Healthcare: H3GM Business Law

Healthcare, the largest industry in the U.S. according to the US Department of Labor, represents over 13 million jobs nationwide. Healthcare also plays a significant role in Middle Tennessee’s economy with over 300 healthcare companies calling the Mid-state home. The healthcare attorneys at h3gm understand the complexities of this vast industry and, therefore, have earned a national reputation for the legal services we provide. That is why nearly half of the public healthcare companies based in Middle Tennessee rely on h3gm for legal advice. Our healthcare clients include private and public hospitals, nursing and residential care facilities, physicians and other healthcare providers, home healthcare services, outpatient care centers, ambulatory healthcare services, and medical and diagnostic laboratories.

h3gm has the depth of experience necessary to advise clients on the nuances of operational and regulatory requirements affecting their industries. Our healthcare practice combines legal expertise with a practical understanding of our clients’ businesses, enabling us to help our clients meet their business objectives within the complex and rapidly changing framework of healthcare laws and regulations. The firm’s broad range of knowledge also provides access to coordinated resources for healthcare clients when the need arises in strategic areas such as mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate restructuring, reorganization, bankruptcy, and taxation. The long-term relationships we have forged in the process are the best evidence of our successful approach.

The advice and assistance provided by our healthcare attorneys includes:

Mergers and acquisitions and disposition of healthcare facilities and businesses
Developing operating structures for medical groups, hospitals, physician-hospital ventures, and medical group management companies
Analyzing applicable federal and state laws and regulations governing healthcare transactions
Negotiating healthcare facility lease and management agreements
Representing clients in medical staff relations including peer review matters
Assisting clients with governmental investigations and inquiries, qui tam and whistle-blower actions brought under the False Claims Act
Structuring and formation of healthcare joint ventures and syndications and a broad range of contractual relationships
Assisting healthcare clients in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues
Representing clients in matters involving federal and state regulatory agencies including CONs and licensing issues
Advising hospitals and physicians in EMTALA matters
Developing and implementing group purchasing agreements
Advising physicians in formation of group practices
Representing non-profit healthcare entities
Representing providers in appealing insurance claims disputes
Advising providers regarding managed care contracting issues