By: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
As a follow-up to my last article “Medicare Fraud Alert – Misconceptions: The Path to Prison,” and as part of an ongoing series addressing the recent government initiatives involving Medicare Fraud, the following offers some potential avenues by which physicians can assist themselves in avoiding such actions:
Appellate Division Upholds Right to Arbitrate Medical Malpractice Cases - But Only After Overcoming Huge Hurdle, August 2010
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
OPMC Consequences of Improper Delegation, August 2010
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Top Reasons Physicians Are Sued for Malpractice, August 2010
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
More Stupid Regulations, July 2010
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Physician Legal Alert: RAC Audits and How Physicians Should Prepare, June 2010
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq. and Stacey Lipitz Marder, Esq.
An End to Class Action Abuse?, April 2010
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Is it Time to Opt Out of Medicare?, April 2010
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Ranking State Medical Boards, Are the Best Really the Worst?, April 2010
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Understanding the Process of Selling a Medical Practice, April 2010
by: Mathew J. Levy, Esq. and David N. Vozza, Esq.
Understanding the Negotiation of Managed Health Care Contracts, April 2010
by: Mathew J. Levy, Esq. and David N. Vozza, Esq.
An End to Malpractice Trials, March 2010
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Physicians as Targets: Insights, Hard Realities and How to Risk Manage Them, March 2010
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
White Paper - Physicians' Rights Issues the Misreading and Misapplication of New York State Insurance law §3224-b by New York Health Plans, November 10, 2009
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq. and David N. Vozza, Esq.
Abusing the False Label of “Disruptive” in Today’s Medicine, November 2009
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Physician Legal Alert: Risk Management One Day a Year, November 2009
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Who's Stealing From the Sample Closet?, October 2009, Contributor
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Supply - Demand and the A.M.A., September 2009
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Continued Erosion of the Medical Profession: We Need to Stop the Bleeding, August 2009
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Rationing Healthcare: Who Decides When to Pull the Plug on Grandma?, August 2009
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
The Heat's Getting Hotter: Healthcare Prosecutions to Rise Dramatically, August 2009
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Is the New Joint Commission Mandate that Healthcare Institutions Address Disruptive Behaviors an Appropriate Standard?, May & June 2009, Contributor
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Red Flag Rules Redux, May 15, 2009
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Hospital Responsible for Patient's Surgical Bill Where Doctor Doesn't Participate with Patient's Insurance Plan, April 20, 2009
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Governor Corzine Signs Legislation Amending Facilities Licensing Law and Codey Law, April 2009
by: Robert J. Conroy, Esq. and Denise L. Sanders, Esq.
Electronic Health Records. Will it Reduce Malpractice Claims?, March 2, 2009
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
New "Red Flag Rules" Apply to Physician Practices, March 24, 2009
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Exclusive Contracts Between Hospitals And Physicians Under Scrutiny After Decision By Federal Appeals Court, February 2009
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
No Class In Class Action Litigation, February 2009
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
I'm Not Sorry for Not Saying I'm Sorry, January 23, 2009
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Physician Legal Alert: "New Red Flag Rules" & Physician Practices, Fall 2009
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Physician Legal Alert: Abuse, Abandonment, Cruelty and Neglect: Pediatrics Reporting Obligations in New Jersey, Winter 2009
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Whose Side Are They On?, December 16, 2008
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Medical Board Attacked from Former Insider. November 18, 2008
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Patient Testimonials - More Risk than Reward?, June 2008
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Physicians' Best Chance for Power, June 2008
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Another Blow to Ambulatory Care Centers, May 22, 2008
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Fewer Stark Changes Than Expected - But Still Significant, February 22, 2008
by: Denise L. Sanders, Esq.
White Paper - Physicians' Rights Issues Under the Office of Professional Medical Conduct State of New York, January 18, 2008
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq. and Ralph A. Erbaio, Jr., Esq.
Beware of, and Be Ready for, The New Stronger, Office of Professional Medical Misconduct, Fall 2008
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Physician Legal Alert: The Coming Threat of RAC Audits and How to Avoid Them, Winter 2008
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
The Hidden Threats, and New Realities of Medical Staff By Laws, Spring 2008
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Nurses in a Retail Setting: The Risks to a Supervising Physician, December 2007
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Appellate Division Upholds Gross Receipts Tax on Ambulatory Care Centers, November 2007
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
More Ways to be Sued-New Informed Consent Forms Required for Physician Protection, November 2007
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Compliance Programs - A Preemptive Strike, November 2007
by: Daniel G. Giaquinto, Esq.
Understanding the Retail Based Clinic Debate, November 2007
by: Mathew J. Levy, Esq.
DOBI Adopts New PIP Medical Fee Schedule - Many Physicians Unhappy, September 2007
by: Denise L. Sanders, Esq.
Anti - Physician Acronyms, July - September 2007
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Understanding the Issues Related to Concierge Medicine, September 2007
by: Mathew J. Levy, Esq.
From PIP ARB to Penitentiary, August 2007
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq. and Daniel G. Giaquinto, Esq.
Dealing with the Long-Term Drug Dependent Patient, May 2007
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Let’s Go To The Video Tape Board of Medical Examiners Eviscerates Chaperone Rule Protections, Responding to Patients Personal Crises May be Punishable Boundry Violation, May 2007
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Yes, There is Justice!, April 2007
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Federal Tools To Combat Health Care Fraud and Abuse, April 2007
by: Daniel G. Giaquinto, Esq.
