• Representation of a group purchasing organization and a hospital company in negotiation of relationships with manufacturing and distribution of medical devices including pilot programs involving new technology products
• Representation of various hospital companies in hospital acquisitions, joint ventures and dispositions and provision of management services
• Representation of surgery center companies in negotiations of multiple joint ventures with physicians to develop or acquire ambulatory surgery centers
• Representation of owners and operators of diagnostic imaging centers in negotiation of joint ventures with hospitals and radiology practices
• Representation of a start-up healthcare company that developed freestanding ambulatory care facilities housing a physician practice, clinical laboratory, outpatient diagnostic facility and ambulatory surgery center
• Analysis of fraud and abuse issues arising in joint ventures for healthcare providers, including hospitals, surgery centers, diagnostic imaging centers, rehabilitation agencies, physician practices and other providers
• Analysis of HIPAA compliance issues for healthcare providers and employer-sponsored health plans
• Review of state law issues in connection with acquisitions of assets of medical practices and development of cancer centers for large oncology physician practice management company
• Representation of physician group practices regarding fraud and abuse, physician self-referral and fee-splitting issues, including structuring physician financial arrangements and compensation methodologies
• Representation of disease management companies in structuring disease management contracts with health plans and large self-insured employers
• Analyzing, structuring and negotiating joint ventures for various healthcare providers
• Negotiation of agreements to manage units of, or provide specialized services to, hospitals on behalf of various providers (such as hospitalists, radiologists, pathologists, anesthesiologists and physical therapists)
• Representation of large primary care group practice in global capitation agreement with HMO and establishment of multi-provider network to provide healthcare services to enrollees
• Representation of healthcare companies in private placements and public offerings of securities
• Representation of underwriters in public offerings for healthcare companies
• Review of various operational issues applicable to healthcare facilities, such as licensure, Medicare certification, medical staff bylaws and Medicare reimbursement matters
• Analysis of billing issues for healthcare providers under Medicare and state laws and regulations
• Representation of home health agency in government investigation of billing practices
• Representation of disease management company in qui tam lawsuit alleging violations of anti-kickback statute and federal self-referral law (Stark II) and resulting False Claims Act violations
• Representation of major pharmaceutical company in analyzing potential challenges to state law mail order pharmacy restrictions
• Development and implementation of corporate compliance programs for healthcare companies
• Development of peer review policies and procedures for academic medical center, surgery centers and ambulatory care facilities
• Representation of healthcare companies in bankruptcy
  

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