Practices
Today's health care providers face both challenge and opportunity. Hospitals and physicians must negotiate a potential minefield of regulatory restrictions on compensation and referral arrangements, an ever-expanding matrix of governing laws and a litigious patient population. At the same time, a changing industry offers new opportunities for growth and prosperity.
Realizing these opportunities while meeting these challenges involves not only astute application of the law, but also a solid understanding of the business of health care. To this end, Warner, Smith & Harris' health care group combines years of hands-on experience with a genuine empathy for clients and their concerns. Our lawyers are on the front lines of the industry every day, working closely with clients to help them structure their business in compliance with the myriad regulations that govern them.
In addition to regulatory requirements, our lawyers handle virtually every legal issue a provider may encounter, including labor and employment matters; contracts with suppliers, consultants and other healthcare providers; reimbursement from government programs; real estate concerns; and confidentiality and end-of-life issues. In the process, we take care to ensure that our clients fully understand and feel comfortable with all the legal aspects of their business.
Medical malpractice claims have become an unfortunate fact of life for both health care providers and their insurers. Our lawyers are exceptionally well qualified to defend these claims, having handled hundreds of medical liability cases over the long history of our firm's involvement in this area. Because many of these claims are vulnerable to legal and factual flaws, we take nothing for granted. We investigate each claim from scratch, gleaning information from legal and medical treatises, prior expert testimony and other background material as well as the particulars of the case itself. We tackle our matters with a thoroughness that allows plaintiff's counsel no leeway to make unsubstantiated claims.
The health care group's corporate and litigation expertise, bolstered by the skills and experience of other practice areas at the firm, enable Warner, Smith & Harris to address virtually any legal concern a health care provider may have.