Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie takes an integrated approach to representation of a wide variety of health care entities including hospitals, physician groups, long term care facilities and managed care organizations. A number of our attorneys devote a substantial portion of their practice to representation of hospitals and health care entities, and coordinate with attorneys from other practice groups in the firm to offer the full range of cutting edge legal services required by clients in the rapidly changing field of health care. Our areas of experience include:
Corporate Matters
- Corporate governance issues
- Mergers, acquisitions and affiliations
- Joint ventures involving clinical and nonclinical services
- Corporate bylaws, compliance policies, and other corporate policies
- Corporate organizational issues, including restructurings
Contracts
- Third party payor and managed care contracts
- Physician and other professional recruitment and employment contracts
- Health care services contracts with independent contractors and third parties furnishing services
- Executive and other employment contracts
Labor and Employment Matters
- Restrictive Covenants & Non-Disclosure Agreements
- EEOC and DOL Investigations and Mediations
- FMLA, ADA and FLSA Compliance
- Handbooks and Policies
- Preventative HR counseling that prioritizes early legal analysis and recommendations to maximize cost-effective solutions
- Exclusive member firm of the Employment Law Alliance (ELA), a global network of top employment firms that enables us to provide immediate advice on state-specific or international legal matters
Medical Staff Regulatory Matters
- Drafting, review and advice on development and revision of hospital medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations
- Medical staff peer review matters, including investigations, hearings and actions
- Credentialing policies and issues that arise during credentialing
Regulatory Matters
- Medicare, Medicaid and AHCCCS reimbursement issues
- Preventive counseling and advice on development of compliance programs related to federal and state fraud and abuse, compliance with federal and state anti-kickback and self referral laws, HIPAA, EMTALA and other laws regulating hospitals and health care entities
- Antitrust advice and litigation
Litigation
- Health care antitrust matters
- Defense of hospital and physician group tax exemptions and intermediate sanctions
- Defense of medical staff peer review decisions in cases involving antitrust, civil rights and discrimination allegations
- Physician contract litigation
- Litigation to protect the confidentiality of medical records
Tax Matters
- Organization of tax exempt entities and procuring recognition of tax exempt status
- Advice concerning transactions raising issues related to tax exempt status
Health Care Facilities Financing
- Structure tax-exempt bond financing of projects
- Prepare basic bond documentation
- Assist in securing approval for bond issuance and sale
- Negotiate business terms of financing
- Render legal opinions regarding the exemption of interest on the bonds
Managed Care Entities
- Provider contracts
- Formation and organization of integrated delivery systems
- Advice on development of credentialing policies and procedures
- Policies concerning utilization management and medical records
Other Health Care and Hospital Legal Issues
- Medical ethical issues
- Patient care policies
- Accreditation and compliance with The Joint Commission, Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) and Det Norske Veritas Healthcare, Inc. (DNV)
Other Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie Practice Groups regularly provide specialized services to our health care clients, including Intellectual Property, Product Liability, Litigation, Labor and Employment Law and White Collar Crime.