Federal and state laws and regulations relating to the health care industry increasingly influence and affect health care operations on a daily basis, which makes the need for experienced counsel more important than ever before.  Our clients depend on our team of accomplished, skilled attorneys to meet the day-today needs of today's health care organizations.  The experience and success of our Health Care Group makes Smith Moore Leatherwood the firm of choice, regionally and nationally, for many health care providers.

Our clients are located throughout the United States and represent the broad spectrum of the health care industry, including nonprofit and for-profit hospitals, nursing homes and continuing care facilities, assisted living facilities, physician groups, home health agencies, preferred provider organizations (PPOs), independent practice associations (IPAs), physician-hospital organizations (PHOs), imaging providers, operators of surgery centers, and trade associations, as well as a variety of other health care providers.

Our attorneys have a wide range of practical experience in operational matters involving health information management, legal issues surrounding health information technology, HIPAA compliance, medical record documentation, coding, billing, patient confidentiality, and other legal and practical issues affecting the HIM and HIT professional.  Members of our Health Care Group are recognized as leading experts in this complex area.  Our attorneys are quoted often in national publications on HIM, HIT and HIPAA matters and serve on the editorial boards of several national publications.  Smith Moore Leatherwood attorneys are also involved actively with the Georgia and North Carolina Health Information Management Associations, the American Health Information Management Association, the Health Information and Technology Practice Group of the American Health Lawyers Association, and other professional and legal societies and groups in the health care area.  Our attorneys have served as faculty members for seminars and programs presented by the National HIPAA Forum, the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, and various state and national meetings on health information topics.

New laws, new regulatory interpretations, and new challenges confront the health care industry daily.  Health care providers who want to succeed and advance need lawyers who are experienced, innovative, and knowledgeable in their industry.  The Smith Moore Leatherwood Health Care Group provides that experience, innovation, and knowledge to our clients every day.  For more information on Smith Moore Leatherwood, CLICK HERE.