Provider Types and Legal Matters We Cover

Healthcare Businesses and Organizations We Work With

• Regional Hospital Systems and Affiliated Physician Networks
• Independent Family and Primary Care Practices
• Rural Health Clinics and Critical Access Hospitals
• Behavioral Health and Substance Use Treatment Providers
• Home Health and Hospice Organizations
• Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Clinics
• Dental and Oral Surgery Practices
• DME and Prosthetics Suppliers
• Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations and Community Health Centers
• Non-Physician Healthcare Investors and MSO Operators
• Urgent Care and Occupational Medicine Clinics

Legal Matters We Handle for These Clients

• False Claims Act Defense and Government Investigation Response
• Rural Health Clinic Licensing and Regulatory Compliance
• Nonprofit Healthcare Formation and Board Governance
• Physician Employment and Medical Director Agreement Review
• Stark Law Financial Relationship Review and Restructuring
• Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor Analysis and Referral Documentation
• HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance Implementation
• Medicare and Medicaid Overpayment Defense and Audit Response
• Practice Acquisitions and Healthcare Transaction Due Diligence
• Medical License Defense and Board Hearing Representation

DME and Home Health Fraud Exposure in West Texas

Home health agencies and durable medical equipment suppliers in rural West Texas have been a sustained focus of federal billing enforcement through the Northern District of Texas. High Medicare volume, geographic spread across thinly supervised territory and the documentation demands of rural care delivery create billing patterns that federal audit systems are specifically built to identify. Suppliers and agencies that have not recently reviewed their billing records, physician order processes and compliance infrastructure carry real exposure.

Dike Law Group steps in at the earliest point in any government inquiry, controls what gets produced and builds a response strategy around how the business actually operates. Our healthcare investigations team manages these matters from first notice through full resolution, including parallel state-level proceedings when both channels are active simultaneously.

Telemedicine and Contracted Provider Arrangements in Rural Markets

Telemedicine is how healthcare reaches patients across a region where specialist access is limited and driving distances make in-person visits impractical. Practices that have built telemedicine into their care model need proper licensing structures, compliant patient agreements and a clear understanding of cross-state obligations when treating patients remotely. Prescribing protocols and documentation standards vary by state and practices operating across those lines need legal structure that reflects that reality.

Contracted provider and locum arrangements are also more common in rural markets and those agreements carry Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law implications that are frequently overlooked when put together informally or under time pressure. Having a healthcare contracts attorney review those arrangements before they are signed is straightforward risk management. Most practices recognize that only after a compliance problem has already developed.

What Sets Dike Law Group Apart From General Practice Firms

Founding attorney Doris Dike built this firm after years running compliance and legal functions inside healthcare organizations. That background means our attorneys understand how healthcare businesses actually operate, not just how the regulations read. A healthcare attorney in Amarillo, TX dealing with a fraud inquiry, a licensing issue or a formation question gets the same direct engagement and industry knowledge because legal matters in this field rarely stay contained to one area.

Clients across West Texas work with us across multiple years because consistent representation from a team that already knows a practice’s structure and history is more effective than starting fresh with new counsel each time an issue develops.