Management Service Organizations (MSOs)

 

Fenton Nelson regularly represents health care businesses and management entities ( like management service organizations or MSO's) in establishing management agreements. MSO's are an essential part of the healthcare landscape, whether providing management services to physician organizations, hospitals or others. If formed properly, MSO's can be an effective mechanism for avoiding legal problems. If misused, MSO's can create risk of violating the corporate practice of medicine rule and prohibitions on fee-splitting and self-referral.

 

Drawing on our extensive experience defending physician organizationsagainst allegations relating to management entities, Fenton Nelson offers clients practical and invaluable counsel on the limits of MSO's in managing, marketing, and drawing revenue from healthcare businesses.