We regularly devote attention to hospital-physician relations and the clinical aspects of the health care industry. We have advised hospitals on medical staff matters, as well as physician recruitment and retention matters and newly developing organizational structures. Services in this area include:
• Medical staff credentialing and disciplinary matters
• Risk management and quality assurance education and consulting
• Advance directives
• Appointment of emergency guardians
• Informed consent
• Medical ethics
• Medical record retention and release
• Patients' rights matters (confidentiality, etc.)
• Termination of life issues