Healthcare & Professional Practices

HIPAA, state licensing requirements, and federal anti-kickback statutes create a dense compliance environment that healthcare businesses must navigate carefully. A single compliance failure can result in significant fines, loss of licensure, or exclusion from government healthcare programs.

We help healthcare businesses understand and meet their compliance obligations under HIPAA, state licensing laws, and federal anti-kickback statutes. Compliance is not a one-time exercise. It is an ongoing part of operating a healthcare business, and we support practices through every stage of growth.

• HIPAA privacy and security compliance gaps
• Anti-kickback statute and Stark Law exposure
• State licensing and scope of practice compliance
• Regulatory investigation response and penalty defense

Employment agreements, partnership agreements, and buy-in arrangements between physicians and practice groups are among the most complex and consequential contracts in healthcare. When these agreements are poorly drafted, disputes over compensation, ownership, and exit rights follow closely behind.

We draft and negotiate physician employment agreements, partnership agreements, and buy-in arrangements that clearly define compensation, ownership rights, and exit provisions. Getting these agreements right at the beginning protects both the practice and the individual physician from disputes down the road.

• Physician compensation and production bonus disputes
• Buy-in valuation and ownership transfer conflicts
• Exit and buy-out provision disagreements
• Non-compete enforceability for departing physicians

Healthcare consolidation is accelerating. Whether a practice is acquiring, being acquired, or merging with another group, the transaction carries regulatory, contractual, and structural complexity that requires careful legal oversight from letter of intent through closing.

We represent healthcare practices in acquisitions, mergers, and affiliate transactions, handling due diligence, purchase agreement drafting, regulatory review, and closing logistics. Whether you are buying, selling, or merging, we make sure the transaction is structured correctly and that your interests are protected throughout.

• Regulatory approval and licensing transfer requirements
• Practice valuation and earn-out disputes
• Provider agreement assignment and payor consent issues
• Post-closing integration and transition disputes

Contracts with insurance payors, medical suppliers, and technology vendors define the financial terms of a healthcare business. Poorly negotiated payor contracts and vendor agreements create margin pressure and operational risk that compound over time and are difficult to unwind mid-term.

We review and negotiate contracts with insurance payors, medical suppliers, and technology vendors to make sure the financial and operational terms work for the practice. The terms you accept today define your margins for years, having legal counsel at the table during negotiations changes the outcome.

• Payor reimbursement rate disputes and credentialing issues
• Medical supplier pricing and exclusivity terms
• Technology vendor contract lock-in and termination gaps
• Indemnification exposure in vendor agreements

Healthcare practices depend on key clinical and administrative staff. When those employees leave, especially to a competitor or to start a competing practice. Non-compete and non-solicitation agreements become critical. Without enforceable agreements in place, protecting patient relationships and proprietary systems is extremely difficult.

We draft employment agreements and non-compete clauses for clinical and administrative staff, and pursue enforcement when those agreements are violated. Protecting patient relationships, referral networks, and proprietary systems starts with having the right documentation in place before a key employee walks out the door.

• Departing physicians taking patient relationships
• Clinical staff non-compete and non-solicitation enforcement
• Referral network protection after key employee departures
• Missing or unenforceable restrictive covenant agreements

Healthcare facilities require specialized lease structures that account for equipment, build-out costs, and regulatory requirements. Commercial leases in healthcare are long-term commitments with significant financial exposure, and negotiating the right terms at the outset protects the practice for the life of the agreement.

We negotiate commercial leases for healthcare facilities, addressing build-out obligations, rent escalations, exclusivity clauses, renewal rights, and termination provisions specific to healthcare operations. The lease you sign today defines your occupancy costs and operational flexibility for years, and having legal counsel at the table changes the outcome.

• Build-out obligation and landlord contribution disputes
• Equipment installation and utility requirement gaps
• Regulatory compliance clauses for healthcare facilities
• Early termination rights and assignment conflicts

Healthcare businesses need legal counsel who understands the regulatory environment, the physician agreement dynamics, and the compliance obligations that define the industry. Pomeranz Law provides practical, business-focused legal counsel that understands how healthcare practices operate and what they need to protect their operations at every level.

• We understand the HIPAA, anti-kickback, and licensing dynamics unique to healthcare businesses
• We draft physician and partnership agreements that protect the practice when disputes arise
• We pursue non-compete enforcement efficiently when departing physicians take patient relationships
• Transparent, practical counsel without the overhead of a large firm