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Glankler Brown, PLLC provides services in many sectors of the healthcare industry. Our clients include hospitals, physicians, independent practice associations, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, rehabilitation centers, extended and elder care facilities, and pharmaceutical and device companies such as The Regional Medical Center at Memphis, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Unitedhealth Group, Inc., Prudential Insurance Co., Medtronic, Inc. (formerly Sofamor Danek) and Neurorecovery, Inc. and other companies including public companies. Our lawyers focusing in healthcare have extensive experience advising clients on a multitude of compliance issues such as HIPAA, Stark, anti-kickback statutory enforcement and investigation and state and federal self-referral prohibitions. Our lawyers have participated as speakers in HIPAA compliance seminars and worked with healthcare organizations for the development of compliance programs and internal controls. We have counseled clients regarding Medicare and Medicaid audits and investigations conducted by the United States Department of Justice, as well as the Office of Investigations (OIG) concerning False Claims and anti-kickback issues. We have extensive experience with defending of claims under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) claims for breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA, issues and litigation under the Comprehensive Omnibus Reconciliation Act (COBRA), as well as related state law claims, including bad faith claims. Medical malpractice is a highly specialized field of personal injury litigation. We have extensive experience in defending and prosecuting medical malpractice claims. Because of our extensive experience, we have numerous contacts to serve as expert witnesses or consultants to assist our clients, increasing their benefits in the courtroom. We also provide counseling to our clients to assist in the prevention of claims against them. Our firm regularly represents healthcare industry clients in major litigation matters and has a rich history of representing hospitals, physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers in a variety of contexts including administrative matters, medical malpractice defense, contracting issues, and labor and employment issues. Additionally, we have represented health insurers and self-insured entities in a variety of contexts. We also have experience in proceedings under the health planning laws of Tennessee. This would encompass certificates of need hearings. We have an in-house consultant physician, Dr. Susan Wolfe, who assists in all aspects of medical malpractice defense. Dr. Wolfe assists in the early, efficient review of various medical and healthcare cases providing both in-depth medical, professional review and guidance and extensive medical research capabilities. Her assistance and involvement is a valuable and efficient resource to both our clients and us. The firm also has relationships, both in representation and otherwise, with other medical institutions and professionals which can provide objective examinations of all potential matters and to maintain involvement and contacts in a variety of areas in the medical field. Our practice includes both trial and appellate work in the state and federal courts in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. Our firm has the capabilities to manage all litigation from our office and has attorneys that are licensed to practice in many other states on a case by case basis. The firm also maintains up-to-date technology to assist in the representation of its clients including: computerized/electronic library and research resources (Westlaw and Lexis), computerized docketing and tickler system, electronic litigation management and support (power-point and summation), state of the art wordprocessing and accounting systems and internet and intranet communications capabilities.