Areas of Practice

Medical Contract Creation and Review​

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Medical License Defense Attorney

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Medical Board Defense Attorney

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Peer Review Defense​​

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Medical billing disputes with insurance copanies

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Representation before professional licensing boards

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Pain Medicine over prescribing defense

 

Disruptive Physician allegations

 

Fraud and Abuse defense ​​​​​​

 

Greation of Group Practices

 

Sale of a medical practice

 

Creating an ambulatory surgical center

 

Representing RNs, PAs, NPs, physical therapists, psychologists and other medical providers before administrative boards

 

Contract negotiation  and representation for medical providers

 

 

Our Team

 

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We are medical providers who are also Health Law Attorneys focused on representing our medical colleagues in their daily practice of medicine.

Services

 

• We work with medical colleagues to provide medical license defense such as in defending a physician's medical license..

• We also provide legal representation before administrative boards such as the state medical board.

• Should you receive a subpoena for release of medical records during an investigation, we will provide guidance and representation.

• We provide legal defense in dealing with insurance companies in billing disputes.

• We create, review, and negotiate medical contracts for providers.

• We guidance in the day to day management of medical practices to make sure that the practice is compliant with current laws and regulations including Stark, Antikickback, Antitrust, and fraud and abuse allegations.

 

Cirriculum Vitae

 

EDUCATION

 

Colleges

        The City College of New York; B.S., Summa Cum Laude; 1973-1977

Medical School:

         The University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1977-1981

Postgraduate Training:

         Internship: Rochester General Hospital; Internal Medicine, 1981-1982             Residency: Rochester General Hospital; Internal Medicine, 1982-1984

         Fellowship: The University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Dept. of Allergy/Immunology, 1984-1986

         Fellowship: Temple University Hospital, Dept. Of Rheumatology, 1986-1987

 

Master's Training:

         University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health- Masters in Public Health in Occupational Medicine, 1999

 

Law School:

         University of Pittsburgh, School of Law- 1996-1999, J.D.

         Health Law Certificate Recipient

Master's Training:

         Western New England School of Law, 2011-2013, LL.M.

                  Elder Law and Estate Planning

         Loyola University Chicago

                  Health Law

 

LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE:

                          Florida

 

MEDICAL SPECIALTY CERTIFICATIONS

         Board Certified in Internal Medicine - September 1984

         Board Certified in Geriatric Medicine- April 1992

         Board Certified in Occupational and Environmental Medicine- February 2000            Board Certified in Legal Medicine- February 2000

         Board Certified in Allergy and Immunology- November 2001; Recertified 2011            Board Certified in Rheumatology- January 2001; Recertified 2011

 

LICENSE TO PRACTICE LAW:

         Admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar -April 2000

         Admitted to the Florida Bar -July 2000

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP/SOCIETIES Medical

         Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology

         Fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

         Allegheny County Medical Society-Member of the Medical Legal Subcommittee

         Member of Occupational Medicine Steering Committee

         Pennsylvania Medical Society-resigned

         Charlotte County Medical Society 

 

Legal

 

        Florida Bar Association

 

        NAELA 

 

WORK HISTORY

 

Medical Director of The Wissahickon Hospice at Chestnut Hill Hospital, 1986-87

-Palliative Care and Pam Management

Medical Director of The Crawford County Arthritis Center, Meadville, PA, 1987-2000

Private Medical Practice 

Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Rheumatology, Occupational Medicine,1987-present

 

Private Legal Medical Practice

 

Elder Law and Health Law, 2000-present

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Tar, L., Carafa, C., and Levinson, A.I. (1985).

Staphylococcus aureus Cowan I is a potent stimulus of IgM rheumatoid factor production. Clinical Research, 233(2):513A.

Tar, L and Levinson, A.I. (1985).

Tetanus toxoid induces polyclonal B cell activation and rheumatoid factor production. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 75(1)191, part 2.

Tar, L., Carafa, C., and Levinson, A.I. (1985).

Staphylococcus aureus Cowan I: A potent stimulus of 1gM rheumatoid factor production. Clinical Research, 33(2):513A.

