Thank you for your interest in my healthcare compliance services. I wanted to take this moment to introduce myself and explain why you should entrust your healthcare practice or business compliance needs to me. My name is Michael Staples and I utilize my 25-plus years of experience as a former law enforcement detective, former Certified Medical Board Investigator for the State of Ohio, CME presenter, expert witness, compliance officer for multiple healthcare companies and practices, and experienced private compliance consultant to offer you the best possible healthcare compliance services and advice possible.

I have assisted in the direct acquittals of numerous healthcare providers who were unjustly targeted and accused of healthcare-related crimes. I have helped hundreds of healthcare practices and businesses improve their compliance and reduce their regulatory risks. First off, when you contact my company, you get me. I don’t contract services out to a third-party contractor that is only interested in making money. I have a genuine and sincere investment in helping you and your healthcare business improve compliance and reduce regulatory and criminal risks.

Secondly, when you call for compliance assistance, I understand your stress and priority and I will always make assisting you in your compliance needs my priority too. I always strive to answer your calls, emails, and texts immediately and provide you with the most caring and experienced response possible.

Thirdly, I have the most well-rounded healthcare compliance experience possible. I have been on the law enforcement side, the regulatory side, the defense side, and the private side of healthcare compliance. I will utilize my experience from the courtrooms, administrative hearings, government investigations, CME events, corporate compliance, and private compliance consulting to provide you with expert healthcare compliance assistance. I will treat you not only as a client but also as a friend in healthcare Compliance. I look forward to being at your healthcare compliance service.

Career Accomplishments

Healthcare Compliance & Investigations

• Director of Compliance (5+ years): Led compliance efforts for large pain management offices, a national telehealth company, a Suboxone clinic, a national chronic care management company, an intensive outpatient treatment facility, and a wound care business.
• Medical Board Enforcement Investigator (10+ years): Specialized in controlled substance prescribing investigations, healthcare fraud, pharmacy investigations, prescriber education, and scope of practice compliance. Earned national recognition as a Certified Medical Board Investigator (C.M.B.I.) from the National Federation of Medical Boards.
• Healthcare Compliance Consultant (6+ years): Provided private compliance consulting services, ensuring regulatory adherence and risk mitigation strategies for healthcare providers and organizations.
• Investigative Experience: Conducted over 1,000 investigations on licensed healthcare professionals related to drug trafficking, standards of care violations, healthcare fraud, medical malpractice, and sexual misconduct.
  Audited thousands of pages of medical records to assess documentation standards, regulatory compliance, and adherence to best practices.
  Testified in hundreds of federal, state, local, and administrative hearings for both prosecution and defense.
  

Law Enforcement & Criminal Investigations

• Police Detective (9+ years): Specialized in criminal drug crime investigations, conducting suspect interviews, surveillance, and case development.
• Expert Witness & Compliance Educator: Developed and presented hundreds of compliance training sessions for healthcare professionals on regulatory standards, risk management, and drug diversion prevention.

Notable Speaking Engagements & Presentations

• "Comprehensive Controlled Substance Prescribing in the Age of Increased Regulations, Legal Challenges, and" Diversion"—Presented with West Virginia Interventional Pain Physicians, accredited for 17.25 Category 1 CME (West Virginia State Medical Association, February 2019).
• "APRNs and Schedule II Prescribing in Ohio"—Co" -presented with the Ohio Board of Nursing, available for 6 hours of Continuing Education Credit (Columbus, OH, March 31, 2014).
• "It Takes an Office: Protecting Your Practice from Drug Diversion"—Mercy" Health Systems CME Event (June 15, 2015) Watch here.