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Are you looking to acquire a medical practice or merge healthcare entities? Due diligence is the watchword in any business transaction, and when healthcare entities are involved, quite a lot of diligence is due.

See our due diligence checklist for healthcare entity transactions in California.

Due Diligence Checklist For Healthcare Entity Transactions | Kalantar California healthcare law attorney Art Kalantar provides a checklist to guide the practice of due diligence when completing a healthcare entity transaction.

Healthcare providers can face complaints from patients, colleagues, employers, or regulatory bodies, leading to proceedings before their medical board that could impact their professional license and livelihood. The situation is serious, but one needn’t despair.

Learn about responding to accusations and read our guide for healthcare professionals facing license issues.

Responding to License Issues & Accusations for Healthcare Professionals California healthcare law attorney Art Kalantar provides a comprehensive guide for healthcare professionals responding to medical board license accusations.

Sutter Health was facing allegations by a whistleblower that it engaged in healthcare fraud double-billing to the tune of $519 million. A California court recently dismissed the case with prejudice, finding a lack of evidence sufficient to support the claims.

Read about this recent victory for a major California healthcare provider.

Sutter Health Wins Double-Billing Whistleblower Healthcare Fraud Case California healthcare fraud defense attorney Art Kalantar talks about a recent whistleblower case alleging $519 million in fraud against provider Sutter Health.

So your healthcare practice is being audited. It could be due to a pattern of unusual activity, specific complaints, or just random selection. Whatever the reason, the stakes are high, and you want to be prepared.

Learn about the consequences of failing a Medicare or Medi-Cal audit, including guidance for California healthcare providers.

The Consequences Of Failing Medicare or Medi-Cal Audit | Art Kalantar California healthcare law attorney Art Kalantar explains the consequences of failing a Medicare or Medi-Cal audit & offers tips on how to deal with such audits.

Allegations of being involved in kickbacks or physician self-referrals can prove to be a death knell to a medical practice.

Learn about defending against allegations of kick and self-referral violations in California healthcare.

Fighting Kickback & Self-Referral Charges in California Healthcare California healthcare criminal defense attorney Art Kalantar defends healthcare providers against allegations of kickbacks & Stark Law self-referral violations.

It’s been called the “Lincoln Law” after its passage to stop profiteering in the American Civil War. It’s still alive and well today, and it’s a law doctors and pharmacists need to be well aware of to protect medical practices.

Learn about the implications of False Claims Act violations for California healthcare providers.

Implications Of False Claims Act Violations For CA Healthcare Providers California healthcare law attorney Art Kalantar discusses the implications of False Claims Act violations for healthcare providers including fines & penalties.

So you’re setting up a medical practice. Will it be a sole proprietorship, a partnership, or a professional medical corporation? Each option has advantages and disadvantages when it comes to matters of taxation, liability, ownership, and control.

Learn about choosing the right business structure for your healthcare entity.

Choosing The Right Business Structure For Your Calif. Healthcare Entity California healthcare law attorney Art Kalantar offers guidance on the right business structure for your healthcare entity, such as a professional corporation.

As a healthcare professional, there is little more important than maintaining your medical license, but it can too easily come under attack from regulators and law enforcement on many different fronts.

Learn effective legal strategies for protecting your professional license as a California healthcare provider.

Protecting Your Professional License | Los Angeles Healthcare Attorney California healthcare law attorney Art Kalantar provides tips to medical providers to protect professional licenses via proactive compliance & prompt response.

Has your healthcare practice been scheduled for an audit by Medicare or Medi-Cal? It’s something to take seriously, and preparation is key to avoid an unwanted result.

Learn some tips on preparing for and responding to a Medicare or Medi-Cal audit.

Preparing for & Responding to Medicare & Medi-Cal Audits in California California healthcare law attorney Art Kalantar provides tips to prepare for a Medicare or Medi-Cal audit, including how to respond & follow up after the audit.

The Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law are known to trip up healthcare providers who make mistakes setting up their practices or forming business relationships that trigger scrutiny from federal law enforcement. Penalties can include years in prison and thousands of dollars in fines per violation, plus the loss of a license or removal from Medicare.

