Kevin R. Davis, Ph.D. in biology, is senior counsel at HealthTrust Performance Group. He has experience in healthcare IT transactions, payer-provider agreements, government program management, payment compliance strategies, data privacy and IP rights protection. He is the former vice president and associate general counsel for LifePoint Health and the former associate general counsel for Vanderbilt University.
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