Michael Coates Esq., President & Founder Personal Injury Made Easy, California State Bar, 1987-present
Michael L. Coates is president and founder of PIMadeEasy.com, a national do-it-yourself educational online portal for providers accepting personal injury patients on lien, and Medical Lien Recovery, a full-service lien negotiations firm that has helped hundreds of California medical services providers win far higher resolutions against attorneys in thousands of patient cases.
He also has developed many of the innovative tools that are helping providers do business better in PI, including best-in-class medical lien agreements considered the strongest in the industry at protecting providers’ rights.
Michael is a California-licensed attorney and a highly experienced national authority in medical and personal injury lien law and a pioneer and recognized innovator in the emerging field of medical lien recovery. He has more than 30 years of experience in personal injury litigation, medical lien law, contract development and negotiations, dispute resolution and risk management, and business management and operational efficiency.
A coach, instructor and mentor, Michael has presented at several leading professional association conferences and webinars, including those presented by the California Chiropractic Association, which named him its 2020 Professional Affiliate of the Year; ChiroHealthUSA; and the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP). He also serves on several ChiroCongress subcommittees supporting its national five-year chiropractic industry strategic plan. His work in the lien area has been published by several association publications, as well as by Chiropractic Economics.
Links to The National CE Presentations:
1. Must Know Documentation Requirement: Don’t Get Surprised by the No Surprises Act (NSA)
8/20/2023 8:00am-10:20am Windermere Ballroom WX
2. The Risks of PI and PIP in Florida: :Spotting and Stopping Attorney, Provider, and Insurer Game Fouls, including The Claw Back Scheme of PIP Carriers 8/20/2023 10:20am-12:00pm Windermere Ballroom WX
PI Made Easy Insiders Group- Private Community for Providers to ask questions, share info, and get answers
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Check out our public forum. PI MadeEasy is a coaching, training and education membership program and portal for medical providers.
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Sessions...
Documentation in Personal Injury plus Documentation Compliance with the No Surprises Act
Regional Event: sw
Start Date: 11/18/2023 3:20 pm
End Date: 11/18/2023 5:00 pm
Location: Royall Ballroom VI-VIII
Session details The Course will instruct attendees on the No Surprises Act (NSA), a January 1st, 2022, law impacting physicians who treat uninsured or self-pay patients. The law is mandatory and applies to most physicians. The presenters will teach attendees how to get through the NSA, including the Good Faith Estimate required for these patients.
Learning Objectives
- Able to identify, prevent and resolve legal and ethical violations (fouls), intentional or otherwise, committed by patients, attorneys, and insurers
- Understand and prevent the legal and ethical violations providers can make when dealing with PI patients and their attorneys, as well as with insurers
- Adept at complying with the NSA’s consent and GFE requirements, and regulatory disclosure and documentation mandates
- Understand the risks of NSA non-compliance
- Inclusion of co-providers/co-facilities in GFEs
- Government fines and legal action
- Threats from attorneys willing to use non-compliance to force drastic reductions or waivers of provider bills
- Increased understanding of how the Patient/Provider Dispute Resolution (PPDR) process works
- Awareness of the unexpected growth opportunities that the NSA presents
Sponsor: PI Made Easy
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