Healthcare Law

Dedicated South Florida Health Care Law Attorneys

The health care industry is strictly regulated by the state and federal governments, and many compliance issues affect the day-to-day operation of hospitals, nursing homes,l and other health care providers. At Coel & Warren, P.L., located in Boca Raton, Florida, our attorneys have the experience to assist doctors, hospitals, surgical centers, physician practices, and other health care providers with the regulatory and business law issues that affect their businesses.

Dedicated Health Care Law Attorneys

Our South Florida health care lawyers have extensive experience counseling health care providers on compliance issues related to complex state and federal health care laws. Some of the issues our firm regularly addresses include:

• Federal and state fraud and abuse laws, including those concerning kickbacks, fee splitting, and physician self-referrals, including Stark, the Florida Patient Self-Referral Act
• Privacy and security requirements imposed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
• Medicare and third-party reimbursement issues for physicians, non-physician practitioners, and ancillary service providers
• State licensure investigations, disciplinary proceedings and medical staff peer review and disciplinary hearings
• Formation of integrated delivery systems

Our experience in healthcare law coupled with our background in business law allows us to assist clients effectively in the formation, acquisition, and sale of medical, dental and physician group practices. Our attorneys regularly assist health care clients with business issues ranging from employment contracts and non-compete agreements to structuring complex transactions involving physicians, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and other health care providers.

Medical Malpractice Representation

In addition to handling compliance and business law matters for clients in the health care industry, our attorneys have extensive experience handling medical malpractice defense for insurance companies, hospitals, and independent physicians, dentists, and other health care providers. Our firm employs legal nurse consultants and medical records specialists to assist in the defense of our medical clients. Our firm also has access to some of the nation’s leading medical experts. Our objective in any litigation is to find a resolution that protects our clients’ current and long-term interests.