Owner
Payer Litigation Strategies
Los Angeles, California
Jim is the owner of Payer Litigation Strategies. His career in billing for physician services has spanned six decades. He owned his own billing company in the 80s and has served hundreds of ED physician groups. In addition, he has had executive leadership roles with 3 of the country's largest emergency physician billing companies and has many career-long relationships throughout the industry.
Jim is a recognized writer and speaker on physician reimbursement topics. He taught the popular course "Beyond Basics - Issues and Answers about Reimbursement and Coding" for more than 20 years, educating hundreds of emergency physicians and coders in the principles of practice management, billing, coding, and documentation. He has lectured nationally for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM). He is a featured speaker in their annual EM Management Solutions course, to be held in April 2022 in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. In addition, he has often lectured for the Emergency Department Practice Management Association (EDPMA), Hospital Shared Services, AIC Conferences, Part B News, and Temple University and regionally for the American Academy of Professional Coders, American Association of Medical Auditors, and the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Jim has served on the reimbursement committees of the Ohio, Pennsylvania, and California Chapters of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). He has been a frequent speaker on coding and documentation issues for the ACEP Chapters in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Minnesota. In addition, he is a member of the Practice Management Committee of AAEM and the Quality, Coding & Documentation Committee of EDPMA.
ED Management Solutions: Principles and Practice
Friday, April 21, 2023
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST