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Technology, Bioscience & Health Care Industry Services Section |
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Walter & Haverfield combines in-depth experience in the technology, bioscience and health care industries with capabilities in all related areas of legal practice, to serve as seasoned counselors, advisors and advocates for medical professionals, hospitals and other health care institutions, associations, and a variety of other business clients. The complex nature of the legal needs of health care providers, FDA regulated medical device and bioscience companies and all supply and distribution companies in these industries requires a keen understanding of regulatory laws pertaining to these industries, and their implications, as well as a team approach to developing solutions. Our long experience in all aspects of business, regulatory and adversarial legal matters has earned us a reputation as well-informed, tenacious and highly visible practitioners of our craft.
Responding to the wide range of requirements presented by different segments of these industries, we provide such services as:
- General Counsel services for a wide variety of clients (in areas such as corporate governance, strategic planning initiatives, executive compensation, and responding to outside investigations).
- Development of fraud and abuse, HIPAA and antitrust compliance programs for medical device companies, hospitals, and physician organizations.
- Advice and counsel on Medicare regulatory compliance, including antikickback, Stark, reimbursement and billing, and EMTALA .
- Assistance with JCAHO survey readiness, other accreditation, Board Certification and licensing issues.
- Acquisitions, divestitures and mergers of medical practices and health care businesses.
- Contract negotiation and preparation for hospitals and health systems and for large and small groups of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, podiatrists, or optometrists.
- Negotiation and preparation of third-party payor contracts and provider network agreements.
- Advice and counsel on HIPAA privacy and security rules.
- Structuring of transactions with antitrust, Medicare fraud and abuse, tax exempt status, and other regulatory implications.
- Development of contractual arrangements for medical product manufacturers and distributors.
- Advice and counsel on OIG, FTC, DOJ, and FDA criminal and civil investigations, Medicare and Medicaid audits, and voluntary disclosures.
- Representation of physicians and hospitals in peer review hearings, compliance with HCQIA and Data Bank regulations, and related litigation.
- Development and updating of corporate and other entity documents, Medical Staff Bylaws, and a variety of required filings.
- Advocacy on Medicare coverage and payment appeals.
- Development of contractual relationships for consultants to technology, bioscience and medical device companies.
The Technology, Bioscience & Health Care Industry Services Section consists of the following groups:
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