Healthcare Law
Over the past 50 years,
Sacks Tierney has developed a broad-based healthcare practice to address the
regulatory, transactional and litigation needs of healthcare entities and
professionals
Sacks Tierney's
healthcare clientele includes:
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hospitals
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physicians and physician groups
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non-physician healthcare providers (such as nurses and physical therapists)
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management services organizations
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physician networks
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outpatient surgery centers
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imaging
centers
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trade and
professional associations
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healthcare equipment and product manufacturers and distributors
Our attorneys can address
virtually all of the complex legal issues associated with healthcare:
Corporate
law
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forming and representing practice entities
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structuring compensation arrangements
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adding physician employees and partners
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dealing with departing physicians
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preparing and analyzing physician employment agreements and restrictive
covenants
Hospital
representation
Regulation
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healthcare regulatory issues, such as Medicare anti-kickback and Stark
matters
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EMTALA, HIPAA privacy regulations, and antitrust laws
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compliance plans
Managed
care
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preparing and analyzing managed care contracts
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representing providers in disputes with managed care payors
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dealing with insolvent PHOs, insurers, or other payors
Transactions
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purchase and sale of physician practices and other healthcare entities
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drafting and review of leases
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mergers and joint ventures
Other
matters
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Financing: representing clients in capital raising ventures through
tax-exempt bonds, traditional loans, and other financing vehicles
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Medical records: ownership, disclosure and retention
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Disputes: antitrust litigation over exclusive physician-hospital contracts,
and litigation over the enforceability of restrictive covenants against
physicians
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