Health law encompasses all aspects of the legal system dealing with the organization, financing, and delivery of health services. Today’s health care faces a challenging array of legal and business issues, many of which exist in no other sector of the global economy. Among these challenges are regulatory compliance, credentialing, fraud and abuse prevention, managed care, privacy and confidentiality requirements, medical staff privileges, HIPAA, EMTALA, advanced directives, reimbursement, and employment and labor law issues. The Nation Law Office focuses on small to medium size for-profit and non-profit entities in the health care system such as integrated health care systems, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and long-term care facilities. As an Adjunct Professor, Mark Nation at the Nation Law Office stays abreast of the challenges that face these facilities by teaching others about medical law and regulations. The issues that he focuses on professionally and academically include: Accreditation Business planning Compliance Corporate governance Credentialing Data privacy Guardianships Government relations Labor and employment law Health care fraud and abuse HIPAA Licensing of facilities and medical staff Managed care Peer review Regulatory counseling Risk management |