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Gaines Penn joins Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys

by Mandy Hicks

Gaines Penn webGaines Penn has joined the Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys. The organization offers networking and career support for attorneys who serve as counsel to medical facilities, including hospitals. It is part of the Kentucky Hospital Association.

Gaines is a partner at ELPO who has significant experience working with businesses on a variety of matters, including employment law, contracts, protecting trade secrets and many other matters. He also works extensively with medical care providers. He spends a considerable amount of time drafting and negotiating contracts for health care providers and advising them on regulatory issues. He works with healthcare providers on supply contracts, human resources issues, and regulatory issues. He has experience helping healthcare providers recover incentive payments from Medicaid for meeting meaningful use requirements, addressing Stark Law complaints, which center around alleged fraud and abuse issues, and physician contracts.

He serves as General Counsel to the Bowling Green Area  Chamber of Commerce and to the Transpark, and has assisted many businesses with a wide range of issues, including employment lawhealth care law, and corporate matters.