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Carrie A. Hanger
Partner
The Knollwood
380 Knollwood Street
Suite 530
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
380 Knollwood Street
Suite 530
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
carrie.hanger@nelsonmullins.com
Carrie Hanger is a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Winston-Salem office where she practices with the Healthcare team.
Ms. Hanger focuses her practice on advising healthcare providers and entities engaged in clinical research. With a decade of experience, she routinely counsels clients on licensure and certification, enrollment and reimbursement, accreditation, certificate of need,...
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Carrie Hanger is a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Winston-Salem office where she practices with the Healthcare team.
Ms. Hanger focuses her practice on advising healthcare providers and entities engaged in clinical research. With a decade of experience, she routinely counsels clients on licensure and certification, enrollment and reimbursement, accreditation, certificate of need, regulatory and compliance issues, risk management, professional liability, medical staff matters, and business disputes. Her clients range from hospitals and surgical centers to physician groups, long-term care facilities, hospices, home health providers, drug and medical device companies, and DME suppliers. She has significant arbitration and trial experience, appearing in both state and federal courts as well as in administrative proceedings.
regulatory and compliance issues, risk management, professional liability, medical staff matters, and business disputes. Her clients range from hospitals and surgical centers to physician groups, long-term care facilities, hospices, home health providers, drug and medical device companies, and DME suppliers. She has significant arbitration and trial experience, appearing in both state and federal courts as well as in administrative proceedings.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Experience
- Works with hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, physician groups, long-term care facilities, hospices, home health care providers, drug and device companies, and DME suppliers
- Analyzes issues related to clinical and preclinical research and drafts and negotiates clinical research related documents, such as clinical trial agreements and confidentiality agreements
- Represents clients before state and federal courts as well as in administrative proceedings and arbitration
- Has tried cases to a jury verdict and argued before the North Carolina Court of Appeals
- Second-chaired a wrongful death trial three months after being admitted to practice
Representative Matters
- Assisted an ambulatory surgical center with enrollment, licensure, certification, and accreditation issues due to a change of ownership
- Analyzed reimbursement issues for a provider engaged in clinical research
- Defended healthcare providers in multi-district litigation arising from a national outbreak of fungal meningitis due to exposure to an allegedly contaminated steroid produced by a compounding pharmacy
- Represented an ambulatory surgical facility before the Office of Administrative Hearings, Department of Health Services Regulation, and N.C. Court of Appeals in an appeal from the approval of its certificate of need application
- Defended a physician practice with an appeal following a ZPIC audit
- Represented a hospital Medical Executive Committee in the fair hearing process following the denial of a physician’s request for clinical privileges
- Defended a physician in the fair hearing process following the summary suspension of his privileges
- Resolved a dispute for a physician practice relating to its EMR software
- Defended a long-term care facility in a medical malpractice action
- Reviewed and revised privacy policies for a long term care provider
- Analyzed whether a hospital’s existing charity care policy complies with the requirements of Section 501(r) and providing revisions to ensure compliance
Certifications
- Certified in Healthcare Research Compliance by The Health Care Compliance Association
Education
-
Wake Forest University School of Law,
JD
(2006)
- Executive Editor, Wake Forest Law Review (2005-2006)
- Staff Writer, Wake Forest Law Review (2004-2005)
- Davidson College, BA, English (2001)
Admissions
- North Carolina
Practice Areas
Industries
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Experience
- Works with hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, physician groups, long-term care facilities, hospices, home health care providers, drug and device companies, and DME suppliers
- Analyzes issues related to clinical and preclinical research and drafts and negotiates clinical research related documents, such as clinical trial agreements and confidentiality agreements
- Represents clients before state and federal courts as well as in administrative proceedings and arbitration
- Has tried cases to a jury verdict and argued before the North Carolina Court of Appeals
- Second-chaired a wrongful death trial three months after being admitted to practice
Representative Matters
- Assisted an ambulatory surgical center with enrollment, licensure, certification, and accreditation issues due to a change of ownership
- Analyzed reimbursement issues for a provider engaged in clinical research
- Defended healthcare providers in multi-district litigation arising from a national outbreak of fungal meningitis due to exposure to an allegedly contaminated steroid produced by a compounding pharmacy
- Represented an ambulatory surgical facility before the Office of Administrative Hearings, Department of Health Services Regulation, and N.C. Court of Appeals in an appeal from the approval of its certificate of need application
- Defended a physician practice with an appeal following a ZPIC audit
- Represented a hospital Medical Executive Committee in the fair hearing process following the denial of a physician’s request for clinical privileges
- Defended a physician in the fair hearing process following the summary suspension of his privileges
- Resolved a dispute for a physician practice relating to its EMR software
- Defended a long-term care facility in a medical malpractice action
- Reviewed and revised privacy policies for a long term care provider
- Analyzed whether a hospital’s existing charity care policy complies with the requirements of Section 501(r) and providing revisions to ensure compliance
Certifications
- Certified in Healthcare Research Compliance by The Health Care Compliance Association
Articles & Speeches
Recognitions
The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney’s inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Edition, Health Care (2015-2018)
- Triad Business Journal's "40 Leaders Under Forty" (2017)
- Smith Moore Leatherwood John McNeill Smith Pro Bono Award (2014)
- Leaders in the Law Award, N.C. Lawyers Weekly (2013)
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Professionalism Committee (2011 – present)
- American Health Lawyers Association
- N.C. Society of Health Care Attorneys, Board of Directors
Community
- N.C. Guardian Ad Litem appellate advocate
- Board of Directors, Bell House (2012-present)
- Member, Steering Committee, Future Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro (2015-present); Chair, Grantmaking Committee (2017); Co-Chair, Marketing and Membership Committee (2016)
- Board of Directors, SECU Hospital Guest House of Winston-Salem (2007-2010)
- Chair, CLE & New Projects Committee, North Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyer's Division, (2008-2009)
- Guilford City/County Insurance Advisory Committee
Leadership
- Leadership Greensboro (2016)
Carrie Hanger is a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Winston-Salem office where she practices with the Healthcare team.
