Health law is a broad and multifaceted field that covers a wide range of legal issues related to healthcare, public health, and the regulation of healthcare providers and organizations. Here are some of the major practice areas within health law that we offer at Health Law Clinic:
1. Healthcare
Compliance and Regulation
Ø Involves
ensuring that healthcare providers, institutions, and professionals comply with
various laws, regulations, and industry standards (e.g., HIPAA, Medicare,
Medicaid).
Ø Focuses
on areas like fraud and abuse, privacy laws, billing practices, and government
program requirements.
2. Healthcare
Transactions and Mergers & Acquisitions
Ø Deals
with the legal aspects of healthcare business transactions, including mergers,
acquisitions, joint ventures, and restructurings of healthcare organizations.
Ø Covers
regulatory issues, financing, and antitrust considerations specific to the
healthcare industry.
3. Medical
Malpractice and Professional Liability
Ø Involves
defending or prosecuting claims related to negligence by healthcare providers
(doctors, nurses, hospitals, etc.).
Ø Includes
issues related to standards of care, medical errors, and patient harm, often
involving complex litigation.
4. Patient
Rights and Advocacy
Ø Focuses
on the rights of patients in the healthcare system, including informed consent,
privacy, and access to care.
Ø Covers
issues like patient protection under laws, rights of vulnerable populations,
and disputes over treatment decisions.
5. Health
Insurance Law
Ø Concerns
the regulation and operation of health insurance markets, including private
insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare.
Ø Includes
compliance with the Affordable Care Rules, claims disputes, policy
interpretations, and employer-sponsored health plans.
6. Public Health
Law
Ø Covers
legal issues related to public health, such as infectious disease control,
vaccination mandates, environmental health, and emergency preparedness.
Ø Involves
balancing individual rights with public health objectives, and often addresses
policy, regulation, and legislation.
7. Bioethics and
Medical Ethics
Ø Encompasses
legal issues surrounding medical decision-making, such as end-of-life care,
reproductive rights, organ donation, genetic testing, and other ethical
concerns.
Ø Includes
legal aspects of consent, autonomy, and medical experimentation.
8. Pharmaceutical
and Medical Device Law
Ø Focuses
on the regulation, approval, and marketing of pharmaceutical products and
medical devices.
Ø Deals
with Food & Drug regulations, product liability claims, patent law, and
issues related to clinical trials and drug safety.
9. Labor and
Employment Law in Healthcare
Ø Covers
employment issues within the healthcare industry, including discrimination,
wrongful termination, wage and hour disputes, and labor relations.
Ø Deals
with the unique workforce issues that healthcare providers face, such as
unionization and compliance with laws like the maternity leave, etc.
10. Healthcare
Fraud and Abuse
Ø Involves
defending or prosecuting fraud allegations against healthcare providers, such
as overbilling, kickbacks, and false claims.
Ø Includes
issues under the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Stark Law.
11. Medical and
Health Information Privacy Law
Ø Addresses
the protection of patient information under laws like the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Ø Covers
security measures, breaches of confidentiality, and the intersection of
healthcare data and cybersecurity.
12. Mental
Health Law
Ø Focuses
on the intersection of law and mental health, including involuntary commitment,
competency to stand trial, guardianship, and patient rights.
Ø Includes
laws regulating psychiatric care, treatment, and protections for individuals
with mental illness.
13. Telemedicine
and Digital Health Law
Ø Covers
the legal issues related to the provision of healthcare services through
telemedicine, telehealth, and digital health technologies.
Ø Includes
licensure, reimbursement, privacy, and regulatory challenges in the expanding
field of remote healthcare delivery.
14. Long-Term
Care and Elder Law
Ø Addresses
legal issues affecting the elderly, such as nursing home care, elder abuse,
Medicaid eligibility, and estate planning.
Ø Covers
the regulatory environment for long-term care facilities and patient rights in
such settings.
15. Health
Policy and Legislation
Ø Involves
working with policymakers, healthcare organizations, and advocacy groups to
influence healthcare laws and regulations.
Ø Focuses
on legislative advocacy, public policy initiatives, and analyzing the legal
implications of new healthcare reforms.
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