Mr. Michael Watson

Mr. Michael Watson Is Vice President – Governmental Affairs and Corporate Compliance Officer for American Medical Technologies. After careers in banking/finance, law enforcement and import/export transportation management, Mr. Watson joined the Federal Medicare Program in 1986 as the Presiding Officer for Administrative Appeals Hearings.  During his 16-year tenure, Mr. Watson heard and adjudicated more than 35,000 Medicare appeals involving Part-A, Part-B and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS).  He became a nationally recognized expert in the Medicare administrative appeals process.

Mr. Watson joined American Medical Technologies in 2002 as Vice President – Governmental Affairs and Corporate Compliance Officer.  He has participated with CMS in the development of the DMEPOS Supplier Standards. He co-founded a non-profit coalition which is spearheading the national legislative effort to de-consolidate wound care from consolidated billing/prospective payment systems for skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies.  Mr. Watson was at the forefront of AMT’s participation in the Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes Campaign (www.nhqualitycampaign.org), serving on several of the Campaign’s governing committees.