Ms. Hanger focuses her practice on advising healthcare providers and entities engaged in clinical research. With a decade of experience, she routinely counsels clients on licensure and certification, enrollment and reimbursement, accreditation, certificate of need,... regulatory and compliance issues, risk management, professional liability, medical staff matters, and business disputes. Her clients range from hospitals and surgical centers to physician groups, long-term care facilities, hospices, home health providers, drug and medical device companies, and DME suppliers. She has significant arbitration and trial experience, appearing in both state and federal courts as well as in administrative proceedings.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Experience
- Works with hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, physician groups, long-term care facilities, hospices, home health care providers, drug and device companies, and DME suppliers
- Analyzes issues related to clinical and preclinical research and drafts and negotiates clinical research related documents, such as clinical trial agreements and confidentiality agreements
- Represents clients before state and federal courts as well as in administrative proceedings and arbitration
- Has tried cases to a jury verdict and argued before the North Carolina Court of Appeals
- Second-chaired a wrongful death trial three months after being admitted to practice
Representative Matters
- Assisted an ambulatory surgical center with enrollment, licensure, certification, and accreditation issues due to a change of ownership
- Analyzed reimbursement issues for a provider engaged in clinical research
- Defended healthcare providers in multi-district litigation arising from a national outbreak of fungal meningitis due to exposure to an allegedly contaminated steroid produced by a compounding pharmacy
- Represented an ambulatory surgical facility before the Office of Administrative Hearings, Department of Health Services Regulation, and N.C. Court of Appeals in an appeal from the approval of its certificate of need application
- Defended a physician practice with an appeal following a ZPIC audit
- Represented a hospital Medical Executive Committee in the fair hearing process following the denial of a physician’s request for clinical privileges
- Defended a physician in the fair hearing process following the summary suspension of his privileges
- Resolved a dispute for a physician practice relating to its EMR software
- Defended a long-term care facility in a medical malpractice action
- Reviewed and revised privacy policies for a long term care provider
- Analyzed whether a hospital’s existing charity care policy complies with the requirements of Section 501(r) and providing revisions to ensure compliance
Certifications
- Certified in Healthcare Research Compliance by The Health Care Compliance Association
Education
-
Wake Forest University School of Law,
JD
(2006)
- Executive Editor, Wake Forest Law Review (2005-2006)
- Staff Writer, Wake Forest Law Review (2004-2005)
- Davidson College, BA, English (2001)
Admissions
- North Carolina
Practice Areas
Industries
The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Edition, Health Care (2015-2018)
- Triad Business Journal's "40 Leaders Under Forty" (2017)
- Smith Moore Leatherwood John McNeill Smith Pro Bono Award (2014)
- Leaders in the Law Award, N.C. Lawyers Weekly (2013)
- American Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Professionalism Committee (2011 – present)
- American Health Lawyers Association
- N.C. Society of Health Care Attorneys, Board of Directors
- N.C. Guardian Ad Litem appellate advocate
- Board of Directors, Bell House (2012-present)
- Member, Steering Committee, Future Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro (2015-present); Chair, Grantmaking Committee (2017); Co-Chair, Marketing and Membership Committee (2016)
- Board of Directors, SECU Hospital Guest House of Winston-Salem (2007-2010)
- Chair, CLE & New Projects Committee, North Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyer's Division, (2008-2009)
- Guilford City/County Insurance Advisory Committee
- Leadership Greensboro (2016)
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