HIPAA Expert Witnesses in California

Napa, California

Medical Management, Risk Management - Medical Quality/Risk Management, 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 15 years, Dr. Bennetts has consulted in the following areas o...

Oakland , California

HIPAA - Healthcare Futurist, HIPAA, data, Consultant, EHR, Pharma, Health Systems, HIEs, HIMSS, Data Expert, Data Science, Data Analytics, Functional Medicine, AHIMA

Omar Shaker, MD, MBA is a physician turned clinical data visualization expert, with 3 years of patient care at Tufts and abroad, and a 10-year track record of EHR, decision making, and interoperability consulting. People-focused with exceptional ability to lead emotionally. Extensive clinical data analytics practice working with a wide variety of clinical datasets from payers, health systems, pharma, and HIEs. Successful track record in delivering health data products based on data generated from user research and using design thinking methods. Named one of HIMSS Future 50, and published author and presenter on FHIR at HL7 Roundtables, and AHIMA on clinical data integrity and burnout. Active advisor and angel investor in early-stage digital health startups. Published author and confident speaker, with extensive healthcare network. Omar has 10+ years of experience in consulting US Payers and Providers to improve healthcare using data science and data visualization. Over his career, ...

Walnut Creek, California

Physical Therapy, HIPAA - Home health PT, falls & fall causation, home safety assessment, adequacy of PT services, homebound status, geriatric & post-surgical rehab, Medicare home health eligibility, home health agency protocols, OASIS documentation, discharge planning PT malpractice, rehab frequency

California-licensed physical therapist specializing exclusively in geriatric home health. Has evaluated and treated thousands of geriatric patients in the home setting across more than five years of dedicated home health practice. Conducts 70–80 home visits per week across multiple Medicare-certified home health agencies in the Bay Area — vast majority of patients are Medicare-age adults with fall history, functional decline, post-surgical recovery, and neurological conditions. Doctor of Physical Therapy (Army-Baylor University); Board Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist (OCS, ABPTS). Deep expertise in standard of care for home health PT, falls prevention and causation, home safety assessment, homebound status determination, adequacy of PT services, and Medicare home health documentation including OASIS. Prior career as U.S. Army Physical Therapist (Captain) with experience in outpatient orthopaedics, sports medicine, and brigade-level rehabilitation. Available for record revi...

Newport Beach, California

Medical Billing, HIPAA - Medical billing expert, Patents trade secrets, electronic medical records, Medicare fraud, medical billing fraud, qui tam false claims act, Meaningful Use Electronic Health Records, HITECH Act, Affordable Care Act, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, insurance, EMTALA, HIPAA, rebut life care, Usual Customary Reasonable (UCR), damages

Writer, speaker, published peer-reviewed works as an expert in the field recent Federal court rulings as a qualified expert published in Westlaw • US COURT OF APPEALS considered expert opinions, VACATED AND REMANDED • Two DOJ retentions, $155 million settlement • Healthcare IT patents intellectual property Technical Expert, Medicare Damages Expert • Medical coding medical billing, claims, usual customary and reasonable charges in personal injury and medical malpractice cases, Lifecare plan rebuttal under ACA on the future cost of care, trauma • Electronic medical record forensics / electronic health record forensics, E.H.R, practice management IT, medical, prescription charges, workman's compensation, insurance fraud • genetic testing, novel genetic sequencing, esoteric testing, laboratory testing • HIPAA Privacy, Security, Blockchain special studies MIT • Affordable Care Act, HITECH Act, electronic medical records, meaningful use, patents, and intellectual property in heal Healt...