Medical Staff Counsel

Medical staff and hospital leaders often need support and guidance for both day-to-day and long-term medical staff issues, such as internal governance, bylaws enforcement and revision, credentialing and privileging, and investigations and discipline. 

Athene Law navigates the dynamic relationships between providers, medical staffs and groups, hospitals, and other stakeholders with a deep understanding of common legal and operational issues.

Peer Review Hearings

Hospitals, physicians, and other medical groups use the peer review process to address and improve patient care and to take investigatory or disciplinary action when appropriate. Healthcare practices and professionals lean on guidance from medical staff counsel for both routine and complex issues, including peer review. 

Athene Law’s experienced attorneys are versed in all physician peer review matters and provide informed insights and recommendations when situations arise in which litigation seems likely. The team reviews and prepares incident reports, provides counsel during investigations, develops corrective action plans, drafts briefs, and provides representation in all aspects of peer review proceedings and related court actions. Athene Law’s attorneys have handled peer review matters at all levels of state court.

Capabilities

Clients in the healthcare industry, including physicians and groups, facilities, for-profit and non-profit entities, hospitals, and hospital systems need guidance and representation for a variety of needs.

Athene Law’s diverse experience within the healthcare industry has prepared the team to represent practices and professionals in a highly-regulated environment. 

Medical staff and peer review capabilities include:

• Credentialing
• Fair hearing policies
• Codes of conduct
• Leave of absence and end-of-life policies
• Information sharing agreements
• Return to practice plans
• Medical staff self-governance and operations
• Staff relations and elections
• Investigations and remedial action plans
• Department and service closures
• Health equity
• Reproductive health
• Telehealth credentialing