Publications

When the Gatekeeper Challenges Your Test Scores:  The High Stakes and Hefty Burden Examinees Face in Defending Their Scores on the U.S. Medical License Examination  (pdf)

Battling a Sexual Misconduct Complaint

Physician Interview Form

Understanding the TSBME discipline process and how to avoid it - Part 1 (ppt file)

Understanding the TSBME discipline process and how to avoid it - Part 2 (ppt file)

Regulatory controls of providers financial relationships (ppt file)

Contractual Joint Ventures: Look Before You Leap. By Sheryl Tatar Dacso, J.D., Dr.P.H. and Robert “Bob” Bennett, J.D.

Waiving or Discounting Patient Coinsurance by Out-Of-Network Providers: A Slippery Slope. By Sheryl Tatar Dacso, J.D., Dr.P.H.

Business Dealings with Entities Under Investigation: Look Before You Leap.

What do the Recent Federal Antitrust Enforcement Activities Mean to your Practice? By Sheryl Tatar Dacso, J.D., Dr.P.H. Law Office of Sheryl Tatar Dacso, PLLC

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003: How Does It Affect Your Medical Practice? Part 1: “Be Aware”. By Sheryl T. Dacso, J.D., Dr.P.H. and Michael E. Sodolak, J.D. Law Office of Sheryl Tatar Dacso, PLLC., Houston, Texas

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003: How Does It Affect Your Medical Practice? Part 2: “Your Business”. By Sheryl T. Dacso, J.D., Dr.P.H. and Michael E. Sodolak, J.D. Law Office of Sheryl Tatar Dacso, PLLC., Houston, Texas

US Supreme Court Invalidates Texas HMO Liability Law. B y Sheryl Tatar Dacso, J.D., Dr.P.H. and Katherine A. White, J.D. of Law Office of Sheryl Tatar Dacso, PLLC with assistance from Scott Novak, a legal intern with the Firm.

A Physicians Guide to Surviving an Administrative Investigation. By Robert S. Bennett and David M. Medearis

Health Care Fraud: Recent Developments and Timeless Advice. By Robert S. Bennett and David M. Medearis

Hot Topics in Physician Regulatory Exposure: Recent Developments with the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners and in Federal Cases. By Robert S. Bennett

Mandatory Arbitration Hits Home. By Robert S. Bennett and David M. Medearis

Should Doctors Start to Police Their Own? Medical Society Suspensions and Discipline. Background of Discipline and Suspension

A Case Study Before the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners – What we can learn from what happened. (Published in Doc Talk Magazine; By Bob Bennett & Sheryl Dacso)

Avoiding Health Care Fraud. What the prudent health care provider should know. By Robert S. Bennett and David M. Medearis ( Reprinted from Houston Medicine, Spring 2003)

Department of Health & Human Service Office of Inspector General Cracks Down on Discounts. Is your Practice at Risk? By Robert S. Bennett and David M. Medearis

Texas State Board of Medical Examiners Promises to Get Tough. By Robert S. Bennett and David M. Medearis ( Reprinted from M.D. News, February 2003 )

Federal Investigators Issue Subpoenas to Texas Physicians in Connection with Healthcare Fraud Schemes.