Healthcare Fraud Defense
Federal and state investigations, False Claims Act defense, and criminal healthcare fraud cases.
Backdating and Late Chart Edits in a Federal Investigation
A federal healthcare fraud investigation changes the legal stakes of any chart correction. The line between a proper late entry an…
Asking DOJ to Dismiss a Qui Tam Under Section 3730(c)(2)(A)
Section 3730(c)(2)(A) lets DOJ dismiss a relator's qui tam suit over objection. What the post-Polansky standard requires and how a…
Appealing a Board Disciplinary Order in Court
Once a state medical or pharmacy board's disciplinary order is final, judicial review is generally limited to the existing record,…
When Federal Agents Seize Your Practice Bank Accounts
What a seizure warrant on a practice's operating account means before any charge is filed, and the argument for releasing funds no…
Reinstatement After an OIG Exclusion
OIG reinstatement takes a written request and OIG's written approval, not just a finished exclusion period. The 90-day filing wind…
Indicted in a Healthcare Fraud Case: Arraignment and Release Conditions
What happens after a federal healthcare fraud indictment: self-surrender, arraignment, and Bail Reform Act release conditions, and…
Deciding Whether to Plead in a Healthcare Fraud Case
What a healthcare fraud plea agreement can contain: counts of conviction, loss and restitution stipulations and appeal waivers, an…
Getting Your Records Back After a Federal Search Warrant
What happens to seized patient records, imaged servers, and privileged files after a federal search warrant, and how a Rule 41(g)…
Telehealth Practice and Out-of-State Board Complaints
A telehealth visit can put a physician under a medical board in the state where the patient was located, with reciprocal risk to t…