Advises public and private sector clients about compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, particularly as to health care, communications, corrections, and mental health facilities. Assists with self-evaluations, other compliance assessments, investigations, and litigation.
As the senior career official in the OIG, planned, directed, and managed the activities of an 1800-person organization. Led OIG to achieve unprecedented results in combating health care fraud and abuse as well as identifying vulnerabilities in the Medicare and Medicaid programs that left them open to potential fraud. Greatly enhanced OIG's ability to audit and evaluate health care and human services programs. As a nationally recognized expert in health care enforcement and compliance, was a frequent keynote speaker at national conferences of health care organizations and attorneys.
Deputy Chief Counsel for 80-person law office. Adopted innovative and effective law enforcement techniques to deter fraudulent activity and create incentives for the health care industry to institute safeguards. Pioneered a groundbreaking initiative to promote compliance by the nation's health care providers with Federal health care program requirements and authored a series of practical assistance tools that set the standards for health care entities' compliance efforts.
Oversaw branch responsible for resolving civil and administrative health care fraud and abuse cases, including those arising under the False Claims Act, the anti-kickback statute and the OIG's civil monetary penalty and exclusion authorities; developed and monitored corporate integrity agreements that ensured sanctioned providers' future compliance with Medicare laws; drafted Compliance Program Guidances, to assist the health care industry in establishing voluntary compliance programs within their organizations; conducted compliance site visits.
Enforced above-referenced statutory and regulatory authorities.
Counsel to the Developmental Disabilities Administration, the Mental Hygiene Administration, and the Board of Pharmacy, with respect to the enforcement of State health care laws.
brought to trial, against a Massachusetts mental health institution.
Brought enforcement actions under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, representing deaf persons and other people with disabilities as to their rights to equal educational, employment, and social service opportunities, as well as equal rights in health care settings; national expert and lecturer on the rights of persons with disabilities; published numerous book chapters and articles; chaired a committee of the American Bar Association on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; board member, Mental and Physical Disability Law Reporter.