HEALTHCARE LAW

We represent physicians, nurses, physician assistants, allied health professionals, other licensed healthcare professionals, healthcare facilities, medical staffs, clinics and medical groups in a variety of matters including:

PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
  •   Medical Staff / Professional Staff
  •   Peer review, quality of care, Judicial Review Committee hearings
  •   Disciplinary proceedings
  •   Wellbeing, substance abuse, disruptive conduct allegations
  •   Licenses, Credentials and Privileges
  •   Medical Director, Professional Services, Employment and Independent Contractor Agreements
  •   Medical Staff and Professional Staff Bylaws
  •   Summary suspension, automatic suspension, termination, discipline, monitoring, proctoring
  •   Rehabilitation and education program placement
  •   Business & Professions Code Section 805 and National Practitioner Data Bank Reports
REGULATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD DEFENSE
  • Medical Board of California and other licensing board investigations and hearings
  • Drug Enforcement Agency
  • Medicare and Medi-Cal issues
  • Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Department of Health Services, Attorney General, District Attorney, Office of Civil Rights, and FBI investigations
  • Reimbursement audits and investigations
  • Medicare and Medi-Cal exclusions and suspensions
BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
  • Professional corporation formation
  • Management company formation
  • Permitting
  • Physician Group Agreements
  • Purchase and Sale of medical, dental and other practices
  • Billing and reimbursement procedures
COMPLIANCE
  • HIPAA and state patient data privacy and security
  • Stark and Anti-Kickback statute compliance
  • Corporate compliance programs
  • Workers Compensation, Insurance, Medicare and Medi-Cal compliance
  • Scope of practice issues for nurse practitioners, physician assistants and others
  • Risk management issues
  • Audit risk assessment
LITIGATION
  • Credentialing and peer review disputes
  • Writ proceedings, damages cases, injunctive relief, arbitration, mediation
  • License defense and appeals
  • Business, officer, director and employment agreements
  • False Claims Act and whistleblower defense
  • Unfair business practices, anti-competitive behavior, fraud
  • Practice and call panel exclusion
  • Stark and Anti-Kickback statutes

    • Business disputes