholders appreciate the challenges and identify the opportunities in health care system Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A).
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Agenda
Introduction
- Drivers and Trends in Health Care Transaction Activity
Types of Arrangements
- Overview of Common Structures
- Levels of Integration
- Recent Trends in Structures
Deciding to Do a Deal... Now What?
- Initial Decision Points: Potential Partner and Structure Considerations
- Key Terms and Negotiation Points - Governance, Financial Commitments, Management and More
Challenges to Deals and Selected Structures
- Antitrust Concerns
- Regulatory Issues and Compliance Concerns
- Financing Issues
- Real Estate
- Benefits
- Employee and Medical Staff Matters
- State Regulatory Requirements
- Others
Importance of Diligence to Any Transaction
- Key Diligence Considerations
- Diligence Issues: Deal Makers, Deal Killers, and Deal Reopeners
- Managing (and Surviving) Diligence Issues
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Over 34 years and 1.4 million customers worth of experience providing continuing education. Our passion is providing you world-class training to help you succeed in business and as a professional.
Credits
OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on March 22, 2019.
Call 1-866-352-9540 for further credit information.
This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Why Lorman?
Over 34 years and 1.4 million customers worth of experience providing continuing education. Our passion is providing you world-class training to help you succeed in business and as a professional.
Faculty

Brad Dennis
McDermott Will & Emery
- Attorney in McDermott Will & Emery Health Industry Advisory Practice Group based in Chicago
- Practice emphasizes all aspects of health care transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, joint ventures and system restructurings for hospitals and other health care providers
- Regularly contributes to publications regarding hospital and health system transactional and regulatory issues
- J.D. degree, University of Wisconsin Law School; B.A. degree, Michigan State University
- Can be contacted at 312-984-6496 or [email protected]

Dawn R. Helak
McDermott Will & Emery
- Partner in McDermott Will & Emery Health Industry Advisory Practice Group based in Washington D.C.
- Practice focuses on counseling and advising hospitals and health systems, academic medical centers (AMCs), private equity firms and their portfolio companies, post/subacute providers, trade associations and coalitions, physician practices, and other public and private health care companies in a variety of complex transactions and health regulatory compliance matters
- J.D. degree, Boston University School of Law; B.S.P.H. degree, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Can be contacted at 202-756-8664 or [email protected]
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