Michael W. Staples is a former Ohio Board of Medicine Investigator and a former Law Enforcement Narcotics Detective. He is the Chief Compliance Officer for several large healthcare practices and conducts back to front door inspections of healthcare providers to ensure compliance, and has taught continuing medical education to healthcare professionals.
Litigation Support -Mr. Staples has worked in Law Enforcement on Drug and Healthcare cases. He's testified in federal court as an expert witness on healthcare compliance matters and has worked as a consultant for licensed healthcare professionals and practices.
Ideal Client Engagement - A licensed healthcare professional/practice or their legal counsel in which there was no criminal intent on the part of the client, and they are being administratively or criminally investigated or charged based on misinterpreted or misrepresented administrative guidelines, so-called "red flags", or targeted undercover operations in which the law enforcement officer uses words and tactics that blur the line between their professional duty to treat and an alleged criminal act.
Areas of Expertise:
- Healthcare Compliance
- Controlled Substance Prescribing Compliance
- "Red Flags"
- Drug Diversion
- Criminal Offense Investigation
- Interviewing, Analysis, Defense re Healthcare Professionals
- "Pill Mill" characteristics and expertise
| - Telemedicine and Teleprescribing Compliance
- Scope of Practice
- Standards of Care
- Medical Documentation
- Medical Chart Reviews and Analysis
- Healthcare Fraud
- Healthcare Practice Audits / Evaluations
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