Hospitals and Health Systems

We serve as general counsel to a variety of health care organizations, including hospitals and health systems. We advise clients on day-to-day regulatory matters and complex transactions. In our role as trusted advisor to our hospital and health system clients, we often attend Board of Directors and corporate compliance committee meetings and provide advice on the overall legal needs of the organization. Our activities include:

• Addressing corporate compliance issues and drafting corporate compliance policies
• Negotiating medical director and hospital-based physician contracts
• Addressing regulatory compliance and licensure issues and developing corporate policies, including HIPAA
• Advising on the implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley and the formation of audit committees
• Assistance with licensing, JCAHO and other accreditation guidelines
• Analyzing Certificate of Need issues
• Structuring executive compensation arrangements
• Developing physician recruitment policies, checklists and form documents
• Facilitating the implementation of legally compliant gainsharing arrangements
• Representing medical staffs in fair hearing processes
• Advising on medical staff organization and revising medical staff By-Laws