An Experienced San Diego Healthcare Attorney
What can an experienced San Diego healthcare attorney from the Watkins Firm do to support your practice, healthcare business or career? The Watkins Firm has served the medical business and healthcare community of San Diego and Southern California for more than four decades. California is one of the most challenging states in which to operate a medical business or healthcare practice. Complex federal, state and local laws and ordinances govern virtually every aspect of healthcare related operations.
Healthcare Business Formation
The formation of a medical practice, healthcare business or medical company is a complex legal process here in California. California provides a special entity known as a “Professional Corporation” which provides specific protections and advantages to licensed medical professionals. A Management Service Organization or MSO can prove to be a profitable and efficient strategy for lowering operational costs, managing non-medical tasks such as accounting and tax compliance, billing, collections and compliance with all regulatory issues, as well as the provision of and hardware and software required to operate the business.
California and federal laws place important limitations on the ownership of a healthcare-related entity and there are many risks associated with entities and MSOs which must be managed and mitigated.
Governance and Compliance
Effective strategies to ensure vigilant governance and compliance not only protects the corporate veil but ensures compliance with a variety of regulatory issues such as:
Billing practice fraud
Referral and kick-back violations under Stark Law provisions
HIPAA compliance
Health and Safety / Cal/OSHA
Employment from hiring and contracting through management, evaluations, discipline and/or termination
We build strong relationships with our clients to ensure consistent employment and regulatory compliance while protecting the entity and its stakeholders.
Your Experienced San Diego Healthcare Attorney from the Watkins Firm
Your experienced San Diego healthcare attorney from the Watkins Firm provides valuable advice, counsel and legal services from the formation of an entity through operations, dispute representation and resolution and ultimately the sale, acquisition or merger associated with your practice or entity.
Our healthcare clients value the direct, insightful conversations we share, our extensive knowledge and scope of legal services and the depth of experience and legal skill we bring to the table. We invite you to review the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today.
