Medical Professionals

There is a need to provide physicians with legal services focused especially on their professional needs within an increasingly complex health care industry.

Too many doctors who need legal counsel find themselves dealing with a large, impersonal law firm. Tinsley & Tinsley is dedicated to offering each client personal attention and individual legal solutions.

Tinsley & Tinsley have many ways to help clients, from simple contract review to complex partnership agreements.

The legal aspects of being a physician, dentist or chiropractor in today's health care industry have become increasingly complex. New laws and regulations govern patient rights, reimbursement and involvement in ancillary services to name a few. Tinsley & Tinsley offer a wide range of services to meet the legal issues faced by the medical professional.

Here are some of the most common ones:

Tinsley & Tinsley provides advice on the type of entity, and provide the paperwork to create the new entity. Legal advice and assistance are also provided in performing the legal steps to dissolve an entity and provide its owners with the funds due to them.

Tinsley & Tinsley provides assistance in organizing through contractual joint venture arrangements, business corporations, professional corporations (“PC”) and limited liability companies and partnerships(“LLC”, “LLP”)

In addition to employment agreements, buy/sell agreements and trusts and estates, Tinsley & Tinsley can provide the medical professional with legal guidance on insurance carrier contracts, medical reimbursement agreements, landlord / tenant matters for a medical office lease and supplier agreements.

Tinsley & Tinsley looks for opportunities to change the language of contracts to be more favorable for its clients. Many organizations use standard contracts and have flexibility to change the terms.

Tinsley & Tinsley can quickly identify potential problem areas for its clients and recommend changes.

Tinsley & Tinsley can review proposed employment contracts to assist the medical professional in structuring a mutually beneficial relationship with their potential employers.

If the client desires, Tinsley & Tinsley can also directly negotiate contract terms with the other party.

Tinsley & Tinsley responds to the day-to-day concerns of medical professionals’ practices relating to HIPAA, including privacy statements and compliance.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) has brought expansive regulatory changes to medical practices and health care entities.

Because Tinsley & Tinsley concentrates on health care contracting issues, it has daily contact with HIPAA, along with experience in finding effective solutions to the contractual ramifications of these regulations for Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) plans, physician practices and other health care entities.

Tinsley & Tinsley knows that you, as a medical professional have other legal issues involving your family, your staff and patients. Tinsley & Tinsley can help in those areas.

Please contact us for an appointment and a free consultation!