Physician Licensing, Staffing and Contract Disputes

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Physician Licensing, Staffing and Contract Disputes

Kerr Russell has proudly served the medical community since the 1940s, and is a recognized leader in health care law statewide.

We represent state and local medical and dental associations, and health care systems, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinics, and other health care facilities, physicians and physician groups, and a wide variety of health care practitioners in a broad range of administrative and regulatory compliance matters, including:

  • Licensing, certification and accreditation
  • Medical staff relationships (bylaws, policies, hearing and credentialing plans)
  • Board governance, including board responsibilities and policies
  • Tax-exempt status
  • HIPAA compliance
  • Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement
  • Fraud and abuse/Stark law
  • Self-referral
  • Medical records
  • Privacy and security
  • Antitrust
  • Certificates of need
  • Environmental compliance
  • Employment and benefits

Our attorneys also provide proactive, sophisticated counsel to help health care clients develop and institute compliance programs and policies that satisfy regulatory demands. We represent health care clients in fraud and government investigations, audits, voluntary disclosure and overpayment matters, and in civil and criminal cases involving allegations of white collar crime.

+Practicing Attorneys & Staff

Attorneys

Catherine Edwards
Catherine Edwards

Member

Daniel J. Ferris
Daniel J. Ferris

Member

Patrick J. Haddad
Patrick J. Haddad

Member

Patricia C. Schabath
Patricia C. Schabath

Member

Daniel J. Schulte
Daniel J. Schulte

Member

Kathleen A. Westfall
Kathleen A. Westfall

Member

Daniel G. Beyer
Daniel G. Beyer

Of Counsel

Stephen D. McGraw
Stephen D. McGraw

Of Counsel

+Related News

July 14, 2020

15 Lawyers From Kerr Russell Recognized as Leading Lawyers 2020

A total of 15 lawyers from Kerr Russell are named to the 2020 list of Leading Lawyers in Michigan. Only those lawyers who are most often recommended qualify for this honor.

April 2, 2020

Kerr Russell Bolsters Medical Malpractice Defense and Municipal Practice Groups

Five experienced attorneys have joined Kerr Russell’s Detroit office.

March 17, 2020

Coronavirus/COVID-19 Business Continuity:  A Message to Our Community, Clients and Friends

Kerr Russell is committed to its community, clients and people. As the world navigates through the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus), we want to assure you that Kerr Russell is committed to supporting our community, clients and people as effectively as we have through every other crisis our Nation has encountered over our firm’s nearly 150-year history. Our firm is fully operational: We have made sure that our lawyers and staff are able to safely and effectively serve our clients’ needs and continue operations on an uninterrupted basis. Most of our people