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Hall Render’s experienced information security attorneys provide legal advice on a wide variety of laws and regulations addressing the privacy and security of data. Several Security Breach & Compliance Section members are approved cyber liability insurance panel counsel for entities throughout the United States. We counsel on all aspects of breach assessments and notifications... READ MORE

Hall Render provides a wide range of securities law compliance services. Securities law compliance issues arise whenever a business entity desires to make an initial offering of ownership interests or issue additional shares to new or existing owners of the entity. Hall Render attorneys are able to determine whether state or federal securities laws... READ MORE

Hall Render’s Restructuring & Distressed Acquisition practice area provides guidance to clients regarding the implications of security interests, receiverships and bankruptcy law on traditional corporate transactions within the health care market and how these laws intersect with health care regulations and reimbursement. This practice area assists clients in analyzing the most beneficial structure for acquiring assets, service... READ MORE

Hall Render attorneys have an extensive knowledge of governmental health care program reimbursement programs, as well as the complex administrative processes necessary to assist our health care clients with audits and Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement-related appeals. READ MORE

Hall Render attorneys routinely assist health care clients with the economic, financial and reimbursement matters essential to the business of providing care. Our attorneys stay on top of the industry changes in areas such as health care fraud and abuse, potential false claims, access to financing and relationships with third party payors, including Medicare,... READ MORE

Hall Render’s Real Estate Practice Group began in response to the demand of our broad base of health care clients. The variety of challenging issues presented and the breadth and depth of our existing commercial and tax practices made our Real Estate Practice a natural evolution for the firm. The practice has grown to... READ MORE

The Provider Enrollment Section primarily is focused on providing services to individual and organizational health care providers and suppliers wishing to enroll/participate in the Medicare, Medicaid and commercial third party payor programs. As provider enrollment requirements become increasingly complicated, the range of services we provide has expanded commensurately to accommodate this new trend. Our... READ MORE

Health care professionals, such as physicians and nurses, are licensed by state regulatory boards, which, pursuant to statutory authority, promulgate rules setting forth: education, training and licensure requirements; the scope and standards of professional practice; and the bases for limiting, suspending and revoking a professional license. Occasionally, a licensed health care professional becomes involved... READ MORE

Hall Render’s Post-Acute and Long-Term Care section is focused primarily on providing services to nursing facilities, home health agencies, hospice providers and related entities, such as assisted living facilities. As the services provided by nursing facilities and hospices become more integrated, the range of services we offer has increased significantly to accommodate this new... READ MORE

In 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced its goal to transition the way the government (and, consequently, the industry) pays for health care, moving from the traditional facility-oriented fee-for-service model to more cost-effective, value-based care (“VBC”) models. As CMS and commercial payors accelerate the use of these models, providers are... READ MORE