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Sexual Misconduct Complaint Against Physician Dismissed

Posted on Firm News July 31, 2014 by author

The Firm successfully convinced the Florida Department of Health to reject a claim of sexual misconduct made against the Firm’s physician client by a patient. The patient claimed that the physician inappropriately interacted with the patient during an office visit. The Firm’s rebuttal, which included affidavits from other witnesses and a polygraph examination of the Read more →

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License Complaint Against RN Closed with Finding of No Probable Cause

Posted on Firm News May 26, 2014 by author

After consideration of the rebuttal statement prepared by the Firm on behalf of a Registered Nurse accused of diverting controlled substances, the Probable Cause Panel for the Board of Nursing determined that probable cause did not exist and directed that the case against a Registered Nurse be closed by the Florida Department of Health. The Read more →

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License Complaint Against CNA Closed with Finding of No Probable Cause

Posted on Firm News February 1, 2014 by author

After consideration of the rebuttal statement prepared by the Firm, the Probable Cause Panel for the Board of Nursing determined that probable cause did not exist and directed the case against a Certified Nurse Assistant represented by the Firm be closed by the Florida Department of Health. The Firm fully investigated the allegations contained in Read more →

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Prepayment Review Lifted

Posted on Firm News February 1, 2014 by author

After attempting to appeal the implementation of a 100% prepayment review by Medicare, a therapy/rehabilitation clinic hired the Firm to assist in challenging the prepayment review. Despite that fact that the client was successfully appealing the denied claims, the Medicare contractor was continuing the prepayment review. The Firm intervened on behalf of the client, using Read more →

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EHR Meaningful Use Audit Success

Posted on Firm News February 1, 2014 by author

In connection with a Medicare EHR incentive payment meaningful use audit, the Firm successfully argued our healthcare practitioner client was in compliance with all requirements for receipt of the Medicare EHR Incentive at the time its attestations were submitted. As such our client was not subject to an overpayment for the monies received. The Client Read more →

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