Maria C. Walsh, Esq. has successfully mediated and arbitrated a range of matters involving the delivery of health care in the United States. Since joining JAMS in 2000, Ms. Walsh has worked with patients, doctors, nurses, technicians, support staff, administrators, insurers, government regulators, and others to resolve disputes related to the medical care community. Her experience as an administrative judge, litigator, corporate executive, non-profit volunteer and current Special Master to the Massachusetts Superior Court provides a breadth of perspective that contributes to her successful resolution of complex disputes.
Representative Health Care Matters
- Disputes concerning licensing of laboratories
- Disputes concerning leasing of medical provider facilities
- Disputes concerning leasing, purchase or financing of medical equipment
- Disputes involving long-term care facilities including construction disputes, financing disputes, and licensing disputes
- Disputes arising from coding errors, or other billing practices
- Disputes implicating Board Certification of provider
- Disputes involving insurance, reinsurance and subrogation
- Dispute involving alleged fraudulent scheme to market pharmaceuticals
Construction
- Chair of Arbitration Panel resolving multi-party construction dispute of long term care facility
- Mediated disputes involving reconstruction or expansion of long term care facilities
Employment
- Mediated or arbitrated claims arising within medical practices, hospital teaching programs, laboratories and other workplaces, including claims involving:
- Employment discrimination
- Wage and hour violations
- Breach of employment agreement
- Breach of non-competition provision of employment agreement
- Peer review procedure violations
- Credentialing disputes
- Wrongful discharge
- Retaliation and Whistleblower claims
Negligence, Tort and Malpractice
- Resolved claims of negligence in provision of medical care, including allegations of:
- Failure to diagnose
- Failure to follow-up
- Failure to obtain informed consent
- Failure to refer and failure to supervise
- Failure to follow standard of care
Practice Purchase and Dissolution
- Mediated disputes arising from purchase or sale of medical and dental practices
- Mediated agreements to dissolve or merge medical practices
- Resolved disputes involving:
- Issues of valuation
- HIPPA-compliant transfer of patient data
- Non-solicitation agreements
- Agreements restricting competition
- Assumption of financing
- Real estate leases
- Employment obligations
