Richelle Marting
JD, MHSA, RHIA, CPC, CEMC, CPMA, CPC-I
Richelle is a healthcare attorney with a focus on the legal implications of managed care contracting and revenue cycle issues. As an attorney and RHIA, she combines legal experience with medical coding and reimbursement expertise in highly sought after audit defense support and managed care contracting matters. Richelle has in-house experience as a health information management professional, fractional director of managed care contracting; interim health system privacy officer, compliance coordinator, billing office coordinator, medical coder, medical records clerk and certified nurse aide. She has helped successfully recover or retain tens of millions of dollars for clients through defending payor audits, successful claims appeals, dispute resolution escalation, and litigation support. Richelle has also served as consulting and testifying expert in litigation, supporting attorneys on matters related to health information management, managed care contracting, reasonableness of medical fees, reimbursement, and healthcare privacy.
Valerie Shea
JD, BSHIM, RHIA
Marting Law is excited to announce the expansion of our health information management and legal expertise with the addition of attorney Valerie Shea. Valerie has prepared successful ALJ appeals in long term care and professional billing and brings a unique perspective on elder law and estate planning matters' interactions with the healthcare system to the team. Since joining Marting Law, Valerie has successfully overturned third party payor claim denials, defended and settled Medicare and Medicaid targeted case management, DME, and applied behavioral analysis audits. Her work in healthcare business transactions continues to grow, as she guides healthcare providers and facilities through critical contract negotiations and business dispute resolution.
Madisyn Schmitz
BSHIM, RHIA
Madisyn is a registered health information administrator who supports the team's work in health information management matters. Madisyn is currently earning her Master's in Health Services Administration from the University of Kansas School of Medicine Department of Population Health, and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Kansas School of Law. She brings her industry experience as a solution delivery analyst intern with Netsmart and six sigma green belt certification to the team to help efficiently produce practical deliverables in a timely manner.
Jerica Contreras
BSN, RN, CPC
Jerica brings her clinical education to the team to help hospitals' clinical validation appeal success rates thrive. Jerica has worked in grievances and appeals for a Florida Medicaid plan and now uses her experience to help dispute denials or payment reductions on hundreds of inpatient claims a year and successfully overturning hundreds of thousands of dollars at issue in those appeals.
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Kaitlyn (Willis) Betts
BSHIM, RHIA
Kaitlyn Betts brings her valuable experience in electronic billing processes to the team as a tremendous asset for our work in managing denials and appeals for healthcare providers and facilities. Kaitlyn has worked in pharmacy and specialty ambulatory clinic settings and her professional experience is supplemented by her education at the University of Kansas School of Allied Health's esteemed bachelor's of science in health information management program. Kaitlyn's HIM background enables her to contribute to the team's data analytics, coding and billing support, litigation support, revenue cycle management, policy management, and professional workforce training services. Kaitlyn has contributed to the team's success in avoiding adverse MAC TPE findings, producing favorable appeals to overturn payer denials, and manages large refund request responses and appeals.
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Jamie Beckett
BSHIM, RHIA, MLS with an emphasis in Health Law
Jamie brings more than a decade of healthcare experience to the Marting Law team, with a focus on health information technology and processes and emphasis on compliance. Jamie served as in-house privacy officer and director of health information management for one of Kansas City's largest health systems prior to joining Marting Law. With her bachelor's degree in health information management, RHIA, and health law Master's degree she is uniquely positioned to help support the team's efforts in guiding clients through HIM projects and in compliance program implementation.
Amany Abusalim
MHSA, BSHIM, RHIA
Amany brings practical experience as a director of health information management and unique expertise in psychiatric hospital matters to the Marting Law team. With her bachelor's degree in health information management, RHIA, and Master's degree program she is uniquely equipped to help support the team's efforts in guiding clients through HIM projects and managed care contracting issues.