The enactment and revision of federal, state, and local laws often require modification of policies and procedures and, on occasion, entity reorganization to ensure compliance. Our attorneys stay current on all developments regarding the regulation of the health care industry and promptly alert our clients to the potential impact of any relevant developments.

Services included in this group are:

Evaluation – Evaluation of existing and proposed business arrangements for compliance with Stark physician self-referral laws, fraud and abuse regulations, HIPAA, patient confidentiality, anti-trust laws and other government restraints.

Professional Review & Medical Staff Issues – Counseling and advocacy as to credentialing and disciplinary actions, peer review actions, and representation for all facets of licensing and medical staff issues.

Entity Formation - Formation of health care business entities of all types including corporations, S corporations, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and professional service corporations.

Entity Organizations – Organization of health care joint ventures of all types including independent practice associations (IPAs), management service organizations (MSOs), preferred provider organizations (PPOs), physician hospital organizations (PHOs), and physician service organizations (PSOs).

Drafting & Negotiating – Negotiating and putting into effect a broad array of transactions regarding employment and independent contractor matters, purchases and leases of real estate, medical equipment and practice purchases and sales, and managed care and medical services contracting.

Litigation- Counseling and advocacy necessary to vindicate the rights of our health care clients. Services in this area run the gamut from enforcing non-competition agreements to actions for breach of contract and defamation.

Medical Records Counseling – Counseling as to the completion, retention, storage, and organization of medical records, as well as regarding the complex issues of confidentiality, consent, immunity, and ownership of the data generated.

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