DeMuro, Paul R.

Paul R. DeMuro

Retired Partner

Paul DeMuro retired from the partnership in September 2012. Also a CPA, his practice focused on corporate, healthcare law and technology. At the time of his retirement, Mr. DeMuro was pursuing his PhD in Biomedical Informatics at Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine.

At the time of his retirement, Mr. DeMuro was a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the American Medical Informatics Association, the Medical Group Management Association, and a Fellow in The American College of Medical Practice Executives, the Healthcare Financial Management Association, the Health Care Compliance Association, the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American Health Lawyers Association. Chambers USA has listed Mr. DeMuro as a leading California Healthcare lawyer from 2007 to 2011.

Mr. DeMuro has authored more than 100 publications on various topics, such as: accountable care organizations, biomedical informatics, clinical integration, mergers and acquisitions, capital finance, corporate governance, Medicare reimbursement, fraud and abuse and various healthcare issues. A sampling of his written works include: 

  • "Health Care Reform- It's Here- Now What for Providers?" New American Foundation, The New Health Dialogue
    Blog
    , March 31, 2010
  • "Introduction to E-Heath Law Issues," Chapter 1, E-Health Business and Transactional Law, Bureau of National
    Affairs (2002, and supplement 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008)
  • “7 Strategies for Success in Governing an ACO,” Healthcare Financial Management, May, 2011
  • “Imaging and Laboratory Systems – Not Interoperable,” HIT News, Vol. 14, Issue 1, February, 2011
  •  “Community Physicians Participating in Accountable Care Organizations Through Clinical Integration,” The Health Lawyer, Vol. 22, No. 6, August, 2010

Education

  • Masters in Biomedical Informatics, Oregon Health and Science University, School of Medicine, 2012
  • MBA, University of California, Berkeley, 1986
  • JD, Washington University in St. Louis, 1979
  • BA, University of Maryland, 1976