Health Care

Fraud and Abuse/Physician Self-Referral

Our attorneys are industry experts in the area of fraud and abuse laws (Anti-Kickback Laws) and physician self-referral laws (Stark Laws). We regularly advise clients regarding Anti-Kickback and Stark issues involved in their business operations. Our extensive experience in this area includes counseling clients regarding hospital-physician relations, planning and structuring a variety of transactions in a manner to minimize federal and state Anti-Kickback and Stark implications and advising clients undergoing government investigations in the fraud and abuse area. Some examples of our expertise in this area include:

• Joint ventures between hospitals and physicians and other providers
• Investments in ambulatory surgical centers
• Investments in general and specialty hospitals
• Physician recruitment
• Hospital-physician contracts
• Malpractice insurance arrangements
• Employment and independent contractor relationships
• Discount arrangements
• Group purchasing organization compliance