From transactional matters to regulatory compliance, physicians and physician practices face strategic and legal issues that can adversely affect their businesses.
Akerman’s Healthcare Practice Group includes lawyers and government affairs professionals with extensive experience advising physicians and structuring arrangements to comply with federal and state antitrust and fraud and abuse statutes, including anti-kickback, false claims, self-referral rules, fee-splitting, and safe harbors. We help clients navigate the changing landscape of healthcare delivery, including assisting physician practices in the negotiation and creation of joint ventures as well as mergers and consolidations with health systems and other entities. We also assist our physician clients with the engagement and coordination of outside consultants.