DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Martin Petro, RN, BSN, MBA, MSCC joined Tower MSA Partners as vice president of clinical services. His responsibilities encompass establishing and overseeing policies and procedures for workers’ compensation and general liability Medicare Set Asides. He will also administer clinical operations, quality assurance, compliance, benchmarking trends, and performance metrics for the fast-growing Medicare Secondary Payer services and MSA company. Petro has more than 20 years’ experience in business administration, MSP services and MSAs, utilization review, case management, and pharmaceutical management.
“Martin’s clinical proficiency and business acumen, along with his nearly seven years’ experience working with MSP compliance and MSAs, firmly positions him to run with our business model,” said Tower CEO Rita Wilson.
Most recently, Petro was general manager for BioScrip Infusion Partners in Melbourne, Fla. Responsibilities covered management and profit and loss results for all departments, including operations, pharmacy, nursing, and customer relations.
“Tower is dedicated to reducing unnecessary medical and pharmaceutical overutilization on claims, getting ahead of potential obstacles to settlements, and resolving issues prior to preparing MSAs,” Wilson added. “Martin understands this and shares Tower’s proactive philosophy.”
Petro is a registered nurse with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from Nova Southeastern University. He started his career in utilization management and nurse case management.
About Tower MSA Partners
Headquartered in Delray Beach, Fla., Tower MSA Partners provides Medicare Secondary Compliance services for workers’ compensation and liability. These include Pre-MSA Triage, MSAs, physician peer reviews, CMS submissions, MSA administration, medical cost projections, life care plans, conditional payments, and Section 111 reporting. With more than 50 years combined experience in pharmacy, legal oversight and medical care, Tower proactively stages claims, working collaboratively with clients to identify issues and intervene to modify outcomes. Tower remains involved in the claims, through final resolution, MSA and/or other settlement. This model enables Tower’s clients to provide better care to injured workers, reduce claim and MSA costs, and obtain CMS acceptance of the MSA. For more information, visit www.towermsa.com and www.mspcomplianceblog.com.
