Qui Tam Expert Witnesses

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona

Wound Care, Medical Management - bedsores, skin injuries, surgical wounds, burns, pressure ulcers, venous ulcers, hyperbaric oxygen, infections, nursing home, medical devices, telemedicine, scar, qui tam, medical necessity, fraud, patents, medical director, decubitus ulcers, diabetic ulcers, regenerative medicine

Award-winning wound care physician in active clinical practice. Wound care clinical, safety ,and leadership experience in acute care, skilled nursing (nursing homes), rehabilitation, and home health settings. Certified Wound Specialist (CWS) with additional Board Certifications in Hyperbaric Medicine and Family Practice. Has served as the medical director of several wound programs. Over twenty years of medical necessity/utilization review and expert witness experience. Midwestern University Medical School faculty. Significant private equity, medical device, startup, and consulting experience. Undergraduate degree in aeronautical engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Deposition and trial experience in multiple states. Over 85,000 wound encounters. Key roles have included medical director oversight of several level 1 hospital trauma wound programs, 5 community hospital wound programs, and over 15 SNF/LTACHs. Co-implemented one of the largest wound care/hyperbaric clinical de...

Orlando, Florida

Medical Coding, Medical Billing - CPC, CPMA, COC, CCS, medical coding, medical billing, medical auditing, Qui tam, AAPC, CIA, IRO, Medicare, Inspector General

Ms. Diamond is an experienced coding, billing, and auditing professional who is available for consultation in medical practice auditing, billing, coding, compliance, litigation, reimbursement, and revenue cycle issues when requested by medical providers, their management, or their legal counsel. She is a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) by the American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC), with her initial certifications over 30 years ago. She has served as a member of the AAPC National Advisory Board, has been a Fellow of the AAPC, and has served as President of the Greater Orlando Chapter of AAPC. She is a Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA) by the AAPC. For 18 years, she led billing and coding for a university multi-specialty medical practice of over 400 physicians. She has 20 years of experience as a medical auditor with a company that provided medical auditing services for medical practices, hospitals, and commercial me...

Newton Highlands, Massachusetts

Hospital Administration, Hospice and Palliative Care - Hospital Corporate Negligence, Hospital Liability, Hospital administration, Hospice care, Hospice fraud, healthcare fraud, Credentialing, Policies and procedures, Mental Health, Covid, sepsis, hemorrhage, medical billing, qui tam, medical necessity, DNR, end of life, hospital advertising

Highly experienced hospital corporate negligence, hospital credentialing and hospice expert witness. Reviewed over 800 cases and testified in 48 trials and depositions over 23 years. Trained at Dartmouth and Brown medical schools. Previous Assistant Professor appointment at Harvard Medical School. Practiced internal medicine for 24 years. Served as medical director and chief medical officer for Beth Israel Deaconess Physician Organization for 15 years in Boston. Former chief of medical services at Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA and New England Deaconess Psychiatric unit. Former editor for Journal of the American Medical Association. Served as chief medical officer for Arcadia -- a data aggregation and analytics company providing population health services to large healthcare organizations. Currently practice in hospice for Care Dimensions hospice in Lincoln, Mass. Experienced speaker and presenter.

Fort Worth, Texas

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).