Health Care The Firm has an extensive health care practice which is managed by ten full-time health care attorneys. The Firm represents several hundred physicians and more than twenty hospitals on an on-going basis throughout South Carolina and North Carolina. Our Firm is also called upon for special projects by many other healthcare clients.
The Firm provides services in a wide variety of health care areas including the following:
- antitrust advice and litigation
- managed care contracting
- information systems
- development and operation of integrated delivery systems and other healthcare joint ventures
- mergers, acquisitions and consolidations
- payor / patient / provider relationships
- physician / hospital relationships
- long-term care
- various healthcare litigation matters
- regulatory matters
- certificate of need proceedings
- medical staff matters
- tax advice for both tax-exempt and taxable organizations
- securities advice and representation for both public and private organizations
- various licensure matters
- reimbursement planning
- creation and maintenance of compliance programs
- healthcare fraud and abuse matters
- risk management issues
- provider / payor disputes
- professional disciplinary proceedings
- legislative advice and representation
- physician referral issues
- advice on accreditation matters
- alternative dispute resolution
In addition, the Firm's service to its health care clients is enhanced because the health care team is able to draw upon the knowledge of other specific teams, such as corporate and finance, litigation, labor and employment, administrative regulatory, and tax and employee benefits.
The Firm provides its clients with a host of legal experts located throughout South and North Carolina who are experienced in all areas of law concerning the regulation, delivery, and financing of health care services. The Firm currently provides advice on an on-going basis to several major provider networks in South Carolina. In addition, the Firm provides counsel to both hospitals and physicians relating to the sale of physician practices. The Firm's health care team members are frequent speakers at seminars, throughout the Carolinas, on topics such as physician/hospital relationships, managed care contracting, formation of integrated delivery systems and physician hospital organizations, as well as other regulatory topics.
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