Health Law is the area of law pertaining to medical practices, hospitals, nursing homes and other medical care providers. O'Brien Riemenschneider Wattwood & Cantwell  PA, has advised major providers of health care, including hospitals, physician networks and sole practitioners on numerous crucial issues, such as patient referral legislation, regulatory matters, hospital privileges, professional licensing and discipline, Medicaid audits, and managed health care.

 O'Brien, Riemenschneider Wattwood & Cantwell PA, has considerable experience and knowledge regarding recent changes in state and federal regulations regarding the health care industry, medical practice mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures between hospitals, insurance providers and medical practitioners, administrative proceedings and cost containment, corporate representation of providers, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, managed care contracts, and employee issues.

The Firm's Health Law practice has involved representation of individual providers and groups in a variety of matters.

Highlights:

• Mergers and acquisitions of health care providers. 

• Formation of health care networks and integrated delivery systems.

• Acquisition, construction and finance of health care facilities and equipment.

• Advisement and creation of physician and employee contracts, staff policies, bylaws and other organizational documents.

• Joint venture agreements.

• Advisement on compliance with federal and state laws related to anti-kickback, fraud and patient self-referral laws and Medicare and Medicaid compliance.

The Firm's civil litigation lawyers work closely with the lawyers practicing in Health Law in representation of clients in litigation, arbitration and other adversarial proceedings related to contractual disputes, anti-trust and other Health Law related matters.

Attorneys:  James M. O'Brien  Michael R. Riemenschneider

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