Healthcare Law
The work of dedicated professionals in healthcare facilities is laden with tremendous responsibility and risk. Having an experienced attorney is essential and Bernfeld, DeMatteo, and Bernfeld are well versed in all aspects of healthcare law.
Our attorneys are dedicated to representing healthcare organizations, facilities, and professionals. Our clients extend across nearly every component of the health care system including:
- General acute care hospitals and hospital systems
- Specialty, rehabilitation and psychiatric hospitals
- Specialty medical facilities, including imaging centers
- Nursing homes
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Dentists
David Bernfeld and Jeff Bernfeld are experienced in representing health care providers in connection with health care, civil, administrative, and criminal aspects including:
- Litigation
- Reimbursement
- Transactional (purchases and sales)
- Regulatory compliance
- Licensing and administrative
- Rate challenges
- Fraud investigations
- Judicial proceedings
Our attorneys are familiar with many medical issues through our close interaction with medical professionals. We have extensive knowledge of applicable standards of care and legislation.
On a yearly basis, we institute rate challenges via Article 78 proceedings for approximately 20 nursing homes and we provide transactional representation to nursing home owners. We defend nursing home administrators and owners against fraud allegations, both civilly and criminally, in state and federal court. We are regularly involved in administrative hearings before the New York State Department of Health.
