Overview
Reminger's Health Care Law Practice Group has extensive experience in the healthcare law arena, focusing on regulatory matters, business transactions, and litigation.
We represent a wide array of health care providers including health care systems, hospitals, nursing homes, medical staffs, assisted living facilities, physician groups, dentists, and specialty clinics. Additionally, we represent individual health-care providers from all disciplines with regards to administrative board investigations and hearings.
Our nationally ranked Health Care Law Practice Group is committed to protecting the best interests of our clients through the following services:
Health Care Business Transactions
- Business planning and development strategies;
- Deal evaluations and recommendations regarding business structures, such as corporations and/or partnerships;
- Acquisition/merger transactions;
- Assistance in and/or performance of due diligence;
- Hospital and physician joint ventures;
- Tax planning, including profit and not for profit tax counseling and tax exempt financing;
- Dispute resolution;
- Corporate governance issues;
- Shareholder agreements;
- Financing transactions;
- General corporate counsel.
Compliance, Credentialing, Accreditation Counseling and Education
- Medical staff credentialing and risk management;
- Certificate of need;
- Hospital accreditation and decertification;
- Medicare/Medicaid certification, reimbursement and appeal;
- Licensure, including response to investigations by state medical boards;
- OSHA counseling;
- HIPAA and HITECH counseling;
- Counseling regarding quality investigations by government and private payers;
- Counseling regarding state and federal fraud and abuse statutes, including the Stark laws and Anti-Kickback;
- Corporate compliance audits;
- Counseling regarding MAC, RAC, ZPIC and other billing audits;
- Medical staff education;
- Privacy risk assessments;
- Medical staff and hospital bylaws;
- Affordable Care Act compliance;
- Policy and procedure review and development.
Health Care E-Commerce
- Privacy and security of patient health information;
- Intellectual property matters;
- Electronic contracting requirements.
We are dedicated to the zealous and aggressive representation of our clients in all health care law related matters and are truly passionate about working together with those whom we represent to provide the most thorough, comprehensive and collaborative defense possible.
Honors & Recognitions
Our Healthcare Law Practice Group was ranked as National Tier 1 and Metropolitan Cleveland and Indianapolis Tier 1 for 2024 by Best Lawyers®
Representative Clients
Representative Clients: Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center, Mercy Health, TeamHealth
Insurance Carriers/TPAs: In the area of the defense of individual physicians, we are pleased to have ongoing referral relationships with all of the major medical malpractice insurance carriers in the State of Ohio including AIG, CNA Insurance, Hudson Insurance, OHA Insurance Solutions, PICA, ProAssurance, The Doctors’ Company, and The Medical Protective Company, as well as with major health care systems, such as University Hospitals Health System.
Results
- Aug 22, 2024, Judgment for DefendantHamilton County Municipal Court
Obtained a ruling in favor of an inpatient mental health facility. Plaintiff alleged that her credit card and cash were stolen during her stay.
- Jun 2024, Summary Judgment GrantedAmerican Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) Dispute Resolution Service
Summary judgment granted in favor of healthcare facility accused of religious discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in violation of Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. We defended the arbitration through the AHLA and filed for summary judgment on all claims. After extensive briefing and a nearly three-hour hearing, the arbitrator granted summary judgment in favor of our client on all claims.
- Oct 11, 2023, Motion for Summary Judgment GrantedU.S. District Court of Ohio, Northern District
Motion for Summary Judgment granted in favor of jail medical providers where defendants demonstrated that plaintiff could not prove deliberate indifference claims under Section 1983 related to care provided to plaintiff while incarcerated.
- Oct 11, 2022, Motion for Summary Judgment GrantedStark County Court, Ohio
Judgment on the Pleadings granted in favor of group home residential facility on several basis, including (1) failure to submit legally sufficient affidavit of merit, (2) the statute of limitations for medical claims and wrongful death claims, (3) the statute of repose, and (4) the Ohio savings statute’s inapplicability in this re-filed action.
- May 2022, Summary Judgment GrantedU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Defended hospital in claim filed by visitor who tripped and fell in hospital hallway. Summary judgment granted in favor of hospital.
- Sep 2020, Summary Judgment GrantedDubois County
Defended hospital in claim filed related to labor and delivery. Judgment entered in favor of hospital.
- Jun 2020, Summary Judgment GrantedGreene
Obtained summary judgment in favor of hospital on medical malpractice claim related to the treatment of infectious diseases.
- Feb 2019, Defense VerdictKnox County
Defended hospital in wrongful death claim related to patient leaving hospital against medical advice. Jury returned a defense verdict.
- Jun 2017, Summary Judgment GrantedDaviess County, Indiana
Obtained summary judgment for hospital on claim related to visitor slip and fall.
- Mar 10, 2016, Judgment AffirmedIndiana Court of Appeals
M. Ritchie, et al. v. Community Howard Regional Health
Plaintiff appealed adverse trial court judgment denying injunctive relief in breach of contract, defamation case
- May 19, 2014
Defense of health care provider in Dept. of Health &Human Services privacy breach
- Sep 24, 2013Cuyahoga
Defense of DHHS investigation of alleged HIPAA privacy violations
- Sep 24, 2013Cuyahoga
Defense of DHHS investigation of alleged HIPAA privacy violations
- Sep 17, 2013Cuyahoga
Defense of DHHS investigation of alleged HIPAA privacy violations.
- Nov 14, 2012, Favorable OutcomeOhio State Medical Board
Defense of state medical board disciplinary charges against client physician
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- ChairColumbus
- Cleveland
- Ft. Mitchell
- Indianapolis
- Sandusky
- Youngstown
All Practice Group Attorneys
- David Krause
- Brian T. Gannon
- John M. Dunn
- Ronald A. Mingus
- James E. Peters
- Thomas A. Prislipsky
- Brooke M. Behrens
- Susan Blasik-Miller
- Shannon K. Bockelman
- Mario C. Ciano
- Daniel Egger
- Randy Engwert
- Joseph Flannery
- Trenton W. Gill
- Erin Siebenhar Hess
- Logan C. Hughes
- Kelly Johns
- Lindsay M. Johnson
- Robert Kish
- Frank Mazgaj Jr.
- William A. Meadows
- Gregory S. Metzger
- Joseph T. Palcko
- John Patrick
- Daniel Rafferty
- Holly A. Reedy
- Richard J. Rymond
- Nick Siciliano
- Meredith Turner-Woolley
- Stephen E. Walters
- P. Michael Ward