Additional Practice Areas:
•   State and Federal Regulation of Health Care Industries
•   Physician-Hospital Joint Ventures
•   Health Care Provider Overpayment Audit Defense
•   Hospital Operations
•   Mergers and Acquisitions
•   Medical Staff Bylaws
•   HIPAA Compliance
•   Clinical Research
•   Managed Care Contracts
•   Electronic Medical Records

Mike Igel joined Trenam Kemker as an Associate in the Business Transactions Group in July 2008. Mike is a member of the Trenam Kemker Health Care Team, and concentrates his practice on the representation of hospitals and health systems, physician groups, pharmacies, home health agencies and other health care companies in a variety of regulatory, compliance and health care business matters. As the leader of Trenam Kemker’s Health Care Audit Defense Team, Mike has extensive experience in representing health care providers in defense of claims for overpayment by Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors.
 
Education:
•   University of Houston Law Center (LL.M. in Health Law), 2007
    – University of Houston Law Center is consistently ranked as one of the top 
       health law LL.M. programs in the country
    – Golden Key Honor Society, Graduate Student Member
•   Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center (J.D.), 2006
    – Dean’s List
    – Journal of International and Comparative Law, Staff member
•   American University (B.A.), 2002

Bar and Court Admissions:
Florida

Honors & Distinctions:
•   Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013

Publications:
•   “Proposed Rule on Sixty-Day Repayment of Overpayments Creates Potential 
    Significant Burden on Providers and Suppliers; Compliance Plans and Training 
    Become Increasingly Important,” Pinellas Medical Journal, Spring/Summer 2012
•   “Federal Government Releases Proposed Rules for Accountable Care 
     Organizations: Interested Providers Need to Prepare Now for Detailed 
     and Potentially Onerous Application, Operation and Reporting Requirements,” 
     Pinellas Medical Journal, May 2011
•   Quoted in “Tampa Bay doctors preparing to cross a new frontier of care,” 
    Tampa Bay Times, February 6, 2011
•   “Compliance Deadline: Are you Properly Enrolled with Medicare?  If not, Risk 
     Having Claims Rejected,” Pinellas Medical Journal, March 2010
•   “Professional Limited Liability Company: The Entity of Choice,” Florida Health 
    Law Journal, Winter 2009
•   “Medicare Audits: Ready or Not, Here They Come,” Pinellas Medical Journal, 
     September 2009
•   Quoted in “Medical Care Charts Moving from Filing Cabinets to Computers,” 
    Tampa Bay Times, March 22, 2009
•   “A Perfect 10: The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Provides Incentive for Florida 
     to Amend its Own False Claims Act,” The Florida Bar Journal, November 2007
•   “The Patient Brokering Act and Fee-Splitting,” Florida Medical Business, 
     October 2007

Presentations:
Mike has spoken to health care provider groups and medical associations across the state of Florida. Some of his most recent presentations are listed below.
•   “Accountants and Attorneys: A Team Approach to Health Care Audit Defense,” 
    Florida Institute for CPAs Health Care Industry Conference, Orlando, April 2012
•   “New Pain Medication Laws: What You Need to Know,” St. Anthony’s Hospital, 
    St. Petersburg, April 2012
•   “To Merge or Not to Merge: Is That The Question?” Pinellas County Medical 
    Association’s Continuing Medical Education cruise, March 2012
•   “Health Care Audits in Florida: What’s New,” Florida Medical Association, 
    Orlando, February 2012
•   “New Pain Medication Laws: What You Need to Know,” Palms of Pasadena 
    Hospital, St. Petersburg, January 2012
•   “Physician and Physician Assistant Licensure: What You Need to Know,” 
     Pinellas County Medical Association’s Continuing Medical Education cruise, 
     April 2011
•   “Keeping a Proper Medical Record: The Easy Way to Reduce Risk,” Pinellas 
     County Medical Association’s Continuing Medical Education cruise, April 2011
•   “Understanding Accountable Care Organizations,” Pinellas County Medical 
     Association’s Health Care Summit, April 2011
•   “Employment Agreements: What You Need to Know,” All Children’s Hospital 
     Resident Program, January 2011
•   “Hot Topics in Health Law,” Matthews Benefit Group Symposium, November 
     2010
•   “Legal Issues In Nursing,” American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization 
     Review Physicians, Inc. Quality Nursing Symposium, October 2010
•   “Electronic Medical Records and the New HIPAA: The Good (Incentives), the 
     Bad (Penalties) and the Ugly (More Regulations),” American Board of Quality 
     Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Inc. 32nd Annual Health Care 
     Quality & Patient Safety Conference, 2009

Professional Involvement:
•   The Florida Bar, Health Law Section
•   American Bar Association, Health Law Section
•   American Health Lawyers Association
•   St. Petersburg Bar Association

Community Involvement:
•   Pinellas County Medical Association, General Counsel, 2008-present
•   Florida Chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America
    – Board of Trustees, 2005-present
•   Congregation Beth Shalom
    – Planning Committee, 2010-present