Health Law
DUGGAN BERTSCH provides sophisticated Health Law services, centering on regulatory and transactional representation for established industry stakeholders and start-up organizations.
The Duggan Bertsch Approach
The Health Law Practice of DUGGAN BERTSCH provides clients with comprehensive and knowledgeable advice on a diverse landscape of industry matters. While our healthcare lawyers have vast experience in the field, they also collaborate with other DUGGAN BERTSCH practices to provide a full and integrated slate of services to clients; including corporate, transactional, tax and estate planning services. The Health Law Practice stays abreast of the fast-moving healthcare regulatory and legal environment to place clients in the best position to achieve their goals.
The Health Law Practice includes the following services:
Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial Insurer Provider Enrollment and Filings
Compliance with Critical Regulations and Risk/Regulatory Evaluations; including Fraud & Abuse, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback, Conditions of Participation
Commercial and Government Payor Claims Reimbursement and Audit Support
Self-Disclosures to CMS, OIG, and DOJ
Business Organization, Capitalization and Financing
Provider and Vendor Contracting and Networks
Fair Market Compensation and Credentialing
Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Alliances and Anti-Trust Review
Compliance and Privacy Program Development, Policies, and Training Programs
Privacy and Cybersecurity Impact Assessments and Reporting (e.g., HIPAA, HITECH, and GDPR)
Clinical Research Operational Regulatory Issues and Revenue Cycle Compliance
Food & Drug Administration Safety Reporting and Device Approval
Telemedicine/Telehealth Federal and State Regulatory Analysis, Commercial and Government Payor Rule Surveys, and General Corporate Matters
Dental and Healthcare Discount and Benefit Plans
Corporate and Regulatory Matters Involving Retail and Compounding Pharmacy Sales and Acquisitions
Detailed Multi-Disciplined Due Diligence Processes Involving the Start-up of Urgent Care and Retail Walk-In Medical Clinics
FTC Fines Digital Healthcare Company $7.8M for Sharing Personal Data of Consumers with Advertisers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently fined digital mental healthcare provider BetterHelp $7.8 million for sharing the personal health information of millions of consumers with advertisers like Facebook, Snapchat, Criteo and Pinterest. BetterHelp is the second digital health company to be targeted this year by the FTC for its use of consumers’ health information and […]
Workers’ Compensation & Remote Employees
As stay-at-home orders are being extended throughout the country, a significant population of the US workforce is and will continue to work remotely. Because employers cannot actively monitor and supervise their employees, employers are exposed to additional risks of liability. One significant risk is the potential for employees to sustain accidental injuries while working remotely. […]
Round 2: Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
The popularity of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) among the nation’s small businesses, which was enacted as part of the CARES Act (see our previous Client Alert), resulted in the entire $349 billion dollars allocated to the PPP relief to be fully committed within 14 days. This left many small businesses frustrated and unable to […]