Jill Vogel

Biography

Jill Vogel is a board-certified health law expert whose practice focuses on providing our clients day-to-day legal advice, including how to comply with federal and state laws regulating the health care industry and, when necessary, respond to audits and investigations by government agencies. Jill also assists clients with transactional matters including forming, buying and selling businesses, negotiating medical practice and provider agreements, lease agreements, license applications, and other operational needs.  Jill’s broad expertise on federal and state healthcare laws and regulations includes the Stark law, federal and state anti-kickback statutes, HIPAA/HITECH, False Claims Act, Medicare/Medicaid Conditions of Participation, qui tam whistleblower claims, state licensure laws, credentialing/peer review, bioethics and research compliance.  Additionally, Jill is credentialed as a Fellow of Information Privacy, Certified Information Privacy Manager, and Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. 

Jill brings over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry as an attorney, administrator and health care provider, including Chief Legal Officer and interim Chief Nurse Officer of an acute care hospital, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Privacy Officer of a national healthcare system, and a 24-year career in the U.S. Army.  She has litigated cases brought under the Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and the False Claims Act, as well as medical malpractice and commercial liability cases.  Her expert knowledge of law and healthcare enables her to provide realistic, practical advice and solutions to her clients. 

Jill is board certified in Health Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.  She currently chairs the San Antonio Bar Association Health Law Section and is a Texas Hospital Association Leadership Fellow.