Sierra Health Group has done extensive work with dozens of air ambulance services all across the United States. We have been involved in virtually every business aspect of air ambulance programs from developing new programs from scratch, to improving the efficiency of existing services.
We have saved our clients millions of dollars by successfully appealing denied claims, optimizing the billing and collection practices, negotiating more favorable contracts with payers and suppliers, and implementing other revenue enhancements.
Previous engagements have included:
- Feasibility studies
- Strategic planning
- Compliance audits
- Certificate of Need issues
- Developing marketing plans
- Billing and collection issues
- RFP development
- Contract negotiations
- Cost / Benefit analysis of transport programs
- Analysis of inpatient revenue
- Managed care contracting
- Financial reviews
- Government relations
- Aircraft selection
- Aircraft purchase negotiations
- Rate setting
- Reimbursement analysis
- Membership programs
- Medicaid rate setting
- Program mergers
- Consortium development
- Medicare Cost Report analysis
- Representations at Medicare Fair Hearings
- Representations at Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearings