Profile: Lamar Blount, founder Health Law Network
Healthcare Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services
P.O. Box 2166
Atlanta, GA 30077-2166
Phone: (770) 645-5989
Lamar Blount, CPA, FHFMA, founder of Health Law Network, has 30+ years of experience serving the healthcare industry, providing consulting services for more than 500 clients nationwide and internationally. Mr. Blount directs HLN's team of senior consultants with specific expertise, such as coding, clinical and quality issues, and he is typically the testifying expert.
Mr. Blount has provided litigation support in over 100 cases and has been admitted as an expert in multiple US District Courts, State Courts and Administrative Hearings. He has testified for plaintiffs and defendants, as well as for providers, payors and government clients. With HLN, Mr. Blount has served many of the best recognized national healthcare law firms, as well as many of the top healthcare provider organizations and insurors.
Mr. Blount co-authored the American Medical Association's best selling third edition Mastering the Reimbursement Process book, has served as independent arbitrator for the nationally recognized AHLA Alternative Dispute Resolution Service.
U.S. District Court for NJ, Judge Jerome Simandle's opinion stated, "
Mr. Blount is qualified to testify as an expert on Medicare reimbursement and billing issues. He possesses specialized knowledge, based on his over thirty years extensive experience as a healthcare auditor addressing Medicare reimbursement concerns and through his published works." (Landau v. Lucasti, Civil No. 06-1229)
Education/Licenses
CPA (1973)
BBA - Georgia Southern University, Accounting (1974)
Experience:
Founder and Chairman - Healthcare Management Advisors (1990 to 2002)
Provided compliance, reimbursement, coding, managed care, clinical data and financial management expertise to over 1,600 hospitals and hundreds of other healthcare providers nationwide and internationally. Clients included: Hospital Corporation of America, Tenet Physician Specialty Corporation, Veterans Administration, North Broward Hospital District, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Emory Healthcare, Baptist Healthcare System.
Co-founder and Audit and Healthcare Consulting Partner - Hyatt, Imler, Ott & Blount (1981 - 1990)
Developed and marketed microcomputer-based software for medical records, budgeting, and rate setting to over 600 hospitals nationwide. Designed the RatePlan procedural rate optimization system, still used by 3M Consulting Services.
Manager - Ernst & Young (1974 - 1981)
Supervised healthcare audits, Medicare & Medicaid cost reports, rate setting and feasibility studies. Assisted national office in several revisions of the KOSTPAK cost report preparation system.