July 24, 2023
Annual Wellness Visits: Implementation Process
Providing Annual Wellness Visits to patients covered by Medicare is a great way to grow your revenue year after year, whether you’re a practice of one physician or a large […]
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July 17, 2023
Proposed 340B Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Solution
On Friday July 7th, 2023, CMS released a proposed rule outlining a plan to correct and reverse the 340B payment cuts from calendar years (CY) 2018 through 2022, including a […]
Read MoreJuly 12, 2023
Annual Wellness Visits: Understanding the Value They Bring
Performing Annual Wellness Visits (AWV) provide a unique value that benefit your healthcare organization, providers and more importantly, your patients. AWVs aligns with population health management, and can identify any […]
Read MoreJune 22, 2023
What are Annual Wellness Visits?
Beginning 2011, Medicare began covering the Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) as a yearly appointment with a primary care provider (PCP) to create or update a personalized prevention plan at no […]
Read MoreMay 8, 2023
How to Manage Clinical Validation Denials
In the past several years, hospitals have continued to feel the impact on revenue from Clinical Validation Denials (CVD). The need for a robust CDI team to capture support for […]
Read MoreMay 8, 2023
Margin Improvement: Optimizing Financial Performance
Ensuring the long-term financial viability of a health system requires constant attention to the operating statement. This involves assessing the current state of your healthcare organization and critically comparing the […]
Read MoreApril 21, 2023
Length of Stay and How it Impacts Hospitals
For hospitals, managing the length of stay is not a new concern. What has changed, however, for many hospitals is the level of attention and focus on it. At the […]
Read MoreApril 18, 2023
Promoting Patient Access in a Productivity Compensation Environment
Hospital systems and healthcare organizations that employ physicians have struggled to promote patient access. Access issues may result from misaligned compensation and organizational goals, practice operations process or capacity issues […]
Read MoreApril 6, 2023
Hospital Wage Index Reporting Timeline for 2023
This article has been updated as of July 13, 2023. This time of the year there is a lot of activity with the Hospital Wage Index reporting. We want to […]
Read MoreMarch 22, 2023
Contract Services: Impact on Wage Index
In the past several years, hospitals have continued to feel the impact of increased utilization of contract nursing and other contract services. Although these services have developed into a major […]
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February 03, 2025
On January 21, 2025, Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed Executive Order 25-22, addressing the provision of charity care by nonprofit hospitals in the state. The order acknowledges that Indiana does […]
January 28, 2025
By Andrew Brock, CPA, Senior Manager at Blue & Co. As the new year begins, it is often a time for setting personal and professional goals. The colloquial saying behind […]
January 09, 2025
The 2025 Grantee recertification period for Consolidated Health Centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers & Look-Alikes, Ryan White Clinics, Comprehensive Hemophilia Treatment Centers, Native Hawaiian, Black Lung Programs, Urban Indian, and […]
The 2025 340B recertification period for Consolidated Health Centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers & Look-Alikes, Ryan White Clinics, Comprehensive Hemophilia Treatment Centers, Native Hawaiian, Black Lung Programs, Urban Indian, and Tribal Compact 638 will be January 27, 2025 to February 24, 2025.![]()
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We're thrilled to announce that Matt Howard has been promoted to Director at Blue & Co., LLC, effective January 1, 2025! 🎉![]()
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Since joining us in 2011, Matt has been an invaluable part of our Transaction Advisory Services Group, specializing in business valuation, due diligence, litigation support, and more. As a CPA, ABV, and CVA, his expertise drives success across small businesses, dental practices, and veterinary clinics.![]()
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