Challenges of Hospital-Based Pathology Compensation Arrangements

Jane Pine Wood is a licensed and practicing attorney who oversees the company’s Legal Department, with a focus on legal and regulatory compliance, corporate governance and corporate ethics.

Jane joined BioReference after serving nearly three decades in private practice at McDonald Hopkins, LLC. She is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, and has received the Association of Pathology Chairs’ Friends of Pathology Award, American Society of Clinical Pathology Patients’ Advocate Award, and is listed among Massachusetts Super Lawyers – Top 50 Female Lawyer Award.

She holds her J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law and B.A. in History from Texas A&M University.

Mr. Sands is a Director in the Firm’s California office where he specializes in the valuation of complex compensation arrangements which may have Stark and/or Anti-Kickback implications and business valuation. Prior to joining HealthCare Appraisers, Mr. Sands was a private investment manager with Wachovia Securities in Las Olas, Florida.

Mr. Sands currently possesses over eight years of fulltime healthcare consulting and valuation experience. During this time, Mr. Sands has gained exposure to every type of analysis that the Firm provides to clients, and has been instrumental in aiding the development of the Firm’s internal standards, FMV guidance and templates. He is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and holds a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Boston University’s School of Management. He is a Level II Candidate in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program.