BESLER Consulting Expands its Care Coordination and Compliance Practice

Nov. 23, 2010 - PRLog -- (PRINCETON, NJ, November 23, 2010) BESLER Consulting, a leading financial and operational consultancy to healthcare providers, is pleased to announce the expansion of their Care Coordination and Compliance practice, with the addition of Nadene R. Taniguchi RN, CCM, PAHM, who has joined BELSER Consulting as a Manager.

“Ms. Taniguchi’s unique skill set and experience in Case Management Program Development, Utilization Review Committee Assessment, and Coding Compliance Revenue Cycle enhancement, will be extremely valuable to our clients,” according to David Bongiovanni, CEO of BESLER Consulting.

“The increase in Governmental and Commercial recovery audits, with many focused on medical necessity, results in a need for Hospitals to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Case Management,” explained Mr. Bongiovanni. “With the addition of Ms. Taniguchi, BESLER Consulting is well positioned to provide a comprehensive case management solution to our clients.” This solution encompasses assessment and recommendations to improve case management processes and procedures.  In addition, our expertise will provide best practice solutions for providers to implement strong systems to sustain a level of proficiency in determining medical necessity upon admission and throughout the continuum of care.  

Prior to joining BESLER Consulting, Ms. Taniguchi was the Administrative Director, Care Coordination for Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey, where her responsibilities included Case Management, Social Work and Home Care Coordination.  In this position Ms. Taniguchi was instrumental in implementing a new Case Management model that resulted in an annualized expense reduction of $600k, while decreasing length of stay and denials.

About BESLER Consulting
Founded in 1986 to offer reimbursement services to acute care hospitals, BESLER Consulting today provides consulting expertise in many other areas including coding, revenue cycle management, health information, compliance, accreditation, clinical staffing and interim management in a variety of provider settings.

The BESLER Consulting Compliance team has developed a comprehensive solution for case management operational improvements; customized clinical and coding audit services as well as an outsource solution for the submission of Federal audit appeals. They provide a variety of customized compliance services that can provide the appropriate mix of experience and audits to build and support your compliance program.  For more information please contact Laureen A. Rimmer at 732.839.8226 or lrimmer@beslerconsulting.com on the web at www.beslerconsulting.com.

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BESLER Consultants are experts in revenue cycle analysis and optimization, reimbursement regulations and maximization, coding audits and education, RAC audits and appeals, and accreditation/licensure preparedness and response.