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Consulting Services
Tapping Our Expertise to Support Your Mission
Through Loeb & Troper’s Consulting Services, your organization can take advantage of the best minds and most extensive experience in the special needs industry. Our broad, deep expertise in the special needs industry makes us a valuable resource for and advisor to boards and management. The consulting services we deliver include:
Financial Management and Reimbursement
• Financial planning and budgeting, cost analysis, forecasting and modeling, evaluation of accounting and reporting systems, direct and indirect cost allocation, preparation and review of budgets for new, expanded or downsized programs.
• Reimbursement analysis and development of reimbursement policies and procedures to help ensure compliance and appropriate reimbursement.
• Rates and reimbursements: projected rate calculations for existing and new programs for amounts over or under ceilings, appeals, reimbursement rate modeling, development of rates for new programs, tuition waivers and contingency fund requests.
• Preparation for and response to third-party audits, including the Limited Fiscal Review, mock audits, liaison with government auditors, preparing responses, troubleshooting, negotiating settlements.
• DDP-2 analysis and reviews: scoring and analysis of financial impact, compliance and completion issues.
• Consolidated Fiscal Report, preparation, review for compliance and impact on reimbursement; training.
• Billing and receivables review.
• Benchmarking studies: peer groups and geographic footprint.
• Financial forecasting and modeling.
• Accounting manuals to help ensure proper procedures, compliance and reimbursement levels on an ongoing basis.
Organizational Planning and Development
• Strategic planning and corporate reorganization.
• Governance assessments, reviews and implementation.
• New program development, including Options for People Through
Services (OPTS).
• Clinical compliance, policies and procedures and education.
• Marketing and branding.
• Board education and board retreats to help board members understand key industry, audit and compliance issues affecting their organizations.
