Health Care Attorney Jobs A Healthcare Attorney is a professional practicing issues dealing with health and health care law. A person wishing to make a career in this area of law should be prepared to assist with cases involving provision of healthcare services and healthcare benefits. The issues covered include special patient populations like the elderly and the disabled; patients\\\' rights issues like access to care, medical record confidentiality, and consent to medical treatment; and qualification for Social Security disability, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits. Health care law covers issues like representation of clients seeking medical assistance, regulation of health care industry, and navigation of medical/legal ethical decisions.
A Health Care Attorney has the option to work at different places including managed care organizations, not-for-profit healthcare systems, hospitals, academic medical centers, integrated delivery systems and physician practices that range from individual physicians to large, multi-specialty group practices and clinics. A law degree coupled with a State Bar registration are the basic requirements for the position. Updated knowledge of the laws and regulations governing hospital and healthcare administration is always considered as an asset.
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Chicago office seeks associate with 5+ years of experience to join the General Litigation practice group. "This is a large, prestigious full service firm based in Chicago, with offices in two of the major cities in the East Coast and the Midwest. Its strong suit is handling corporate and finance, litigation, intellectual property, trusts & estates, product liability, real estate, environmental, tax, labor and employment and construction matters. The firm has an interesting ...
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