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ABOUT OUR SERVICESWhether you are faced with mandatory mediation or are seeking proactive conflict management, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd has the experience and skills to help. Our services include:
- Medical malpractice mediation (pre-suit and post-filing)
- Contractually required mediation
- Medical staff conflict management and dispute resolution
- Reimbursement dispute resolution
- Conflict management to comply with Joint Commission’s standards on leadership, including managing disruptive behavior
ABOUT OUR UNIQUE APPROACH
Too often, neutrals apply a “one-size fits all” approach to mediation and conflict management. Not us. We believe that effective dispute resolution requires many of the same methods utilized by the best healthcare providers. Applying a medical model approach to dispute resolution and conflict management allows us to understand the parties’ individual problems and objectives, diagnose and address barriers to resolution, and develop and implement a plan of treatment toward settlement.
ABOUT THE MEDIATOR 
For nearly all of his 19-year career, Matt Utecht has focused on representing clients in the healthcare industry. Having extensive experience as both a trial lawyer and a healthcare transactional attorney, Matt is uniquely qualified to help parties resolve conflict and repair relationships. As a trial lawyer, Matt represented doctors and hospitals in medical malpractice cases. He understands the emotional nature of these cases and the profound professional and personal impact litigation can have on the parties. As a transactional healthcare attorney, Matt comprehends the complex regulatory framework within which healthcare providers operate and, furthermore, within which any potential solution to a problem must fit.
MATT'S EXPERICENCE AND CREDENTIALS INCLUDE
- Completed American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) Advanced Mediation Training
- Listed on Roster of Dispute Resolvers, AHLA Alternative Dispute Resolution Service
- Represented physicians and hospitals in hundreds of medical malpractice cases
- Extensive experience as an advocate in mediations involving healthcare matters
- Represented both physicians and hospitals in a variety of healthcare business transactions, including practice acquisitions, exclusive contracting, developing new service lines, joint ventures, management agreements, and service agreements
- Represented both physicians and hospitals in medical staff/credentialing disputes, including fair hearings
- Represented various healthcare providers in Certificate of Need disputes
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America – Healthcare Law, Medical Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation
- Included in 2011 South Carolina Super Lawyers®
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