Burford & Ryburn, L.L.P. routinely advises and represents its clients in a variety of issues that fall under the category of health law.
General Issues Include:
- HIPAA
- Managed Care
- Insurance coverage issues
- Arbitration proceedings on collection of charges under HMO contract
- Revision of hospital and medical staff bylaws
- Peer review proceedings involving physicians and allied health care professionals
- Coordinating legal aspects of Medicare and Medicaid compliance reviews
- Reviewing and drafting hospital policies
- Drafting policies and procedures regarding EMTALA, termination of pregnancy, adoptions, pronouncement of death, codes in non-nursing areas and informed consent
- Drafting and reviewing contracts between hospital entities and third-party service providers
- Presentations and opinions on various medical/legal issues to medical staff, hospital committees, and administrators
- Real Estate transactions for health care entities-purchase and sale
- Fraud and abuse issues
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating professional services contracts
Managed Care Insurance Claims
Traditionally Managed Care companies are slow pay, deny payment or reduce payments. Burford & Ryburn, L.L.P. now offers health care facilities and providers a solution to this problem.
The Firm will:
- Set-up procedures to establish clean claims
- Pursue collection of underpaid, slow paid or no pay accounts at hourly rates or contingency fee
- Assist in negotiation and drafting of managed care contracts