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November 12, 2016 Posts

Medical License Defense and Insurance Fraud

Medical care providers who accept Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurance must comply with myriad regulations regarding when they bill for patient services, how they bill for patient services, and what documentation they must maintain in order to prove patient services were medically necessary. If a determination is made that a provider was not following regulations, the provider could be faced with accusations of criminal insurance fraud. This, in turn, could put a medical license at...

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October 16, 2016 Professional License Defense

10 Ways to Endanger Your Real Estate License

Earning your real estate license is hard work, but can provide you with a valuable career. Once you have obtained your license, you do not want to do anything to put it at risk. If you are accused of wrongdoing, you also need to make certain you get help with real estate license defense as soon as possible. Realtor.com provided a definitive list of 10 possible ways a real estate agent could endanger his or...

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September 17, 2016 Medical License Defense

10 Situations Where a Medical License is At Risk

When you have your medical license, you need to do everything you can to protect it since your livelihood depends upon it. You have spent many years getting credentialed so you can practice medicine and help people, and you do not want to take any risks which could result in the loss of your career. If you are accused of wrongdoing, it is very important to get prompt help with medical license defense so you...

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August 15, 2016 Posts

Pain Management Doctors May Need Medical License Defense

Doctors who treat patients who experience pain have one of the most difficult jobs of any physicians. These medical professionals need to make sure they are able to meet the needs of their patients, many of whom have serious chronic conditions that can cause them significant discomfort. At the same time, however, doctors who prescribe pain pills often find themselves as scapegoats when concerns arise about the abuse of pain medications. If you are a...

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July 13, 2016 Posts

Problems with the Federal Physician’s Database Can Affect A Doctor’s Ability to Practice

Doctors must be licensed to practice and have a valid license within their state. However, not only the state has the ability and the authority to impact whether a doctor can practice or not. KSFY reported on one recent case in which a physician's license revocation was stayed by a judge in state court but she is still effectively unable to practice medicine because of issues with a federal physician's database. The case illustrates why it is...

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June 30, 2016 Posts

Dental License Defense & Accusations of Insurance Fraud

Most dentists participate with insurance carriers and have negotiated contracts with insurers so patients can have their care covered. Insurance companies generally have guidelines regarding the types of services they will cover and the circumstances under which a dentist is permitted to bill for patient services. In some cases, however, there are questions about whether a procedure is truly necessary or whether a dentist is improperly billing for procedures which do not need to be...

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May 09, 2016 Posts

Can Patient Problems Lead to the Loss of a Dental License?

Dentists can have their license suspended for many different reasons. For example, recently Channel 3 Eyewitness News reported on a case in which a defendant's license to practice was suspended after several patients reported problems including expired medications, improperly delegating procedures to hygienists, and deviating from "standard care and treatment." There are some situations where dentists do fail to provide reasonable care and disciplinary action is appropriate. But there are many other situations where it...

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April 27, 2016 Posts

Ways to Lose Your Texas Law License

Texas attorneys are given a great deal of responsibility when they receive their licenses to practice law - and they are held to correspondingly high standards of conduct. Disbarment, the most serious professional penalty possible for a licensed attorney, means you'll no longer be able to practice law in Texas. In general, the Texas State Bar only opts to suspend or disbar attorneys who have committed serious, intentional offenses; lesser penalties such as reprimands are...

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April 19, 2016 Posts

Nurses Need License Defense If Accused of Acting Outside the Scope of Authority

Nurses fulfill many important responsibilities in providing patient care. This is especially true of nurse practitioners who are able to perform some of the services for patients which overlap with services performed by medical doctors. Nurses and nurse practitioners, however, must be careful to only provide patient assistance within the scope of their authority. If nurses appear to cross the line into providing medications or treatments, which should be provided only by licensed doctors, they...

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March 22, 2016 Posts

Protecting Your Real Estate License After Accusations of Wrongdoing in Texas

When you are accused of wrongdoing in connection with real estate deals, your license to sell real estate could be at risk. It is imperative that you take steps to defend yourself in disciplinary proceedings before the Texas Real Estate Commission. Loss of your license to practice real estate could end your career, while even a suspension could have a significant adverse impact on your reputation and ability to make a continued living. Attorneys...

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