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Authorize the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Amendment No. Five to the Agreement (A-10757) with Toyon Associates Inc for Medicare Appeal Services at NMC, extending the Agreement to June 30, 2013 and adding $500,000 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $2,400,000 in the aggregate.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors authorize the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Amendment No. Five to the Agreement (A-10757) with Toyon Associates Inc for Medicare Appeal Services at NMC, extending the Agreement to June 30, 2013 and adding $500,000 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $2,400,000 in the aggregate.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Medicare/Medi-Cal Programs have established procedures which providers of healthcare services must follow to pursue appeals of cost report audit adjustments. Toyon Associates, Inc. has the expertise to pursue cost report appeals and/or reopening on behalf of the hospital. Typical issues in dispute are Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) eligible days, Social Security Ratio, DSH General Assistant days for interns and residents, labor and delivery room charges and bad debts. These issues, especially DSH eligible days, represent significant reimbursement. These are comprehensive reports that include the financial information of the hospital and require special training and experience to complete. Toyon Associates has provided these services over the past ten years for NMC and successfully recovered over $2.M during current Fiscal Year 2011 through 2012.
Toyon Associates, Inc will review and file an appeal within 180 calendar days of the final report date to contest certain issues in dispute. This agreement covers cost reporting for Fiscal Years June 30, 1994 through June 30, 2011 Toyon will evaluate and provide data to the intermediaries to support NMC’s position of the disputed issues. The services provided meet all...
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