As a healthcare and business law firm, we have many clients who wish to not only practice medicine but own their own businesses. After developing a name for their business and generally outlining the mission and purpose of the business, the next step for our healthcare business clients is to…
As a healthcare and business law firm, we have many clients who participate in or wish to participate in pain management clinics. Pain management clinics are a controversial topic. Although useful when managed correctly, these clinics are widely thought to be part of the cause for the opioid epidemic. Georgia…
A critical component for physicians, dentists, nurses, respiratory therapists and other healthcare practitioners is obtaining and keeping active in good standing your professional license to practice. In Georgia, the Georgia Composite Medical Board (“GCMB”) is the state licensing board which determines whether a license application of a physician, physician assistant,…
Happy New Year! We hope you all had an enjoyable holiday season and celebration bringing in the new year. As a healthcare and business law firm, we represent physicians with matters before the Georgia Composite Medical Board (“GCMB”). Herein, we discuss a tool available to any physician who believes strict…
Welcome to the fifth and final of our business and healthcare law firm’s holiday-themed blog posts. We hope you have enjoyed this holiday season so far and have a great time ringing in the new year tonight. Happy 2021! Many of our healthcare provider and healthcare business clients own their…
Welcome to the fourth of our business and healthcare law firm’s holiday-themed blog posts. We hope you are enjoying this holiday season despite the challenges COVID-19 presents. In this week’s post, we discuss the propriety of declaratory judgments as a litigation tool. Many of our healthcare provider and healthcare business…
Welcome to the third of our business and healthcare law firm’s holiday-themed blog posts. This week’s post is inspired by my favorite holiday movie, A Christmas Story, and the eloquent words Ralphie wrote: “A Red Ryder BB gun with a compass in the stock, and this thing which tells time.”…
Welcome to the second of our business and healthcare law firm’s holiday-themed blog posts. As I am sure we all noticed during 2020, many people took the opportunities presented this year to relocate. Study: Pandemic Spurred a Wave of Relocations, Washington Post (July 3, 2020). I heard from many who…
Welcome to the first of our holiday-themed (at least in title) blog posts. As we approach the holidays at the conclusion of a financially challenging year, cost savings may be on the minds of many healthcare business owners. Healthcare employers may be considering—or have already considered—measures to save money and…
South Carolina law recognizes breach of contract as a valid legal claim creating liability for the breaching party and damages for the non-breaching party. Before there can be a breach, however, a party must establish a valid contract. A contract is created when there has been an offer identifying a…