Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP, Healthcare

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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

Chambers Review

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Healthcare - Louisiana

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP boasts a dominant healthcare practice offering expertise across the full spectrum of transactional, regulatory and litigation concerns. The firm acts for a broad provider client base, which includes major hospitals, physician practices and nursing homes. Its experience includes Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement disputes, licensing issues, public policy matters and HIPAA compliance. The team is regularly engaged to provide counsel in fraud and abuse and medical malpractice cases. It is also well equipped to handle healthcare-related real estate, employment, contractual and antitrust issues.

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Strengths

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"The healthcare team in Baton Rouge is very deep. It can service many facets of issues, to include compliance, AKS and Stark Law."

Healthcare respondent
USA

"They are market leaders due to the number of healthcare attorneys they have in terms of volume and expertise."

Healthcare respondent
USA

"They're extremely competent and their breadth in health law is top notch. They understand the problem, the regulations that apply and the solutions."

Healthcare respondent
USA

"The healthcare team in Baton Rouge is very deep. It can service many facets of issues, to include compliance, AKS and Stark Law."

Healthcare respondent
USA

"They are market leaders due to the number of healthcare attorneys they have in terms of volume and expertise."

Healthcare respondent
USA

"They're extremely competent and their breadth in health law is top notch. They understand the problem, the regulations that apply and the solutions."

Healthcare respondent
USA

Notable Practitioners

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Emily Grey

Band 1

Emily Grey advises healthcare providers on compliance, transactional and licensing work.

"Emily is a forward thinker with great vision. She thinks and plans for immediate and long-term results."

"She's a well-rounded and very good attorney. I think the world of her."

"She is the star and is excellent. Clients think highly of her. She is young and vibrant."

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Gregory Frost

Band 1

Gregory Frost is well known for his strength in Medicaid reimbursement and also counsels clients on transactional matters and regulatory compliance.

"He's a technician. He knows the rules and regulations and is a deal maker. We solve problems together respectfully, efficiently and effectively."

"He is most senior and knowledgeable. He is articulate and knows lots about reimbursement and the rules. He is very confident at what he does."

"Greg's vision and level of understanding of the healthcare system as a whole are unmatched. He has initiated and sustained programs that benefit the provider community and the patients served."

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Clay Countryman

Band 2

Clay Countryman is well equipped to handle transactional work in the healthcare sector, including joint ventures and acquisitions. He also frequently advises on regulatory compliance.

"Clay Countryman has a wealth of knowledge and experience in medical practice and ASC legal matters."

"He knows what he is doing and he is good. He gives lots of talks."

"He's a worker and he works effectively. He does a skilled and confident job."

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Catherine Moore

Band 3

Catherine Moore assists with a variety of regulatory and transactional matters in the healthcare sector, offering notable expertise in the managed care space.

"Catherine is thorough, research-driven and personable. She's an amazing asset to the team."

"Catherine is fabulous to work with; she is an essential part of the practice and works way above her years."

"She is well connected from a regulatory perspective and gets to the right people very quickly to make our positions known, and can respond effectively."

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