Lisa Diehl Vandecaveye

Attorney Lisa Diehl Vandecaveye* draws on more than 35 years of experience as a Chief Legal Officer and health care executive when advising health care clients on the corporate and regulatory issues affecting their operations.

Lisa delivers business-focused general counsel services, guiding health care clients through strategic growth and development, governance, regulatory compliance, leadership transitions, licensing, insurance, and risk management best practices. She also advises on operational and HIPAA compliance matters, as well as medical staff, credentialing, peer review, and quality improvement issues. Additionally, clients rely on Lisa to help them navigate intricate contractual arrangements, including hospital-physician collaborations, and to advise on acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and other complex transactions.

Before joining Epstein Becker Green, Lisa served as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Board Secretary of The Joint Commission. In this capacity, she provided strategic leadership on legal, compliance, and governance matters.

Lisa’s real-world legal insights and pragmatic approach to problem-solving also stem from her tenure in senior leadership roles in various Michigan health care organizations. As Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer of an eight-hospital system with over 150 ambulatory sites, 5,000 physicians, and 33,000 employees, she oversaw compliance, privacy, security, internal audit, and accreditation efforts. Previously, as Corporate Vice President of Legal Affairs at a 330-bed hospital and long-term care continuum, ambulance services, and verified trauma center, she managed corporate legal affairs, compliance, human resources, and risk management programs. Earlier in her career, she led operations as President of a 70-bed skilled nursing facility and developed a strategic plan for medical staff integration across four hospitals and numerous clinics in the Metro Detroit area.

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Lisa’s legal counseling background includes serving as Associate General Counsel for a major academic health care system in Michigan and as Senior Attorney for a multi-hospital and mental health system in Detroit. Her clients value her ability to blend her legal experience with practical business acumen.

An active member of the American Health Law Association (AHLA), Lisa has held numerous leadership positions, including as a member of AHLA’s Board of Directors and as an AHLA Fellow. A sought-after speaker and author, she frequently presents topics related to health care law. In addition, Lisa has served as a defense expert witness on end-of-life care, medical administration, and credentialing issues.

*Admitted in Michigan; not admitted in the District of Columbia.

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• The Stevie® Awards, Gold Stevie Award for Female Executive of the Year, Government or Non-Profit, More Than 1,500 Employees (2015)
• Nightingale's Healthcare News, Outstanding In-House Counsel to Hospitals/Healthcare Systems (2008)
• The University of Toledo, College of Business Administration, Outstanding Alumnae (2006)

Education

• University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, Aresty Institute of Executive Education (C.P.D., 2013)
• The University of Toledo, College of Business Administration (M.B.A., 1986)
  • Specialization in Health Care Administration
• The University of Toledo, College of Law (J.D.,1985)
• The University of Toledo, College of Business Administration (B.B.A., 1981)

Professional & Community Involvement

• American Health Law Association

• Board of Directors (2006 to 2012)
• Executive Committee
• Board Secretary
• Finance Committee
• Public Interest Committee, Chair
• Alternate Dispute Resolution Task Force, Chair
• Membership Committee
• Program Committee
• Teaching Hospitals and Academic Medical Centers Practice Group, Past Chair & Past Vice Chair
• House Counsel Program Committee, Chair (2006 to 2013)
• Alternate Dispute Resolution Service, Mediator
• Nominating Committee
• Public Interest Projects:
  • "Health Care and the Transgender Community" Convener Session (March 2016)
  • Fellows Coordinating Committee, Diversity & Inclusion Council (2016)
  • Fellows Coordinating Council, Chair (2019 to 2022)

• Michigan Bar Association, Health Law Section
• Michigan Commission on Death and Dying, Member Representing the Michigan Hospital Association
• Michigan Ethics Resource Network, Past Board Member
• Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Medical Records Task Force and Task Force on Michigan Peer Review, Member Representing the Michigan Society of Healthcare Attorneys
• Michigan Hospital Association, Task Force on Performance Improvement and Regulatory Compliance
• Michigan Society of Healthcare Attorneys, Past President and Past Board Member
• Michigan Society of Health Care Risk Management, Past Board Member
• Michigan State Medical Society, End of Life Forum, Member Representing the Michigan Bar Association’s Health Care Law Section and the Michigan Hospital Association
• Monroe County Bar Association, Past Treasurer

• National Association of Corporate Directors (2023)

• Southeastern Michigan Health Council/Michigan Hospital Association, Task Force on Medical Futility Policy

• American College of Healthcare Executives, Life Fellow (LFACHE)
• American Health Lawyers Association, Fellow (2014)
• The University of Chicago/MMI Companies, Healthcare Risk Management Certificate Program (HRM) (1994)