Healthcare Consulting & Reimbursements
2018
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04.27
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 […]
2018
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04.02
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. […]
2018
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03.26
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 […]
2018
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03.21
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 […]
2018
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02.16
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 […]
2018
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02.06
New Care Management Services Billing Guidelines for Health Centers
AAFCPAs would like to make Federal Qualified Health Center (FQHC) clients aware that effective January 1, 2018, there are new billing guidelines for care management services. Care management services include the following four services: Transitional Care Management (TCM) Chronic Care Management (CCM) General Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) FQHCs may be […]
2017
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09.13
AAFCPAs to Lead Medicare and Medicaid Cost Report Trainings in MA and RI Providing Coveted Guidance
AAFCPAs’ Matt Hutt, CPA, CGMA and Courtney McFarland, CPA, MSA, in collaboration with the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers (The League) and the Rhode Island Health Center Association (RIHCA), will again present Medicare and Medicaid Cost Report Training sessions for MA and RI community health centers. Medicare and Medicaid Cost Report Training, for Members of the RIHCA When: […]
2017
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09.12
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, […]
2017
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05.26
Best Practices for Complying with HIPAA & Safeguarding Patient PHI Accessible to Your Business Associates
Healthcare is predicted to be the most targeted industry for cyberattacks in 2017, according to the 2017 Data Breach Industry Forecast from Experian. “Electronic health records remain likely to be a top target for hackers,” Experian found. To further heighten & complicate these risks, providers’ responsibilities for protecting personal health information (PHI) under the […]
2017
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03.27
AAFCPAs Advises Healthcare Providers to Position Themselves for Change
We may not be able to fully predict how future changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect the healthcare system, but AAFCPAs advises healthcare clients to position themselves for change. AAFCPAs’ Matt Hutt reflects on last week’s healthcare reform news, and shares insight into what providers may expect: Healthcare providers must position themselves for […]