In today’s demanding environment, healthcare providers are faced with situations unimaginable just a few decades ago. The legal issues seem endless: regulatory compliance, fraud and abuse, medical record documentation issues, Medicare and Medicaid audits, OIG investigations, and more. You can rely on Russo & Russo, LLP to handle your healthcare legal and regulatory issues. The firm focuses on providing healthcare compliance and regulatory representation to hospitals, teaching hospitals, healthcare systems, physician practices, and other providers throughout the United States.

The firm has extensive experience in representing healthcare providers. The firm has consulted with healthcare providers throughout the United States on complex regulatory, compliance and fraud and abuse issues. Attorney Joseph J. Russo served on the Board of Directors of the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA). He served as General Counsel to Cabot Marsh Corporation and HP3, Inc.

Attorney Ruthann Russo served on the Board of Directors of the Healthcare Compliance Certification Board (HCCB). She was the founder and CEO of HP3, Inc. She is a nationally recognized leader on the healthcare reimbursement process with a focus on clinical documentation improvement and coding. Further, she served as an expert witness in a national class action lawsuit addressing the issue of an insurance company’s contractual reimbursement obligations to certain healthcare providers. She also pioneered the CAMP Method at an internationally recognized teaching hospital ensuring compliant and efficient physician training. The CAMP Method is presented in her new training system, A Compelling Case for Clinical Documentation, which represents the culmination of over 20 years of experience advising healthcare systems in the areas of clinical documentation management and hospital-physician relations.

Practice Focus areas:

• Medicare & Medicaid Fraud & Abuse
• OIG/DOJ Negotiations
• Medicare Fiscal Intermediary & Carrier Disputes
• Medical Record Review
• Attorney/Client Privileged Audits
• Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIA’s)
• Internal Investigations
• Compliance Plans
• Stark & Anti-Kickback Issues