THE RYBAR GROUP WELCOMES OUR NEWEST TEAM MEMBER!
The Rybar Group is pleased to announce that Claudia Birkenshaw Garabelli, MSA, has joined our team as our Revenue Cycle Services Manager.
Claudia has held director-level revenue cycle positions for both hospital and physician providers and is a nationally recognized expert in the healthcare revenue cycle, including Registration, Billing, and Collections. She is a nationally recognized speaker on revenue cycle excellence and has created several two-day revenue cycle boot camps. In addition, Claudia’s experience includes:
- Authored multiple articles and publications related to revenue cycle and hospital billing.
- Developed and implemented one of the first electronic health records in a revenue cycle/ business office, which included work flows, daily productivity, and lean strategies.
- Featured on the cover of a national magazine, Health Management Technology in 1998 for the development and implementation of one of the country’s first paperless patient accounting systems.
- Created and implemented various metrics for revenue cycle success.
- Healthcare Financial Management Association contracted with Claudia to complete an on-site, in-depth review of 14 of the best revenue performing providers throughout the country. A 37-page report was published in November, 2009 (to view a copy of the full report go to http://www.hfma.org/Templates/InteriorMaster.aspx?id=18071).
- Active member of the National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC), representing HFMA, and participates in the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) which are named in the HIPAA legislation as the organizations that determines codes and their definitions used on the healthcare billing forms, the UB-04 and the CMS 1500 (HCFA).
The Rybar Group now brings Claudia’s twenty-one years of leadership experience with hospitals, physicians and management and an expertise that encompasses hard-wiring daily operations.
Contact us today to discuss how Claudia can assist you with your Revenue Cycle needs.
Extensions for Medicare Cost Report Deadlines
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have recently extended deadlines for providers to file their Medicare cost report. CMS issued this extension because the certification of the new cost report software has not yet been completed.
Please review the attached table to determine if your facility will be impacted by these extensions.
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FORM CMS 2552-10
Filing Extensions
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Cost Reporting Fiscal Year End
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Current Due Date
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Revised Due Date
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Change
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4/30/2011
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9/30/2011
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11/30/2011
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60 Days
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5/31/2011
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10/31/2011
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11/30/2011
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30 Days
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6/30/2011
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11/30/2011
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01/31/2012
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60 Days
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7/31/2011
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12/31/2011
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01/31/2012
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30 Days
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8/31/2011
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01/31/2012
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02/29/2012
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30 Days
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9/30/2011
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02/29/2012
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03/31/2012
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30 Days
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10/31/2011
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03/31/2012
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03/31/2012
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None
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11/30/2011
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04/30/2012
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04/30/2012
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None
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Comprehensive, Specialized Services Backed by Decades of Experience...
The Rybar Group has spent the past twenty years developing into a premier healthcare consulting firm. With services covering financial, reimbursement, clinical, health information, and organizational needs, we have the expertise to benefit your business.
We offer a comprehensive range of specialized services to various types of healthcare providers, including:
- Hospitals
- Hospitals & Health Systems
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- Critical Access Hospitals
- Sole Community Hospitals
- Medicare Dependent Hospitals
- Teaching Hospitals
- Rural Health Centers
- Physician Clinics, from single practitioners to large clinics
- Rehabilitation Hospitals and Outpatient Rehabilitation Centers
- Free Standing Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Radiology Centers
- Other specialty organizations
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