Kenneth "Ken" Yood

Kenneth "Ken" Yood

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011
Awarded Practice Areas
Administrative / Regulatory Law Health Care Law
Awarded Practice Areas
Administrative / Regulatory Law Health Care Law
Kenneth "Ken" Yood
Kenneth "Ken" Yood
Los Angeles, CA
Works at
Polsinelli PC

297 Best Lawyers awards

Biography

Ken is a partner in the Corporate practice group in the firm's Los Angeles office. Chambers USA ranks him highly for Healthcare, where he was commended for his "broad-based ability in the regulatory area." Clients appreciate that "his explanations are clear, and he understands the business side of things," notes Chambers 2016.

Ken represents a wide range of healthcare providers and healthcare companies, including specialty and general acute hospitals (including local district, nonprofit and for-profit facilities), home health agencies, pharmaceutical vendors, nursing facilities, and health information and management providers.

Ken has experience in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and certification, state licensing, and federal regulatory compliance.

Additionally, he counsels clients on physician referral law limitations, state and federal fraud and abuse issues, and state and federal false claims and program fraud matters.

Ken helps clients both establish and operate healthcare compliance programs. He has developed corporate compliance programs designed to identify Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and certification issues, licensing and federal regulatory compliance matters, fraud and abuse issues, as well other regulatory compliance matters. He has assisted clients in both internal and external investigations of healthcare facilities and has experience in advising clients on disclosure and reporting obligations and strategies under the various federal and state false claims laws.

Works at
Polsinelli PC

297 Best Lawyers awards

Locations

Education

  • University of Buffalo Law School, J.D., graduated 1991

Client Testimonials

Ken is a great partner with our company. He is extremely responsive, cost conscious, and has a great ability to marry the legal and business sides of our issues/opportunities.

Eric Friedlander (Starpoint Health, Inc.)

Ken understands our business, what our needs are, and how to help us achieve our goals. He's also one of the most responsive attorneys I've worked with.

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Administrative / Regulatory Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Health Care Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law, Los Angeles (2018)
  • Health Care Law, Los Angeles (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Health Care Law
Special Focus:
  • Compliance

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