102 North College, Suite 900, Tyler Texas 75702
Phone: 903-597-8311

Health Care

Health Care

The resources of our firm are available to assist health care clients realize their business goals. We draw upon our knowledge of insurance and health law as well as our experience handling regulatory matters to meet the organizational, transactional, compliance and litigation needs of your health care business.

Our firm also has an excellent track record of success representing health care providers and medical professionals in matters involving allegations of negligence. Our extensive experience defending such matters allows us to provide the highest level of attention and advocacy to these complex and important cases.

Our clients include hospitals (governmental and private), psychiatric hospitals, physicians, physician groups, management services organizations, physician networks or practice associations, nursing homes, home health agencies, specialty hospitals, laboratory companies, hospice organizations, physician practice management companies, ambulatory surgical centers and others.

Our areas of expertise include:

  • Advice on Accreditation Matters
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Anti-Trust Advice and Litigation
  • Business Organizational and Contractual Advice, Drafting and Documentation
  • Creation and Maintenance of Compliance Programs
  • Development and Operation of Integrated Delivery Systems and Other Health Care Joint Ventures
  • Health Care Fraud and Abuse Matters including Advice on the Anti-Kickback Laws (Illegal Remuneration), Fraud, False Claims Act (including Qui Tam Claims), “Stark” Advice and Defense
  • Information Systems
  • Labor and Employment
  • Legislative Advice and Representation
  • Long-Term Care
  • Managed Care Contracting
  • Medical Staff Matters
  • Mergers, Acquisitions and Consolidations
  • Payor/Patient/Provider Relationships
  • Physician Contracts
  • Physician/Hospital Relationships
  • Physician Referral Issues
  • Professional Disciplinary Proceedings
  • Professional Liability and Malpractice Claims as well as Various Health Care Litigation Matters
  • Provider/Payor Disputes
  • Real Estate and Construction Issues
  • Regulatory Matters [including Health Care Financing Association (now Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), Department of Health and Human Services, Texas Department of Health]
  • Reimbursement Planning
  • Risk Management Issues
  • Various Licensure Matters