Practice Areas

• Compliance Counsel
• Hospital & Health System Counsel
• Physician Group Practices
• Provider/Supplier Enrollment
• Reimbursement
• Reimbursement Appeals & Litigation

Biography

Ms. Tankersley concentrates her practice in the areas of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement as well as regulatory and compliance work. She assists our health care clients with Medicare administrative appeals, enrollment in the federal health care programs, and provides counsel in developing strategies and policies for health care providers to ensure compliance with the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Ms. Tankersley works with Medicare contractors to administratively resolve provider cost report appeals and performs reimbursement and compliance analyses for hospitals, physicians, IDTFs, ASCs, and various joint venture arrangements, including provider-based, under arrangements, and hospital within hospital analyses.

Preparatory Education

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S., with highest honors - 1997

Legal Education

• Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, J.D. - 2002

Admitted to Bar

• Indiana - 2002
• U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana - 2002

Memberships

• Indiana Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• American Health Lawyers Association
• Healthcare Financial Management Association
• Executive Women in HealthCare
• Health Care Compliance Association