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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

If you've been hit with civil monetary penalties (CMP), learn what your options are.

If you are a healthcare provider, learn what you should do when the DOJ imposes monetary penalties.

Civil Monetary Penalties: What To Do When DOJ Imposes Penalties Even if the DOJ finds a violation of healthcare laws, they can't just impose whatever monetary penalties they see fit.

Our billing fraud defense lawyers at the Law Offices of Art Kalantar will fight for your rights and present the strongest defenses available.

Contact us for a free consultation regarding your billing fraud accusation.
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Healthcare Lawyer for Billing Fraud Defense | Law Offices of Art Kalantar Our billing fraud defense lawyers at the Law Offices of Art Kalantar will fight for your rights and present the strongest defenses available.

In this article reporting on a government lawsuit against several medical providers, attorney Art Kalantar provides an explanation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law and also describes the Safe Harbor Regulations that allow some healthcare referrals to be made without violating the law.

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Department of Justice Files False Claims Act Case Against Multiple Lab and Hospital Execs | Law Commentary The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been cracking down on healthcare fraud schemes in recent years. Particularly in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the DOJ is pursuing healthcare law violations with renewed vigor. In a recent press release, the DOJ announced a complaint filed against severa...

In our blog post, we review the effects of regulation on the healthcare industry on several important measures of success.
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How Regulation Influences Health Policy | Law Offices of Art Kalantar Regulation can influence health policy in physician and patient autonomy, the cost of healthcare, access to healthcare, and more.

Is your healthcare facing a possible FCA violation?

Our false claim act defense lawyer can help you today.

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California Healthcare Lawyer for False Claims Act Defense | Art Kalantar Is your healthcare facing a possible FCA violation? Our false claim act defense lawyer can help you today. Contact us for a free consultation

In our blog, we discuss FCA concerns in connection with CARES Act funding and how you can protect your organization from liability.

https://www.kalantar.law/protecting-healthcare-org-from-false-claim-acts-liability-after-prf/

Protecting Your Healthcare Org from False Claims Act Liability After PRF One of the best ways to protect against FCA liability is to prove that your organization acted in good faith at all times. Retain proof of the original app.

If your organization is facing an investigation for possible home healthcare fraud, our healthcare lawyer can help you today.

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California Healthcare Lawyer for Home Healthcare Fraud Defense If your organization is facing an investigation for possible home healthcare fraud, our healthcare lawyer can help. Free consultation.

As of December 2021, each False Claim Act (FCA) can rack a penalty anywhere from $11,803 to $23,607 per violation.

Learn more about the penalties, including when you can have reduced damages for cooperating in our blog
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False Claims Act (31 US Code § 3729): What Are the Penalties? As of December 2021, each False Claim Act (FCA) can rack a penalty anywhere from $11,803 to $23,607 per violation.

The Law Offices of Art Kalantar offers legal services for a variety of healthcare providers including home healthcare and hospices.

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California Healthcare Lawyer for Home Health & Hospice | Art Kalantar The Law Offices of Art Kalantar offers legal services for a variety of healthcare providers including home healthcare and hospices.

Asset forfeiture is a remedy available to the federal government in connection with civil penalties or criminal prosecutions.

Are you a healthcare organization or physician? Learn more about what you should know about asset forfeiture and how it's relevant to you.
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If your durable medical equipment provider is under investigation for alleged fraud, contact our DME fraud defense attorney for a free consultation.
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California Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Fraud Defense Attorney If your durable medical equipment provider is under investigation for alleged fraud, contact our DME fraud defense attorney.

In our blog, we discuss the self-reporting requirements for doctors regarding criminal convictions.

https://www.kalantar.law/as-doctor-do-i-self-report-dui-to-licensing-board/

As a Doctor, Do I Self-Report a DUI to the Licensing Board? | Art Kalantar In our blog, we discuss the self-reporting requirements for doctors regarding criminal convictions in California.

If your healthcare business has been accused of COVID-19 relief fraud, our healthcare fraud defense attorney can help.

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https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/covid-19-relief-fraud-defense/

COVID-19 Relief Fraud Defense Attorney | Law Offices of Art Kalantar If your healthcare business has been accused of COVID-19 relief fraud, our healthcare fraud defense attorney can help. Free consultation.

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Medicaid Fraud Investigation: The Process & Penalties | Art Kalantar Penalties for Medicaid fraud can include fines of $21,000 per claim, or $250,000 (if criminal), treble damages, action against the provider's license, and more.

If your practice is facing investigation by Qlarant, you need to retain the services of a healthcare defense lawyer as soon as possible.

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https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/investigation-of-home-health-and-hospice/

Investigation of Home Health & Hospice by Qlarant | Art Kalantar If your practice is facing investigation by Qlarant, you need to retain the services of a healthcare defense lawyer as soon as possible.

Our experienced healthcare law professionals discuss how kickbacks are defined under federal healthcare laws.
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What is Considered a Kickback in Healthcare | Law Offices of Art Kalantar A kickback is an arrangement by which a healthcare professional is paid in exchange for referrals. Under federal law, this is prohibited.

Our healthcare law attorney at Law Offices of Art Kalantar can help you develop a corrective action plan that will effectively resolve issues.

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Corrective Action Plan for Healthcare Organizations | Free Consultation Our healthcare law attorney at Law Offices of Art Kalantar can help you develop a corrective action plan that will effectively resolve issues.

DEA audits can occur at any time, either for a specific reason or for no reason other than conducting a random inspection for compliance.

Learn more about DEA audits, and what the agency is allowed to do in regards to search warrants.
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DEA Audits & Investigations: Reasons for Controlled Substances Audits DEA audits can occur at any time, either for a specific reason or for no reason other than conducting a random inspection for compliance.

A Medicare qui tam defense attorney at the Law Offices of Art Kalantar is ready to protect you and your company from allegations of fraud and abuse.

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Medicare Qui Tam Defense Attorney | Whistleblower Defense Lawyer A Medicare qui tam defense attorney at the Law Offices of Art Kalantar is ready to protect you and your company from allegations of fraud.

Penalties for healthcare fraud (18 USC § 1347) include fines up to $250,000, up to 10 years in prison, or both.

Learn more about when the penalties can be more and learn more about healthcare fraud in our blog.
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What Are the Penalties for Healthcare Fraud (18 USC § 1347) | Art Kalantar Penalties for healthcare fraud (18 USC § 1347) include fines up to $250,000, up to 10 years in prison, or both. Penalties can be potentially be higher depending on the amount suffered.

Healthcare providers settle whistleblower allegations.

https://whistleblowersblog.org/false-claims-qui-tam-news/two-healthcare-providers-settle-fca-whistleblower-allegations-for-8-5-million/

Two Healthcare Providers Settle FCA Whistleblower Allegations For $8.5 Million - Whistleblower Network News Two healthcare providers, U.S. Medical Management, LLC (USMM) and VPA, P.C. (VPA) will pay $8.5 million to resolve claims of FCA violations.

If you operate a healthcare practice, there are many laws and other concerns you have to address on top of running the business.

In our blog, we discuss a few reasons why you should hire a medicare fraud attorney.
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4 Reasons to Hire a Medicare Fraud Attorney | Law Offices of Art Kalantar Reasons to hire a medicare fraud attorney include evaluating your compliance, identifying and remedying potential practices, and more.