Health Care Law
Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm represents a broad spectrum of health care providers and affiliated entities, including individual physicians, public and for-profit hospitals, surgical facilities, consulting companies, health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and other health care professionals in a variety of health-care related issues. The attorneys who handle these matters have expertise in representing health care clients and the unique legal issues they confront, including licensing, administrative proceedings, and rights and obligations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
They also have extensive experience in representing physicians seeking credentials, as well as those involved in peer-review proceedings. The attorneys also represent hospitals and their various standing or ad hoc committees during the peer-review process. They are intimately familiar with the intricacies of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) and the interpretation and application of medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations and the fair hearing process.