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Holistic Advice and Fixed Fee Options
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“Stacking and honing skills makes me and we deliberately approach healthcare
a stronger team member,” says Mirza, issues with a holistic solution stream-
“To truly improve health care, the indus- lined to particular needs,” he said.
try needs individuals who can strategi- According to Mirza, belabored in-
cally navigate the system.” house healthcare attorneys need outside
counsel experienced in creating and
Counselor On-Call implementing solutions side by side with
Immersed in health care delivery administrators and physicians.
trends of consolidation, mergers, acqui- Recognizing this critically important
sitions and the current economic disrup- partnership, Mirza approaches lawyering
tion of COVID-19, Mirza recognized the as if he is an extension of his client, fully
triggers for cost containment urgency. A engaged and loyal, with a strategic,
fresh look at a more efficient delivery of boots-on-the-ground head start due to
legal services evolved. Eliminating the his years as in-house counsel with major
old ways of nickel and dime fees buried Florida healthcare systems. He makes
in client billing was needed, according to himself fully accessible, 24/7 via cell and
Mirza. text minus the typical add-on fees for
“Our aim is to bring our clients value,” such service.
he said, “and so we launched a new pre- “Healthcare Law Partners actually
dictable fee model as a means to deliver ‘partners’ with our clients to see their
that value.” goals become a reality,” he explained.
His practice, Healthcare Law Partners,
LLC has pioneered fixed fee representa- Improving Health with
tion, Counselor On-Call, and is current- Knowledgeable
ly one of few, if not the only, healthcare Legal Policy Advice
firm in the country to offer the option. Mirza believes that strategic, timely,
According to Mirza, hospitals and holistic legal intervention can positively
practice groups want a predictable plan impact improvements in access to and
of services and costs up-front. Clients delivery of the continuum of quality
want to see law firms leverage personal- health care with an assurance of regula-
ized advice from a bank of document tory compliance and cost-effective rou-
templates and transfer the cost savings to tines, based on nearly two decades of
the client. experience.
“Administrators and physicians need “The challenges of 2020 underscore
practical legal advice, but much of what the importance of knowledgeable part-
we do in law is predictable. Our clients nering at the intersection of patient care,
tell us their issues and we offer knowl- finance and regulatory goals to acceler-
edgeable counsel based on standardized ate and preserve necessary advance-
protocols, which shortens the turn- ments in the healthcare environment,”
around time to fully executed contracts Mirza said, “As firm co-founder and
and strategic counsel,” Mirza claims hands-on contributor I am professionally
“This uncharacteristic practice drives obligated to operate in the legal world
down costs and speeds up workflow and but with a personal ‘man on the street’
revenue actualization with evidence- mindset, focused on what best benefits
based solutions, providing mutual bene- our clients.”
fit.” In addition to individual health care
providers, practice groups, hospitals and
Holistic Solutions in the health systems, Mirza serves associations
Health Care Triangle like the American College of Healthcare
Another common complaint is that Executives of South Florida, National
many law firms are inherently ‘too Association of Health Services Exec -
lawyerly’ while ignoring the rest of the utives of Florida, and Indian Physicians
patient care and business concerns that of Florida. He was most recently
healthcare providers have. appointed to serve on The Florida Bar’s
Healthcare professionals often attempt Continuing Legal Education Committee
to launch innovative patient care direc- for Health Law Attorneys.
tions only to get blindsided by regula- As the COVID-19 pandemic continues
tions or financial barriers. Mirza’s firm is its path, Mirza predicts new approaches
immersed in the healthcare triangle bal- to legal services will be coming to mar-
ancing patient care, finance and regula- ket with tough, robust competition for
tions. He attempts to help successfully the healthcare dollar. Healthcare Law
navigate the healthcare triangle to accel- Partners is a nimble firm that is making
erate intended advancements. its mark in the industry, ready to engage
“Clients need their attorneys to trans- health care clients with a fresh approach
late legal jargon, cut through paperwork to predictable, reliable and efficient legal
and protocol, but also understand the advice.
nuances and interconnections of health-
care. Clients want practical legal advice To put Ben’s team to work for you, call
that is actionable. In fact, our logo rep- (954) 445-5503 or visit
resents the healthcare triangle of patient www.healthcareattorney.net.
care, finance, and regulatory concerns
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