Dr. Nick Oberheiden
Founder
Hamilton Arendsen
Former DOJ
Trial Deputy Chief
Aaron Wiley
Former
Federal Prosecutor
S. Amanda Marshall
Former U.S. Attorney
Lynette Byrd
Former Assistant
U.S. Attorney
Is 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...
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CGX, PGX, and Other Testing Laboratories are on the Front Lines of Telemedicine 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 health care fraud investigations. Toxicology laboratories play a central role in modern health...
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When Is Healthcare Fraud Criminal?
Dr. Nick Oberheiden, Esq. www.federal-lawyer.com Direct: (214) 469-9009 1-800-810-0259 Call Us on Weekends A question of critical importance in every healthcare investigation is whether the case can be resolved civilly, i.e. without recourse to criminal prosecution. Often, the determination as to whether a case is civil or criminal is unclear...
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10 Things To Do When You Are Under Healthcare Fraud Investigation
Dr. Nick Oberheiden, Esq. www.federal-lawyer.com Direct: (214) 469-9009 1-800-810-0259 Call Us on Weekends Finding out that you are under a federal criminal investigation and accused of healthcare fraud can be extremely frightening. However, there are things you can do from the very beginning of the case to have a positive...
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What Physicians Should Know About Telemedicine Prescriptions
Dr. Nick Oberheiden, Esq. www.federal-lawyer.com Direct: (214) 469-9009 1-800-810-0259 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...
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What Are The Medicare Telemedicine Rules?
Dr. Nick Oberheiden, Esq. Federal-Lawyer.com Direct: (214) 469-9009 1-800-810-0259 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...
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Defending Clients in Telemedicine Fraud Investigations
Dr. Nick Oberheiden, Esq. www.federal-lawyer.com Direct: (214) 469-9009 1-800-810-0259 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...
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The Pitfalls of Telemedicine
Dr. Nick Oberheiden, Esq. www.federal-lawyer.com Direct: (214) 469-9009 (1-800-810-0259 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...
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