Health Care Attorney for California and San Diego Medical Practices & Healthcare Businesses

Experienced, Proven Health Care Attorney and Medical Practice Lawyers

Running a medical practice or healthcare organization here in San Diego or anywhere in California requires business and regulatory compliance with some of the toughest medical, business, and corporate laws in the United States. From HIPAA compliance to Medicare billing disputes, health care providers face constant legal and regulatory challenges. A health care attorney from the Watkins Firm helps to protect your practice or health care business and provides the experienced guidance you need to meet compliance challenges and avoid disputes and lawsuits.

Watkins Firm health care attorneys have more than 40 years of experience representing medical professionals and business owners, physicians, medical practices, health care facilities, clinics, surgery centers, eye clinics, billing companies, and other healthcare professionals in every aspect of your health care company, including, but not limited to:

• Forming and operating a health care business.
•  Compliance with Stark Law, HIPAA, and other national and California healthcare industry laws and regulations.
• California’s unique and extensive laws and requirements for employers, medical practices, and healthcare companies.
• Physician and healthcare professional employment contracts.
• Resolving disputes, lawsuits, and managing complex business and employment litigation, including California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) employment defense

You Need an Experienced, Proven Health Care Attorney

Healthcare law is complex, and any mistake has the potential to snowball into a matter that can put your entire practice or medical business at risk. Regulatory agencies like the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Medical Board of California closely monitor providers. Any business or employer-related dispute, investigation, complaint, or audit can lead to extensive financial exposure and even the suspension of your license.

A knowledgeable healthcare lawyer ensures you:

• Remain in compliance with federal and state laws.
• Defend against fraud and abuse allegations.
• Develop and implement an effective strategy, including a corporate structure such as a California Professional Corporation or a Management Services Organization (MSO)
• Resolve business, employment, and healthcare disputes quickly and effectively.

Our attorneys anticipate problems and implement strategies and solutions to protect your practice or health care business before issues have any chance to escalate into genuine risk or potential exposure.

Comprehensive Health Care Legal Services

The Watkins Firm provides a full range of counsel and legal services tailored to the unique needs of healthcare businesses, providers, and organizations.

Compliance & Regulatory Guidance

Healthcare compliance is critical for avoiding fines, penalties, and other legal exposures, as well as maintaining trust with patients. We provide:

• HIPAA compliance counseling.
• Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute guidance.
• OSHA and CMS regulations compliance.
• A customized, thorough governance and compliance strategy

Employment Law for Healthcare Employers

Health care practices face unique employment-law challenges here in California. We help with:

• Drafting and reviewing physician and other employment contracts.
• Maintaining compliance with national and California mandates for employers and payroll practices.
• Preventing and defending wage and hour claims, PAGA actions, and other employment defense matters.
• Resolving internal ownership and staff disputes and managing terminations.

Business Transactions in Health Care

As experienced San Diego business attorneys, we provide a range of business legal services to support your healthcare business or medical practice. Our attorneys guide clients through:

• Mergers, acquisitions, and sales of practices.
• Buy-sell agreements and shareholder or partnership disputes.
• Contracting
• Management Services Organization (MSO) planning, development, and implementation
• Corporate governance and compliance.

Listen to our Sound Business Insights Podcasts “Episode 7: Medical Practices and Healthcare Businesses, Episode 30 – Management Services Organizations or MSOs, and Episode 37 – Medical Practice and Healthcare Governance and Compliance”

Why Should You Consider a Medical Practice and Health Care Attorney from the Watkins Firm?

Why should you consider a Watkins Firm health care attorney or medical practice lawyer?  Health care law requires both legal skill and deep industry knowledge. The Watkins Firm provides 40+ years of experience serving the business, medical / healthcare, science and tech, and real estate development and investment communities here in San Diego and across California.

You can rely upon easy access and insightful legal services based on:

• Experience: Our attorneys have represented providers in regulatory hearings, governance and compliance matters, employment defense cases, and multi-million-dollar healthcare transactions for more than four decades.
• Responsive, Client Focused Service: We understand the demands placed on medical business professionals and provide solutions that protect your business and career.
• A Proven Track Record of Success: We have helped form thousands and thousands of medical practices and healthcare businesses, represented individual units and national networks, successfully managed thousands of mergers and acquisitions transactions,  and represented individuals and entities from relatively minor disputes to substantial legal and employer defense matters, gaining national attention. Working with Watkins Firm places a considerable track record of results, and proven medical practice and healthcare legal experience on your side of the equation.