Jean Acevedo has over 30 years of health care experience and founded Acevedo Consulting in 2000. She has a particular expertise in chart audits, compliance & education relative to physician and other health care professionals’ documentation and coding. Jean has also been an expert witness in civil litigation and an investigative consultant for the DOJ and FBI in Federal fraud cases.

Recognizing physician reimbursement is moving from a pure "fee for service" model to one reimbursing for quality and value, her firm has helped ACOs, and physician organizations understand the rules and nuances of diagnosis coding and the impact on Medicare Risk Adjustment (MRA) coding. She continues to provide chart reviews, physician education and compliance support to the firm's clients.

Jean has been a Participant in CMS' Medicare Provider Feedback Group, CMS Division of Provider Information Planning and Development since 2007 and is a member of the Jurisdiction 9 MAC's Provider Outreach and Education Advisory Group. She is a frequently sought after speaker for local and national meetings as she possesses the unique perspective of avoiding risk and liability while optimizing reimbursement in our highly regulated health care industry.