How Physicians Won-Acting Together, and Without Litigation - A New Approach?, February 2007
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Expect More From Your Residents - A Court Will, January 2007
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
New Jersey Residents Held to Higher Standard of Care, January 2007
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
New York Enacts New Law Requring Accreditation of Office Based Surgical Practices, Fall 2007
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Retrospective Audits: How to Avoid Them, Winter 2007
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq. and Mathew J. Levy, Esq.
Do We Need Specialized Courts?, November 20, 2006
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
The Criminalization of Medicine, November 13, 2006
by: Daniel G. Giaquinto, Esq.
Litigation of Hospital Medical Staff Matters, October 24, 2006
by: Robert J. Conroy, Esq.
A Step in the Right Direction for Managed Care Reform, But..., October 2006
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Office Based Surgery Audits - a.k.a. The Facility Fee Fight, September 2006
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq. and Mathew J. Levy, Esq. and Ralph A. Erbaio, Jr., Esq.
New Jersey Hospital Medical Staffs and Medical Staff Peer Review Litigation, August 2006
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq. and Robert J. Conroy, Esq.
Hidden Issues in the Need for Tort Reform, April & May 2006
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
A Physician's Primer for the 2006 Office of Inspector General's Work Plan, Spring 2006
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
How Physicians Can, and Must, Protect Themselves, Summer 2006
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Understanding Physician Employment Contracts, October 2005
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq. and Mathew J. Levy, Esq.
What If? Can your office make a comeback from disaster?, September 2005
by: Robert J. Conroy, Esq.
Understanding Partnerships Limited Liability Companies & Corporations, July/August 2005
by: Mathew J. Levy, Esq.
Risk Reduction Measures Against OPMC Actions, July 2005
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Overzealous Investigators Placing Physicians at Risk, February 2005
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Medicare Fraud Alert Misconceptions: The Path to Prison?, Fall 2005
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq. and Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Risk Reduction Measures Against State Board Actions, Fall 2005
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Understanding Estate Planning and Wills, Spring 2005
by: Mathew J. Levy, Esq.
Physician Risk Management in Fraud and Abuse, December 2004
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
HIPAA Compliance: The Law Reality, and Recommendations, October 2004
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq. and Denise L. Sanders, Esq.
Physicians Win Lawsuit, September 2004
by: Mathew J. Levy, Esq.
Understanding Asset Protection and Family Limited Partnerships, September 2004
by: Mathew J. Levy, Esq.
Understanding Physician Lease Agreements & The Anti-Kickback Statue, May-June 2004
by: Mathew J. Levy, Esq.
An Introduction to the OIG's Compliance Guidelines, April 2004
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Physician Compliance with Government Investigations, January-February 2004
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Health Plans Versus Physicians: New Legal Threats, December 2003
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
The Need for OPMC Reform, September 2003
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Appellate Court Offers Best Reason for Tort Reform, June 30, 2003
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
New Supreme Court Rulings and Their Impact on Your Practice, June 2003
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Tort Reform-Statistics, Solutions and Strategies, June 2003
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
HHS Provides Further Modifications to HIPAA Privacy Rules as Deadlines Approach, September 2002
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
The Office of Professional Medical Conduct, June 2002
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
HIPAA Privacy Rules: The Future Impact for Physicians?, September 2001
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
HIPAA Privacy Rules Imposed As Mandatory for all Physicians, Summer 2001
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Sexual and Other Harassment in The Operating Room Setting, Winter 2001
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Medicare Fraud Alert Top Ten Ways to Avoid a Medicare Fraud Investigation, June 2000
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Physician Unions - The Myths and a Potential Truth, Summer 1999
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Searching For New Criminals for the Millennium?, May 1998
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Dramatic Increase In Numbers Of Medicare Audits
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
First Warrantless Searches - Now Jail!
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Flurry of Proposed Regulations and Legislation Likely to Create New Hardships for Physicians
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Government Investigations - How Bad Things Can Happen to Good Doctors
by: Robert J. Conroy, Esq.
Horizon Class Action Settlement Challenged by State Physicians
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
How Well Does the Insurance Company's Lawyer Protect Your Rights?
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq. and Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Managed Care Contracting Is Still A Dangerous Game
by: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
Medical Board Issues New Rules For Administering, Dispensing and Prescribing Drugs
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Medical Economics: How Much Insurance Do You Need?
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
National Practitioner Data Bank Changes Affect Podiatrists
by: Denise L. Sanders, Esq. and Matthew R. Streger, Esq.
OIG Compliance Program for Individual And Small-Group Physician Practices
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq. and Denise L. Sanders, Esq.
OIG Rules Hospitals Can Pay Physicians for On-Call Services – Pits Hospital Against Medical Staffs for Uncompensated Care Dollars
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Organizing Physicians – Legal Issues
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Physicians Unions – Barriers – Alternatives
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq. and Robert J. Conroy, Esq.
Physicians Unions - The Solution or Just Another Problem
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq. and Robert J. Conroy, Esq.
Proposed Board of Medical Examiners Rule Could Close Many Ambulatory Surgery Centers
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq. and Denise L. Sanders, Esq.
Relationship Between Board Of Medical Examiners And Organized Medicine At All Time Low
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq. and Denise L. Sanders, Esq.
The Princess or the Talking Frog
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
Universal Health Care In New Jersey – On The Horizon
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.
What To Do When Your Partner Starts Acting Erratically?
by: Steven I. Kern, Esq.