Introduction: Few industries have undergone such rapid change as those involved in our nation's health care. Responding to those changes with an unparalleled depth and breadth of...[continue] QuickLinks: Health Care Legal Services ------------------------------------------------------------ Antitrust Bioethics Capital Finance Certificate of Need and Health Planning Compliance Consent, Privacy Rights and Medical Records Credentialing and Peer Review Employee Benefits Employment and Labor Law Fraud and Abuse/Stark Health Care Industry Associations Health Care Legislation and Regulation Health Care Purchasing Alliances Health Insurance and HMO Regulation Licensing and Certification Litigation and Dispute Resolution Managed Care Medicare, Medicaid and Private Payment Issues Mergers, Sales, Acquisitions, Affiliations & Reorg. Physician Org. Formation, Merger & Acquisition Public Entity Law Real Estate and Environmental Matters Tax Matters: For-Profit & Exempt Org. Issues Related Practice Areas ------------------------------------------------------------ HIPAA Health Care Compliance Health Information Technology Corporate Finance Credit Recovery & Bankruptcy Employment Energy Intellectual Property Life Sciences Litigation Tax-Exempt Organizations Department Members [Alphabetical]------------------------------------------------------------Allen E. BriskinIngrid BrydolfJohn CameronFrancie CushmanSam N. DawoodAnne E. DeneckeDennis S. DiazRachel E. Dobrow StoneTimothy M. DozoisMary E. DrobkaKathleen H. DrummySusan G. DuffyBrent R. EllerClifton L. ElliottGwen FangerJason A. FarberMartin L. FinemanMonica GianniRobert D. GirardDirk J. GiseburtGabrielle B. GoldsteinJill H. GordonPeter N. GrantPatrick J. GreenMary HaasAndrew R. HallLisa R. HaywardThomas S. HillierGerry HinkleyRobert G. HomchickMark A. HutchesonEverett W. JackMarc E. JacobowitzRoger L. JanssonThomas E. JeffryRebeccah M. Keating EdelsteinRobert L. LaytonSteve LiptonGeorge M. MardikesDavid V. MarshallWilliam R. MillerMeghan K. MoranMartin R. MorfeldConi S. RathboneEdwin D. RauziDouglas C. RossLiam R. RothSusan SchallaThomas C. SchroederRobert L. SchuchardHarry ShulmanPaul T. SmithClark StantonJohn R. TateKent B. ThurberDavid VolkJames P. WalshRebecca L. WilliamsLaVerne Woods  Department Members [by Office]Bellevue------------------------------------------------------------David V. Marshall Los Angeles------------------------------------------------------------Dennis S. DiazKathleen H. DrummyRobert D. GirardJill H. GordonMary HaasAndrew R. HallMarc E. JacobowitzThomas E. JeffryRebeccah M. Keating EdelsteinRobert L. LaytonLiam R. RothRobert L. SchuchardJohn R. TateDavid Volk Portland------------------------------------------------------------Ingrid BrydolfJohn CameronFrancie CushmanAnne E. DeneckeTimothy M. DozoisPatrick J. GreenThomas S. HillierEverett W. JackGeorge M. MardikesWilliam R. MillerMeghan K. MoranConi S. RathboneKent B. Thurber San Francisco------------------------------------------------------------Allen E. BriskinSam N. DawoodGwen FangerMartin L. FinemanGabrielle B. GoldsteinPeter N. GrantGerry HinkleySteve LiptonHarry ShulmanPaul T. SmithClark StantonJames P. Walsh Seattle------------------------------------------------------------Rachel E. Dobrow StoneMary E. DrobkaSusan G. DuffyBrent R. EllerClifton L. ElliottJason A. FarberMonica GianniDirk J. GiseburtPeter N. GrantLisa R. HaywardRobert G. HomchickMark A. HutchesonRoger L. JanssonMartin R. MorfeldEdwin D. RauziDouglas C. RossSusan SchallaThomas C. SchroederRebecca L. WilliamsLaVerne Woods   Health Care Search:

Joint Ventures:
Continually faced with more regulation, less third-party reimbursement, and endless cutting edge technology to finance, more hospitals, physicians and others in the health care industry are turning to joint ventures. At DWT, we know the ins and outs of successful health care joint ventures.

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Payment, Accreditation & Compliance:
Health care providers seeking payments face a bewildering array of laws, regulations, guidelines, coding regimes and payment systems. Noncompliance can result not only in inaccurate payments, but can also lead to costly audits and the threat or imposition of stiff penalties. The Payment and Accreditation Group of DWT provides strategic counsel to avoid and proactively manage such pitfalls.

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Corporate Governance:
Health care clients' governance functions are now under a microscope. The stakes are high and the legal issues complex and ever-changing. Responsive and knowledgeable counsel can be the crucial difference between having a well-organized, effective and legally compliant structure or being front page news.

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HIPAA:
DWT's HIPAA law group furnishes practical answers and strategies posed by electronic and Internet technologies used in the health care industry.

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Litigation
In the rapidly changing health care environment, disputes arise with striking frequency. DWT, recognized by Chambers USA as one of the top health care law firms in the country, also has one of the nation's most formidable and highly respected litigation practices.

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Corporate Finance, Credit Recovery & Bankruptcy, Employment, Energy, Health Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Litigation.

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