Jason Bootz joins CHC as Vice President/Post Acute Care

Posted by Jason Greis on February 19, 2009 under Industry News | Be the First to Comment

Jason Bootz joined Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) on Monday, February 16, 2009 as Vice President/Post Acute Care.  In this role, Jason will oversee CHC Community Care, the CHC division that provides LTACH and rehabilitation development and management services.  Jason joins CHC after working with Transition Health Services as the Director of Hospital Division, with responsibility for five LTACHs in Texas and Oklahoma.  Prior to his career at Transition, Jason was with Cornerstone Healthcare Group where he held roles at the CEO of the Cornerstone Hospital in Austin, the Director of Development at the corporate office, and the Director of Managed Care and Development, as well as Interim CEO at several facilities.  He also has worked at Warm Springs Rehabilitation System in San Antonio and Cardiovascular Ventures, Inc./West Houston Heart Center. Read More...

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RAC Program Proceeds; Bid Protest Withdrawn

Posted by Jason Greis on February 17, 2009 under Articles | Read the First Comment

On February 14, 2009 my colleague, Elissa Moore, posted the following informative update on the North Carolin Healthcare Report weblog, of which she is a co-Author.  The posting describes the resumed rollout of CMS’s recovery audit contractor (RAC) program and further details of the RAC program.  Elissa, Brent Rawlings, and I (together with members of Marsh Risk Consulting’s Global Clinical HealthCare Consulting Team) will be discussing the impact of RAC audits on post-acute and acute care providers during a complimentary 1-hour webinar on March 3, 2009.  Please click here for additional information and to register for the webinar. Read More...

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IRS Report Provides Insight into Community Benefit and Executive Compensation Practices of Tax-Exempt Hospitals

Posted by Jason Greis on February 15, 2009 under Articles | Read the First Comment

On February 12, 2009, the Internal Revenue Services released its long-anticipated final report (the “Report”) containing the results of a two-year study focusing on community benefit reporting practices and executive compensation practices of tax-exempt hospitals.  The results are based on a survey the IRS sent to 500 tax-exempt hospitals in May 2006, and builds on analysis of results first released by the IRS in an interim report in July 2007.  Read More...

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Accelerating Hospital-Physician Collaboration

Posted by Jason Greis on February 11, 2009 under Events | Be the First to Comment

This comlimentary webinar will provide practical advice for LTACH CEOs and Administrators interested in developing strategic alliances with physicians in their community.  The presentation will provide guidance on key contractual relationships with physicians, including medical directorships, employment arrangements, call coverage agreements, and others. Read More...

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Court Upholds Physician Prison Sentence for Medicare Fraud

Posted by Jason Greis on February 10, 2009 under Articles | Be the First to Comment

The below article was recently written by my colleague, Bart Walker, and was posted on the North Carolina Healthcare Report weblog.  The article provides a cautionary tale to LTACHs and physicians alike of the types of criminal penalties available to the government for committing Medicare or Medicaid fraud.  Read More...

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Labor and Employment Law Developments in Uncertain Times

Posted by Jason Greis on February 9, 2009 under Events | Be the First to Comment

If you can attend this program, it will discuss many labor and employment issues that are highly relevant to LTACHs and employers in general.  Please seee below for a description of this program. Read More...

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