Healthcare

About

Provided by Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP

BSW’s depth of talent in the healthcare space provides a perfect blend of experience, and flexibility. Our lead attorneys assigned to a matter are able to draw on the wealth of specialized knowledge from the group to avoid “reinventing the wheel.” Our healthcare group assists healthcare providers from the smallest physician practice to large hospital systems with Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement issues; federal and state regulatory issues; negotiating acquisitions, mergers, licensing and managed care arrangements; and, when necessary, litigating healthcare disputes, antitrust issues and medical malpractice cases. Our law practice includes experienced lawyers in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, including a registered nurse.

Background & Experience

• Antitrust Issues 
• Business Litigation 
• Collection Suits 
• Compliance 
• Credentialing & Peer Review 
  
• EMTALA
• False Claims Act (FCA) & qui tam actions 
  
• Federal & State Anti-Kickback Statutes & Regulations 
  
• Fraud & Abuse 
  
• HCQIA 
• HIPAA Compliance 
  
• Insurance Defense 
• Licensure Accreditation 
• Litigation 
• Mental Health 
• Medicaid Supplemental Payments & Upper Payment Limit Reimbursement 
• Medical Malpractice Litigation 
• Medical Records Law 
• Medicare/Medicaid Administration, Participation & Compliance, and Reimbursement 
• Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures & Joint Ventures 
• Non-Profit Hospital Conversion 
• Privacy & Security Requirements 
• Public Policy 
• Real Estate 
• Regulatory 
• Stark Law Issues 
• State Licensing Regulations 
• State Self-Referral Prohibitions 
• Telemedicine