Behavioral Health
AAFCPAs to Lead Three Educational Sessions at HFMA Conference Sharing Our Expertise with CHCs
AAFCPAs has been asked to share the firm’s expertise by presenting educational workshops on three important topics at the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s (HFMA) Inaugural Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Conference on May 3rd, 2018 in Manchester, New Hampshire. AAFCPAs is an ideal fit to contribute our knowledge base at this must-attend conference for finance […]
AAFCPAs’ Charlie Webb Earns Certified Healthcare Financial Professional (CHFP) Credential
AAFCPAs is pleased to announce that Partner Charlie Webb, CPA, CHFP, has been awarded the CHFP Certification by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). Charlie was awarded the CHFP credential in recognition of having earned a deep understanding of the new financial realities of health care, and his passing of HFMA’s rigorous Operational Excellence exam. […]
Best Practices for Maintaining Your Charge Description Master to Maximize Revenue
AAFCPAs reminds healthcare clients of the critical impact an accurate and up-to-date Charge Description Master (CDM) can have on the organization’s revenue cycle success. The CDM is the central mechanism of the revenue cycle, and the accuracy of the data elements serves as a link between service delivery, billing, and optimal reimbursement. Missing charges, over […]
AAFCPAs Healthcare Consulting Practice Adds Reimbursement Strategist Chris Gendron
In response to unprecedented demand from our healthcare clients, AAFCPAs expands its consulting expertise by welcoming the addition of Christopher Gendron, Healthcare Consulting & Reimbursement Strategist. Chris is a highly-skilled reimbursement and healthcare IT systems professional, with proven expertise in the complexities surrounding revenue cycle processes, and systems’ capabilities to support process design changes. He […]
New Care Management Services Billing Guidelines for Behavioral Health Providers
AAFCPAs would like to make behavioral health provider clients aware that, effective January 1, 2018, there are new billing guidelines for care management services. Billing changes for care management affect the following services: Cognitive-assessment services Psychiatric collaborative care model (CoCM) General behavioral health integration (BHI) Note: These changes do NOT affect Federal Qualified Health Centers […]
Ensuring Sustainability Means Nonprofits Need to Act Now
MassNonprofit News | Although nonprofits cannot control market forces and potential changes in funding, they can take steps to ensure sustainability and greater capacity by broadening the scope of their financial planning process. AAFCPAs Jeffrey Cicolini, CPA, CGMA provides actionable insights to help nonprofits ensure long-term sustainability.
Denials Management: Best Practices in Improving Revenue Cycle Processes & Monitoring Third-Party Payer Denials
The complexities surrounding third-party revenue cycle management, patient eligibility, and systems capabilities to support process design changes continue to increase, as do third-party claim denials across virtually all payers. Denials can affect the bottom line of healthcare organizations, leading to lost revenue and productivity; however, in many cases, denials are preventable. In order to prevent denials, […]
AAFCPAs to Present Educational Workshop on Strategic Budgeting at MNN Annual Conference
AAFCPAs will happily present an educational workshop on Rethinking Your Budget: Leading Your Organization through a More Comprehensive Financial Planning Process at the tenth annual, 2017 Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) Conference in Framingham, MA on November 1st. This is an exciting, must-attend conference for nonprofit executives, board members and advocates. It provides exceptional professional development […]
AAFCPAs’ Human & Social Services Practice to Present Educational Workshops at Providers’ Council Annual Conference: Transitioning to Data Driven Patient Care, and Strategic Budgeting
AAFCPAs will happily present educational workshops on two important topics at the Providers’ Council 42nd Annual Convention & Expo in Boston, MA on September 25th. Preparing Health Providers for Financial Success in the Transition to Data Driven Patient Care As health providers move to data driven patient care and new value-based reimbursement models, payers are […]