David R. Hoffman, JD, FCPP serves as Practice Professor of Law at the Kline School of Law at Drexel University where he specializes in patient safety, compliance, and aging and the law. Mr. Hoffman also is president of David Hoffman & Associates PC, a national consulting firm he established in 2005 that has expertise in law, policy, corporate compliance, and regulations that apply to health care delivery, patient safety, long-term care and fraud. His firm assists health care providers adhere to regulatory requirements designed to ensure patient safety through legal and clinical compliance. State and Federal authorities have appointed his firm to serve as a Monitor for long-term care facilities. His firm has served as an Independent Review Organization (IRO) for entities under a Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) with the Department of Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General.
For over a dozen years, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, prosecuting health care fraud matters civilly and criminally.
Prior to joining the U. S. Attorney’s Office, Mr. Hoffman served in the Governor’s Office of General Counsel as Chief Counsel for the Pennsylvania Department of Aging. Previously, he worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia.
Mr. Hoffman currently serves as the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Board of State Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators.
Elected as a fellow for The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Mr. Hoffman is also a former President and current Board Member of The Eastern Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society.
After receiving his JD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, he clerked for Judge Anthony J. Scirica in state and federal court.
Presentation (PPT format): The Impact of Healthcare Fraud on Patients and Residents: New Enforcement Approaches to Address Harm