MedPic specializes in high-dollar medical fee negotiation, helping payers, TPAs, carriers, and employers reduce complex medical claim costs through strategic provider-level negotiations. CEO/President
MedPic, LLC
2008 – Present (8 years)
Responsible for MedPic's strategic direction, product development, client, provider and facility relationships, financial performance and day-to-day operations. N
egotiate in-network and out of network claims for employers and their self insured (self funded) health plans, worker's compensation firms, brokers, third party administrators and individual patients using unique methods and a proprietary database. (Open)13 recommendations, including:
Kent McRee
Kent McRee
CEO at ClaimTECH Solutions Company
Like most "cream-of-the-crop" professionals in the healthcare industry, Laurie is hard to hold down. Her reputation as an...View
Donna Copeland, RN, BSN, MS, CPHM, CPC, COC
Donna Copeland, RN, BSN, MS, CPHM, CPC, COC
Clinical HEDIS® Nurse Manager at HAP Midwest Health Plan
Laurie is a consummate professional negotiator. She is very detailed oriented and has been responsible for saving our...View
11 more recommendations
CEO/President
Medical Case Review Experts
2006 – Present (10 years)
Expert and Rebuttal Witness on behalf of Attorneys, including preparation of depositions. Draft and submit expert witness reports and declarations in cases involving healthcare reimbursement by carriers. (Open)3 recommendations, including:
Martin Aisenberg
Martin Aisenberg
Principal - Healthcare Litigation Support, LLC
My firm, Healthcare Litigation Support, provides consultative and expert witness services to attorneys. Laurie has done...View
Peter George
Peter George
Managing Partner, Vident Partners, LLC
We've used Laurie on several complex cases involving medical billing, determination of appropriate medical costs, and...View
1 more recommendation
Adjunct Instructor - Medical Billing and Coding
Weatherford College
January 2010 – October 2010 (10 months)Weatherford, Texas
Provided classroom instruction on Billing and Coding, collaborated on curriculum and exam development, met with students upon request, and graded all written work, including final exam papers. CEO/President
Medical Bill Relief
2006 – 2010 (4 years)
Developed a Database of Contacts-collaborated to create a database specialized to business needs. The program’s data and our proprietary methods has saved individual patients over $6 million in hospital payments by negotiating. Consult with workers compensation bill review companies to insure accurate payments under the States’ rules, regulations and negotiate rates below those States mandated Workers Compensation Fee schedules. CEO/President
Pickett Consulting
2004 – 2008 (4 years)
Strong Negotiations and facilitator on medical claims for insurance carriers as well as worked one on one with patients who were uninsured or underinsured as a patient advocate. Review claims, hospital audits, insurance company audits, B2B sales, marketing, create binding contracts, created blue prints for software and database, created Cost Containment strategies for industries, represented employer groups, hiring employees, payroll, billing statements, budgeting, making all decisions and handling all aspects of running a business. Coordinating and planning negotiation strategies, High volume production in large-user environments, Responsible for planning and organizing and executing of proposals and contract negotiations. Partner with healthcare providers to improve financial strength by implementing spend management and revenue cycle management, verify proposals, support Negotiator Proposal Queue and the Autotrack/Fastrack proposal queue, prospecting for clients. (Open)1 recommendation
John Conroy
John Conroy
Technical Analyst
Laurie's dedication to fulfilling my goal was both creative and beyond my expectations. I would highly recommend her to anyone facing a project that needs a creative and result driven solution.View
Vice President of Cost Containment
American Health Network
2003 – 2004 (1 year)
Created a department from the ground-up for medical fee negotiation. Developed the marketing material, the work flow, training material and the employee handbook as well as hiring and firing employees. Researched for the computer data software, created a blue print for the fee negotiation system and made all decisions. Worked in the Credential department, cross trained in the Contracting department, and worked in the IVR department calling providers to see if they would accept the Medical Savings Card. Worked within all departments as needed within the PPO Network. Life and Health Agent
Cornerstone America
2003 – 2003 (less than a year)
Provided outside sales, appointment setting, marketing and presenting proposals on different portfolio packages. Account Manager III/Medical Fee Negotiator
National Care Network
1994 – 2003 (9 years)
Produced the highest savings for insurers in negotiations for over 350 insurance companies, with a savings of over $7 million dollars per year. Consistently outperformed other negotiators, earning awards year after year. Designed and negotiated binding contracts between pharmacists, doctors and billing services. Also worked with medical directors, hospitals CFO's, insurance companies and patients to negotiate and settle accounts. Assisted insurance companies requesting my expertise and knowledge on questions dealing with OP reports, write-offs, evaluating surgeon bills, auditing, and resolving billing errors prior to processing. Developed and assisted with numerous projects and pilot programs that contributed to the success of the company. Managed, trained, and established work flow, and procedures, as well as guided lower level Account Managers with their cases. (Open)10 honors and awards
(Open)5 courses
Benefits Coordinator
CoreSource
1993 – 1994 (1 year)
Prepared daily, weekly, disbursement reports, and billed brokers for premiums for their clients. Senior Unit Assistant
Aetna
January 1991 – January 1993 (2 years 1 month)
Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly backlog reports of claims in processing. Handled research for corporate audits, researched microfilm and microfiche, trained students, obtained CPT, ADA, ICD-9, and DRG codes for Medicare. XRay Assistant Tech
HCA Hospital
January 1989 – January 1991 (2 years 1 month)
General office work including filing, taking in coming phones calls as well as worked in dark room copying films.
