Reimbursement Insights

Join Jimmy Mendez, Senior Manager on BESLER’s Reimbursement Services team, for an expert analysis of the FY 2021 OPPS Final Rule.

Join Jeff Wolf, Director of Reimbursement Services at BESLER, and come away knowing about pitfalls associated with specific data mistakes so you can improve the accuracy of your cost report.

Join Jeff Wolf, Director of Reimbursement Services at BESLER, for a review of four areas that can dramatically improve the accuracy of cost reports when appropriately implemented, ensuring that hospitals remain compliant while receiving the correct reimbursement.

This report looks at the interdependence of S-10, bad debts and DSH as they relate to uncompensated care.

This white paper discusses: The anatomy of a cost report, Common errors, Potential opportunities to increase revenue, How to preserve future appeal rights and avoid compliance issues.

This paper explores: Aspects of the wage index including how labor markets are defined, Various adjustments that can impact how the wage index is calculated, Recent changes to the wage index, Opportunities that hospitals can take advantage of during their own review process.

In this best of 2021 episode, we are joined by Andrew Kinnaman, BESLER’s Reimbursement Manager, who talks to us about what it…

In this episode, we welcome back Josh Weissenborn, BESLER’s Reimbursement Services Manager, to give a summary of the 2022 OPPS Final Rule.…

In this episode, we are joined by Josh Weissenborn, BESLER’s Reimbursement Services Manager to give us highlights from this year's IPPS Final…

In this episode, we are joined by Panacea Healthcare Solutions CEO Fred Stodolak and Executive Vice President Govi Goyal, to discuss the…

Trying to understand CMS reimbursement for organ acquisition and its allowable costs? BESLER's Director of Reimbursement, Jeff Wolf, answers your questions on…

In this episode, we are joined by Andrew Swanson, Vice President of Industry Insights at MGMA, to discuss a survey with healthcare…

Completing your Medicare Cost Report can be a challenge. BESLER's Director of Reimbursement, Jeff Wolf, answers your questions from our Cost Report…

In this episode, we are joined by Andrew Kinnaman, BESLER’s Senior Reimbursement Consultant, who's going to talk to us about what it…

The Post-Acute Transfer Rule reduces Medicare reimbursement to hospitals by millions of dollars each year. In fact, when an account is impacted…

In the FY 2022 IPPS Proposed Rule issued by CMS on May 10, 2021, CMS has proposed significant changes to how Medicare…

Under current Medicare rules and regulations, before dual eligible bad debts can be reported on the cost report, providers are required to…

In this episode, we're joined once again by Jeff Wolf, Director of Reimbursement services at BESLER, to take a look at Organ…

Completing your Medicare Cost Report can be a challenge. BESLER's Director of Reimbursement, Jeff Wolf, answers your questions from our Cost Report…

  Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced $1B for Rural COVID-19 Response.  This means that there is additional funding available for…

In this episode, we are joined by Jimmy Mendez, Senior Reimbursement Manager at BESLER, to discuss the pitfalls related to IME/GME FTE…

In this episode, we are joined by Jeff Wolf, Director of Reimbursement Services at BESLER, to discuss four specific areas that can…

This post contains key changes to the IPPS Final Rule 2021. If you require assistance or have questions about your hospital's Medicare…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided guidance on how to report Payment Relief Funds (PRF) and Expenses on…

In this episode, we are joined by Jaycee Lin, Senior Consultant on the BESLER Reimbursement Service team, to discuss the proposed changes…

In this episode, we are joined by Jimmy Mendez, Senior Manager at BESLER, to discuss an increasingly important part of uncompensated care…