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With the rapid pace of change in health care, it is important to have legal counsel who can effectively navigate the maze of laws and regulations applicable to this complex sector. Orr & Reno health care attorneys have served health care clients for over 25 years. We counsel clients on business, operational, transactional, financial and regulatory activities as well as offering representation in malpractice cases and providing risk management services.
Practice Focus
- Practitioner credentialing for hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations and insurers
- Antitrust; referral issues including Stark regulations and anti-kickback statutes
- Mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures
- Licensure, Medicare/Medicaid certification, HMO qualification, and private accreditation (JCAHO)
- Certificate of need
- Provider - payor contracting
- Governance for nonprofit health care organizations
- Tax exempt bond financing
- Medicare payment and participation; fraud and abuse
- HIPAA and state confidentiality laws
- Health information technology
- Employment
- Immigration
- Quality assurance and risk management
- Medical ethics, including patient consent and competency
- Defense of medical negligence claims
- Anti-dumping statute (EMTALA)
Representative Matters
- Guiding health facilities through the HIPAA implementation process, including the establishment of HIPAA compliance plans
- Establishing OB-Net, Northern New England Perinatal Quality Improvement Network
- Obtaining favorable results for clients before state health facilities, licensing agencies and the certificate of need agency to secure approvals for innovative approaches to health care delivery
- Developing joint ventures for shared services, such as mobile technology
Business and Industry Sectors Represented
- Hospitals
- Physician group practices
- Residential care facilities, including nursing homes and group homes
- Assisted living facilities
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