It is an understatement to say that with the coming of the new millennium the layers of complication involved in health law have increased exponentially. There have been critical developments in such areas as managed care, malpractice liability, restrictive covenants, entity formation, HIPAA compliance, Stark I, II and III and the Patients' Bill of Rights. The Nissenbaum Law Group is uniquely suited to meet this challenge; its attorneys have represented physicians, physician groups, managed care entities and hospitals in a wide range of healthcare-related legal matters. The firm is also able to leverage its experience in the corporate, litigation, technology and privacy practice areas to add further depth to its range of health law services. Moreover, the firm's Managing Principal, Gary D. Nissenbaum, Esq., is a well-known healthcare attorney who has been published in the area of health law and provided a number of presentations regarding that topic, including continuing legal education seminars for attorneys.

In addition to representing medical and dental practice entities and individual healthcare providers, the firm also has substantial experience in advising clients with alternative medicine and psychotherapy practices. Moreover, the firm has experience in representing companies that provide other services that are specific to the medical industry. This includes representation of healthcare provider accreditation consultants and e-commerce companies that operate websites that service the healthcare community and/or otherwise address health-related topics.

There are certain legal issues that are unique to the legal aspects of healthcare. The firm is well-suited to address them. They include:

• Purchase or sale of a medical practice
• Employment or severance agreements for physicians and other medical professionals
• Regulatory issues concerning the Board of Psychology and Board of Medical Examiners
• HIPAA compliance and related business associate agreements
• Stark I, II and III compliance, including State counterparts
• Managed care contracts
• Healthcare-related collections
• Hospital peer review proceedings
• Surrogate mother contracts
• Protection against malpractice liability
• Restrictive covenants
• Medicare coverage issues

Related Publications:

"AIDS: Employer/Physician Duty to Tell Third Parties", New Jersey Medicine, January/February, 1989

Speaking Engagements:

Panelist, 1996 Annual Health Law Symposium

Lecturer, Managed Care Provider Contracts, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1996

Presented Seminar, Health Care: Duty of Confidentiality to AIDS Patients, New Jersey Bar Association Annual Convention; Garden State Bar Association Annual Convention, 1989

Presented Seminar, Current Legal Issues Relating to Health Care, Graduate Studies Program in Health Advocacy, Sarah Lawrence College, 1988