Scottsdale, Arizona 85254
Phone (480) 998-5665
Michael Roberson, PT, MBA, ACOEM
Qualifications / For seven years, I have led a diverse group of individuals with significant success in building team behaviors and productivity. Additionally, I have engaged in the selection of a new billing system, a new pharmacy benefit manager, a streamlined optical character recognition system and all their implementations. I represent my company before professional, state and national associations.I teach classes inside and outside my company in medical terminology and act as a medical resource for executive staff, directors, claims managers and their direct reports. I have developed reimbursement strategies in large areas such as pharmacy payment formulas and smaller in the areas of medical office payment strategies.
With over twenty years of physical therapy clinical experience, I am capable of providing important input into medical case management and policy development. I am optimistic and passionate about my profession, spontaneous and creative in my outlook and confident in my skills. My four years of clinical ownership and supervisory experience have given me a broad exposure to re-imbursement issues from a physical therapy perspective. My seven years of management in Medical Review/Provider Inquiry have given me a tremendous opportunity to learn about the workers’ compensation industry.
I look forward to investing my energy in the right place with the right people.
Education / 1974 – 1980 Northern ArizonaUniversityFlagstaff, Arizona
Bachelor of Science-Physical Therapy
2002 – 2004 ASU-West Glendale, Arizona
Master of Business Administration
Present ASU – W. P. Carey School of Business Tempe, Arizona
MasterHealth Sector Management
Professional experience / November 2000-Present SCF Arizona Phoenix, Arizona
Manager, Medical Review Provider Inquiry
- Development and supervision of 22 medical bill processors and provider inquiry staff.
- Review and analysis of medical claims payment data
- Resource for medical education for claims adjustors
- Resource for outside medical providers
- Development and implementation of $1.4 million budget
7/99-11/2000 Various settings in Phoenix and rural Arizona
Staff Therapist, Outpatient Therapist and Office Director
- Evaluation, care and management of orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation patients in rural Arizona communities. Wound care and sports conditioning programs
- Marketing, program development and patient care in outpatient orthopedic rehabilitation office.
1997 - June1999Scottsdale HealthCareScottsdale, Arizona
Office Coordinator
- Marketing, equipment purchase, program and staff development and administration as well as patient care in freestanding outpatient physical therapy clinics. Initial start-up of two out-patient clinics
1993 - 1997Roberson Physical Therapy, Inc.Phoenix, Arizona
Owner
- Administration of orthopedic physical therapy clinic. Budget development, demographic studies, contract negotiation and reimbursement issues, marketing to physicians, payers and third-party administrators, program development and of course patient treatment.
1989 – 1993 Roberson Physical Therapy Services Scottsdale, Arizona
Owner/Therapist
- Contract negotiations, varied settings of home health, nursing home, orthopedic clinics, and rehabilitation and acute care hospitals, pediatric care around Phoenix, rural Arizona and California.
Additional professional activities / Represent SCF Arizona in Fee Schedule matters before the Industrial Commission of Arizona as well as participation in the American Association of Compensation Insurance Funds.
Professional memberships / Member American Physical Therapy Association - Orthopedic/Sports Medicine and Private Practice Sections
Member Arizona Physical Therapy Association
Member Arizona Worker’s Compensation Association
Member American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Volunteer experience / Wheels for the World-Wheelchair distribution in Poland
Medical clinics in Mexico with the Christian Medical Society of Phoenix
Board of Elders, New HopeCovenantChurchPeoria,Arizona
Publications / Numerous articles for in-house publications of SCF Arizona.
“Starting An Independent Contracting Business”, Advance for Physical Therapy Directors, June 1997.
“The Body Mechanic”, Sun Golf Magazine 1998-1999