The law firm of Horty,
Springer & Mattern, P.C., founded in 1971, devotes
its practice exclusively to health care law. Since then,
we have worked with hospitals, health systems, other
health care providers, HMOs and managed care organizations
all over the country, consulting with physician leaders,
health system executives, boards and their legal counsel.
Over the years, we have served clients in all 50 states
and the District of Columbia, providing continuing consultation
by phone, letter, facsimile, and in person. We provide
services in the following areas:
Corporate Matters
- Strategic counseling for governing
boards
- Regulatory compliance audits and
policies
- Mergers, acquisitions and affiliations
- Joint venture arrangements for clinical
and nonclinical services
- Corporate compliance policies
- Corporate
bylaws
- Corporate restructuring
Contracts Analysis, preparation and/or
negotiation of the following:
- Hospital-based physician contracts
- Physician recruitment
agreements
- Physician practice acquisition contracts
- Physician
employment contracts
- Third-party payor and managed
care contracts
- CEO and Vice President contracts
Medical Staff:
- Hospital medical staff bylaws,
rules and regulations
- Hospital medical staff investigations
and hearings
- Credentialling policies and procedures
- Fair hearing plans
- Medical staff
development plans
- Medical staff restructuring
- Consultations
regarding all facets of hospital-medical staff
relationships
Litigation:
- Health care antitrust matters
- Hospital
tax exemption defense
- Defense of medical staff hearing
decisions against claims of antitrust, breach of
contract, Americans
with Disabilities Act, and other employment discrimination
and civil rights violations
- Physician contract litigation
Fraud and Abuse:
- Consultations regarding fraud and
abuse implications of transactions
- False claims defense
and settlements
- Anti-kickback defense and settlements
Tax Exemption:
- Consultations regarding tax exemption
implications of transactions
- Preparation of tax exemption
applications for hospitals, HMOs and related companies
Managed Care
- Credentialling policies and procedures
- Provider contracts
- Utilization management/Medical
records policies
- HMO development and license applications
- Payor and subscription contracts
- Strategic counseling on provider-managed
care relationships
- Integrated delivery system formation
and development
Other Consultations, counseling and
representation regarding the following matters:
- C.O.N.
- Right-to-die
issues
- Patient
care policies
- JCAHO accreditation issues
- Residency training program
accreditation and other resident issues
- Regulatory
compliance
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