Acute Care Facilities Case Study

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• Reviews Cost Reports of acute care facilities.
• Learn policies and procedures related to the Dept. of Health Care Services (DHCS).
• Work on Public Hospital Outpatient Services Supplemental Program that provides supplemental reimbursement for an outpatient department of a general acute care public hospital.
• Communicate with hospitals regarding supporting documents in order to process reimbursement for various services.
• Created Worksheets to cross check claims for Public Hospital Outpatient Services Supplemental Reimbursement.
• Worked on Distinct Part/Skilled Nursing Facility (DP/NF) reimbursement claim and computed Federal Financial Participation (FFP) amount.
• Created Memos regarding Federal Financial Participation payment for DP/NF

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