After Major Takedown, DOJ Continues to Target Cardiovascular Genetic Testing Fraud
As cardiovascular genetic testing continues to garner widespread use, the DOJ is targeting health care providers that fraudulently bill for predictive testing and preventative services. In September 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a major takedown involving doctors, testing laboratories, and telemarketing companies accused of fraudulently billing Medicare...
Read moreIs Telemedicine Unlawful?
How Medical Providers Can Protect Themselves in Telemedicine Investigations On April 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued sweeping indictments against telemedicine companies, marketing groups, durable medical equipment (DME) companies, doctors, and other individuals and organizations involved in the telemedicine industry. While the specific allegations underlying these indictments...
Read moreCGX & PGX Fraud Investigations
Toxicology laboratories that work with telemedicine companies and marketing groups to identify Medicare beneficiaries and obtain testing orders can receive tens of millions of dollars per month in program-reimbursed funds. This makes them prime targets for federal healthcare fraud investigations. Toxicology laboratories play a central role in modern healthcare. Once...
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Why Have Over 1,000 Clients Trusted Us? Are you being investigated for CGX or PGX fraud? Are you stressed and concerned about your rights, your reputation and your livelihood? Let me put your mind at ease. We have handled over 1,000 federal cases and we know the best strategy to...
Read moreThe Pitfalls of Telemedicine
Dr. Nick Oberheiden, Esq. www.federal-lawyer.com 888-680-1745 Including Weekends Our firm represents healthcare providers from across the United States that find themselves in the middle of a federal investigation due to their telemedicine practice. The following is a brief summary of the risks associated with telehealth and telemedicine for practicing physicians....
Read moreDefending Clients in Telemedicine Fraud Investigations
Dr. Nick Oberheiden, Esq. www.federal-lawyer.com 888-680-1745 Call us on Weekends The following summary provides an account of cases in which the attorneys of Oberheiden, P.C. were engaged to defend physicians and other healthcare providers against telemedicine investigations. The Situation Telemedicine and telehealth services have become a popular tool to...
Read moreWhat Are The Medicare Telemedicine Rules?
Dr. Nick Oberheiden, Esq. Federal-Lawyer.com 888-680-1745 Call us on Weekends An increasing number of clients approach the attorneys of Oberheiden, P.C. because they were notified by authorities that they are under investigation for their telemedicine and telehealth practice—providing our case involvement and experience from San Francisco to Miami and from...
Read moreWhat Physicians Should Know About Telemedicine Prescriptions
Dr. Nick Oberheiden, Esq. www.federal-lawyer.com 888-680-1745 Call Us on Weekends Several portals are looking for physicians that are willing to treat patients for pain, scares, allergies, DNA and blood testing, or laboratory work via telemedicine. Patients are being delivered to physicians and all marketing and patient recruitment is being...
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