Robert Liles

Robert W. Liles is Managing Partner at the law firm of Liles Parker in Washington, DC. Prior to entering practice, Mr. Liles was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Texas. Mr. Liles' background is in health care administration. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mr. Liles worked in various management positions in hospitals in San Antonio and Houston, Texas.

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Pierce the Corporate Veil — Are You Personally Liable for a UPIC Overpayment?

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(Updated January 9, 2021): Owners of healthcare companies often wonder whether the government can pierce the corporate veil and try to hold the owners personally liable for overpayment claims when facing a program integrity audit by a Unified Program Integrity Contractor (UPIC). [1] This rarely happens, but assuming that a provider does not prevail in […]

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Preparing for a UPIC Audit? Examine These Eight Claim Elements

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(Updated January 9, 2021): Each year, our attorneys and paralegals review and assess literally thousands of Medicare claims which have been audited (and denied) by Unified Program Integrity Contractors (UPICs) and other contractors working for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).  Are you preparing for a UPIC audit?  If your Medicare or Medicaid

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Audits of Respiratory (CPT Code 87633) / Gastro (CPT Code 87507) Panels are Ongoing.

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(January 3, 2021):  In recent months, we have seen a significant rise in the number of Medicare and Medicaid audits focusing on the medical necessity of certain outpatient Respiratory Viral Panels (CPT Code 87633) and Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panels (CPT Code 87507).  Unfortunately, many of these audits seem to be merely the latest example where payors

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AbilityOne OIG Audits are Ramping-Up! Is Your Nonprofit Agency Ready for an Audit?

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(November 11, 2020):  If you run a nonprofit company that contracts with the federal government through the AbilityOne Program, then you should be aware that inadequate compliance policies could put your nonprofit in danger of facing allegations of waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, onerous audits and investigations, and even civil liability.   Under the AbilityOne Program,

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Home Health Revocation Actions by Medicare are Expanding Around the Country

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(September 28, 2020):Last September, CMS published a Final Rule titled “Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Programs; Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process.” [1] Among its many chan ges, the Final Rule significantly expanded the reasons that may be asserted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) when revoking a health

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Medicare Revocation Actions Related to Telemedicine Rising!

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(September 25, 2020):  In recent years, many individuals (especially younger members of our work force) have embraced the chance to supplement their income through short-term engagements in the “gig economy.”  Notably, both professionals and non-professionals alike have found flexible, part-time opportunities online, allowing them to work remotely as independent contractors.  A number of physicians, nurse

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United Concordia Dental and its SIU are Actively Auditing Dentists Around the Country.

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(September 15, 2020): There are approximately 1.4 million active duty service members in our country. These active duty service members have approximately 1.9 million dependents. Our military also consists of almost a million reserve and national guard participants. Depending on an individual’s status, these active duty service members, their dependents, and reservists are likely eligible

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Are Your Sober Home / Recovery Residence Business Practices Legal?

Medicare, Medicaid & Private Payor Updates /

(September 12, 2020):  This has been a rough year for sober home and recovery residence owners, operators and their health care business partners. Literally everyone has been adversely impacted by the public health crisis generated by the rapid spread of COVID-19. While most health care and providers obtained a temporary reprieve from, Medicare, Medicaid and

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DOJ is Aggressively Investigating Allegations of Wrongdoing Related to COVID-19 Fraud and the Current National Emergency

COVID-19 Updates, Medicare, Medicaid & Private Payor Updates /

(March 27, 2019): We live in trying times. As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread both globally and throughout the United States, the government has taken a number of steps to address the current pandemic. On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump officially declared that the COVID-19 outbreak constitutes a national emergency.[1] Within 72 hours

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