Few industries are as heavily regulated as health care. Our Health Care attorneys have the expertise and real-world experience to help clients navigate this complex environment. Our practice includes counseling acute care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, imaging centers, nursing homes, physician practices, and other health care organizations on compliance requirements applicable to their operations and business arrangements in order to avoid violations of the law, and also advising these clients on investigating and resolving compliance issues that have been identified internally or that are the subject of a government investigation.
Few industries are as heavily regulated as health care. Our Health Care attorneys have the expertise and real-world experience to help clients navigate this complex environment. Our practice includes counseling acute care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, imaging centers, nursing homes, physician practices, and other health care organizations on compliance requirements applicable to their operations and business arrangements in order to avoid violations of the law, and also advising these clients on investigating and resolving compliance issues that have been identified internally or that are the subject of a government investigation.
We work with our clients in all aspects of their operations to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. This work includes structuring and documenting transactions and arrangements with physicians and other health care providers to comply with the federal Stark and Anti-Kickback Statutes, state self-referral and anti-kickback laws, and other legal requirements. We also routinely advise clients on billing and payment issues arising under Medicare and other government payment programs.
When potential compliance issues are identified by a client, or become the subject of a civil or criminal investigation, we have a multidisciplinary team consisting of health care regulatory experts and seasoned litigators with experience in internal and external investigations. Our team routinely assists clients in conducting internal investigations to determine whether a violation has occurred. We have a strong track record of defending clients against civil and criminal government investigations. Where non-compliance is discovered, we have experience helping clients navigate through the process of determining whether self-disclosure and repayment are required, and negotiating settlements with any involved government agencies.
For more information on our experience representing clients in civil and criminal investigations and enforcement actions, see our White Collar and Qui Tam Defense practice area description.