SharePrinter-friendly versionSend by emailA TitleA TitleA Title A A A Thomas E. Jeffry Jr. TabsetOverviewBar & Court Admission Bar & Court Admissions California Bar Supreme Court of the United StatesUS District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaUS Court of Appeals, 9th CircuitUS District Court, Central District of CaliforniaUS District Court, Eastern District of California Education University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, JD, 1986 Northwestern University, BS, 1979 Thomas E. Jeffry Jr.PartnerLos Angeles, CA T 213.443.7520 E thomas.jeffry@arentfox.com Download vCard ConnectTwitterLinkedInTom Jeffry is a partner in the Health Care group. His practice is devoted to business and regulatory compliance, including compliance investigations, corporate integrity programs, and transactions. Tom represents hospital systems and other providers along with managed care organizations in many areas, including development and construction of health facilities, mergers and acquisitions, drafting and negotiating contracts, and advising on fraud and abuse issues. In addition, he has extensive experience in corporate governance, nonprofit tax and antitrust issues related to integrated delivery systems, health information technology, bioethics, privacy and security, and HIPAA Administrative Simplification regulations. Previous Work Prior to joining Arent Fox, Tom was a partner at a large international law firm in the health law department. Previously, he served as city attorney for Jackson, California, and as county counsel for Alpine County, California. He was also the director of communications for the American Academy of Dermatology. Professional Activities Tom is an active member of the American Bar Association, the American Health Lawyers Association, and the Health Care Compliance Association. Previously, he served as the vice chairman of the California Medical Association Foundation. Publications, Presentations, and Recognitions Tom has been recognized in the Southern California edition of Super Lawyer every year since 2004. He is the author of numerous articles and is a regular speaker. Publications and presentations include: “HIPPA Enforcement: OCR on the Doorstep,” 9th Annual Healthcare Law Compliance Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, October 4, 2012 “An Overview of Recent Challenges to Hospital Transactions: Is the FTC Really More Aggressive?” Becker’s Hospital Review, May 1, 2012 “Invasion of the RACs, Stories and Strategies from the Front Line,” American Health Lawyers Association In-House Counsel Program, June 27, 2010 “Compliance Corrective Action Plans: Why and How,” Health Care Compliance Association West Coast Regional Conference, June 18, 2010 “Structuring, Implementing and Monitoring Service Contracts: A Team Sport of Compliance, Quality, Legal, and Human Resources,” Health Care Compliance Association Compliance Institute, April 19, 2010 “The HITECH Act and You: Things to Know to Maximize the Benefits and Minimize the Pain,” HITECH: Is Your Hospital Ready for this Opportunity? presented by the Hospital Association of Southern California, California Hospital Association, and Arent Fox LLP, January 2010 “New Privacy Laws Impacting the Health Care Work Place, California Hospital Association Labor and Employment Law” seminar, November 2009 “Doing Business With (or as) a Distressed Company,” California Society for Health Care Attorneys Fall Seminar, November 2009 Red Flag Rules Compliance Deadline Approaches: Providers should focus on identity theft prevention program implementation, February 9, 2009 “When Does the Medicare Secondary Payer Rule Prevent Medicare Coverage of Clinical Trial ‘Complications’?” Health Lawyers News, March 1, 2008 “Charities’ Support of Commercial Clinical Research,” Taxation of Exempts, Sept./Oct. 2007 FTC Delays Enforcement of Red Flag Rules to May 1, 2009, October 23, 2008 New California Laws Strengthen Patient Privacy, October 3, 2008 FTC Releases Restrictive New Prerecorded Telemarketing Rules: Prior written, signed agreements, automated opt-out mechanisms to be required, HIPAA exempt, August 25, 2008 Health Care Providers: Don’t Miss the Red Flags, August 19, 2008 “Health Care Regulatory and Compliance Update,” Co-hosted with Hospital Association of Southern California, May 20, 2008 AIRI Annual Meeting on Increasing Revenue Streams, September 1, 2007 Clinical Trials Coverage – Dashed Expectations, But Stay Tuned, July 13, 2007 Hospital Association of Southern California Healthcare Regulatory Compliance Update, May 1, 2007 California Association of Health Plans on Managing the Press after an Incident, March 1, 2007 “Pay for Performance,” Healthcare Financial Management Association, March 1, 2007 “Financial Incentives and Gainsharing: Pay for Performance and Gainsharing Legal Issues,” The Second National Pay for Performance Summit, Los Angeles, California, February 15, 2007 13th Annual HIPAA Summit on EHR Acquisition, Implementation and Monitoring legal issues, September 1, 2006 Health Care Compliance Association 12th Annual Compliance Institute on joint ventures in imaging centers, April 1, 2006 “PFP and Financial Incentives and Legal Issues: Basic Legal Issues in Implementing Healthcare Incentives and Pay for Performance Programs,” National Pay for Performance Summit, Los Angeles, California, February 7, 2006 3rd National Conference on Medical Affairs on Implementation of Medicare Part D, December 1, 2005 AIRI 44th Annual Meeting on Legal Issues Affecting Research Institutes, September 1, 2005 Gainsharing Opportunities Expand for Physicians and Hospitals, June 22, 2005 10th Annual Health Care Compliance Association on HIPAA and Research, June 1, 2005 Los Angeles County Bar Association on Physician Practice Revenues, April 1, 2005 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society-Southern California Chapter Meeting on Sarbanes-Oxley, October 1, 2004 Life Beyond the Law Tom unwinds on the beach walking his two Golden Retrievers. He loves to sail and crews on racing boats during the summer. His hobbies include digital photography and cooking. Newsroom Date Type Title 12 / 7 / 2012 Media Mention Thomas Jeffry Provides Four Tips for Successful Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions 10 / 31 / 2012 Alert Arent Fox Named Strategic Affiliate for 2012 Mobile Health (mHealth) Summit; Slated to Provide “Office Hours” for Startups 6 / 29 / 2012 Press Release Arent Fox’s Health Care Practice and Attorneys Recognized in 2012 Chambers USA and Legal 500 US 6 / 28 / 2012 Event Decision Day for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Conference Call Replay Details 6 / 28 / 2012 Event Decision Day for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Conference Call 6 / 18 / 2012 Alert Arent Fox Distressed Health Care Report | Issue No. 2, Vol. 01 6 / 11 / 2012 Alert Arent Fox Distressed Health Care Report | Iss. 1, Vol. 1 6 / 11 / 2012 Press Release Chambers USA Recognizes 28 Arent Fox Attorneys and 12 Practice Areas in 2012 10 / 28 / 2011 Alert CMS Finalizes the Medicare Shared Savings Program – Ready or Not, ACOs to Launch between April and July 2012 6 / 14 / 2011 Press Release Arent Fox LLP Recognized in The Legal 500 4 / 5 / 2011 Alert CMS Outlines Its Vision of ACOs and the Shared Savings Program 6 / 27 / 2010 Event American Health Lawyers Association’s Annual Meeting 6 / 18 / 2010 Event HCCA’s West Coast Regional Annual Conference 4 / 20 / 2010 Event Health Care Compliance Association 2010 Compliance Institute 1 / 19 / 2010 Event Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH): Is Your Hospital Ready for this Opportunity? 12 / 1 / 2009 Event Health Care Funding, Reform and Opportunity in 2010 10 / 19 / 2009 Event Health Care Hot Topics 10 / 8 / 2009 Event Getting Ready for RAC: Part 2 10 / 1 / 2009 Event Getting Ready for RAC: Part 1 6 / 26 / 2009 Event HCCA West Coast Annual Conference