Learn some tips and best practices for compliance with the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute.

Anti-Kickback Statute & Stark Law Compliance | California Healthcare Law California healthcare law attorney Art Kalantar offers best practice tips for compliance with Anti-Kickback Statute & Stark Law to protect your medical practice.

Healthcare fraud could cost you everything; taking steps to keep fraud out of your workplace could cost you much less.

Learn about proactive measures to prevent healthcare fraud and protect your practice.

Protecting Your Practice | Proactive Measures Prevent Healthcare Fraud California healthcare law attorney Art Kalantar offers proactive basic commonsense measures to prevent healthcare fraud from occurring at your medical practice.

Do you have patients who consistently miss appointments, fail to follow your advice, disrupt your office or threaten your staff? There may be times to cut ties, but it must be done carefully and professionally to avoid legal liability or complaints.

Learn about terminating the doctor-patient relationship while avoiding claims of physician abandonment or unprofessional conduct.

Terminating Physician-Patient Relationship | California Healthcare Law California healthcare law attorney Art Kalantar on the ins & outs of terminating the doctor-patient relationship while avoiding claims of physician abandonment.

To prevent healthcare fraud you should understand healthcare fraud, implement robust compliance programs, vet employees, and more.

Learn more about preventing healthcare fraud in our latest blog.

How to Prevent Healthcare Fraud | Law Offices of Art Kalantar To prevent healthcare fraud you should understand healthcare fraud, implement robust compliance programs, vet employees, and more.

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a powerful tool for diagnosing critical health issues, but failing to comply with Medicare rules for testing can cause reimbursement problems or even allegations of healthcare fraud.

Learn more about CPET compliance issues & Medicare rules.

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Compliance Issues | Healthcare Lawyer California healthcare law attorney Art Kalantar goes over some of the compliance issues in cardiopulmonary exercise testing to avoid Medicare fraud allegations.

Billing compliance needed for CCM includes eligibility, 24/7 access to care, care plan, time spent, and transitional care management.

Learn more about the billing compliance required for Chronic Care Management (CCM), the risks of non-compliance, and the role of legal support.

Chronic Care Management (CCM) and Billing Compliance Rules Billing compliance needed for CCM includes eligibility, 24/7 access to care, care plan, time spent, and transitional care management.

Government agencies, including the DOJ, can use the federal anti-kickback statute (AKS) to pursue claims against healthcare organizations and their individual members for violations of the AKS.

Learn more about the federal anti-kickback statute in our latest blog.

What Is the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute? | Law Offices of Art Kalantar The anti-kickback statute is a federal criminal law that prohibits certain kinds of conduct in the healthcare industry.

If you’re under investigation by the OIG, it’s important to understand the process, your responsibilities, and how best to respond.

Read more in our blog for a discussion of how OIG investigations operate.

Healthcare Investigations: How Does an OIG Investigation Work? In an OIG investigation, agents will utilize a variety of means to obtain information from the target business including interviews and inspections.

California healthcare law attorney Art Kalantar was recently featured on the legal news, blog and information website www.LawCommentary.com in an article detailing healthcare fraud charges filed by the Department of Justice against a chain of addiction recovery centers. Mr. Kalantar commented on the charges, potential penalties, possible defenses, and the likelihood of a plea bargain to resolve the charges.

https://www.lawcommentary.com/articles/addiction-treatment-chain-operators-charged-with-healthcare-fraud

Addiction Treatment Chain Operators Charged With Healthcare Fraud | Law Commentary Federal prosecutors recently charged the operators of a chain of addiction treatment clinics with healthcare fraud. According to the Justice Department, the east coast operators stole millions of dollars during a massive scheme incorporating money laundering, identity theft, and billing fraud. The D...

Facing criminal charges as a healthcare professional or organization? Our healthcare criminal defense attorney can help.

Contact us for a free consultation.

Healthcare Criminal Defense Attorney - Law Office of Art Kalantar Facing criminal charges as a healthcare professional or organization? Our healthcare criminal defense attorney can help. Free consultation.

