HeplerBroom

Healthcare

We provide sophisticated corporate and regulatory legal services for healthcare professionals and entities. Our sharp focus is on your long-term success as we help you navigate the constantly changing landscape of healthcare reform, practice structure and management, state and federal healthcare regulations and licensure, and other related matters.

Our healthcare attorneys work with solo practitioners, small to large practices, multi-specialty practice groups, and a variety of healthcare businesses and facilities on the following:

Regulatory

  • Stark Law, AKS, and False Claims Act
  • State healthcare regulations
  • HIPAA compliance, training, and audit
  • Corporate and antitrust compliance matters
  • Licensing and CMS enrollment
  • Office and facility accreditation

Corporate

  • Practice formation and dissolution
  • Shareholder and operating agreements
  • Employment agreements
  • Joint venture, exclusive provider, physician contracting, and multi-specialty agreements
  • Practice and facility sales and acquisitions

Protecting Your Business Interests

Whether dealing with HIPAA, OSHA, state and federal labor laws, or regulatory issues, our Healthcare team helps you build a strong compliance foundation for your practice. We will work with you to implement policies, procedures, and manuals that comply with the plethora of state and federal regulations.

Navigating Business Arrangements

You and your practice form or negotiate business agreements with a variety of different parties. Our healthcare attorneys have the experience to identify potential pitfalls and regulatory issues in numerous situations. We’re here to help execute arrangements that secure your financial success, limit your liabilities, and help avoid lawsuits and disputes.

Practice Sales and Corporate Transactions

At some point you may want to sell your practice or bring on a partner to help your practice or healthcare business grow. Our attorneys can help structure and memorialize those deals efficiently and effectively.

Oldenburg and Boeckman Part of Litigation Team that Secures Confirmation from Illinois Supreme Court of Immunity for Healthcare Facilities and Providers During COVID-19 Pandemic

News

HeplerBroom Adds Additional Medical Malpractice Defense Attorney
Gyparakis Receives Award from Healthcare Risk Management Society

Events

Boeckman and Caldwell Update Illinois Healthcare Risk Managers on HIPAA Changes and Their Impact on Hospitals and Clinics
Banasek Discusses Importance of Documentation at National Risk Management Conference
Wagener Talks with Nurse Attorneys About Defending Professional Licenses Against Substance Abuse Disorder Allegations
Boeckman To Address State Healthcare Risk Managers on Virtual/Telehealth Liability Issues
Oldenburg Speaks at Medical Professional Liability Association’s Claims Defense Forum
HeplerBroom Attorneys Discuss HIPAA Compliance with County Health Department
Wagener to be Keynote Speaker at Advanced Practice Nursing Seminar on Legal Risks of Practice
HeplerBroom to Host International Conference
Wagener Spoke to Nursing Students about Legal Considerations of the Profession
Hay and Oldenburg to Discuss Risk Management at Regional Dental Meeting
Oldenburg to be Part of Educational Series for Dentists
Banasek and Wagener Present Educational Series to National Senior Living Provider
Wagener Helps Nursing Students Understand Legal Considerations of the Profession
Wagener Presents Webinar on Defending Professional License
Wagener Presenting Webinar on Disciplinary Defense for Nurses

Publications

HeplerBroom Attorneys Published in State Professional Journal
Wagener Analyzes Important Appellate Decision on Jury Instructions in Medical Malpractice Cases
Hay and Wagener Published in Medical Liability Journal
Davis Publishes Article on Cybersecurity for Healthcare Experts
Keeping the Humanity in Insurance Decision-Making
New U.S. EPA PFAS Air Testing Method Shows Progress Toward Emissions Standards
CMS Issues Long-Awaited Final Rule Imposing Civil Money Penalties for Failing to Properly Report Pursuant to Medicare Secondary Payer Obligations
Medical Care and Legislation Continue to Intersect Over Transgender Therapies for Minors
Medicare Secondary Payer News, Notes, and Trends for 2022
New Missouri Statute Eases Requirements for Finalizing Settlements for Minors
Not Ducking the Issue: The District of Oregon Denies Requests to Enjoin State’s Vaccine Mandates
First Circuit Affirms Maine’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate
Defense Verdict Reversed on Appeal Following Closing Argument Comments
PAID Act Heralded As Benefit To Those Resolving Injury Claims With Medicare Beneficiaries
Use of National Databases to Determine Reasonableness of Charges for Medical Services
To Save or Not to Save? Protected Health Information and the Changing Landscape of Protective Orders in Illinois
For Convenience Sake: How Hospitals Can Utilize the Doctrine of Intrastate Forum Non Conveniens to Transfer Medical Malpractice Lawsuits to More Convenient Forums
What is Objectively Unreasonable Healthcare? Has the Implementation of Kingsley v. Hendrickson Caused an Unworkable Standard for Evaluating a Healthcare Professional’s Medical Decision- Making Under Section 1983?
No “Costs” Uncovered: The Appellate Court’s Expansive Redefinition of “Costs”
The Antiquity of “Apparent Agency” in the Modern Health Care System
Involuntary Discharges and Transfers in Illinois: A Guide for Nursing Homes in the Pre-Hearing Stage
Navigating the Rules for Nursing Home Involuntary Discharges/Transfers in Missouri: Steps to Follow Before the Resident Appeals
A Cautionary Tale: Pay Attention to Remedial Steps Post Cyber Breach