HEALTHCARE LAW
Healthcare law involves a broad body of law that regulates the provision of healthcare services. Shipman and Wright, LLP’s Healthcare Law practice help healthcare professionals and companies navigate the healthcare regulatory environment, grow their practices and businesses, maintain compliance with the laws, rules, and regulatory requirements of healthcare, defend against and appeal Government agency actions, respond to government healthcare payor audits or investigations, appeal audit or investigation findings, mitigate the risk of future liability, and litigate civil claims including False Claims Act and whistleblower actions.
Shipman and Wright, LLP’s representation in healthcare matters spans the healthcare industry and includes the following healthcare professionals, facilities, and companies:
- Home care
- Hospice
- Home Health
- Behavioral Health
- Post-acute Care
- Long Term Care
- Assisted Living or Adult Care Homes
- Continuing Care Retirement Communities
- Dental Practices
- Digital Health
- Primary Care
- Alternative Care Models
- Chiropractic Practices
- Urgent Care
- Clinical Research Organizations
- Radiology Practices
- Health Care Companies
- Durable Medical Equipment
Shipman and Wright, LLP’s Healthcare Regulatory Team assists healthcare providers and companies navigate State and Federal regulations. We advise on healthcare regulatory matters that involve assisting healthcare professionals and companies understand the impact of a law, rule, or regulation on their healthcare business, comment on revised regulations, challenge regulatory agency actions, defend regulatory violations, or determine the best path to scale a health care business.
Our Healthcare Attorneys advise healthcare innovators and digital health companies on emerging technologies and emerging areas of law such as:
- Telehealth, Telemedicine, Teledentistry, Virtual Care, and Remote Patient Monitoring
- FTC and FDA Regulation of Digital Health
- Data Privacy
- Regulatory Compliance
- Potential Healthcare Provider Liability
- Digital Health Wearables
- Digital Therapeutics
- Virtual and Augmented Reality
- Healthcare in the Metaverse
- Artificial Intelligence and Health Equity
Shipman and Wright, LLP’s Healthcare Attorneys working with clients to address their healthcare compliance, operational, and regulatory needs:
- Healthcare Compliance Programs
- Reimbursement
- Licensing and Certification
- Payor Audits, including UPICs, RACs, and Medicaid Program Integrity
- Healthcare Fraud and Abuse concerns include Anti-kickback Statute, Stark Law, and False Claims Act
- Whistleblower Actions
- Government Investigations
- Certificate of Need Contested Case Hearings
- HIPAA Compliance
- Self-disclosure
- Corporate Practice of Medicine (“CPOM”)
Shipman and Wright has a long history of exceptional representation in litigation disputes. Our Healthcare Attorney and Litigation Interdisciplinary Team handles healthcare disputes involving healthcare professionals, company or facility liability, healthcare business disputes, privacy class actions, cybersecurity insurance litigation, products liability, and torts, occupational licensing disputes, and other administrative law actions. This Interdisciplinary Team also assists healthcare facilities in resolving facility survey violations in the permitted State or Federal informal dispute resolution process and by bringing Health and Human Services Departmental Board (“DAB”) and Federal Court Appeals.
Our firm also advises healthcare professionals and companies on patient care issues such as
- Informed consent
- Advance Directors
Shipman and Wright, LLP is dedicated to the exceptional representation of the client in healthcare matters. Contact Mysty Blagg, Healthcare Attorney and Healthcare Practice Area Lead to assist with your healthcare matter.