On March 13, 2025, EqualizeRCM sponsored a forum for CFOs and CEOs of community hospitals with speakers, Joanie White-Wagoner, Consultant, Michele Sexton, CEO of Mission Rural Partners, and Kelly Johnston, CEO of JFS Consulting. The speakers reviewed locums billing common mistakes, potential Cost Report blind spots, and various ways to increase financial success during “Cost Report Myths, Locums Lookbacks, and 5 Keys to Increasing Your Financial Performance.”
On March 13, 2025, Joanie White-Wagoner, Consultant, Michele Sexton, CEO of Mission Rural Partners, and Kelly Johnston, CEO of JFS Consulting presented “Cost Report Myths, Locums Lookbacks, and 5 Keys to Increasing Your Financial Performance.” Joanie covered managing operational costs, optimizing revenue cycle, maximizing cost-based reimbursement, expanding high-value service lines, and enhancing payer contracts. Michele reviewed locums contracts, common billing mistakes, matching invoices to hours worked, and credentialing tips. Kelly discussed Medicare bad debt, time studies, Medicare Cost to Charge ratio, using the Cost Report as a strategy, and much more.
The 90-minute Forum discussion was facilitated by Forum Moderator Chris Ekrem, FACHE, VP of Hospitals at EqualizeRCM.
EqualizeRCM is pleased to sponsor another relevant educational session with expert speakers for rural hospital administrators and CFOs. The 3/13/25 Forum focused on the following:
Using the Cost Report as a strategy for a CAH, the role of the Cost to Charge ratio in reimbursement, how to effectively manage time studies, Medicare bad debt, locums billing issues, credentialing requirements, reviewing locus contracts, real-world CAH financial improvement examples, enhancing payer contracts, expansion of high-value service lines, operational cost reduction strategies, maximizing cost-based reimbursement, optimizing revenue cycle for CAHs, and much more.
We hope you can join us at the next CAH Forum this coming June to learn from experts and your peers regarding opportunities in rural healthcare. Be sure to visit www.CAHForum.com to learn more.
A written summary of the 3/13/25 CAH Forum is available by contacting Chris Ekrem at Chris.Ekrem@CAHForum.com.
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| The CAH CFO-Administrator Forum, is organized by EqualizeRCM, a leading proponent for Community Health organizations. The CAH Forum seeks to provide Financial Administrators of rural health facilities an opportunity to participate in focused events, share insightful ideas, discuss challenges and solutions, but most importantly collaborate and communicate with like-minded professionals in the industry. Learn more by visiting www.CAHForum.com or contacting Chris.Ekrem@CAHForum.com. |  |