Tampa, Florida, Health Care Law Attorneys
Aggressive Defense Against Professional Malpractice or Misconduct Claims
At Thorn | Lawrence, P.L., our health care defense attorneys focus on preventative legal counsel in order to avoid future liability claims for medical malpractice, nursing home negligence or other allegations of health care misconduct. The attorneys at Thorn | Lawrence have a clear awareness of current nursing, clinical and health care issues and are knowledgeable of the state and federal regulations which medical providers must comply with. We strive to protect our clients' reputations by aggressively defending against claims of malpractice or deviation from the applicable standard of care.
Contact us to schedule a consultation regarding negligent credentialing allegations, physician malpractice defense, medical staff disputes or health care regulatory compliance issues.
Preventative Health Care Legal Counsel
Our Tampa, Florida law firm is committed to protecting medical professionals from excessive liability, false allegations and costly litigation. Therefore, we provide proactive legal counsel to health care providers in order to avoid such claims. We can assist in analyzing nursing home procedures and staffing as well as those of other health care providers. We can help ensure that a facility's policies are compliant with the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). Our health care law attorneys provide advice to clients on maintaining sufficient staffing ratios, effective nursing home operations, hiring and firing procedures, training and other issues. It is cost-effective for medical providers to seek professional counsel for risk management services before costly litigation arises.
Vigorous Defense of Health Care Providers
Cases involving standard of care requirements or professional responsibility lawsuits involving nursing homes, assisted living facilities or health care providers are unique because they present concerns that can have a serious impact on community perceptions of health care facilities and providers.
Florida health care law attorneys at Thorn | Lawrence can provide critical assistance by cohesively advocating the medical provider's position when claims arise. We vigorously defend cases involving a variety of health care clients, including hospitals, for-profit and non-profit nursing homes, physician groups and professional corporations.
Health Care Operations and Effective Risk Management
Our in-depth understanding of the health care industry, the unique operational issues facing providers and the litigation and insurance climate in which our clients operate, allows us to assist our clients in establishing effective risk management programs designed to avoid and minimize hospital malpractice claims and nursing home negligence litigation.
Thorn | Lawrence renders legal services on virtually all of the critical legal issues encountered by medical and health care professionals today. The firm’s practice encompasses nursing home care, home health care, hospice and other types of non-institutional care.
Home Health Care and Assisted Living
The firm routinely counsels and assists home care and other non-institutional clients with respect to federal and state legislative and regulatory developments. The firm also has an active and varied practice representing long term care providers, including skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities.
Assisting Long Term Care and Health Care Management Companies
Our lawyers assist these long term care entities and their ancillary service companies in their relationships with government regulatory and payment agencies, accrediting bodies, third-party payors (including managed cared organizations and insurers), residents' and advocacy groups, and with legislative and regulatory initiatives.
Mitigate Your Risk — Contact our Health Care Law Defense Attorneys
No matter what the challenge, the lawyers at Thorn | Lawrence provide an operations-oriented, practical perspective to our Florida health care clients. Contact the law offices of Thorn | Lawrence to schedule a consultation regarding hospital or nursing home negligence defense, health care management or other health care law matters.
