Health Care

Health care, one of the largest sectors of the U.S. economy, continues to evolve at a revolutionary pace and is subject to intense governmental and societal accountability. Baker Donelson's Health Law Department is widely recognized as a premier national practice:

 

	Ranked by Modern Healthcare (August 2012) as one of the ten largest health law firms in the U.S.;
	Ranked by The Best Lawyers in America® (2011) as third in the nation in the area of Health Care Law and first in the nation for Medical Malpractice Defense (2012);
	Named as one of the top ten health law practices in the nation by American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA Connections June 2012);
	Selected by Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers (2012, 2011 and 2010) as one of the nation's leading health law practices;
	Named by Nightingale's Healthcare News as one of the nation's largest health care practices;
	Ranked in the top 5% of the leading health care attorneys in the United States by The Legal Media Group Guide.

The Baker Donelson Health Law Department recognizes the confluence of complexity and intensity of oversight involved in health care representation. It is ranked as one of the largest health law practices in the nation, representing leading hospitals and health systems, academic medical centers, medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, physician organizations and specialty care providers.

Government regulation of health care at the federal, state and local levels continues to accelerate in scope and complexity. Costly litigation and exposure to liability threatens to engulf many institutions and companies. Our attorneys provide the multi-disciplinary experience and legal judgment that participants in the health care sector find necessary in order to thrive in the midst of this chaos. While transaction work is the core of many firms' health care practices, Baker Donelson invests in the developing capabilities covering the spectrum of health care operations, including accreditation/licensure, reimbursement/payment, compliance, HIPAA, EMTALA, clinical research, physician organizations, medical staff, long-term care, disease management, joint ventures, ehealth and other services unique to the health care ecosystem.

Attorneys in the Baker Donelson Health Law Department deliver a wide array of corporate, regulatory and financial services grounded in an institutional knowledge of the health care industry. The Department also provides a full spectrum of litigation services in commercial and contract matters, antitrust disputes, regulatory and governmental issues, and defense of tort cases for a myriad of health care providers. The breadth of Baker Donelson's health care experience and the diversity of its client base enables the Health Law Department to respond appropriately to client problems, pursue opportunities and resolve disputes in ways that efficiently accomplish client objectives.

Representative Clients

• Abbott Laboratories
• Accredo Health
• Adventist Health System
• Baptist Memorial Health Care
• Catholic Healthcare Partners
• CHRISTUS Health
• DeKalb Medical Center
• Erlanger Health System
• Forrest General Hospital
• Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
• Georgia Hospital Association
• Healthcare Realty Trust
• HealthSouth Corporation
• Huntsville Hospital - HealthGroup of Alabama
• King Pharmaceuticals
• Medical Properties Trust
• Medtronic
• Meharry Medical Center
• Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
• Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare
• Mississippi Baptist Health System
• Novant Health
• Ochsner Health System
• Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center
• PSS World Medical
• Quorum Health Resources
• Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The MED)
• Signature Hospital Corporation
• Singing River Health System
• St. Jude Children's Hospital
• St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System
• Sunbelt Adventist Health
• The Little Clinic
• TLC Vision Corporation
• University Health Systems
• Vanguard Health Systems