Healthcare Consulting & Reimbursements
AAFCPAs Celebrates 2019 National Health Center Week
Next week, August 4-10, 2019, is National Health Center Week, and AAFCPAs invites you to join us again this year in celebrating the great work and significant impact of these consumer-driven and patient-centered organizations! National Health Center Week gives our Health Center clients a chance to bring light to the health needs in our communities […]
Guidance for CHCs on Critical, ACO-related Budgeting, Forecasting, and Risk/Settlement Planning
Recently, healthcare providers have seen an increasing prominence of alternative payment methodologies (APMs), primarily in the form of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), which include risk sharing and/or incentive payment components. In Massachusetts, community health centers (CHCs) are beginning to have their first exposure to ACOs through the Medicaid 1115 waiver and the recently implemented MassHealth […]
Year in review: The Top 10 Insights from 2018
2018 was a big year for finance professionals, with monumental changes in tax code & accounting rules, and other significant challenges & opportunities affecting commercial businesses, nonprofits, and individuals & their families. Below are AAFCPAs’ most widely-read news alerts & insights in the past year: AAFCPAs’ 2018-2019 Tax Planning Guide for Businesses & Individuals Financial […]
Insights for Community Partners Implementing Data Driven Patient Care: Educational Workshop
AAFCPAs’ Healthcare Practice to Present Educational Workshop at Providers’ Council’s Annual Conference AAFCPAs’ Partner Matt Hutt, CPA, CGMA, and AAFCPAs’ Healthcare Consulting & Reimbursement Strategist Chris Gendron will happily present a timely, educational workshop at the Providers’ Council’s 43rd Annual Convention & Expo in Boston, MA on September 20th on achieving success in data-driven population health strategies. As Community Partners (CPs) […]
AAFCPAs Healthcare eBook: Strategic Guidance for Healthcare Executives
Running a healthcare operation was complex even before recent activity shook the industry into a near-constant state of flux. Whether considering the shifting relationship between payers and providers, increased cyber-security threats, outcomes-based models, or any of the seemingly countless concerns, the need for organizations to stay one step ahead of change has never been so […]
The Impact of Revenue Recognition on Healthcare
Revenue Recognition: ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), is effective for public business entities, and certain not-for-profit entities that have publicly traded conduit (or direct) debt, with annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. All other entities are required to adopt this by annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. […]
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 […]