From operational issues to regulatory compliance, risk management, and litigation, hospitals and health systems face an array of legal issues that demand experienced counsel with strong knowledge of the healthcare sector.
Akerman’s Healthcare Practice Group advises for profit and tax-exempt clients on major transactional matters, including joint ventures, M&A, and hospital-physician collaborations. We routinely advise boards of directors and executive management of hospitals and health systems on regulatory issues, corporate governance, and the fiduciary duties of directors and officers. Our team is also experienced in medical staff credentialing, corporate and regulatory compliance, HIPAA privacy and security issues, and other related matters.
In collaboration with our government affairs professionals, we monitor healthcare policy and represent health systems on legislative issues, managed care contracting and related regulatory issues, HIPAA, complex fraud and abuse (both civil and criminal), EMTALA investigations, various types of compliance audits, and corporate governance issues for not-for-profit systems.
