C.J. Laird, MEd
Senior Associate
C.J. Laird is a Senior Associate in the Baton Rouge office.
Laird’s practice at HealthCare Appraisers focuses on the valuation and analysis of healthcare provider compensation arrangements which may have Stark and/or Anti-Kickback implications. He received a Master of Education degree in Educational Administration from Lamar University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Humanities from Florida State University. Prior to joining Healthcare Appraisers, Laird served as Principal of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School in Baton Rouge, where he directed all educational, operational and financial facets of the school.
PRACTICE AREA
- Compensation Valuation
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
- The FMV Implication of Physician Benefits, April 26, 2022
- The Regulatory Implication of Employee On-Site Healthcare, January 10, 2022
- A Glimpse at the Future of Healthcare Regulation (co-author with Brandon J. Billeaudeau, MPA) October 15, 2019.
- Trends in Dental Practice Management: Dental Support Organizations (co-author with Brandon J. Billeaudeau, MPA) September 2019.
EDUCATION
- Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, Master of Education – Educational Administration
- Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Bachelor of Arts – Humanities
PRIOR PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School, Baton Rouge, LA, Principal
- St. Gerard Majella Catholic School, Baton Rouge, LA, Interim Administrative Principal
Recent Insights
Shift-Based Providers and Cost Efficiency: Rethinking the Premise
Authors: Andrew Worthington and James R. Hills, CPA/ABV Download the PDFORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROVIDER COMPENSATION PROFESSIONALS HOSPITAL-BASED CARE Due to requirements set forth by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor ACT...
2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule – Update to Teaching Physicians
Authors: Erica Jacobovitz, JD, and Kevin Obletz, JD, CVA Download the PDFThe Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) has long provided a uniform, consistent schedule for determining the payment rates for individual physician services. The MPFS is regularly updated by...
Industry Buzz from the Home Care Innovation and Investment Conference
Authors: Daniel I. Levin, CFA, ASA and Nicholas J. Janiga, ASA Download the PDFIn June of 2022, Dan Levin and Nick Janiga attended the Home Care Innovation and Investment Conference in Chicago where we met with and heard from operators and investors in the home care...
Navigating Medicare’s New Billing Rules for Split/Shared Visits
Authors: Gavin Heckman, MBA, MSBA and James R. Hills, CPA/ABV Download the PDF OVERVIEW On November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule (the “2022 Rule”), which included...
HealthCare Appraisers Names Three Directors
BOCA RATON, Fla., July 26, 2022 – HealthCare Appraisers has promoted the following employee-owners to Directors within the organization: Alyse Bentz, JD, MPH Gavin Heckman, MBA, MSBA Elizabeth Neiberg, JD “On behalf of the company, congratulations to these three...
Upcoming Events
Sep 28-30 | AHLA Fraud and Compliance Forum
HealthCare Appraisers is a proud Platinum Sponsor. HealthCare Appraisers' Director Elizabeth Neiberg, JD is presenting in the panel session on Thursday, September 29 from 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. titled “Physician Compensation – The Enforcement Trend That Never Seems to...
Oct 9-12 | MGMA Medical Practice Excellence: Leaders Conference
October 9-12, 2022 | Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, MA HealthCare Appraisers will be exhibiting in booth #817. WHERE MEDICAL PRACTICE PROFESSIONALS SEEKING EXCELLENCE THRIVE. WELCOME TO MEDICAL PRACTICE EXCELLENCE: LEADERS CONFERENCE. WHAT IS MPE: LEADERS...
Oct 12-14 | Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals 39th Annual Conference
October 12-14, 2022 | The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee HealthCare Appraisers is a proud bronze sponsor of the conference. Each year, the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals brings together its membership of not-for-profit and community hospitals from across...