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Michael J. Crouch, CHT, CPC, CPMA

Mr. Crouch is the founder and CEO of C+ Consulting, established in 2017. He is a Certified Professional Coder and Medical Auditor with more than 30 years’ experience in the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine industry.  He served as VP of Reimbursement for two different wound care management companies over a 13-year period providing reimbursement and management support to more than 300 outpatient wound care departments.  He also served as the Corporate Hyperbaric Safety Officer for more than 250 hyperbaric technicians providing competency training and 24/7 technical support for hyperbaric chamber emergencies.  Additionally, Mr. Crouch was a Program Director for two different wound care and hyperbaric centers (both multi- and monoplace).  He has extensive experience in policy and procedure development for both revenue cycle and hyperbaric operations, conducting revenue cycle and compliance audits, training and education.  He has helped educate thousands of doctors, nurses, and technologists in introductory wound care and hyperbaric medicine training courses.

After earning a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from the University of Texas, Mr. Crouch spent fifteen years as a Commercial Oilfield Supervisor/Diver where he became a Diver Medical Technician (DMT).  He entered the field of hyperbaric medicine in 1990 and became a Certified Hyperbaric Technologist (CHT), with distinction.

He is a former member of the American Association for Wound Care Management (AAWCM) subcommittee and former surveyor for the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) Hyperbaric Facility Accreditation Program.  In addition, he served as Chair of the UHMS Associates (2003-2005), and was a former member of the UHMS Practice Compliance Committee.  Mr. Crouch has authored a number of hyperbaric articles and two hyperbaric textbook chapters.