Patricia S. Hofstra

represents a broad range of healthcare clients, helping them with day-to-day legal issues, including corporate matters, mergers, transactions and regulatory compliance.

What Makes Patricia Different

I am a creative yet practical problem solver. My purpose is to help my clients get from where they are to where they want and need to be as efficiently as possible. As a former healthcare provider, I know the business of healthcare as well as healthcare law inside and out. I am a trusted advisor to my clients, working both for and alongside them to create optimal outcomes.

Resume

Experience

•Duane Morris LLP, Partner
•Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC, Partner
•Adjunct Professor at Governor's State University teaching Master's-level health law
•St. James Hospital and Health Centers, In-house Counsel
•Lutheran General Health Care System, In-house Counsel
•American Hospital Association, Staff Counsel
•Ohio General Assembly, Ohio Nursing Home Commission, Attorney
•Various Positions as a Registered Nurse

Honors and Awards

•Illinois Super Lawyers
•Leading Lawyers, 2008-present
•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Board Memberships

•Board of Directors, SGA Youth and Family Services, 2012-2018

•Board of Directors, Vascular Disease Foundation, 2007-2011

•Board of Directors, Jackson Tower Condominium Association, 2008-2015

Personal Interests

•Urban Gardening
•Urban Revitalization for Gary, Indiana

Publications

Selected Publications

•Quoted, Protect Your Practice Against Payer Audits with These Preparedness Strategies, Orthopedics Today, September 2018

•Quoted, Removal of CMS Regulatory Language May Leave Providers Vulnerable on EFT Fees, Healthcare Financial Management Association, April 6, 2018

•Chapter Author, Legal Issues: The Essential Guide to Coding in Otolaryngology, published 2016

•Featured in Ask a Healthcare Lawyer: FAQ Edition, American Association of Orthopaedic Executives, monthly

•Quoted in Be Careful What You Sign: 5 Tips for Avoiding Hospital Employment Nightmares, Doctors Direct Insurance, Summer 2015
•Author, California Federal Court Upholds Suspension of Privileges for VA Emergency Room Physician, American Health Lawyers Association, May 1, 2015
•Co-author, The Federal Government's Heightened False Claims Act Enforcement and Prosecution-Recent Trends and Practical Solutions, Health Care Law Monthly, Volume 2013 Issue No. 9, September 2013
•Author, Purchasing Technology: A Few Things to Consider, Journal of Medical Practice Management, Fall 2013
•Author, 911 Beware Standard Form Software and Hardware Contracts, American Association of Orthopaedic Executives, Summer 2013
•Editor, Record Management Reference 2013 Edition, Illinois Hospital Association, 2013

Speaking Engagements

Selected Speaking Engagements

•Speaker, Annual 2020 Conference, Alaska Medical Group Management Association, Girdwood, Alaska, April 2, 2020

•Speaker, Informed Consent: Far More Than a Signature on a Form, Spine Intervention Annual Meeting, August 17, 2018

•Presenter, Retail Clinics in Healthcare: Overcoming Complex Legal Challenges, Strafford Webinar, March 10, 2016
•Presenter, ID Theft: Managing Risk and Controlling Damage, Webinar, January 21, 2016
•Presenter, Best Practices for Responding to Government and Commercial Audits and Recoupment Actions, Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, June 11, 2015
•Presenter, Retail Clinics in Healthcare: Overcoming Complex Legal Challenges, Strafford Webinar, March 11, 2015
•Presenter, Mergers and Acquisitions, Legal and Reimbursement Considerations, 2014 LUGPA Annual Meeting Program, Chicago, November 8, 2014
•Presenter, Health Care Arbitration and Peer Review Hearings, American Health Lawyers Association, Chicago, May 1-2, 2014
•Presenter, Hospital Employment If I Were Your Counsel and You Were My Client, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, April 2014
•Presenter, Mergers and Acquisitions, Reimbursement and Legal Considerations, American Urological Association, December 10, 2013
•Presenter, Medicaid Enforcement Update, Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, November 12, 2013
•Presenter, Surgeons: The Move from Entrepreneur to Hospital or Health System Employee, Webinar, May 10, 2012