First Healthcare Compliance CONNECT April 2022

Avoiding Government
Data Mining for Fraud
Catherine Short
Stephen Bittinger, Partner with K&L Gates in
the firm’s Charleston office and a member of
the health care/FDA practice group, will lead
the presentation Avoiding Government Data
Mining for Fraud at the Healthcare Compliance
Symposium 2022 on April 28, 2022.
Mr. Bittinger focuses his practice on health care
reimbursement compliance, defense and litigation, with
a focus on government and private payer disputes on
behalf of providers, vendors, and manufacturers involved
in the United States healthcare system. He has extensive
experience representing large provider groups, home
health agencies, medical facilities, ancillary service
providers, medical labs, revenue cycle management
companies, and drug and device manufacturers in
matters including Medicare and Medicaid audits, private
payer audits, federal regulatory termination and exclusion
proceedings, False Claims Act prosecutions, and health
care revenue issues.
In addition, he has experience advising clients on
defending and appealing audits by Recovery Audit
Contractors, Zone Program Integrity Contractors, and
Unified Program Integrity Contractors and has worked
collaboratively with government regulators and health
care provider associations across the United States.
Bittinger has represented
many providers and
vendors with federal
agency matters in
Washington, D.C.,
including the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) Center for
Program Integrity (CPI),
the Department of Health
and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-
OIG), the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), and Health
Care Fraud division of the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Prior to joining the firm Mr. Bittinger served at a regional
commercial law firm where he focused his practice
on health care reimbursement defense and litigation.
Previously, Mr. Bittinger and team represented numerous
types of physician practices, home health agencies,
medical facilities, ancillary service providers, medical
laboratories, revenue cycle management companies,
and drug/device manufacturers in Medicare audits (RAC,
ZPIC, UPIC, TPE), Medicaid audits (SIU), private payors
audits, federal regulatory termination, and exclusion
litigation related to the healthcare revenue cycle.
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Symposium!
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