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What healthcare litigation lawyers can do for you

Health care professionals and entities might seek legal representation for any number of matters, such as licensing issues, employment disputes, or even litigation caused by sales of medical practices. Jacksonville attorney Todd Watson is experienced in all areas of health law and offers the following legal services for you and/or your practice.

Business-related inquiries

For start-up healthcare ventures, reliable lawyers are a crucial asset. Todd Watson works with you during all steps of planning and organizing a new medical practice, home health agency, or other entity, including licensing, regulatory compliance, National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant applications, and developing general day-to-day operations.

A health care lawyer can help resolve a number of additional business issues that may arise for health care entities, such as the following:

Shareholder disputes
Negotiations
Sales
Acquisitions

Practice expansion into ancillary areas
Practice dissolutions
Buy-outs

Contract and employment issues

Licensed healthcare professionals encounter various matters concerning employment and contracts. Todd Watson is fully prepared to help you resolve any type of employment issue, including the following:

Non-compete clauses/covenants
Employment contracts
Provider participation agreements

Release of confidential patient lists
Negotiation of contract terms
Negotiation and contract formation in the acquisition and delivery of health care products and services

Licensing and regulatory compliance

Todd Watson is equipped to help healthcare professionals in issues of licensing reinstatement and disciplinary actions, such as HIPAA/privacy laws, National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) entries, DEA de-registration and related litigation, copyright/trademark matters, and federal and state health law compliance.

Fraud and abuse issues

Lawyer representation is essential for healthcare professionals facing fines or criminal penalties resulting from violation of self-referral laws such the Stark law and other federal/state anti-kickback statutes, excessive billing, upcoding, and overbilling for medical procedures and/or diagnostic tests.

Hospital matters

For physician issues with hospitals, Todd Watson is a valued consultant and advocate. He is qualified to help with concerns related to the following:

Physician credentialing
Physician privileges
Medical staff membership and rights

Peer review
Fair hearing/grievance procedures
Disciplinary actions

Experienced health care lawyer in Jacksonville

For a free initial phone consultation on your matter of healthcare litigation, or to request an attorney referral for another matter, contact Todd Watson, P.L., today.

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