Levy, R.J., Haidar, M., Parks, H., Tar, L., and Levinson, A.I.(1986).

Bacterial peptidoglycan induces in vitro rheumatoid factor production by lymphocytes of healthy subjects. Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 64, 311-317

Tar, L and Levinson, A.I. (1986).

Analysis of S. aureus Cowan I induced 1gM rheumatoid factor production. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 77(l):235, part 2.

Levinson, A. 1., Tar, L., Carafa, C., and Haidar, M. (1986). Staphylococcus aureus Cowan I. Potent stimulus of immunoglobulin M rheumatoid factor production. Journal of Clinical investigation, 78(3):612-617.

Tar, Land Levinson, A.I. (1986)

Staphylococcal aureus Cowan I induces 1gM rheumatoid factor in cord blood human lymphocytes. Clinical Research, 34(2):623A.

Levinson, A.I., Dala, N.F., Haidar, M., Tar, L., Orlow, M. (1987)

Prominent 1gM rheumatoid factor production by human cord blood lymphocytes stimulated in vitro with

Staphylococcus aureus Cowan I. Journal of Immunology. 139(7) Oct. Tar, L. and Levinson, A.I. (1988)

In vitro 1gM rheumatoid factor production induced by tetanus toxoid.

J Allergy Clin. Immunology, 81:730-736.

Prystowsky, J.H., Finkle, L., Tar, L., Jegosothy, B. (1988) Bullous eruption in a woman with lupus erythematosus

Archives of Dermatology, 124(4) April. 1988.

Tar, L. ( 2001 )

When National Practitioner Data Bank Reporting Is NOT Required. Bulletin of the Allegheny Medical Society, 90(3), Feb. 10, 2001.

Tar, L. and Tar, K. (2005)

Stop prescribing Cox-2 inhibitors? A Medico-legal analysis. Part I Bulletin of the Allegheny Medical Society 91(5) May 2005.

Tar, L. and Tar, K. (2005)

Stop prescribing Cox-2 inhibitors? A Medico-legal analysis. Part II Bulletin of the Allegheny Medical Society 91(6) June 2005.

Tar, L. (2006)

Will your "incident" escalate to a malpractice suit?

Bulletin of the Allegheny Medical Society, 92(8) August 2006.

Tar, L. (2007)

Social Security Disability—for Physicians?

Bulletin of the Allegheny County Medical Society, 96(12) December 2007.

Tar, L. (2008)

Patient Advocacy: Standing Up to the Giants.

Bulletin of the Allegheny County Medical Society, 97(2) February 2008.

 

CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES

Misoprostol prevention of peptic ulcer disease

- Temple University- Rheumatology Division (1987, co-investigator)

 

Therafectin

Study of a sugar analogue with potential remittive 

properties Temple University- Rheumatology Division (1987, co-investigator)

 

Nabumatone

A new NSAID for the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis (1991- Meadville, PA Chief investigator)

Nabumatone (Relafen): a new NSAID write low gastrointestinal  toxicity Arthritis Center of Crawford County and SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals (1992, Meadville, PA)

Misoprostol: Prevention of NSAID induced gastropathy Arthritis Center of Crawford County and Searle Pharmaceuticals (1992, Meadville, PA)

AREAS OF LEGAL PRACTICE

-Elder Law, Estates and Trusts; Estate Administration

-Health Law

-Healthcare Professional Licensure Defense

-Healthcare Professional Contract negotiation, review, and drafting

AREAS OF MEDICAL PRACTICE

                  -Care of Allergic Disorders and Rheumatologic Diseases

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

Charlotte Regional Medical Center

Punta Gorda, FL

Fawcett Memorial Hospital

Port Charlotte, FL

Peace River Memorial Hospital

Port Charlotte, FL

 

HOSPITAL POSITIONS HELD

 

Chairman of the Medical Ethics Committee at UPMC-South Side Hospital 2002-2006 Chairman of the Bylaws Committee at UPMC-South Side Hospital 2004-2008 

Member of the Bylaws Committee at St. Clair Hospital  2002-2008

Credential's Committee, member-Peace River Medical Center-2011 to present