William P. Dillon

William P. Dillon
William P. Dillon

Contact Information

Direct Phone: (850) 425-5218
Email Address: WDillon@lawfla.com

Practice Areas

  • Health Law Transactions
  • Health Information Technology
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • Administrative Law
  • Employment Law

Specialty Practices/ Industries

General Health Law;Federal and State Fraud and Abuse Law; Corporate Compliance Programs; Health Care Provider Transactions - Employment Agreements, Income Guarantee Agreements, Medical Practice Purchase Agreements; Medical Practice Formations; Medical Staff Issues; Health Information Technology; HIPAA; Federally Qualified Health Center Law; Health Care Billing and Reimbursement; Health Care Provider Licensure Matters; Not for Profit Corporation Law and Governance; Rural Health Networks; Provider Services Networks.

Education

  • St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D., with honors - 1998
  • Florida International University, B.S.., cum laude - 1994

Admitted

  • The Florida Bar - 1998
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida - 1998

Professional Associations

  • Florida Bar Health Law Section - Chair, HIPAA/HIT Committee 2005 - Present
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • American Bar Association - Health and Business Law Sections

Professional Certifications

  • Board Certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in Health Law - 2005,
  • Florida Licensed Health Care Risk Manager - 1999

Community Activities

  • Leadership Tallahassee (Affiliate Member)

Publications and Lectures

  • Florida Practitioner’s Health Law Handbook” - Chapter 9, Federal Qualified Health Centers.
  • The Quest for Interoperable Electronic Health Records - A Guide to Legal Issues Establishing Health Information Networks” - Contributing co-author Chapter 2, Privacy.
  • Physicians and RHIOs - Understanding the Use, Disclosure and Maintenance of Patient Information” - Physician Organizations Newsletter.
  • Numerous lectures in Florida and nationally on issues relating to HIPAA, Corporate Compliance and Health Information Technology

Representative Client Experience

  • Represents Federally Qualified Health Centers in various operational and management issues.
  • Represents physicians and physician practices in issues relating to employment contracting, income guarantee agreements, practice purchases, fraud and abuse compliance and other issues related to operating a medical practice.
  • Represents health care providers in health information technology issues, including the licensing of electronic medical records software and participation in regional health information organizations.
  • Provided representation to health care providers in administrative matters before the Departmental Appeals Board of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Provided representation to Federally Qualified Health Centers in matters involving intergovernmental transfers of local, state, and Federal matching funds.
  • Assisted health care providers in responding to investigations by the Office of Civil Rights for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services relating to alleged HIPAA violations.
  • Provide assistance to health care providers in complying with employment and labor issues including FMLA, FLSA and employment terminations.
  • Provide assistance to not for profit organizations for corporate governance issues and executive compensation issues.
  • Represents health care providers contracting with managed care entities.