Defending doctors, physicians groups, skilled health care workers, and health facilities is Raymond McMahon'spractice emphasis. He regularly prevails in multimillion dollar and complex high-stakes healthcare liabilityactions, in court and before government boards and agencies. In addition, Ray has been chosen by a group of clients to be on their select defense panel.Focus Areas-Leveraging his skills in economic analytics and medical documentation, Ray represents physicians in administrative law hearings before the California Medical Board and numerous government entities. In Medicare and Medi-Cal reimbursement disputes, investigations, and related audits, he works assiduously with medical professionals throughout the process. His counsel encompasses the entirety of an audit, including audit preparation, prepayment audits and post payment concerns. He skillfully addresses critical questions involving chart review, document interpretation, expert testimony, and the right to extrapolation. He has developed tremendous experience in challenging alleged overpayments in both the public and private arenas, saving his clients millions of dollars. Additional medical specialties in Ray's legal background include civil representation of veterinarians,podiatrists, physical therapists, allergists, and elder care. He also counsels educational entities, as well as laboratories on their licensing and certification issues. He has significant success in upholding his judgments in appellate proceedings.Representative Matters Include:• Significantly reduces the financial exposure of physicians facing Medicare and Medi-Cal fraudulentbilling accusations• Defend doctors, dentists and nurses, on unprofessional conduct claims• Successfully represent physicians on civil rights violations alleged under HIPPA• Represent educational entities conducting boot camp-style outdoor programs on liability issues connectedwith emotional and physical injuries alleged by participants• Advocate for Medicare health care providers during quality of care claims under the Lumetra program• Defend laboratories and medical staff in danger of revocation of their certification and other claims of deficiencies