Attorney Art Kalantar was invited recently to share his insights in a Law Commentary article regarding a prison sentence recently doled out to a doctor convicted of unnecessarily prescribing medication to patients in order to receive kickbacks from the pharmaceutical company. Mr. Kalantar explained how the amount of financial loss in a case can impact the length of the prison term. He also discussed when doctors should and should not accept meals or other gifts and advised against ever accepting cash gifts of any amount.

Neurologist Gets Prison Term for Prescribing Unnecessary Meds in Exchange for Lavish Kickbacks | Law Commentary A 66-year-old Cleveland neurologist wrote more than 10,000 prescriptions for a drug that his patients did not need. In exchange, he and his co-defendants received lucrative kickbacks from Avanir Pharmaceuticals, the company that manufactures Nuedexta, a drug used to treat a neurological disorder cal...

Upcoding occurs when the provider deliberately uses the wrong codes in order to generate a higher price.

Learn more about upcoding and why your healthcare organization should avoid it.

How Upcoding Works & Why Your Healthcare Org Should Avoid It Upcoding occurs when the provider deliberately uses the wrong codes in order to generate a higher price.

California’s Business and Professions Code section 4324 makes it a criminal offense to forge or alter a prescription.

Learn more about prescription fraud in California in our blog post.

Prescription Fraud: Writing a False Prescription in CA California’s Business and Professions Code section 4324 makes it a criminal offense to forge or alter a prescription.

Before any federal healthcare fraud prosecution begins, several things will happen over the course of days, weeks, or months.

In our blog post, we discuss the many stages of a federal healthcare prosecution.

Stages of a Federal Healthcare Fraud Prosecution | Art Kalantar Stages of federal healthcare fraud prosecution are investigation, charging, arrest/initial hearing, discovery, plea bargaining, and more.

In our blog, we discuss a few key provisions of Anti-Kickback laws including the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), the federal Stark Law, PORA, and more.

California Anti-Kickback Statute Rules: What to Know | Art Kalantar We discuss a few key provisions of Anti-Kickback laws including the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), the federal Stark Law, PORA, and more.

In California, defrauding Medi-Cal or committing other forms of healthcare fraud can be charged as a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the circumstances.

Learn more about the factors that make Medicare fraud a felony in our blog post.

Is Medicare Fraud a Felony? | Law Offices of Art Kalantar Factors affecting whether Medicare fraud is a felony include the amount defrauded, the means used to do so, and the nature of the conduct.

If you are under investigation for Medicare fraud, our lawyers can help your healthcare organization fight allegations of fraud and abuse.

Contact us for a free consultation.

California Medicare Fraud Defense Lawyer | Art Kalantar If you are under investigation for Medicare fraud, our healthcare lawyers can help protect you and fight allegations of fraud and abuse.

If your healthcare practice has permitted or fostered HIPAA violations, even through negligence, you can face severe financial penalties.

Learn about how HIPAA violations can impact your practice in our blog post.

How Breaching HIPAA Could Impact Your Professional Practice If your healthcare practice has permitted or fostered HIPAA violations, even through negligence, you can face severe financial penalties.

If your healthcare practice is being investigated for alleged falsification of medical records, our lawyers can help.

Contact us at any time to request a free case evaluation.

Falsifying Medical Records Defense Lawyer | Art Kalantar If your healthcare practice is being investigated for alleged falsification of medical records, our lawyers can help.

Red flags that can trigger DEA investigations on your healthcare practice include maintaining a cash-only practice, no billing insurance, and more.

Read our blog for a discussion of the red flags the DEA watches out for.

Red Flags That Can Trigger DEA Investigations on Your Practice Red flags that can trigger DEA investigations on your healthcare practice include maintaining a cash-only practice, no billing insurance, and more.

If your healthcare practice is being investigated for coding errors, you need to act fast.

Contact our healthcare lawyers for a free consultation today.

Healthcare Lawyer for Coding Error Defense | Medical Billing Errors If your healthcare practice is being investigated for coding errors, you need to act fast. Contact our healthcare lawyers today.