David McDonough
Legal Services Director @Central California Alliance for Health
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WORK HISTORY
Legal Services Director @Central California Alliance for Health
Scotts Valley, CA, US
My activities at this health plan include the following:• Provide strategic management oversight in implementing, directing, and monitoring the Alliance’s Legal Services Department• Direct the Legal Services Department, act as a subject matter expert and provide executive level advice and guidance on legal and administrative contracting issues and overall business operations• Manage and coordinate legal matters in collaboration with external counsel• Direct health plan administrative contracting, including maintenance of agreements and negotiation and re-negotiation of contracts in coordination with Alliance staff and external counsel• Direct, manage, and supervise Legal Services Department staff• Provide prudent legal recommendations and counsel to executive team members• Develop legal strategies and objectives, analyze case law, and make recommendations• Perform risk assessment, anticipate and respond to risks, and provide risk mitigation support• Review, guide or provide a response to legal inquiries, including subpoenas• Provide advice and perform legal research related to regulatory issues, provider and vendor contracting, and general healthcare compliance matters• Analyze and interpret legal, regulatory and contractual language, policies, procedures and guidelines, and legislative and regulatory directives
EDUCATION
University of San Francisco
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
University of California, Davis
B.S.
SKILLS
ABOUT DAVID MCDONOUGH
With over 15 years of work experience in the legal field, I am a seasoned and passionate Legal Services Director at Central California Alliance for Health (CCAH), a public health plan that serves over members in five counties. My core competencies include strategic management, legal advice and guidance, contract negotiation and drafting, and compliance with health care laws and regulations. My mission is to provide high-quality legal services that support the Alliance\'s vision of improving the health and well-being of our diverse and underserved communities. In my current role, I lead and oversee the Legal Services Department, acting as a subject matter expert and providing executive level advice and guidance on legal and administrative contracting issues and overall business operations. I also manage and coordinate legal matters in collaboration with external counsel, and direct health plan administrative contracting, including maintenance of agreements and re-negotiation of contracts in coordination with Alliance staff and external counsel. Some of the skills that I use and demonstrate in my role are mediation, legal writing, and commercial litigation, which help me resolve disputes, communicate effectively, and protect the interests of the Alliance.
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