Michael F. Arrigo
Managing PartnerNo World Borders
Four Embarcadero CenterSan Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: (415) 653-8933 101 Alternate: (949) 633-5664 Email: marrigo@noworldborders.com Website: www.noworldborders.com
Specialties
Healthcare regulations and reimbursement including HIPAA Privacy and Security, HITECH Act (Meaningful Use), Medicare Fraud, Medical Coding and Billing, False Claims Act, Affordable Care Act, ICD-10, ICD-9, CPT codes, DRGs.
Degrees/Licenses
Bachelor of Science; Masters (Exp 2017), Biomedical Informatics.
Formal Education
Studies in Biomedical Informatics, Stanford Medical School, 2015; Studies in Bioethics, Harvard Law School, 2018; Medical coding and billing in multiple specialties; HIPAA Privacy and Security Certification; Certified Ambulance Billing Documentation Specialist
Previous/Current Position
Managing Partner, Healthcare Practice; Managing Partner, Global FDA pharmacovigilance system, Abbott Labs; Senior Vice President for two Fortune 100 firms
Prof. Affiliations
Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS), Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
Publications
Healthcare IT News, GovHealthIT, Mobile Health News, Healthcare Financial Management Association
Prior Expert
150 cases including expert report, deposition, court testimony in Federal, State Courts and Arbitrations. Presentations to the U.S. HHS OIG, three retentions by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Transportation. To date, a Chief U.S. District Judge, two U.S. District Judges, State Judges, and Arbitrators denied motions to exclude Arrigo or consented to a stipulations of Arrigo's expert qualifications. The U.S. Court of Appeals considered my opinions as adduced in an appellant attorney's Defendant-Appellant brief and subsequently reversed a lower court.
Barry Lionel Posner
OwnerPosner Healthcare Consulting
1902 Prosser AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90025 Phone: (310) 903-7987 Email: blionelp@gmail.com Website: www.posnerhealthcare.com
Specialties
Healthcare Billing & Cost Analyses, Alignment of Services Delivery and Insurance, Managed Care Operations, Accountable Care Organizations, Medicare, Medicaid, & ACA Program Management, Healthcare Provider Reimbursement & Incentive Strategies.
Formal Education
Master of Science - Healthcare Administration; Bachelor of Science - Health Science and Administration; Associate of Science - Math/Science.
Previous/Current Position
Senior Manager - Blue Shield of California, 2003 - Present; Director of Medical Economics - Cigna Healthcare of California; Senior Contracts Manager - Kaiser Permanente; Health Issues Coordinator - Los Angeles County Medical Association.
Prof. Affiliations
American College of Healthcare Executives; Los Angeles County Bar Association - Expert Witness; Forensic Expert Witness Association.
Publications
TAKE CONTROL of YOUR HEALTHCARE COSTS
Prior Expert
Hampton v. Amgen Holdings; L.A. Superior Court; civil tort. Medical billing appropriateness; Tender Care v. Misa; U.S. District Court; civil tort. Termination of Medicare provider number; Zaniewicz v. Mahal; San Joaquin Superior Court; civil tort. medical Billing appropriateness; American Arbitration; Contract disputes.