Reduce risk and lower costs.
We’ve represented dozens of health care providers in state and federal investigations and proceedings. To avoid sanctions and external investigations, we help providers conduct risk management audits and consult with them on a range of issues including:
- Clinical privileges
- Credentialing
- Anti-trust concerns
- Rural hospital matters
- Peer review
- Licensing
- Due diligence
- Physician and professional contracting
We also negotiate financial arrangements and facilitate mediation and legal counseling between and among various health care practice groups or entities.
The health care industry is one of the most heavily regulated industries in the United States. We provide guidance to health care providers on numerous federal and state regulations, including compliance with:
- Health care privacy and HIPAA
- Compliance with HIPAA requirements is challenging. We can help you put the proper training and privacy policies into place to ensure you’re in compliance with HIPAA and other health care regulations. If an investigation is launched for possible HIPAA violations, we’ve got the right experience to help minimize the consequences and remedy the situation.
- Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
- Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA)
- Stark and Anti-kickback laws
- Electronic medical records and security regulations
- Blood and Tissue Shield Law
Our transactional attorneys advise health care providers in all aspects of the business side of health care, including:
- Business entity formation and organization
- Joint ventures
- Mergers
- Tax planning
- Contracting
- Health care employment law
- Health care contracts
- Health care and hospital administration
We work with all types of health care providers:
- Hospitals
- Critical Access Hospitals
- Physician practices
- Nursing homes
- Surgery centers
- Home health agencies
- Hospice facilities
- Rehabilitation facilities
- Non-profit health care organizations
- Individual doctors
- Nurses and therapists
- Medical staff issues
- Bylaws, rules and regulations, and policies
- Privileging and credentialing medical providers
- Peer review issues
- Fair hearing proceedings
GLR Attorneys Practicing Health Care Law
Scalable legal counsel
Use only what you need, when you need it. As your needs change, you’ve got a team of attorneys—in almost every area of law—ready to jump in as needed.