Responsive, practical and thoughtful health care counsel

Jon Kammerzelt represents hospitals and other health care providers in matters spanning the full range of health care laws and regulations. A trusted partner and counselor, he focuses on:

• State and federal regulatory compliance, including fraud, waste and abuse
• Government investigations
• Medical staff matters
• Transactional matters

Jon understands how to advise hospitals in a way that balances the complex legal, operational and business issues they face. Fully immersed in the hospital world and well versed in the operational details and mission of his clients, he not only answers questions but anticipates them, providing counsel on the implications of any proposed course of action and offering practical recommendations and solutions aimed at satisfying their business needs.

Jon is chair of the Health & Life Sciences Practice Group in the Madison office. He also serves as the firm's national recruiting chair.

Bar Admissions

• New York
• Wisconsin

Education

• Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2010)

• Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs (M.P.A., 2010)

• University of Wisconsin–La Crosse (B.S., with highest honors, 2005)
  • Public Administration, Political Science

• "Fun With Medicaid Managed Care"
• "How The FCA Is Weeding Out Medicare And Medicaid Fraud"
• "Telehealth Flexibilities: Reimbursement, Licensing and Credentialing"
• "The 411 On Using Text Messages To Issue Physician Orders"
• "The Stark Law 2019: Good Things on the Horizon for Providers"
• "The Stark Law: A proactive approach to audit and compliance"
• "TXT U L8R: Should Your Physician Be Texting Orders?"
• "Understanding the False Claims Act: Know when it applies and when to be thankful it doesn't"
• A Few Clarifications About the CMS Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Rule
• All I Want for Christmas Are Two New Wisconsin Guardianship Rules!
• Because Health Care is Not Regulated Enough: Very Specific Compliance Training Program Required as of January 1, 2016!
• Civil Rights Compliance for Hospitals in Wisconsin
• CMS Issues Broad Blanket Waivers to Address COVID-19 Surge at Hospitals and Throughout the Entire Health System
• CMS Issues Long-awaited Final Rule Regarding the Identification and Return of Medicare Overpayments
• CMS Vaccine Mandate Halted (For Now) in Certain States
• CMS Vaccine Mandate – Ban Lifted In 26 States
• CMS Vaccine Mandate: Compliance Dates Clarified
• CMS Will Not Enforce Vaccine Mandate for Now
• Current Cases: Medical Staff Nightmares And Fairy Tales
• DHHS Waives Certain Regulatory Requirements for Hospitals and Practitioners in Light of COVID-19
• Heads Up! Affirmative Compliance Action Needed by January 23, 2018!
• Health Care Workforce COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate: Start Your Engines!
• Hospitals Advised to Postpone Elective Procedures During COVID-19 Crisis
• Medical Staff Structure And Bylaws: Current Trends And Best Practices
• New Guidance and New Deadlines for CMS Vaccine Mandate
• Supreme Court Unblocks CMS Vaccine Mandate - Implement Those Policies!
• Telehealth Payment Expands for Wisconsin Medicaid Patients
• TXT U L8R: Should Your Physician Be Texting Orders?
• UPDATE: CMS Vaccine Mandate Now Temporarily Halted Nationwide
• Wisconsin Legislature Amends Emergency Detention Statute
• ​Compliance Oversight for Health Care Boards of Directors
• ​Fun with Medicaid Managed Care: Network Adequacy Standards and More!
• ​Ticking Crocodiles Are Not Necessarily Trying to Eat You: Why the First Case to Interpret the ACA 60-day Repayment Rule May Not Be as Scary as You Think
• “A Practical Approach to Complying with EMTALA”
• “Practical Management of Medical Staff Corrective Action”

Seminar

• 2019 ACHE Annual Conference
• Navigating the Post-PHE Landscape: Law and Policy Changes for the Healthcare Industry
• Practical Management of Medical Staff Corrective Action
• Protecting Your Organization From Caregiver Misconduct (And Its Many Legal Repercussions)
• Telehealth Flexibilities: Reimbursement, Licensing and Credentialing