Health Care Transactions
The attorneys at Weiss Zarett Brofman Sonnenklar & Levy, P.C., handle a broad range of corporate law matters in both for general businesses and in the health care field. We routinely advise and work with our clients to develop and implement business strategies and documents. Whether our clients are just forming their business entities or are involved in complex corporate transactions, we have the knowledge to guide and advise them in an efficient and comprehensive manner. We are also keenly aware that each client is different and requires individual attention. Corporate transactions are often nuanced and complex. Our attorneys have the knowledge and experience necessary to analyze and tackle these issues in numerous areas, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and labor and employment matters. Our attorneys are also experienced in drafting and reviewing all types of contracts that businesses encounter including, but not limited to, buy/sell agreements, partnership agreements, management agreements, lease agreements, services agreements and employment agreements.
Health Care Transactions
Unlike general business transactions, health care transactions require additional scrutiny because of the myriad of regulations affecting health care providers. We structure our clients’ transactions to comply with the numerous laws governing business relationships in health care, including the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law, the prohibition against the corporate practice of medicine and the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. We are experienced with assisting health care providers and facilities with respect to a litany of difference business transactions, including but not limited to:
- ASC – The formation and purchase of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- CON – Certificate of Need and related Article 28 matters
- OBS – Office-Based Surgery
- MCO – Managed Care Organizations
- MSO – Management Service Organizations
- MSA – Management Service Agreements
- IPA – Independent Practice Associations
- ACO – Accountable Care Organizations
- Employment Agreements/Contractor Agreements Practice purchases and sales (asset purchase agreements and stock purchase agreements)
- Sale/transfer of physician practices to hospitals and hospital systems
- Formation, organization, purchase, sale and restructuring of business organizations, including professional corporations, business corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies
- Purchase of commercial real estate and negotiation and drafting of commercial leases
- Practice management, including drafting of employee handbooks and practice policies and procedures
Related Health Care Transactions Publications
- New Requirements for Upcoming Health care Transactions
- Understanding Private Equity Transactions in Health care
- Understanding the Legal Ramifications Involving Medispas
- Understanding Compliance
- Featured in the Journal of the Nassau County Bar Association June 2018: Understanding the Legal Implications Involving Management Services Organizations
- Understanding The Process of Leaving A Large Mega Group or Hospital After a Merger
- Understanding Telemedicine
- Understanding Physician Employment Contracts When Joining a Hospital
- Understanding Financial Arrangements Between Anesthesiologist and Ambulatory Surgical Centers as per the Recent OIG Opinion
- Understanding Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Understanding Business Associates
- Understanding Physician Advertising
- Understanding Succession Planning
- Understanding IPAs
- Understanding Third-Party Vendor Relationships
- Understanding The Process of Merging Your Medical Practice with A Large Mega Group or Hospital
- Understanding Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies & Corporations
- Understanding the Retail Based Clinic Debate
- Understanding Chiropractor Lease Agreements & The Anti-Kickback Statute
- Understanding the Process of Starting a Medical Practice