Robert D. Stone

• Represents hospitals, health systems, physician groups and other health care providers in operational and regulatory matters, including arrangements that implicate the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute.
• Assisted in drafting legislation in Georgia, including legislation related to Medicaid Care Management Organizations.
• Represents device manufacturers and suppliers in preparation and implementation of discounting and supply agreements.
• Conducts internal compliance investigations for a variety of health care providers.
• Participates in government investigations with a focus on billing issues and physician relationships.
• Represents clinical research sponsors, sites, physician-investigators and contract research organizations in drafting and negotiating clinical trial agreements and related fraud and abuse analyses.

Robert Stone focuses on health care compliance and regulatory matters, primarily counseling national health care systems and hospital and physician groups. His skills include assisting with the broad range of federal and state fraud and abuse issues facing health care providers, from compliance program development and review to internal and government investigations. Rob has extensive experience preparing, negotiating and resolving provider self-disclosures under both the OIG and CMS protocols.

On the corporate side, Rob counsels clients who are entering or exiting joint ventures, facing complex reimbursement issues, engaging in physician recruitment, clinical trial contracting and related regulatory compliance. In addition to providers, he has also worked with medical device manufacturers and medical supply companies.

Rob has presented at national and regional seminars on issues including Medicare pilot programs, the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute, regulatory issues related to clinical trials, and ethical issues faced by mental health practitioners. Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized Rob for excellence in the area of Healthcare, and he was also named to The Best Lawyers in America^© for 2018-2020 in the area of Health Care Law.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2004)
• Florida State University (M.S., 1994)
• University of Florida (B.S., 1992)

Memberships