introducing the KHCL General Counsel Plan

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Invariably, legal issues will arise from time to time within any employed or independent practice. This can be a serious and dangerous distraction from patient care for practices that do not have a lawyer on their team.

We are always there for our clients whenever they need consultation related to any healthcare matter so that you can concentrate on taking care of patients.

• General Health Care Counsel
• Labor and Employment
• Medical Staff 
• Credentialing 
• Peer Review and Corrective Action
• Licensure
• Policy Development and Evaluation
• Informed Consent
• Disputes with Hospital Administration
• Responding to Subpoenas and Court Orders
• Documentation and Medical Records
• Legal Opinion Letters
• Compliance

Employment in Healthcare is different from any other industry.  If you are evaluating a new offer, considering a renewal or simply want to renegotiate a current employment arrangement, it is important to treat it with the importance it deserves.  We can help you review, evaluate and negotiate the terms being offered to you, to ensure your needs are met.

• Reviewing and Negotiating Offers
• Letters of Intent
• Employment Agreements
• Amendments to Employment Agreements
• Employment Disputes
• Disciplinary Issues
• Compensation Evaluations
• Contract renegotiation
• Contract Termination Strategy
• Restrictive Covenants
• Malpractice Insurance
• Extended Reporting Endorsement

We understand that fair compensation practices are critically important to a provider's family and career.  We also understand that Hospitals are not always transparent when negotiating compensation matters with providers.

Unlike most law firms, we have partnered with a premier independent third-party valuation firm that enables us to thoroughly evaluate and scrutinize the details of proposed compensation arrangements.   We can help you determine what you should be making based not only on market data, which alone can be deceiving, but also on a variety of other factors related to your specific employer, geographic location, experience, practice history, productivity, APP supervision, administrative and call responsibilities and other relevant factors. 

We think it is important to understand the full picture related to the market value of the services you provide so that you feel empowered to negotiate the most advantageous arrangement possible under the law.  We can even guide or conduct those negotiations on your behalf. 

In addition to employment agreements, there are a variety of other arrangements regularly encountered by physicians and other providers.  These arrangements are complex and can be overwhelming.  We know the signs of a bad contract that will harm you down the road and can take the stress out of the situation so that you can be comfortable signing on the dotted line on a fully informed basis.

• Practice Purchase Agreements
• Practice Sale Agreements
• Medical Director Agreements
• On-call Service Agreements
• Space Leases
• Equipment Leases
• Recruitment Agreements
• Resident Stipend Agreements
• Professional Service Agreements
• Educational Assistance Agreements
• Sign-on Bonus Agreements

Risk management in healthcare comprises the clinical and administrative systems, processes, and reports employed to detect, monitor, assess, mitigate, and prevent risks.

Through consultation on risk management issues, either proactively or as issues arise, we can help healthcare providers proactively and systematically safeguard patient safety as well as the providers ’s assets, market share, licensure, reimbursement levels, brand value, and community standing. 

• Risk Management Consultations
• Risk Management Investigations
• Resolution of Risk Management Findings and Conclusions
• Risk Management Evaluation of Policy and Procedures
• Occurrence Reporting Processes and Procedures

Healthcare is one of the most heavily regulated industries.  With all of the different regulations that need to be complied with, it is easy to miss something important and risk your entire practice.  You deserve the help of someone accustomed to navigating this regulatory minefield.  We can help you stay legally compliant within the myriad of laws applicable to healthcare providers.

• Regulatory Investigations
• Stark Law Analysis and Compliance
• Anti-kickback Statute (AKS) Compliance
• Privacy/HIPAA Compliance
• False Claims Act Compliance
• Compliance with Subpoenas
• Compliance with Court Orders