Greg Smith has served as a trusted advisor to healthcare organizations for 25 years, focusing his practice on regulatory compliance and risk management. Drawing on deep experience with federal and state healthcare regulation, he helps clients anticipate issues, solve problems, mitigate risk and maintain operational integrity.
Regulatory Compliance
Greg brings a pragmatic approach to advising healthcare providers seeking to understand and comply with federal and state regulatory requirements. Clients—including health systems, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, laboratories, pharmacies, behavioral health agencies and physician groups—turn to Greg for comprehensive support with:
- Challenging Medicare, Medicaid and commercial payer audits and appeals
- Managing voluntary self-disclosures to federal and state agencies
- Complying with Medicare and Medicaid documentation and billing requirements
- Structuring transactions and compensation arrangements in compliance with fraud and abuse laws, including the federal Stark law, Anti-Kickback Statute and Civil Monetary Penalties Law
- Adopting, implementing and maintaining effective compliance programs
- Complying with state law restrictions regarding the corporate practice of medicine
- Navigating federal and state exclusion actions and issues
Greg frequently collaborates with Sheppard partner Lourdes Martinez in the representation of skilled nursing facilities, which are subject to a complex web of federal and state regulatory requirements. Together, they bring decades of experience supporting facilities in their day-to-day operations, including appeals of CMS survey deficiencies through informal dispute resolution and administrative hearings before the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Healthcare clients also trust Greg to design, update and implement effective compliance programs that not only meet federal and state requirements but also add value by establishing a culture of compliance and innovation. He collaborates closely with compliance officers and other leaders to conduct training, investigate potential issues, and establish policies, procedures and protocols that help mitigate risk in a rapidly evolving legal environment.
National Resources, Strategic Solutions
Greg is recognized for delivering strategic, actionable advice tailored to the business realities of healthcare clients. Leveraging Sheppard's national, multidisciplinary team—one of the largest healthcare practices in the country—as well as the firm's full-service capabilities and commitment to value, allows Greg to provide innovative solutions to his clients.