OUR APPROACH
The full resources of our firm are available to help health care clients realize their business goals. We draw upon our technical knowledge of insurance and health law and our business experience in handling regulatory matters and the organizational, transactional, compliance and litigation issues associated with the health care industry. In addition, our attorneys address all aspects of health care management by assisting clients with the transition in this era of managed care, integrated delivery systems and the new payor-patient-provider relationships. The diversity of our health care clients allows us to understand the interests of all parties in a transaction and enables us to represent our clients more effectively.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Our philosophy is to consistently achieve the results that our clients expect through effective, resourceful, efficient, and responsive representation. We practice law with the highest integrity, professionalism, and a commitment to excellence. Within this framework, we strive to offer cost-effective, innovative, and practical advice and solutions.
OUR SERVICES
Our health care attorneys have many years of experience representing the full range of health care providers and related entities including hospitals (governmental and private), psychiatric hospitals, medical clinic physicians, physician groups and individual physicians, management services organizations, physician networks or practice associations, physician hospital organizations, nursing homes, home health agencies, specialty hospitals, laboratory companies, hospice organizations, physician practice management companies, ambulatory surgical centers and others.
We have provided services in the following areas of health care:
- Advice on Accreditation Matters
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Anti-Trust Advice and Litigation
- Business Organizational and Contractual Advice, Drafting and Documentation
- Creation and Maintenance of Compliance Programs
- Development and Operation of Integrated Delivery Systems and Other Health Care Joint Ventures
- Health Care Fraud and Abuse Matters including Advice on the Anti-Kickback Laws (Illegal Remuneration), Fraud, False Claims Act (including Qui Tam Claims), "Stark" Advice and Defense
- Information Systems
- Labor and Employment
- Legislative Advice and Representation
- Long-Term Care
- Managed Care Contracting
- Medical Staff Matters
- Mergers, Acquisitions and Consolidations
- Payor/Patient/Provider Relationships
- Physician Contracts
- Physician/Hospital Relationships
- Physician Referral Issues
- Professional Disciplinary Proceedings
- Professional Liability and Malpractice Claims as well as Various Health Care Litigation Matters
- Provider/Payor Disputes
- Real Estate and Construction Issues
- Regulatory Matters [including Health Care Financing Association (now Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), Department of Health and Human Services, Texas Department of Health]
- Reimbursement Planning
- Risk Management Issues
- Tax Advice for both Tax-Exempt (including IRS audits) and Taxable Organizations
- Various Licensure Matters
