Health Care Publications

Amicus curiae brief filed on behalf of the South Carolina Hospital Association
August 2010

On August 9, 2010, the South Carolina Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Blair Mathis v. Brown & Brown of South Carolina, in which Nexsen Pruet's Nikole Mergo filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the South Carolina Hospital Association.

Proposed Amendments to the FMLA Regulations will affect Physicians
Greensboro
October 8, 2008

The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations, some of which will impact physicians.

Don't Let Company Wellness Programs Throw HIPAA Out
Suzanne Guitar Odom
South Carolina Business    June 1, 2007

Wellness programs appear to be the wave of the future. More and more companies are adopting wellness programs to control rising health care cost for their employees.

Hospital/Physician Joint Ventures: If You Can't Beat Them, Joint Venture With Them
SCHFMA Palmetto State News    March 2006

Matthew Roberts of Nexsen Pruet's Columbia office and Mindy Staley of Nexsen Pruet's Charlotte office on the increase in joint ventures between hospitals and physicians. (SCHFMA Palmetto State News, March, 2006)

Hospitals face challenges to tax-exempt status
Matthew Roberts and Mindy Staley
Charlotte Business Journal    December 2, 2005

Read a story from the Charlotte Business Journal co-authored by Matthew Roberts of Nexsen Pruet's Columbia office and Mindy Staley of the Charlotte office on challenges to nonprofit hospitals' tax-exempt status.

Tax Exempt Hospitals: How to Survive in a Hostile Environment
Matthew Roberts and Mindy Staley
SC Healthcare Financial Management Association's "Palmetto State News"    December 2005

Matthew Roberts of the Columbia office and Mindy Staley of the Charlotte office co-authored this article on how many hospitals should be reacting to increased scrutiny of and challenges to their nonprofit status.

Negotiating Managed Care Contracts
Tim L. Hewson    Columbia
Presented to South Carolina Oncology Managers Association    September 22, 2005

Tax Exempt Hospitals: In the Fire and Under the Gun
Matthew Roberts and Mindy Staley
SCHFMA News    September 1, 2005

Nexsen Pruet attorneys Matthew Roberts and Mindy Staley on standards under which tax-exempt hospitals must operate.

Protecting Directors, Officers, Members and Volunteers from Liability
Ralph W. Barbier and Matthew B. Roberts
2005

A presentation for Public Charities in South Carolina.

Managed Care Contract Issues
Matthew B. Roberts
2005

Conflict of Interest Credentialing
Matthew B. Roberts and Joseph M. Kahn
January 13, 2004

This article outlines the increasing need for a new hospital strategy, often referred to as conflict of interest credentialing or a modified version of economic credentialing, and discusses the implementation of this strategy.

Managing Managed Care: Providers Fight Back Against HMOs
Ralph W. Barbier and Matthew B. Roberts
South Carolina Lawyer September/October 2001    September 2001

Article by Ralph W. Barbier, Esq. and Matthew B. Roberts, Esq. in SC Lawyer Magazine.

Managing Your Managed Care
As printed in the Feb./Mar. 2000 issue of Tarheel News - The NC Chapter of the HFMA News Magazine.    February 1, 2000

Managed Care: Are Physicians and Hospitals Friends or Foes?
Timothy L. Hewson and Matthew B. Roberts
NCHFMA    August 1999

A presentation to the North Carolina Healthcare Financial Managers' Association (NCHFMA).

Taking Mental Health Days Seriously
Brian F. Kernaghan and J. Michelle Childs
From the Law Journal, An Executive's Guide to the Law - A special supplement to the Charleston Regional Business Journal    1998

Mental Health falls under the ADA.

Spartanburg Regional Medical v. Oncology and Hematology Associates
SC Supreme Court
Opinion No. 26785

Nexsen Pruet attorney Jimmy Long argued and briefed in the South Carolina Supreme Court an eight-year-old case involving competing Certificate of Need applications for Cancer Radiation Therapy Centers.