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