Hospital, Managed Care, Compliance, Safety Expert
Contact this Expert Witness
- Company: Resolve Healthcare Consulting
- Phone: 707-479-3293
- Cell: 707-479-3293
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Medical Management and Risk ManagementKeywords/Search Terms:
Medical Quality, Hospital and Medical Management, Hospital Compliance, Medical Compliance, HIPAA, Grievance and Appeals, Managed Care, Joint Commission, CMS, Utilization Review, Patient Safety, Hospital GovernanceEducation:
BA, Coumbia College; MA, Andrews University; MD, Loma Linda UniversityYears in Practice:
35+Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
7Additional Information
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 expertise: Patient safety and hospital responsibility and compliance, Medical management Managed care, Hospital compliance, Grievance and Appeals, HIPAA, Hospital Governance, Utilization Review, CMS requirements and mandates, multi-state healthcare requirements and law, and audit preparation for state and federal reviews. During these 14 years, she has been an expert witness in these same areas of discipline. Dr. Bennetts holds board certifications in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology, along with credentials in Quality, Utilization Management, and Risk Management. Licensed in California, she has participated in testimony, depositions, declarations, and reports across Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Texas, Nevada, Illinois, Utah, Kansas, Idaho, Alaska, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Michigan, and California. Her unique expertise is transferable among various medical specialties and physical locations of medical care, regardless of the differing states.