Michael Lents

Chief Operating Officer at CostFirst Corp.
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(386) 825-5501
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Los Angeles County, California, United States, US
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Credentials

  • Experienced Medical Bill Reviewer
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  • Self-Insurance Administrator's Certificate of Achievement
    State of California

Experience

  • CostFirst Corp.
    • United States
    • Insurance
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Operating Officer
      • Mar 2016 - Present

      A cutting edge cost containment company leveraging the proven trend of specialization combined with expertise to deliver unrealized savings to employers and insurance carriers in workers' compensation and liability claims. A cutting edge cost containment company leveraging the proven trend of specialization combined with expertise to deliver unrealized savings to employers and insurance carriers in workers' compensation and liability claims.

  • Lien On Me, Inc.
    • United States
    • Insurance
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co-founder and Compliance & Technical Director
      • Sep 2006 - Mar 2016

      Co-founder of Lien On Me, Inc. Established in 1991 to help control employers' medical costs within the workers' compensation arena by specializing in lien defense litigation, negotiation, medical bill review and expert witness testimony. Lien defense was the reason this company formed. We wanted to curb the skyrocketing medical costs and return adjusters' time to the administration of benefits to injured workers. It was not an afterthought nor is it an add-on product. Co-founder of Lien On Me, Inc. Established in 1991 to help control employers' medical costs within the workers' compensation arena by specializing in lien defense litigation, negotiation, medical bill review and expert witness testimony. Lien defense was the reason this company formed. We wanted to curb the skyrocketing medical costs and return adjusters' time to the administration of benefits to injured workers. It was not an afterthought nor is it an add-on product.

  • Allied Managed Care, Inc.
    • United States
    • Insurance
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Vice President of Operations
      • Apr 2005 - Sep 2006

      Medical cost containment for workers' compensation employers. Directed and managed utilization review, nurse case management, MPNs and bill review. Medical cost containment for workers' compensation employers. Directed and managed utilization review, nurse case management, MPNs and bill review.

  • Qmedtrix
    • Australia
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Manager, Resolution Unit
      • Mar 2002 - Apr 2005

      Specialized in reviewing non-fee schedule outpatient surgery center charges and medical bill review. Was in the forefront of complex algorithms for bill review, established litigation protocols, and held symposiums for defense counsel. Specialized in reviewing non-fee schedule outpatient surgery center charges and medical bill review. Was in the forefront of complex algorithms for bill review, established litigation protocols, and held symposiums for defense counsel.

  • VALE Recovery, Inc.
    • CEO
      • Oct 2001 - Feb 2002

      Litigated medical bills on behave of selected providers. Litigated medical bills on behave of selected providers.

    • Co-founder and Vice President
      • Feb 1992 - Sep 2001

      Lien defense litigation, negotiation, and medical bill review. Lien defense litigation, negotiation, and medical bill review.

  • California Casualty
    • United States
    • Insurance
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Workers' Compensation Claims Examiner
      • Feb 1990 - Feb 1992

      Workers' compensation claims. Handled a caseload of 250 files and represented the employer on selected claims before the WCAB. Workers' compensation claims. Handled a caseload of 250 files and represented the employer on selected claims before the WCAB.

  • Travelers
    • Pakistan
    • Events Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Workers' Compensation Claims Examiner
      • Aug 1988 - Feb 1990

      Workers' compensation claims. I handled up to 400 files, mostly litigated. Workers' compensation claims. I handled up to 400 files, mostly litigated.

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