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At CME Avenue, our mission is to excel in providing comprehensive and up-to-date continuing education solutions tailored for medical coding, billing, management, and auditing professionals. We are dedicated to delivering top tier learning experiences, ensuring ongoing professional development and compliance within the healthcare industry. Our commitment lies in offering meticulously curated curriculum and expert instructors, fostering a culture of continuous learning and advancement in our learners' specific fields.

Our INSTRUCTORS

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    Eric Rubenstein

    Eric Rubenstein, MSCJ, CFE, is a seasoned retired federal law enforcement officer (25 years), specializing in white-collar crime investigations as a Special Agent for HHS-OIG. Wide-ranging experience involving federal healthcare programs, with an emphasis on crimes involving the Medicare and Medicaid programs by healthcare providers, including physicians, pharmacies and healthcare entities. Demonstrated success in complex criminal investigative management and planning. Over $500 million in restitution, forfeiture, damages, penalties and fines to government programs and over 150 convictions and civil settlements involving healthcare fraud matters. Broad trial experience, including three criminal trials in fourteen months (9 trials in all, including the first Civil False Claims Act trial in the District of New Jersey involving a violation of Stark). 20 years of presentation and training facilitation experience and a feature presenter/ trainer at local, regional and national training academies, conferences (such as the National Healthcare Fraud Association and the American Association of Professional Coders) and subject matter case analysis. Extensive mentoring and training of new agents. A conduit of information on internal and external policies and procedures for criminal, civil and administrative investigative matters.

    A previous member of the IBM UCM project, providing Subject Matter Expertise on FWA matters as part of the Optimization Team servicing all UCM user groups (including UPICS, MEDIC and the greater UCM user community-law enforcement). A former Partner Liaison of the Trusted-Third Party for the Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership (HFPP) serving the membership of the HFPP and providing SME in the areas of FWA and investigative efforts to combat FWA in healthcare.

    Assist/ consult with law firms and providers on due diligence, statistical sampling, self-disclosures, subpoena response, and OIG compliance-related issues, trial and litigation support. Subject Matter Expert (SME) in a variety of healthcare FWA issues, and previously retained as such for litigation and report preparation purposes.

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    Jennifer McNamara

    With over 22 years of experience in healthcare compliance and data analysis, Jennifer McNamara is the CEO of Healthcare Inspired LLC, a consulting firm dedicated to optimizing medical practices. She specializes in enhancing patient care and helping healthcare providers achieve their strategic goals. Jennifer holds multiple credentials, including CCS, CPC, CDEO, CRC, CPMA, COSC, CGSC, COPC, and CPCI, showcasing her expertise in navigating the complex landscape of healthcare regulations and coding.

    Her passion lies in empowering healthcare providers with the knowledge and training needed to effectively mitigate compliance risks and harness data to drive improvements. Jennifer consults across various medical disciplines, including Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Gastroenterology, Podiatry, and Surgical Oncology. Additionally, she shares her insights as a national speaker and podcast host, fostering a community of professionals committed to improving the healthcare landscape. Through her work, Jennifer is dedicated to advancing the quality of care in the healthcare industry.

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