BlickenWolf Fact Sheet
- Ken Blickenstaff and Carmen Wolf are leaders in
the field of healthcare consulting. They formed BlickenWolf, a corporate
integrity
and investigative
services firm that helps healthcare providers protect business
integrity, improve service delivery, and minimize risk. They offer
a unique
understanding of how the government approaches issues combined
with how healthcare delivery really works to assist clients in dealing
with compliance related activities and in the prevention, detection
and correction of fraud and abuse.
- BlickenWolf are experts in the
field of corporate integrity
and investigative services to assist companies in the prevention,
detection and correction of fraud. Their high level of expertise
and unique relationships
with clients, law enforcement and government agencies enables them
to approach issues from all perspectives allowing them to get to
the heart of problems and provide pragmatic solution efficiently.
- Healthcare
false claim, fraud and abuse issues are detailed and complex. When
forming BlickenWolf, Blickenstaff and Wolf carefully
considered the needs of both healthcare providers and attorneys who
need assistance addressing these issues. Their team is highly experienced
with varied skill sets including investigative, clinical, accounting,
coding, statistics, and data mining. Depending on the issue a client
is facing, they can provide one, some, or all of these skill sets—which
definitely brings value to clients.
- BlickenWolf provides a variety of services
to clients including:
- Compliance Program Development
- Compliance Related Risk/Effective Assessment
- Compliance Training
- Shadow Audits
- Litigation Support
- Internal Investigations
- Voluntary Disclosures
- Expert Witness Testimony
- Internal Audits
- Revenue Cycle Design & Process
Improvement
- Coding & Billing
Policy and Procedure Development for Physician Specialties
- Independent
Review Organization (IRO) under the terms of Corporate Integrity
Agreements
- BlickenWolf client types include:
- Large healthcare organizations
- Hospital systems, academic medical centers, large
hospital systems, rural hospitals
- Physician groups and clinics
- Pharmacies
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Medical equipment suppliers
- Home healthcare companies
- Long-term care centers
- Ambulance companies
- Health care insurers
- Principal Ken Blickenstaff currently serves as president
of the Chicago Chapter of CFE. He is the past president of the National
Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units and a former law enforcement
officer assigned exclusively to healthcare fraud prosecution.
- Ken
Blickenstaff and Carmen Wolf are or have been involved in multiple
trade associations including:
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
(ACFE)
- American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)
- Healthcare Financial Management Association
(HFMA)
- HFMA - Indiana Pressler Chapter
- HFMA - Wisconsin Chapter
- Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys
- National Association of Medicaid
Fraud Control Units
- Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)
- National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association
- Hawaii Healthcare Association
- Hawaii State Bar Association
- Corporate Compliance Forum
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