“Lawyers must recognize that law can harm if it is overdosed – in this respect, legal medication is the same as medical medication.”
Prof. Dr. iur. Christian Katzenmeier
Medical law is a complex topic and constantly changing. We have many years of experience in the field of medical law with all its facets and know the healthcare industry. Attorney Sascha Kugler successfully attended the specialist lawyer course for medical law in 2006 and has since offered comprehensive legal support for hospitals, doctors and other stakeholders in the healthcare sector in all legal matters related to the practice of their profession.
Medizinrecht as a full service
We offer comprehensive advice and representation for doctors, practices, medical care centers (MVZ) and hospitals in all legal matters. Our range of services includes, among other things:
Contract physician law:
Support with performance audits, fee issues, plausibility checks, approval procedures and disciplinary proceedings.
Company law:
Advice on cooperations, practice start-ups and the establishment of medical care centres in various legal forms.
Practice relinquishments and takeovers
We are at your side when it comes to handing over and taking over your practice. We draw up practice purchase contracts and develop individual solutions to secure practice succession. In addition, we advise on waivers of admission and employment models such as job sharing.
Professional law
Our expertise in professional law includes support in chamber proceedings, further education issues, professional court proceedings and questions about licensing medicine.
Hospital law
In hospital law, we offer advice on:
– Chief physician contracts
– Disputes over remuneration law
– Hospital-related cooperation agreements
– Establishment of hospital medical care centers
– Empowerments and cross-sectoral care
Healthcare Compliance
As a doctor, you bear an immense responsibility for the well-being of your patients every day. Their priority is to provide the best possible medical care. At the same time, you navigate through a large number of legal requirements to protect yourself against liability risks and reputational losses.
Healthcare compliance is the adherence to laws, regulations and ethical standards that regulate the supply and implementation of medical services. It is about ensuring that medical practices and procedures are carried out in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, industry standards and best practices.
Medical law is a multi-layered field that combines different areas of law. It is constantly changing and is regularly influenced by legal innovations and additions, whether in the field of telemedicine or electronic health records.
The continuous changes in medical law make it difficult to stay up-to-date and correctly interpret the impact of these changes on your practice. Careful analysis and interpretation of the legal provisions are essential.
Our many years of experience in the healthcare sector enable us to develop tailor-made solutions for your practice. We support you in implementing and complying with the legal requirements, so that you can fully concentrate on the medical care of your patients.
Medical Liability Law
Since 2006, we have exclusively represented the treatment side in medical malpractice matters and subsequently have many years of experience in successfully representing hospitals and doctors in medical malpractice matters. Mistakes are human, but not all mistakes lead to a liability claim on the part of the patient. We are at your side as a competent party if you are accused of treatment, clarification errors or diagnostic errors.
Medical Criminal Law & Medical Criminal Law
As a doctor, you are constantly exposed to legal risks in the course of your work. This is not only about the accusation of bodily injury in the context of a medical malpractice in question.
The past has shown that there are more and more accusations of property and corruption crimes in the health care system. This is partly due to a complicated – constantly changing – medical billing system, the content of which and scope of the regulations are complex and confusing for the experienced doctor.
As a result, errors in content can easily creep in when billing medical services. In these cases, the health insurance companies quickly raise the suspicion of deliberate incorrect billing or even billing fraud, e.g. during plausibility checks, so that the doctors concerned are quickly exposed to the accusation of a criminal offence, with the consequence of the initiation of criminal investigations.
Your contact in the field of medical law