Physician and Group Representation
Physicians and physician groups face a multitude of business issues because of the intense regulatory requirements. Our skilled business transactions attorneys understand health care and can guide our clients through a myriad of complex legal issues. We routinely assist physicians and physician groups with:
- General corporate and business matters
- Physician compensation
- Provider-based contracting
- Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute compliance
- Sale and acquisition of practices
- Physician recruitment
- Noncompete analysis and litigation
- Creation of ancillary services
- Managed care contracting
- Billing and reimbursement issues
- Joint ventures
- Affiliations with other providers
- Call coverage issues
- Contract preparation and negotiations
- Medical staff issues
- Medical director and exclusive provider contracts
- Participation in integrated delivery systems
- Compliance program development and maintenance
- Employment issues
- Licensing matters
- HIPAA compliance and medical records management
- Governmental investigations
- Acquisition of major medical equipment
We have represented large and small groups in the following specialty areas:
- Multispecialty Groups
- Primary Care Clinics
- Internal Medicine Groups
- Hospital-Based Physicians
- Cardiology Groups
- Radiology Groups
- Anesthesia Groups
- Gastroenterology Groups
- Surgery Groups
- Nephrology Groups
- Neurology Groups
- Behavioral Health Groups
- Ophthalmology Groups
- Otolaryngology Groups
- Urology Groups
- Pediatric Groups
- OB/GYN Groups
- Pulmonary Groups
- Emergency Medicine Groups
- Hospitalists
- Dental Groups
- Chiropractic Centers
- Alternative Clinics and Providers