Medicare Expert Witnesses

Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry - Contested wills and trusts, Testamentary capacity, Undue Influence, Geriatric Psychiatry, Elders & Elderly, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, nursing homes, assisted living, Medicare, Geriatric decision making capacity competency, Medical Documentation and Coding, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Psychosis

Clinical Professor (Voluntary), Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco; Geriatric Psychiatry, San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center 2021 - Present. Psychiatric Consultant, San Francisco Towers life care community 2021- Present. Previously, Director of Psychiatry, Jewish Home of San Francisco, 2010 – 2020. Previously in private practice of Adult and Geriatric Psychiatry, 1977 – 2010, in Miami and Miami Beach, Florida. Board Certified, Geriatric Psychiatry and General Psychiatry. Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association. Distinguished Fellow, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Recipient of multiple awards and honors, including: 2004 Distinguished Alumnus University of Miami School of Medicine; 2003 Clinician of the Year from the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry; 2001 Weinberg Award for Excellence in Geriatric Psychiatry from the American Psychiatric Association. President, American Association for Geriatric Psy...

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

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, Mariner Health Care (nursing facility management company); Chief Medical Officer, Beecan Health; Clinical Faculty UCSD School of Medicine and Family Medicine Dept. Adjunct faculty, Case Western Reserve University; Affiliate Faculty, California State University's Institute for Palliative Care (San Marcos), Past President of CALTCM, Past President of AMDA--The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (www.paltc.org, formerly known as American Medical Directors Association); Past Chair; Coalition for Compassionate Care of California; Editor Emeritus of...

Medical Coding, Ophthalmology - Expert Surgeon + Coder + Auditor: Fair and reasonable value, Medical coding, physician coding, ophthalmology coding, optometry coding, reimbursement, eye care, coding, Medicare, healthcare fraud, audits, False Claims Act, National Correct Coding Initiative, bundling

Expert Surgeon + Coder + Auditor: L. Neal Freeman, MD, MBA, CCS-P, CPMA is a practicing physician and surgeon and is additionally certified as both a Coding Specialist-Physician-based and a Professional Medical Auditor. He provides expert services in medical coding, reimbursement, and compliance across all specialties. He is available for consultation, research, analysis, report generation, deposition, and trial testimony as an expert witness. He has been retained as an expert for plaintiff and defense. -State Representative, Florida Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee -Chair, Third Party Liaison Committee, Florida Society of Ophthalmology -Chair, Coding and Third Party Reimbursement Committee, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery -Representative, CPT Advisory Committee, American Medical Association -Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida College of Medicine -Chief of Ophthalmology, Holmes Regional Medical Center Areas of expertise ...

Marketing, Management - Bio-similar drugs, Biotech & Pharma Marketing, Biotech & Pharma Operations, Branded Promotion, CNS Products, Medicare, Oncology Products, Pharmaceutical Commercialization, Pharmaceutical Contracting & Pricing, Pharmaceutical Launch, Pharmaceutical Marketing, Pharmaceutical Sales, Specialty Pharma

Mr. Hosier is a strategic advisor to the life sciences industry drawing on more then 26 years of sales, marketing and managed markets experience in commercial healthcare organizations. He has provided insights to small molecule & biotechnology companies across multiple therapeutic areas but has maintained a heavy concentration in oncology and specialty pharmaceuticals. He has led brand launch; corporate, franchise, and strategic brand planning; commercial integration; organizational design; and operational effectiveness from multiple perspectives (as the client, as the independent consultant, and as an agency lead). Mr. Hosier’s firm has architected the launch of rare disease and oncology business units for multiple pharmaceutical clients (large and small); led development of the managed markets, trade, and distribution strategy for the launch of new chemical entities (NCEs) and 505(b)2 assets for various organizations; and provided commercial assessment and recommendation of var...

Marketing, Management - Bio-similar drugs, Biotech & Pharma Marketing, Biotech & Pharma Operations, Branded Promotion, CNS Products, Medicare, Oncology Products, Pharmaceutical Commercialization, Pharmaceutical Contracting & Pricing, Pharmaceutical Launch, Pharmaceutical Marketing, Pharmaceutical Sales, Specialty Pharma

Mr. Hosier is a strategic advisor to the life sciences industry drawing on more then 26 years of sales, marketing and managed markets experience in commercial healthcare organizations. He has provided insights to small molecule & biotechnology companies across multiple therapeutic areas but has maintained a heavy concentration in oncology and specialty pharmaceuticals. He has led brand launch; corporate, franchise, and strategic brand planning; commercial integration; organizational design; and operational effectiveness from multiple perspectives (as the client, as the independent consultant, and as an agency lead). Mr. Hosier’s firm has architected the launch of rare disease and oncology business units for multiple pharmaceutical clients (large and small); led development of the managed markets, trade, and distribution strategy for the launch of new chemical entities (NCEs) and 505(b)2 assets for various organizations; and provided commercial assessment and recommendation of var...

Medical Management, Insurance - Accountable Care Organizations (ACO), Health Insurance, Grievances, Pharmacology, Provider Credentialing, Medical Management, Medical Necessity, Medicare, Medicaid, Healthcare Fraud & Abuse, Medical Billing & Coding, Medical Utilization, Utilization Review, Qui Tam, Clinical Case Theory Development.

Senior physician executive in the health insurance industry, with licensure in Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Certified as Health Insurance Executive. National insurance companies worked for include Oxford Healthplans, Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Wellpoint, Anthem, and Cigna. Responsibilities have included case management, fraud and abuse, physician credentialing, peer review, physician grievances & appeals, patient grievance & appeals, and patient safety. Board-certified in both internal medicine, and emergency medicine. Holder of multiple patents. Experienced public speaker. Chief Medical Correspondent WVGB-FM in Beaufort, South Carolina. Yale-educated, NIH trained. Conducted over 5,000 physician credentialing reviews; over 5,000 medical necessity/utilization management reviews; patient & physician appeals, & hearings; and over 2,000 committee and in-person patient grievance & appeal reviews. Served as an Examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality...

Medical Billing, Medical Coding - Qui Tam, Health Insurance Fraud, Health Insurance Abuse, Medicare, Medicare Fraud, Medicare Abuse, Medical Policy, Medical Necessity in Medicare, Medicare LCDs, Medicare NCDs, Medicare Coding, Medicare Billing, Health Insurance Coding, Upcoding, Medical Devices, New Medical Technology

Completed SEAK Expert Witness Training. Experience working on 4 large qui tam cases. Retired Captain (O-6) United States Navy. Board Certified General Surgeon. Partner in Healthcare Compliance Management, LLC, a consulting firm incorporated in Texas. Dr. Alexander and his partners established HCM in early 2002 and since that time he has been involved in numerous healthcare compliance consulting projects for major pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, large and small hospitals, cancer centers, large and small physician groups, other consulting entities as a special consultant, and legal firms (both as a consultant and as an expert witness).

Medical Billing, Medical Coding - Medical Bill Review, Reasonableness of Medical Bills, Forensic Bill Review, Medical Cost Analysis, Expert Witness for Deposition/ Trial, Usual,Customary,Reasonable (UCR) fee analyses, Geographic Specific Provider market comparisons, Medicare, Medicaid, Major Insurance comps