Jorge Perez-Casellas
Of Counsel
Jorge Pérez-Casellas is an attorney with more than 20 years of experience in legal and advisory matters pertaining to healthcare regulation, operational strategies, and conflict resolution. He provides operational, compliance and privacy advisory services as well as interim compliance support services.
He recently completed a tenure as Interim Chief Compliance Officer of one of the most preeminent Academic Medical Centers of the US, located in Los Angeles, California and currently serves as Interim Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer for another renowned AMC Hospital System located in Palo Alto, California.
Throughout his 24-year legal and consulting career, Jorge has assisted several corporations in complex regulatory analysis, including hospitals, major payor organizations and ambulatory surgery centers. He also has a specialty in the field of commercial transactions and financing, including serving as a principal outside counsel for one of the major banking institutions in Puerto Rico. In recent years, his practice has shifted toward regulatory compliance including healthcare, grant management and governmental compliance.
As a consultant, Jorge served as interim regulatory compliance director for an 11-hospital system in Georgia, as interim chief compliance officer for one of Chicago’s largest healthcare systems, and completed an extended engagement as interim director, compliance program integrity, for one of the most prestigious academic medical centers in Palo Alto, California. His work in an interim capacity includes extensive compliance oversight of clinical practices at over 240 sites. He has assisted healthcare organizations with the rollout of operational reorganizations to comply with new regulations as well as corrective actions. He has performed internal investigations and audits for both billing compliance and privacy matters.
Mr. Perez-Casellas has assisted governmental entities in the effective and compliant distribution of CARES Act funds to private and public entities, providing implementation and advisory services so that the governmental assistance reaches those in more need due to the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically healthcare institutions.
Mr. Perez-Casellas completed the LLM degree in healthcare law with a compliance concentration at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He is experienced in policy development and interpretation, Stark Law, and the Anti-Kickback Statute, as well as analytical solutions to system-wide compliance glitches, including the implementation of tailored compliance programs.
Mr. Perez-Casellas has been affiliated with Hogan Marren Babbo & Rose, Ltd. since February, 2024.
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, IL (L.L.M. in Health Law)
- University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999)
- University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A. 1996)
Admission
- Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico (2000)
- Illinois (2015)
- Bar Association of Puerto Rico
- Federal Bar Association
- Illinois Bar Association
- Notary Association of Puerto Rico, ALI-ABA
- Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys (IAHA)
- Healthcare Compliance Association (HCCA)
Several presentations including webinars such as “Compliance Roundups” and various seminars on the compliant use of Coronavirus Relief Funds by hospital systems. 2021-2023
“Value-based Arrangements: changes proposed by OIG and the CMS”, a lecture for the Loyola School of Law Compliance Course, Chicago, IL. November 2019
“Enforcement & Discipline: Internal and External Sources”, a lecture for the Loyola School of Law Compliance Course, Chicago, IL, October 2019
“Internal and External Effective Response to Reportable Events”, co-speaker, Georgia Hospital Association, Compliance Roundup, Greensboro, GA, September 2019
“Provider Compliance: It is not ‘Mission Impossible’”, co-speaker at the 38th AHIA Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, September 2019
“The General Counsel vs. the Compliance Officer”, a lecture for the Loyola School of Law Compliance Course, Chicago, IL, August 2019
“Puerto Rico False Claims Act: Perspectives and Implications to your Compliance Program” HCCA Puerto Rico Regional Conference, San Juan, PR, May 2019
“Retaliation Under the False Claims Act: Compliance Officer’s Perspectives”, Georgia Hospital Association, Compliance Roundup, Greensboro, GA, September 2018
“Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility: CMS Requirements, Risks and Solutions” a presentation for CHRISTUS Health Administrative Officers, Dallas, TX, June 2018
“The Executive and the Whistleblower: Corporate and Personal Liability for Those in the Limelight”, a presentation for the Executive Team of Metro Pavia Health System, Arecibo, PR, November 2017
“Managed Care Fraud Scenario: The Impact of the Compliance Program in Litigation”, HCCA San Juan Regional Conference, San Juan, PR, May 2018
“CCO’s Effective Communication and Reporting to the Board of Directors”, Georgia Hospital Association, Compliance Roundup, Greensboro, GA, September 2017
“Applied Compliance: Three Perspectives on the Current Regulatory and Privacy Environment” Co-Speaker, Hospital Association of Puerto Rico Convention, San Juan, PR, October 2016
“New Anti-Discrimination Rule: Hospital’s Response and Implementation from a Compliance Perspective”, Georgia Hospital Association, Compliance Roundup, Greensboro, GA, September 2016
“Health IT: New Challenges for Patient Safety and Privacy Integrity”, Moderator, HIT Summit for the Hospital Association of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, November 2015
“Statutory Limit on a Medicare Contractor’s Use of Extrapolation” HCCA Regional Conference, San Juan, PR, May 2015