Richelle Marting
JD, MHSA, RHIA, CPC, CEMC, CPMA, CPC-I
Richelle is a healthcare attorney with a focus on medical coding, billing and reimbursement; HIPAA privacy and security; health information management; and regulatory compliance. She has in-house experience as a health information management professional including as interim 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 millions of dollars for healthcare organizations and individuals through defending payor audits and preparing appeals. Richelle has also served as an expert in litigation supporting attorneys on matters related to health information management, reimbursement, and 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.
Beth Bleil
JD
Bethany is a healthcare attorney who joins the team experienced in the legal and regulatory compliance aspects of the business of healthcare. Beth has interned with both the Missouri Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court systems before joining private practice. Beth's background in pharmacy and the judiciary uniquely position her to view medical legal issues through the vantage point of real-world practical application with an eye towards proactive advice to minimize risk.
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, Master's in Legal Studies with an emphasis in Health Law in Progress
Jamie brings to the Marting Law team more than a decade of healthcare experience with a focus on health information technology and processes and emphasis on compliance. With her bachelor's degree in health information management, RHIA, and health law Master's degree program she is unique equipped to help support the team's efforts in guiding clients through HIM projects and in compliance program implementation.