Health Law

Trusted legal advisor for all types of health care providers.

Chace, Ruttenberg & Freedman has been a trusted legal advisor for all types of health care providers. Our clients include:

Hospitals

Physician groups, including tax-exempt faculty group practices,

Community health centers

Provider-owned health maintenance organizations,

Home health agencies

Community mental health centers,

Imaging centers

Managed care contracting organizations

Organizations promoting the licensing and implementation of electronic health records.

Members of our Health Practice Group have been privileged to serve as counsel to the Rhode Island Senate Health and Human Services Committee.

Forming and maintaining hospital ventures

CR&F assists our clients in the formation and management of multi-hospital joint ventures, faculty group practices, IPOs, PHOs and other managed care contracting organizations. We have guided our clients through mergers, acquisitions and affiliations.

Our attorneys regularly counsel our healthcare clients on matters relating to:

Fraud and abuse compliance

Antitrust compliance

Medical staff relations

HIPAA compliance

Information technology contracting

Physician recruitment, reimbursement

General counsel issues

Tax exemption

Trusted legal advisor for all types of health care providers.

In coordination with our litigators, our firm has successfully defended hospitals from vendor claims and achieved excellent outcomes in credentialing matters and rate disputes. Our attorneys also assist our clients in responding to supboenas, while also taking care to protect client confidentiality.