The healthcare industry is one of the most widely regulated industries in the United States. Healthcare providers are not only subject to regulations applicable to all businesses, but they must also comply with complex industry-specific regulations.
The firm recognizes our clients' need to have experienced attorneys who can provide sound advice in the dynamic area of healthcare law. The Kramer Rayson attorneys who practice healthcare law are Warren L. Gooch, Charles M. Finn, Steven E. Kramer, Shannon D. Coleman and J. Matthew Brotherton. The firm currently represents healthcare systems, community hospitals, physicians, physician groups and specialty care providers in all aspects of health care, including the following:
- Certificates of Need and licensing issues
- HIPAA, Stark and Anti-Kickback matters (Fraud and Abuse)
- Hospital and other health care facility operational and regulatory matters
- Physician practice transactions
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers
- Diagnostic Imaging Services
- Labor and employment matters
- Contracts for physician services
- General corporate and entity matters
- Compliance program development and counseling
- Third party payer relations
- Immigration matters
- Tax exemption issues
- Real estate transactions and development
- Mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures
- Finance
- Business restructuring and reorganization
- Defending health care providers against professional liability claims