Norris McLaughlin attorneys hail from different backgrounds. They hold top U.S. law school degrees, and they regularly serve as leaders in bar associations and trade groups. We pride ourselves on combining large-firm talent in a small-firm setting, offering the best of both experiences through value and service to our clients.  

Our clients include hospitals and their affiliated corporations, hospital medical staffs, affiliated physician practice groups, nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, rehabilitation facilities, home care providers, health data analytics companies, practice management companies, laboratories, imaging centers, ambulatory surgery centers and other providers of health care services.

Norris McLaughlin’s hospital and health network attorneys advise clients on compliance with health care regulations, in negotiating and structuring the myriad essential transactions between and among providers, payors, and suppliers. 

Whether in mergers, affiliations, joint ventures, practice acquisitions, or exclusive contract arrangements, our attorneys understand and deliver advice and legal counsel based on experience and informed by past experiences.

Norris McLaughlin counsels clients on issues including health care compliance, reimbursement audits, HIPAA, false claims and fraud, and abuse investigations. 

We handle the following types of matters for hospital and health network clients:

• Corporate Structuring of Health Systems and Entities
• Healthcare Network Mergers, Acquisitions, Affiliations, and Joint Ventures
• Peer Review Proceedings
• Medical Staff Actions and Hospital Privilege Issues
• Healthcare Practitioner Impairment
• Investigations and Reimbursement Audits by CMS, state Medicaid agencies, and commercial insurers
• DOJ Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Investigations
• DEA Investigations and Actions
• HHS Office of Civil Rights Investigations and Actions
• Physician Medical Practice Acquisitions
• Medical Training Program and Affiliation Agreements
• Exclusive Services Agreements
• Clinical Research and Clinical Trial Agreements
• Patient Consent and Treatment Matters
• Physician Agreements (Employment, Incentive Compensation, Call Coverage, Services)
• Healthcare Litigation
• Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement Matters and Regulation Compliance
• Managed Care Agreements and Organizations
• Certificate of Need, Licensure and Regulatory Requirements
• Compliance Programs
• Telemedicine Agreements
• Regulatory and Compliance Counseling Including Fraud and Abuse, Stark, Anti-kickback, False Claims Act, HIPAA and HITECH
• Employment Counseling and Litigation
• Capital Finance
• Construction of Hospitals and Other Facilities
• Health Care Financing
• Tax-Exemption Issues
• HITECH and Patient Safety Organization Matters
• Guardianship Proceedings
• Real Estate and Land Use (Medical Office Buildings)
• Antitrust Counseling and Litigation