Cms Expert Witnesses

Santa Clara, California

Mental Health, Social Work - Social Work, Triage, Lanterman Petris Short LPS, Involuntary Committment, Suicide, Crisis Intervention, Risk Assessment, Behavioral Health, Patient Rights, Standard of Care, Severe Mental Illness (SMI), Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Anosognosia, Emergency Care, Joint Commission (JHACO), HEDIS, CMS, EMTALA

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with extensive experience working in outpatient and acute inpatient psychiatric settings. I have treated a broad spectrum of complex psychiatric conditions including depression, anxiety, post‑traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and co‑occurring substance‑use disorders. I have over a decade of experience working in acute inpatient psychiatric hospitals serving patients experiencing mental health crises. Many patients I worked with were admitted to the hospital on 72 hour involuntary psychiatric holds (5150). There, I provided direct care, safety planning, complex discharge coordination, and testified at involuntary (5250, 5260, 5270) certification hearings. I regularly represented the hospital at these hearings, testifying on the clinical criteria for Danger to Self (DTS), Danger to Others (DTO), and Grave Disability (GD). Furthermore, I have collaborated closely with numerous Cou...

Napa, California

Medical Management, Risk Management - Medical Quality, Hospital and Medical Management, Hospital Compliance, Medical Compliance, HIPAA, Grievance and Appeals, Managed Care, Joint Commission, CMS, Utilization Review, Patient Safety, Hospital Governance

Dr. Geni Bennetts is an experienced physician executive in healthcare and a Certified Physician Executive. She has served as a hospital subspecialist and as Chair of that division. Additionally, she has chaired hospital care management and managed care compliance, as well as serving as the chair of hospital risk management. Dr. Bennetts is the founder and principal of Resolve Healthcare Consulting. She also held the roles of Vice Chair, Chair of the Asset/Liability Committee, and then Chair of a Bank Board, the last position being held for five years. She has been an examiner for the California Department of Managed Health Care and has reviewed over 40 health plans for Quality, Utilization, Grievance and Appeals, and Access and Availability. She has consulted for a number of health plans and has held positions in health plans, hospitals, and IPAs as consulting interim CMOs, Medical Directors, and Advisors. For the past 14 years Dr. Bennetts has consulted in the following areas of...