HCS, LLC Square Footage Analysis

Healthcare organizations are expanding their ancillary and outpatient service departments, but the expansion of these departments often is not reflected in square footage records. Inaccurate square footage records often lead to material understatements of Medicare reimbursable costs and can expose the hospital to charges of fraud.

Healthcare Consulting Services, LLC (HCS), has developed a high-quality reimbursement-based square footage analysis. Our process includes the performance of the following:

A walk-through of all facilities to be included in the study and verification of space utilization

A thorough review of blueprints and record of updates noted during our tour.

A computer-assisted drafting technology to scan blueprints and obtain accurate measurements of all areas.

A summary of square feet by floor, by general ledger department and by cost report line number.

An analysis of various methods of allocating common areas and the reimbursement impact of each method.

A written summary of our analysis which will include:

Detailed listing of all areas along with corresponding square feet measurement

Updated floor plans on C.A.D. diskette

Reconciliation pages for filing Medicare cost report statistics with little effort

Our analysis, in addition to serving as a tool for identifying additional reimbursement, can be useful for other purposes such as cost accounting or decision support systems. The results of our square footage analysis will continue to have an impact on future years and can be easily modified for future or past periods.

HCS is a national firm with experienced consultants specializing in reimbursement issues related to hospitals and other healthcare entities. For more information on how HCS can assist you with a square footage analysis, please contact Grant Byers at (317) 633-4708, Ext. 316 or e-mail at gbyers@hcs-healthcare.com.

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