Industry Expertise

Practice Focus

Biography

Glenn has over 30 years of experience in the health care finance industry. He serves health care organizations with an emphasis on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and related billing and coding issues. He assists in overseeing the Health Care Consulting Group's Third-Party Reimbursement Practice including charge capture services, cost reporting, appeal services, and medical education programs. Glenn focuses on core reimbursement services, optimization and compliance, Medicare wage index and occupational mix reporting, reimbursement department outsourcing, and Medicare and Medicaid cost report appeals.

Glenn previously worked for a major healthcare reimbursement consulting firm, where he provided expertise in Medicare and Medicaid appeals and cost report reviews. He worked with the Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB) and the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) to resolve cases before they reached the hearing stage, recouping millions of dollars from the government for clients. He has also worked as an auditor for the Medicare Administration and the Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development (OSHPD).

Specific relevant experience includes:

  • Wage Index and Occupational Mix optimization
  • Preparation and resolution of PRRB and Medi-Cal appeals
  • Prepare Medicare, Medi-Cal and OSHPD cost reports for health care entities
  • Protest Items to protect clients’ appeal rights in filed cost reports

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • Optimizing Reimbursement in YOUR Medicare Cost Report
    (Healthcare Financial Management Association, Hawaii Annual Conference, April 2015)
  • Medicare Cost Report Appeals Webinar
    (Healthcare Financial Management Association, Oregon Chapter, January 2015)
  • Medicare Regulatory Update
    (Healthcare Financial Management Association, Southern California and Northern California Chapters, August 2014 and September 2014, respectively)
  • Cost Report Appeal Cycle and Appeal Issues
    (April 2012)

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Healthcare Financial Management Association

Education

  • BS, accounting and business management, California State University-Sacramento

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