Practice Management/
Management Services

Counseling through the nuances in aligning MSOs with healthcare practitioners while maximizing growth and ensuring legal compliance.

We offer comprehensive services for MSOs, including:

• Regulatory Compliance: Advising MSOs and healthcare professionals on State Corporate Practice of Medicine doctrines, fee-splitting and patient brokering prohibitions, as well as potentially applicable federal regulations like Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and HIPAA.

• Transaction Structuring and Negotiation: Providing strategic advice on the structuring of MSO agreements, including the financial, operational, and governance aspects, to ensure that both the MSO and affiliated practitioners benefit from the arrangement.

• Entity Formation and Governance: Assisting with the creation of professional entities (PCs) and MSOs, guiding the structuring of corporate entities in accordance with licensing and state laws, and establishing governance and operational frameworks.

• Financial and Compensation Models: Structuring fair and compliant compensation arrangements for physicians and other healthcare providers, including management fees and physician compensation plans.

• Health IT and Data Compliance: Advising on the implementation of data privacy strategies and compliance with data privacy regulations, including HIPAA, when handling patient data in MSO arrangements.