van Halem Group adds two consultants
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:56 AM CDT, Tue August 20, 2024
ATLANTA – The van Halem Group has added Dr. William Felix and Melissa Pederson, RN, to its team of consultants. “We are thrilled to welcome Melissa and Will to our team,” said Wayne van Halem, president, The van Halem Group. “Their background, skills and expertise are perfectly aligned with the services we provide to our clients, and we are lucky to have them.”
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Felix previously served as the medical director of policy at Cohere Health. His extensive experience includes chief medical officer for Medicare DMEPOS and medical director of the Pricing, Data Analysis and Coding (PDAC) division at Palmetto GBA. In these roles, he developed coding standards for various medical devices and played a pivotal role in helping CMS recognize 3D printing as a viable method for custom fabricating orthoses.
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Pederson, whose career in nursing spans 27 years, previously worked for Noridian, a DME MAC. During her tenure there, she played a crucial role as a clinical reviewer of DME claims in the redetermination department.
Founded in 2006, the van Halem Group offers a full array of reactive and proactive reimbursement and HIPAA-compliance support solutions, helping providers, manufacturers and health care attorneys navigate the complex regulatory issues related to submitting claims, responding to audits and filing appeals, and avoid violations of federal and state laws and other payer policies and requirements.
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