Reliable Legal Counsel for Healthcare Providers

We handle the legal issues so you can concentrate on your patients

With the ongoing changes occurring in health services, healthcare providers — including individual doctors, medical practices, hospitals, nursing homes, home healthcare agencies, and hospice providers — face unique legal issues. In the already demanding field of medicine, addressing these issues can be difficult. The experienced and dedicated legal team at Coolidge Wall is here to help. Our attorneys draw on their substantial healthcare law experience to advise medical practices regarding legal issues ranging from simple and routine matters to novel and complex issues. Healthcare providers throughout the state trust us to provide reliable advice about the legal issues that affect their businesses.

Common legal issues for healthcare providers

The healthcare industry is heavily regulated due to a combination of factors, including the importance of healthcare, the sensitivity of health information and the frequent interaction healthcare providers have with government programs like Medicaid and Medicare. The result is that medical practices face a number of serious legal compliance issues. Documented regulations include:

• HIPAA
• EMTALA
• False Claims Act

• Private inurement regulations
• Anti-kickback laws
• Stark Laws

This is all in addition to the usual corporate law issues that confront nearly every business. For healthcare providers, even these routine issues can take on an added degree of complexity:

Legal services tailored for healthcare providers

Our team understands the special challenges healthcare providers face. That is why our diverse practice places special emphasis on serving doctors, medical practices, hospitals and other providers. Our clients include:

As with all our clients, our attorneys strive to become familiar with every aspect of your medical practice so that we can provide legal counsel that is specifically tailored to your situation. You can expect prompt and reliable legal counsel for routine matters and access to the substantial and diverse legal experience of our entire team.