Best Practices Handbook in Advising Clients on Fraud and Abuse Issues is a comprehensive, yet highly usable guide developed by expert health lawyers with extensive and diverse experience who lend a practical approach to the complex representation issues that permeate this area. Every health care attorney must consider and address potential fraud and abuse concerns in almost every transaction contemplated by a health care client.

From proactively managing risk, to disclosure, and resolving disputes, you will have thorough guidance that spans the most frequently encountered areas and attendant issues. Time-saving sample forms and agreements are included throughout the work, along with guidance for completing the documentation. Understanding the powers, procedures and remedies available to the government during a health care fraud and abuse investigation, and acquiring a basic understanding of the issues and practical steps to employ during an audit or investigation, are keys to surviving the investigation and achieving a favorable outcome.

This new Handbook will arm health care administrators, executives, medical directors, office managers, physicians, and medical practice managers with a broad understanding of this industry-specific area of government enforcement. The resource is complete with: