Altered Medical Records Expert Witnesses

Carolyn Kurtz has been a Board Certified Forensic Document Examiner since 1985. Certified by the Scientific Association of Forensic Examiners (S.A.F.E.) in 2013 and board certified by the World Association of Document Examiners (W.A.D.E.) in 1997. She is an Expert Witness for both Plaintiff and Defense counsel.

Experience:

• Participated in proficiency testing - ST2AR Skill-Task Training Assessment – 2011.
• Certificate in Forensic Document Examination with Andrew J. Bradley (Andrew Bradley) and Associates, Denver, CO - 1991.
• Certificate in Advanced Studies: Extended Training in Questioned Document Problems with Andrew J. Bradley - 1996.
• Private study in Document Examination with Felix Klein (Director, Manhattan Handwriting Consultants, New York City - Consultant to the United Nations) Advanced Course - 1985.
• Certificate in Forensic Document Examination from Mercer County Community College, Mercer County, NJ - 1984-1985.
• Testified in approximately 50 cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, and Connecticut - Civil and Criminal Court.

Services Include:

• Disputed Document Problems
• Signature Verification
• Handwriting Comparison
• Typewriter Comparison
• Deciphering Ribbons
• Document Authentication
• Forgeries
• Alterations (contracts, deeds, wills, promissory notes, medical records, anonymous notes, checks, and other documents)

Memberships Past and Present:

• International Association of Document Examiners
• Scientific Association of Forensic Examiners
• National Association of Document Examiners
• World Association of Document Examiners
• National Bureau of Document Examiners

References Available Upon Request.

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Stephen D. Chin, MD, FACEP, is an experienced Emergency Physician with an expertise in Documentation Quality Assurance and Risk Management through optimization of documentation and effecting behavioral change among providers.

Dr. Chin currently is currently an Emergency Department Provider at Alta Bates Medical Center. He also serves as an Urgent Care Provider and Cimro Peer Review Panelist.

For 12 years, Dr. Chin served as the Documentation Quality Assurance Expert at Berkeley Emergency Medical Group where he discovered many errors and omissions common in the provider charting and educated them to modify their documentation habits in order to optimize billing and reimbursement for the care provided, while minimizing legal risk through thoroughly documenting that standards of care were met. Additionally, he conducts medical quality assurance file review for the Medical Board of California.

Litigation Support - Dr. Chin provides Health, Life, and Disability File Reviews. His services include detailed forensic evaluation of the medical record and associated case files to determine merit and/or to find weaknesses or inconsistencies in documentation.

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Beth Morgan, CPC, MCS-P, President & CEO, has served as a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Compliance Specialist (MCS-P) since 2004. She has over 25 years of experience in the Medical Billing and Coding field working with various types of providers during this time.

Ms. Morgan's knowledge and expertise have enabled her to reduce providers' accounts receivables and medical bills by over 50%. She has access to a broad base of insurance company policy information, and is an information contributor to radio and TV shows as well as magazine articles.

Litigation Support - Ms. Morgan provides expert witness services to insurance companies and attorneys for cases involving Abusive Medical Billing Practices. She offers expertise reviewing medical bills for errors and overcharges and reducing them down to Usual, Reasonable, and Customary Charges. The majority of these reviews are settled using her findings before they go to trial. She also negotiates discounts for the uninsured and underinsured.

Areas of Expertise:

CPT Codes Bill & Coding Review Billing Compliance Accounts Receivable Reduction Personal Injury Bill Reduction Workman Compensation Bill Review Auto Accident Bill Review

Fall Accident Bill Review UCR Pricing Concealed Items/ Concealed Services Services / Item Overcharges Undocumented or Cancelled Items Unbundled Code Geographic Area Usual and Customary Charges

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