Lewis Glasser maintains a broad practice in health care law representing hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, behavioral health organizations, pharmaceutical companies, multi-specialty physician groups and individual physician practices.

Our lawyers handle an array of health care matters, including sales and acquisitions of health care facilities, certificate of need applications before the West Virginia Health Care Authority, rate regulation, antitrust, fraud abuse, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and appeals, formation and maintenance of tax-exempt organizations, interim sanctions, health care contracts and managed care contract development, strategic planning and organizational restructuring, medical staff matters and health care employment issues.

Our firm has represented West Virginia hospitals in the acquisition of private medical practices and the creation of integrated delivery physician networks.

We are prepared to counsel individuals in licensing and accreditation issues for physician, dentists, nurses, pharmacists and other medical professions. We assist clients in establishing and maintaining peer review activities, employee benefits, utilization review, quality assurance programs and risk management.

The firm assists health care providers in practice and business development matters, financing, real estate leasing and acquisition, patients' rights and medical record disclosures.

Our lawyers stay abreast of trends and developments with active participation in health care associations including the West Virginia Hospital Association, the West Virginia Association of Home Health Agencies, the National Health Lawyers Association, and the Health Care Financial Management Association. We also are often invited to deliver seminars and speeches to health care professionals who need to keep up-to-date in the ever-changing legal environment.