Traci S. Thompson Associate—Baton Rouge Phone: 225.381.3170 Fax: 225.387.5397 traci.thompson@bswllp.com

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Traci is an associate with the Baton Rouge office practicing extensively in the area of healthcare. She focuses her practice on a wide range of compliance and regulatory matters and has experience representing not-for-profit, for-profit and governmental hospitals, physicians, pharmacies, and other healthcare providers. Traci advises providers with respect to licensure and regulatory matters, Medicare, Medicaid and other reimbursement issues including upper payment limit reimbursement, compliance with state and federal healthcare regulations including Stark, anti-kickback, HIPAA, and other transactional and litigation matters involving providers.

Education

Paul M. Hebert Law School, Louisiana State University, J.D./B.C.L., 2006. Louisiana Law Review Member.

American Health Lawyers Association, LSU Chapter, Co-Founder & Officer

B.A. (English), University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (1999)

Admissions

Admitted to practice in the Eastern, Middle & Western Districts of Louisiana (2007).

Professional Associations

American Health Lawyers Association

Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys, Southeast Director serving on Board of Directors for 2011-2012

Louisiana Law Review

Baton Rouge Bar Association

Louisiana State Bar Association

American Bar Association

Fifth Circuit Bar Association

Publications

Expanding Louisiana’s LINCCA Program: The Physician UPL, Louisiana Medical News, December 2011

Louisiana’s Physician Supplemental Payment Program, Louisiana Hospital Association's Impact Lawbrief, October 2011

Beyond the Basics - Understanding the Hospital UPL Program, Louisiana Medical News, September, 2011.

Understanding Medicaid Suppemental Payments The Basics, Louisiana Medical News, July, 2011.

Understanding the Rules - The Limitations on the Hospital UPL Program, Louisiana Hospital Association's Impact Lawbrief, May 27, 2011.

Supplemental Payments, Upper Payment Limits - What Does it All Mean?, Louisiana Hospital Association's Impact Lawbrief, April 28, 2011.

CMS Proposed Rule Clarifies New Disclosure Requirements for In-Office Ancillary Services, Louisiana Medical News, August, 2010.

CMS Unveils Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: New Disclosure Requirements Clarified, Louisiana Hospital Association's Impact Lawbrief, July 30, 2010.

Health Reform Provisions Create Stricter Standards for Stark Law, Louisiana Hospital Association's Impact Lawbrief, April 30, 2010.

Health Reform Significantly Impacts Physician-Owned Hospitals, Louisiana Medical News, May, 2010.

National Practitioner Databank Expands, Louisiana Hospital Association's Impact Lawbrief, March 26, 2010.

Healthcare Hurricane Information

New 2007 AIA Contract Documents:  Big Efforts Equal Big Changes

How to Effectively Manage Disputes Without Judge or Jury

Who Will be Awarded Future Design-Build Contracts?"

Economic Instability and Healthcare: How Recent Market Volatility Impacts Hospitals and Health Systems

Presentations

November 3, 2011 – Upper Payment Limit (UPL) Basics – 22nd Annual Health Law Symposium, Louisiana Hospital Association.

February 8, 2011 - Legal Overview: Anti-Kickback, STARK and Tax-Exempt Issues at "Compliance Basics Program " Louisiana Hospital Association.

June 2, 2010 - Louisiana Healthcare Reform Conference: Physician-Owned Hospitals. A one-day conference on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and other recent healthcare reforms.

January 20, 2010 - Understanding the Landscape - Overview of the Applicable Laws and Enforcement Agencies. A Seminar sponsored by the Louisiana Hospital Association for Hospital CEOs, Vice Presidents of Patient Care Services, Compliance Officers, Directors of Nursing, Risk Managers, Medical Auditors, and Hospital Attorneys; presented section on fraud and abuse laws.

February 21, 2008 - Playing by the Rules: An Overview of the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures - Greater Baton Rouge Society of Human Resource Managers (GBRSHRM).