Hall Booth Smith, P.C.

Providing quality legal services to health care companies regarding business and regulatory matters.

About Our Practice

Federal and state regulation of health care providers, suppliers, and other industry participants has become increasingly complex in recent years. On top of this, enforcement tactics of government agencies can be both confusing and intimidating for these organizations. Our Health Care Practice Group focuses on guiding clients through the compliance maze, helping all varieties of care companies understand and manage their approach to patient care within government standards.

Lawyers in the Health Care Group of Hall Booth Smith also have extensive experience in business litigation, administrative hearings, and alternative dispute resolution involving health care companies.

Because the implementation of regulations and policy are the direct result of federal and state political processes, the Health Care Group also provides legislative strategy, drafting, and interpretation services to its clients.

We represent clients in many areas of law that affect health care providers and other kinds of companies in the industry, including:

• Antitrust issues

• Business/ Strategic Planning

• Compliance programs (including development, revision and training)

• Entity Formation

• Managed care strategies and contracts

• Medical staff credentialing and corrective action

• Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse

• Mergers and acquisitions, affiliations, and joint ventures

• Patient care, informed consent, and medical records issues

• Rules and regulations under HIPAA (including privacy, transactions, and security)

• Hospital integration strategies

• Provider licensure, certification, and accreditation (including disciplinary actions)

• Reimbursement issues

• Tax-exempt status (application and compliance)

Since the firm’s inception, HBS has embraced the value of diversity, and we continue to cultivate an environment of inclusion and success for all individuals.  We are committed to a cohesive and productive work environment where our varied cultures, backgrounds, ethnicities, and perspectives are communicated, understood, and embraced to enrich our employees and best serve our clients.

Our Commitment
Our efforts to enhance our diverse environment are not restricted to minority employees.  Instead, we believe that everyone, regardless of his or her race, age, or gender, must be included in our diversity mission in order to ensure its success.   The firm’s Diversity Committee is comprised of partners and senior staff members who ensure our diversity mission is not just a sentiment but is also a part of the fabric of HBS.     

HBS actively participates in a variety of events and sponsorships geared towards highlighting the importance of diversity, and the firm continuously seeks opportunities to enhance our diversity program.  This includes involvement with organizations such as the Corporate Counsel for Women of Color and the Minority Corporate Counsel of America as well as our internal mentor/protégé program, in which our senior, female and minority attorneys reach out and mentor other women and minority attorneys and clients.