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Health Care Advances for Veterans

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Digital Services Innovation for the Department of Veterans Affairs

In this episode of Government Health Insights, Dr. David Shulkin, formerly the ninth secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Ron Dreskin, Partner in EisnerAmper’s Health Care Services Group, speak with Robert Rasmussen, CEO and Dan Levenson, President, Agile Six, a service disabled veteran-owned full spectrum digital services company. Robert and Dan discuss their inspiration for spearheading their business, the projects they are working to offer their services to veterans and lessons learned along the way.

Bridging the Gap Between the Private Sector & Department of Veterans Affairs

In this episode of Government Health Insights, which discusses the benefits of the private sector collaborating with the Department of Veterans Affairs and government agencies, Dr. David Shulkin, formerly the ninth secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Ron Dreskin, Partner in EisnerAmper’s Health Care Services Group, speak with BJ Kraemer, Managing Principal, MCFA Global. MCFA Global is a service disabled veteran owned small business that works with the Department of Veterans Affairs focused on planning strategy, project management and construction management work. BJ discusses how he got involved in the space, including how he obtained his first VA contract, advice for his colleagues trying to partner with the government, and more.

Private Sector Innovation

In this inaugural episode of Government Health Insights, we discuss how the private sector can collaborate with the Department of Veterans Affairs and government agencies. Dr. David Shulkin, formerly the ninth secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Ron Dreskin, Partner in EisnerAmper’s Health Care Services Group, speak with Charles Malone, Founder, CEO, Logos BZ, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business that focuses on serving more veterans including reducing cost of care to the government and more.  Charles shares with us his inspiration for launching Logos, how his experience in the Navy translated to his work at Logos, and the many lessons learned through offering his services to the government. 

What’s Next? Proposed E/M Rule Changes for 2023

Nancy Clark, Senior Manager for the Health Care Consulting Group, outlines what is known so far about a major overhaul in coding for other Evaluation and Management services, proposed for 2023. While we don’t have a great amount of detail yet, here’s what we do know from the February CPT Editorial Summary of Panel Actions.

Boots on the Ground – E/M 2021 Implementation

A few months into implementation, Nancy Clark, Senior Manager for the Health Care Consulting Group, checks on how it’s going. Here’s what she’s seeing in physician practices, what went right, and what the pitfalls are.

Deeper Dive on 2021 E/M Changes

Nancy Clark, Senior Manager for the Health Care Consulting Group, continues our E/M Coding conversation. Hear more details on what has changed, what was eliminated, and what the most important takeaways are.

2021 E/M Coding Changes Overview

The 2021 Evaluation and Management guideline and code changes, effective January 1, 2021, were the first major shake-up to coding in many years. Nancy Clark, Senior Manager for the Health Care Consulting Group, discusses why the change was made now, what providers should be concerned about, and how a practice can protect itself.

Telehealth Is Here to Stay

Bert Orlov, a Director in EisnerAmper’s Health Care Services Group, talks about the vital role of telehealth in the current health care environment. He discusses issues like insurance coding, revenue management, scheduling, and best practices for developing an effective telehealth infrastructure.

Key Steps to Restarting Physician Practices

In this podcast, Bert Orlov, a Director in EisnerAmper’s Health Care Services Group, discusses the key steps in restarting physician practices post-pandemic. Bert covers how to make patients more comfortable in coming back to physician offices, ways to minimize risk, how technology and partnerships can help, and practice financial management in the new normal.

When Health Care M&As Flatline

Michael McLafferty, EisnerAmper partner and leader of the firm’s Health Care Services Group, talks about health care M&As that don’t make it to the finish line.  Citing a couple of recent real-life examples, Mike covers typical reasons why these partnerships don’t get off the ground, how health care M&As are different from other sectors, and the costs of not getting the deal done.  

Giving Financial First-Aid to an Ailing Health Care Company

In this podcast, Steven Bisciello, Senior Manager in EisnerAmper’s Health Care Services Group, talks about the many challenges health care organization face that could adversely impact their bottom line. Steven gives a real-life example of how using the proper accounting and financial triage can nurse a health care organization back to fiscal health.

Is Health Care at a Crossroads? (Part II)

In the second part of our interview, EisnerAmper partner and leader of its Health Care Services Group Michael McLafferty looks at consolidation in the health care sector, concerns about patient information and data security, and how being a business and financial advisor to health care professionals is a specialty unto itself.

Is Health Care at a Crossroads? (Part I)

In part 1 of this interview, EisnerAmper partner and leader of the Health Care Services Group Michael McLafferty tells us about what impact the new administration may have on health care, how consumer choice is increasingly driving where insurance companies do business, and what financial issues are top-of-mind for physicians and hospital administrators.