NT Health Consulting offers expert witness testimony for medical malpractice, wrongful death, insurance bad faith, coverage disputes, opioid and controlled-substance liability, AI-assisted diagnostic error litigation, disability evaluations, and workers' compensation cases.
The firm operates with strict HIPAA-compliant processes, uses a secure client portal, and conducts consultations and testimony virtually to ensure confidentiality and data security.
All consulting engagements are personally led by Dr. Seleipiri Iboroma Akobo, the firm's founder and principal expert, ensuring continuity and a single authoritative voice throughout.
Dr. Akobo is triple board-certified in Family Medicine, Addiction Medicine, and Obesity Medicine, holds an MD, MBA, MPH in Epidemiology, is MIT-certified in AI in Healthcare, serves as a Regional Medical Director at Optum, and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine.
The firm is licensed and actively serves clients in Maine, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Florida, and Arizona, with flexibility to consult nationally.
Services include clinical workflow optimization, revenue cycle improvement, regulatory compliance consulting, healthcare operations and compliance advisory, quality and patient safety consulting, and health policy and program design.
The firm offers utilization management review, care appropriateness evaluations, utilization data reporting, and consulting on medical necessity denials, prior authorization failures, and managed care liability drawing on direct Medical Director experience.
Yes, the firm provides expert analysis and testimony on AI-assisted diagnostic errors, algorithmic bias, digital health tool failures, and advises on AI and digital health implementation with legal and operational considerations.
NT Health Consulting uniquely combines active clinical practice, executive healthcare leadership, academic faculty status, multi-state licensure, and AI expertise, all personally led by Dr. Akobo, offering integrated clinical, operational, and legal insights rarely matched in the field.
The firm customizes scope and deliverables based on each client's unique factual, regulatory, and organizational context, providing high-touch, principal-led, and confidential engagements rather than generic templates.
Clients begin with a case review and analysis, followed by expert medical opinion development. If needed, deposition preparation and trial testimony support are provided, all directly managed by Dr. Akobo.
Yes, the firm supports both plaintiff and defense counsel, offering objective, evidence-based expert opinions and litigation consulting.
Through quality improvement, patient safety consulting, clinical documentation integrity support, and regulatory compliance advisory, the firm helps organizations identify and close gaps before they escalate into legal or accreditation issues.
Yes, the firm provides expert opinions on addiction treatment protocols, medication-assisted treatment programs, opioid litigation, and substance use disorder standards of care.
Dr. Akobo's MIT AI in Healthcare certification equips the firm to analyze and explain AI-driven diagnostic errors, assess algorithmic bias, and guide clients on digital health tool implementation with legal and clinical defensibility in mind.
The firm offers expert review of utilization criteria, workflow optimization, appeals process improvement, and helps design utilization data reporting frameworks to enhance fairness, consistency, and legal defensibility.
NT Health Consulting serves attorneys, health systems, insurers, regulators, hospital executives, clinical leaders, utilization management professionals, quality officers, and digital health innovators across the healthcare and legal sectors.
Yes, the firm operates primarily remotely with secure digital tools, enabling virtual consultations, depositions, and trial testimony to accommodate clients nationwide.
Engagements are customized to client needs and can range from single-case expert opinions to multi-facility operational reviews, all led personally by Dr. Akobo without junior consultants or subcontractors.