Tag Archives: Medicare
A Cost Report Reopening and Appeal Renaissance
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Underutilized Exception – Waiver of RHC Productivity Standard
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Cost Report Workpapers – Get Them Up Front!
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Geographic Service Area Expansion
After serving mostly the Hospitals of our home State of Texas for nine years, we decided to expand our geographic service area in 2009. The expansion has proved to be a great success. In 2009, we recovered a cumulative total … Continue reading
Updated FFY ‘05 SSI Ratios Available
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Occupational Mix Survey
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Wage Index Issues
Hello, my name is Kendall Quisenberry and I am the President of Reimbursement Counselors. Welcome to the second entry into my Reimbursement Blog! Periodically, I hope to provide you with key insights, tips, and little nuggets of information you can … Continue reading
Critical Access Hospital Cost Assignment, Reclassification and Allocation Review
We recently completed a review of CAH’s methods for cost assignment, reclassification and allocation. This review was based upon a 2006 Medicare/Medicaid Cost Report, but was intended to help them improve their reporting for the FYE 2007. Their 2006 report … Continue reading
Reimbursement Counselors’ Exciting New Content Rich Website and Blog
In August 2007, Reimbursement Counselors implemented a new website. The new website is not just a static marketing site, but will be content rich site that changes as often as the Medicare policies and regulations. It will include our recent … Continue reading