Industries
Healthcare
Compliance integrity, fraud examination, and diligence for health systems, providers, and investors.
Healthcare organizations operate under intense regulatory scrutiny, fee-for-service complexity, and reputational exposure that few sectors match. Fortaris brings federal investigative pedigree and CPA forensic-accounting depth to internal investigations, executive vetting, and the diligence that protects partnerships and acquisitions. Every engagement is led by a Managing Director and built to an evidentiary standard.
How we support healthcare clients
Internal compliance investigations
Discreet, evidentiary inquiries into allegations of billing irregularities, kickbacks, Stark and Anti-Kickback exposure, or whistleblower complaints, structured to withstand regulator and counsel review.
Healthcare fraud examination
Certified Fraud Examiner and forensic-accounting analysis of claims, coding, reimbursement, and vendor activity to detect and quantify fraud, waste, and abuse across the revenue cycle.
Executive and provider vetting
Background, credential, licensure, and reputational vetting of physician leaders, board candidates, and senior executives before appointment or affiliation.
Diligence on acquisitions and joint ventures
Pre-transaction investigation of practice groups, post-acute facilities, and management partners, surfacing regulatory history, undisclosed litigation, and ownership conflicts.
Cross-border supplier and partner diligence
Investigation of international device makers, pharmaceutical suppliers, and research partners, including sanctions, beneficial-ownership, and integrity exposure.
Regulatory and litigation support
Fact development, asset tracing, and economic-damages analysis supporting counsel in regulatory matters, False Claims Act exposure, and provider disputes.
Relevant practices
Investigative Services
Internal investigations into billing, compliance, and whistleblower allegations, conducted to an evidentiary standard and led by former federal investigators.
Corporate Intelligence
Executive and provider vetting, partner background inquiry, and reputational diligence ahead of appointments, affiliations, and transactions.
Litigation Support & Economic Damages
Forensic accounting, fraud quantification, and damages analysis supporting counsel in regulatory matters and False Claims Act exposure.
International / Cross-Border Due Diligence
Integrity and ownership diligence on international device, pharmaceutical, and research partners, including sanctions and beneficial-ownership review.
Why Fortaris
Why healthcare organizations choose Fortaris
Healthcare matters sit at the intersection of regulatory exposure, financial complexity, and reputation, and they demand investigators who understand all three. Fortaris pairs federal investigative pedigree, including alumni of the DHS Office of Inspector General and US Treasury, with CPA forensic accounting and ACFE Certified Fraud Examiner depth, so the same team that develops the facts can also quantify the loss and document it for regulators or counsel. Engagements are senior-led, discreet, and conducted nationwide to a standard built for scrutiny.
Frequently asked
Can Fortaris support a healthcare internal investigation under privilege?
Yes. We routinely work at the direction of in-house and outside counsel so investigative work product is positioned for privilege, and we structure findings to support regulator interaction, board reporting, and potential litigation.
Do you have specific healthcare fraud and forensic-accounting capability?
Yes. Our work is backed by CPA forensic-accounting and ACFE Certified Fraud Examiner credentials, applied to claims, coding, reimbursement, and vendor activity to detect, quantify, and document fraud, waste, and abuse.
What does Fortaris review when vetting physician leaders or board candidates?
We examine licensure and credential history, disciplinary and malpractice record, regulatory and litigation exposure, financial and conflict indicators, and reputational standing, scaled to the seniority and sensitivity of the role.
Can you conduct diligence on acquisitions and international suppliers?
Yes. We investigate practice groups, facilities, and management partners ahead of a transaction, and extend cross-border diligence to international device, pharmaceutical, and research partners, including sanctions and beneficial-ownership review.
Who leads a healthcare engagement at Fortaris?
Every engagement is led by a Managing Director and staffed with senior investigators and forensic specialists. We do not hand work down to junior teams, and the lead remains accountable from scoping through final reporting.
Bring Fortaris into the matter.
Every engagement begins with a confidential conversation — led by the Managing Director who will own your matter.