Types of Medical Defenses in Los Angeles

While all medical facilities would like to stay focused on the health and well-being of their patients, the fact is that just about every physician, practice, and medical facility will at some point need to defend themselves in court or before a review board, no matter how ethically they try to operate.  Having some fundamental knowledge of types of medical defenses will help you avoid actions that could lead to the need for defense.

Los Angeles hearing defense

Here are some examples of common types of defense that the medical defense attorneys at Green & Associates have represented in the LA region:

• Los Angeles physician misconduct—Examples of medical misconduct include practicing fraudulently, practicing with gross incompetence or gross negligence, practicing while impaired by alcohol, drugs, physical or mental disability; being convicted of a crime, filing a false report, guaranteeing that treatment will result in a cure, refusing to provide services because of race, creed, color, or national origin; performing services not authorized by the patient; harassing, abusing or intimidating a patient; ordering excessive tests; and abandoning or neglecting a patient in need of immediate care.  One of our physician lawyers in Los Angeles at Green & Associates can help with this medical misconduct defense.
• Los Angeles hearing defense—The Medical Board of California  investigates complaints against physicians.  In a hearing defense, if the board validates a complaint filed against you or your practice, it may result in your being placed on probation, imposed a monetary fine, having your license suspended, or even revoked.
• Los Angeles medical fraud defense—The federal government vigilantly seeks to identify and punish institutions it suspects of health care fraud, Medicaid fraud, or Medicare fraud.  Examples of medical fraud include fraudulent cost reporting, kickbacks, fraudulent billing, fraudulently prescribing or billing for unnecessary services, equipment, procedures, and self-referrals.  Our health care fraud lawyers are experienced in this type of defense.
• Los Angeles prescription fraud defense—Prescription fraud, a subcategory of medical fraud, involves such things as unlawful dispensing of dangerous drugs, dispensing of medical devices without a prescription, and unlawful controlled substance prescription.
• Doctor's license defense in Los Angeles—Disciplinary judgments against a doctor's medical license occur under such circumstances in which the medical board investigates pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 2236, which defines the conviction of a crime as "unprofessional conduct"—and may result from the conviction of any offense substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a physician and surgeon constituting unprofessional conduct.
• Los Angeles board review defense—The goal of a Los Angeles medical board defense is to defend against actions of the medical board investigators seeking to define you as incompetent to provide medical care.  Our Los Angeles medical board review attorneys provide physician license defense in Los Angeles when a doctor faces an unprofessional conduct review.

Los Angeles hearing defense

If you are a doctor facing a Los Angeles medical board review defense, trust Green & Associates.  We have years of experience in Los Angeles medical review board defense litigation.  Contact us online or call 213-233-2260.