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    Michael J. Schoppmann
    Mschoppmann@drlaw.com

    Michael Schoppmann is regarded nationally for devoting his career to the defense of healthcare professionals in actions brought before state licensing authorities, federal healthcare agencies (i.e., the Office of Inspector General, Medicare, Medicaid, DEA, OSHA) hospital review boards (credentialing and disciplinary), billing/coding/fraud investigative units (both public and private) and in the myriad forms of complex healthcare litigation involving physicians and medical practices.

    Mr. Schoppmann has served as a faculty member of the Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Executive Program in Health Care Delivery Management and The University of Rochester, Simon School of Graduate Studies, Executive Program in Health Care Delivery Management. He is a past two-term Chairman of the State Bar Association’s Administrative Law Section and has served as the featured speaker to national, state and county medical societies / organizations throughout the country.

     

    Mr. Schoppmann has been honored by both Richmond County Medical Society and Erie County Medical Society and is the recipient of two professional service awards in recognition of a career devoted to serving medical professionals.

    1325 Franklin Avenue – Garden City, NY - 11530
    (516) 294-5432 - Fax (516) 294-5414

    1120 Route 22 East - Bridgewater, NJ - 08807
    (908) 704-8585 - Fax (908) 704-8899

    1500 Market Street – 12th Floor - Philadelphia, PA - 19102
    (215) 665-5790 – Fax (800) 941-8287

    218 N. Jefferson Street - Chicago, IL 60661
    (312) 648-1111 - (312) 648-1057

    Florida Affiliate:
    Physicians’ Counsel, LLC
    1101 Douglas Avenue - Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
    (407) 523-5850 – (800) 941-8287


     

Articles by this attorney


The Requirement of the On-call Physician to Come to the Emergency Department, January 2012

When the FBI, OIG, IRS, OSHA (etc.) Knocks on Your Door, December 2011

White Paper - The Targeting of Physicians': Insights, Realities and Risk Management, July 2011

Gotcha! When Malpractice Plaintiff's Fake or Exaggerate Injuries, July 2011, Contributor

Physicians, Practices and Social Networks - Gauging the Risks, May 2011

Defending Yourself Against Pain and Suffering Lawsuits, May 2011, Contributor

How Reimbursements for Over-The Counter Medications Will Affect Physicians: (New Rules and Requirements), Spring 2011

Accountable Care Organizations – “Facts and Fiction”, February 2011

Accountable Care Organizations - The FTC, CMS and OIG Perspective, February 2011

What is Clinical Integration and Why Is It So Important?, February 2011

FSAs, HSAs and Over-the-Counter Reimbursement: New Rules and New Requirements, January 2011

FACING BILLING AUDITS: Don't get caught in the coming "tsunami" of reviews - be prepared instead, October 2010, Contributor

How the Title of “Disruptive Physician” Can Ruin Your Career and How to Avoid It

OPMC Consequences of Improper Delegation, August 2010

Top Reasons Physicians Are Sued for Malpractice, August 2010

Physician Legal Alert: RAC Audits and How Physicians Should Prepare, June 2010

Physicians as Targets: Insights, Hard Realities and How to Risk Manage Them, March 2010

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

Abusing the False Label of “Disruptive” in Today’s Medicine, November 2009

Physician Legal Alert: Risk Management One Day a Year, November 2009

Who's Stealing From the Sample Closet?, October 2009, Contributor

Is the New Joint Commission Mandate that Healthcare Institutions Address Disruptive Behaviors an Appropriate Standard?, May & June 2009, Contributor

Physician Legal Alert: "New Red Flag Rules" & Physician Practices, Fall 2009

Physician Legal Alert: Abuse, Abandonment, Cruelty and Neglect: Pediatrics Reporting Obligations in New Jersey, Winter 2009

Patient Testimonials - More Risk than Reward?, June 2008

Physicians' Best Chance for Power, June 2008

White Paper - Physicians' Rights Issues Under the Office of Professional Medical Conduct State of New York, January 18, 2008

Beware of, and Be Ready for, The New Stronger, Office of Professional Medical Misconduct, Fall 2008

Physician Legal Alert: The Coming Threat of RAC Audits and How to Avoid Them, Winter 2008

The Hidden Threats, and New Realities of Medical Staff By Laws, Spring 2008

Nurses in a Retail Setting: The Risks to a Supervising Physician, December 2007

Anti - Physician Acronyms, July - September 2007

How Physicians Won-Acting Together, and Without Litigation - A New Approach?, February 2007

New York Enacts New Law Requring Accreditation of Office Based Surgical Practices, Fall 2007

Retrospective Audits: How to Avoid Them, Winter 2007

A Step in the Right Direction for Managed Care Reform, But..., October 2006

Office Based Surgery Audits - a.k.a. The Facility Fee Fight, September 2006

Hidden Issues in the Need for Tort Reform, April & May 2006

A Physician's Primer for the 2006 Office of Inspector General's Work Plan, Spring 2006

How Physicians Can, and Must, Protect Themselves, Summer 2006

Risk Reduction Measures Against OPMC Actions, July 2005

Overzealous Investigators Placing Physicians at Risk, February 2005

Medicare Fraud Alert Misconceptions: The Path to Prison?, Fall 2005

Risk Reduction Measures Against State Board Actions, Fall 2005

Physician Risk Management in Fraud and Abuse, December 2004

HIPAA Compliance: The Law Reality, and Recommendations, October 2004

An Introduction to the OIG's Compliance Guidelines, April 2004

Physician Compliance with Government Investigations, January-February 2004

Health Plans Versus Physicians: New Legal Threats, December 2003

The Need for OPMC Reform, September 2003

New Supreme Court Rulings and Their Impact on Your Practice, June 2003

Tort Reform-Statistics, Solutions and Strategies, June 2003

HHS Provides Further Modifications to HIPAA Privacy Rules as Deadlines Approach, September 2002

The Office of Professional Medical Conduct, June 2002

HIPAA Privacy Rules: The Future Impact for Physicians?, September 2001

HIPAA Privacy Rules Imposed As Mandatory for all Physicians, Summer 2001

Sexual and Other Harassment in The Operating Room Setting, Winter 2001

Medicare Fraud Alert Top Ten Ways to Avoid a Medicare Fraud Investigation, June 2000

Chaperones: Need Now More Than Ever, Winter 2000

Physician Unions - The Myths and a Potential Truth, Summer 1999

Searching For New Criminals for the Millennium?, May 1998

How Well Does the Insurance Company's Lawyer Protect Your Rights?

Managed Care Contracting Is Still A Dangerous Game