Hmo Expert Witnesses

Oceanside, California

Geriatrics, Nursing Homes - Nursing Home - Skilled Nursing Facility, Hospice - End-of-Life Care, Palliative Care, Home Health, Assisted Living, Regulatory, Decubitus, Pressure Ulcers, Falls, Dementia - Alzheimer's, Medicare, Medicaid, Managed Care - HMO, Life Care Planning, Personal Injury, Family Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Bioethics

Experienced Expert, 250+ depositions, 25+ trials. Speedy and Objective Records Reviews (plaintiff/defense); Standard of Care, Causation and Damages Opinions, including Life Expectancy and Future Care Costs, Regulatory Actions; Comprehensive Report Writing. References Available on Request. In clinical practice of post-acute and long-term care medicine, Geriatrics & Hospice in San Diego area since 1992; Chief Medical Officer, Bio-Pacific Admin Services (nursing facility management company); Chief Medical Officer, Beecan Health; Delegate, AMA and California Medical Association House of Delegates; Chair, CMA Council on Ethical, Legal & Judicial Affairs; Chair, CMA Administrative Medicine Forum; Clinical Faculty UCSD School of Medicine and Family Medicine Dept., Affiliate Faculty, California State University's Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care (San Marcos), Past President of CALTCM, Past President of PALTmed (Post-Acute & Long-Term Care Medical Association, previously AMDA,...

California

Medical Billing, Insurance - Managed Care, HMO, PPO, Medicare, Medicaid, Reasonable Value, Audit, Hospital, ERISA, Usual and Customary, Reimbursement Disputes, Claims Denials, Athena Billing, Out-of-Network, Balance Billing, Fee Schedule Analysis, Expert Testimony, Medical Necessity, Multi-State, Healthcare Reimbursement

I have over 35 years of experience in medical billing, reimbursement, and managed care systems, with expertise spanning provider operations, payer methodologies, and claims adjudication practices. My work focuses on evaluating medical billing accuracy, reimbursement methodologies, usual and customary charges, and payer denial practices. Practice includes multi-state reimbursement analysis, with extensive experience in California managed care systems, including HMO, IPA, and risk-based reimbursement structures, as well as Medicare Advantage and national payer methodologies. I have served in multiple roles, including claims examiner, billing manager, revenue cycle executive, and founder of a national medical billing and audit firm. This multidisciplinary experience allows me to analyze disputes from both the provider and payer perspectives. Experience includes analyzing billing system workflows and claims processing issues across platforms such as Athenahealth. My expert work includ...

McKinney, Texas

Medical Billing, Insurance - Managed Care, HMO, PPO, Medicare, Medicaid, Reasonable Value, Audit, Hospital, ERISA, Usual and Customary, Reimbursement Disputes, Claims Denials, Athena Billing, Out-of-Network, Balance Billing, Fee Schedule Analysis, Expert Testimony, Medical Necessity, Multi-State, Healthcare Reimbursement

I have over 35 years of experience in medical billing, reimbursement, and managed care systems, with expertise spanning provider operations, payer methodologies, and claims adjudication practices. My work focuses on evaluating medical billing accuracy, reimbursement methodologies, usual and customary charges, and payer denial practices. Practice includes multi-state reimbursement analysis, with extensive experience in California managed care systems, including HMO, IPA, and risk-based reimbursement structures, as well as Medicare Advantage and national payer methodologies. I have served in multiple roles, including claims examiner, billing manager, revenue cycle executive, and founder of a national medical billing and audit firm. This multidisciplinary experience allows me to analyze disputes from both the provider and payer perspectives. Experience includes analyzing billing system workflows and claims processing issues across platforms such as Athenahealth. My expert work includ...