Physicians Lawyers

Physicians and physician groups face a multitude of business issues because of the intense regulatory requirements that exist in the health care industry.  Health Care Attorney John Fisher has a long history of representing physicians and physician groups. 

Attorney Fisher has been practising law in the health care industry for most of his years in practice. Mr. Fisher has a firm understanding health care and can guide our clients through a myriad of complex legal issues.  Our physician practice health care practice has assisted providers from various parts of the country since the early 1990s on issues related to provide integration and positioning their practices in the face of health care reform proposals.  Provider organizations have again emerged with the passage of health care reform legislation and the creation of Accountable Care Organizations.

Attorney Fisher routinely advises physicians and physician groups, as well as related ancillary providers on the various laws and regulations that are applicable to the creation of group practices and the requirements to become qualified as Accountable Care Organizations.  He has also assisted physicians and physician groups in negotiating relationships with other providers such as hospitals, health systems, and ancillary providers.  Mr. Fisher routinuely provides his health law expertise throughout the country working with provider’s local counsel.

In addition to his Health Law Practice, Mr. Fisher became certified in compliance and has provided compliance officer services to institutional providers. Mr. Fisher can plug into your compliance efforts on any level and ad very valuable insight and quality health law services.

Some of the areas where Mr. Fisher can assist physicians and physician groups include:

Healthcare Practice Structure

• Entity selection and formation
• Ownership, shareholder, and operating agreements
• Governance documents and organizational planning
• Regulatory and licensing considerations
• Employment and independent contractor structuring
• Buy-ins, buyouts, and succession planning
• Board Meeting Attendance
• Ongoing Corporate Issues

Physician Integration

• Group Practice Mergers
• Accountable Care Organizations
• Independent Provider Associations
• Group Practices Without Walls
• Physician/Hospital Organizations
• Provider Network Formation

Physician Practice Issues

• General Corporate Issues
• Ancillary Service Ventures
• Ambulatory Surgery Centers
• Internal Compensation Plans
• Physician Contracting
• Physician Recruitment
• Non-Compete Analysis and Litigation
• Billing and Collection
• Practice Admissions and Departures
• Practice Management Issues

Relationships With Other Health Care Providers

• Physician/Hospital Contracts
• Medical Director Agreements
• Call Coverage Agreements
• Physician Compensation Issues
• Joint Ventures
• Service Line Management
• Antitrust Issues
• Medical Staff and Credentialing Issues

Regulatory Compliance

• Compliance Plan Creation and Operation
• Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute
• Anti-kickback and Safe Harbor Regulations
• Physician Supervision Requirements
• Medicare Billing Requirements
• Licensing Requirements
• Government Audits and Self Disclosures
• Labor and Employment Issues
• Medical Record Issues
• Fraud and Abuse Avoidance

Reimbursement Issues

• Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement
• Managed Care Contracting
• Reimbursement Disputes

Health Care Business Transactions

• Practice Sale and Acquisition
• Major Medical Equipment Acquisitions
• Corporate Transactions and Structuring
• Practice Mergers
• Real Estate Transactions
• Practice Reorganizations
• Practice Valuation Issues
• Medicare Program Opt-Out
• Concierge and Cash-Based Medical Practices

We have represented large and small groups in the following specialty areas:

• Multi-specialty Groups
• Ambulatory Surgery Centers
• Physician Owned Hospitals
• Primary Care Clinics
• Internal Medicine Groups
• Hospital-Based Physicians
• Cardiology Groups
• Radiology Groups
• Anesthesia Groups
• Gastroenterology Groups
• Surgery Groups
• Nephrology Groups
• Neurology Groups
• Behavioral Health Groups
• Ophthalmology Groups
• Otolaryngology Groups
• Urology Groups
• Pediatric Groups
• OB/GYN Groups
• Pulmonary Groups
• Emergency Medicine Groups
• Hospitalists
• Dental Groups
• Chiropractic Centers
• Alternative Clinics and Providers