Engaging with Healthcare Expert, Jean Acevedo

Our guest, Jean Acevedo, is the owner of Acevedo Consulting. She is a licensed healthcare risk manager, certified professional coder, and is a sought-after expert witness for matters of fraudulent billing and overpayment appeals in the medical profession. In this episode…On vetting engagements, our guest, Ms. Jean Acevedo, notes “How do you vet to make sure that you don't take something that's a losing battle . . . because you don't want to find yourself two months in where you've wasted somebody's time and money.” To which she recommends, “make sure you're comfortable with what you're an expert [on]” and “know where you are not an expert.”Additional topics include dealing with pushy attorneys, report writing, and taking a proactive approach to engagements, where she notes, “I've learned that I need to be curious . . . and not assume that because something wasn't stated by the lawyer, that it doesn't apply . . . it's up to the expert to know what he or she needs and to voice it.”