Practice Areas & Industries: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

The complex laws and regulations applicable to the health care industry are constantly changing. We stay apprised of the latest developments in the law and the business operations of our clients. We understand the market dynamics and legal concerns shaping the business of our clients and are able to anticipate and quickly respond to our clients' legal needs.

Our attorneys have extensive experience in providing legal services to a wide range of health care clients such as hospitals and health systems, publicly traded health services companies, physician practices, home health, home care and hospice agencies, diagnostic clinics, ambulatory surgical facilities, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, disease treatment centers, clinical laboratories, sleep disorder centers and trade associations.

Services Available

• Certificate of Need (CON) planning, applications and appeals
• Licensure and certification surveys, investigations and administrative proceedings
• Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, consolidations and affiliations
• Venture capital and angel financing as well as capital markets transactions, including registered securities offerings and private placements
• Professional licensing, medical staff and peer review matters
• Compliance with the Administrative Simplification provisions of HIPAA, as well as other privacy and security laws
• Fraud and abuse, including Stark, anti-kickback and North Carolina Self-Referral Law
• Private and government payor contracting, including Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement issues and disputes
• Risk management counseling
• Corporate compliance plans with emphasis on compliance with health care laws and regulations
• Governing and ownership issues, including shareholder and partnership matters
• Antitrust counseling
• Employment agreements and other employment issues, including limitations on competition
• Government contracting and procurement matters
• Licensing, corporate partnering and R&D agreements
• Clinical trials
• Tax exempt organization issues, including private inurnment analysis