Lewis Kappes - Health Care

Health Care

Lewis Kappes attorneys guide health care providers in regulatory compliance, human resources, and other business matters. We work with physician practices, community health care organizations and individual health care providers.

We have extensive knowledge of health care compliance issues and the special requirements and considerations that are unique to health care law.

Medical Practices

Lewis Kappes provides a wide range of legal services to help medical providers start, manage, and grow medical practices. We understand the issues involved in setting up new medical clinics and physician practices. We help with partnership agreements, shareholder agreements, management agreements, ancillary investment agreements, office leases and vendor contracts.

We help with:

Business law services to start up and manage your medical practice, such as partnership agreements, shareholder agreements, management agreements, ancillary investment agreements, office leases and vendor contracts
Day-to-day practice management services, including drafting and amending employee handbooks, professional licensure and credentialing, professional liability insurance, physician employment agreements, non-compete agreements (drafting and enforcement), non-solicitation agreements, FMLA, EEOC claims, and unemployment compensation claims and defenses
Legal guidance on staff training and office management to ensure regulatory compliance with HIPAA and other health department requirements
General counsel, mediation services and litigation representation to address legal challenges, including non-compete enforcement and injunctions

Shareholder agreements and employment contracts between physicians, practice groups, hospitals and clinics, including income guarantee agreements and recruitment agreements
Joint ventures with hospital systems
Separation agreements and non-compete agreements
Medical equipment procurement and leasing
Medical billing agreements
Sales and acquisition agreements for medical practices
Partner buy-in and buy-out agreements
Office development projects, including financing, sales, and leasing
Licensure disputes
STARK issues
Regulatory compliance regarding record management and HIPAA
Online reputation management

Medical Professional Contracts and Agreements

The Lewis Kappes attorneys regularly advise medical professionals (doctors, dentists, optometrists, and physician assistants) on:

Employment Agreements/Contracts
Severance and Separation Agreements
Non-Compete Agreements/Contracts
Independent Contractor Agreements

Community-Based Organizations

Lewis Kappes understands that community-based health care organizations have different needs than other businesses. Satisfying the requirements for nonprofit organizations and community-based health care organizations have the added challenge of navigating a myriad of additional federal and state operating regulations.

Lewis Kappes provides complete and comprehensive legal services to community-based health care organizations, their boards of directors, and providers. We have over thirty years of experience in all legal aspects associated with community-based health care organizations. Lewis Kappes regularly provides assistance and legal advice regarding:

Corporate Compliance
Vendor Contract Review, including license agreements
Commercial lease review and purchase agreements
Federally Qualified Health Center Governance and Program Expectations
Articles of Incorporation or Articles of Organization
Bylaws or Operating Agreements
Conflicts of Interest Policies

Co-Applicant and Affiliation Agreements
Memorandums of Understanding for Referrals and other affiliations
Agreements with hospitals for affiliation, staff, management services and other agreements
Advice on compliance with False Claims Act, Stark Law and Anti-Kickback laws
Applications for Tax Exemption
HIPAA and all aspects of protection of health information (PHI)

Primary Care Effectiveness Reviews
Risk management and litigation prevention
Personnel policies and procedures
Personnel and medical staff issues
Defense of employee claims
Monitoring and management of malpractice claims
Representation before the various licensing boards for health center providers
Training for board of directors, providers and/or staff

Board and Professional Staff Training

In addition, Lewis Kappes offers the following training programs to meet the needs of community-based health care organizations, their boards of directors, providers and staff: