Articles: Hospitals ＆ Health Systems

2013

• Hospital Community Health Needs Assessments: Proposed Regulations Provide Much Needed Clarification - May 7, 2013
• Seven Things We Can Do Now to Prevent the Physician Shortage - May 7, 2013
• Alert - FASB Issues ASU 2013-06 – Impacts Accounting for Services Received from Personnel of an Affiliate - Apr 30, 2013
• Alert - Medicare Sequestration is Now in Effect - Apr 15, 2013
• Alert - New DSH Ruling May Create Reimbursement Opportunity for Hospitals - Feb 20, 2013
• New HIPAA and HITECH Requirements Result in Sweeping Changes - Jan 30, 2013

2012

• Proper Worker Classification Is Important - Dec 4, 2012
• Clarifying Ohio’s Sales & Use Tax on Construction Projects for Exempt Organizations - Dec 4, 2012
• Proposed Regulations Issued for IRC Section 501(r) Impact Tax-Exempt Hospitals - Nov 19, 2012
• CHNA Requirements for Exempt Hospital Organizations Operating State-Licensed Hospital Facilities - Oct 4, 2012
• State of Michigan Orders Blue Cross to Submit Plan to Correct "Fair Share" Deficiency - Aug 15, 2012
• Failure to Include Required Language Defeats Charitable Contribution Deduction - Aug 9, 2012
• EPSi: A Powerful BI Tool for Hospitals and Health Systems - Aug 6, 2012
• GASB Approves Long-awaited Pension Standards! - Jul 2, 2012
• Alert - Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law - Jul 2, 2012
• Hospitals & Health Systems: 340B Program Eligibility Clarification - May 15, 2012
• Accountable Care Organizations Under Healthcare Reform - May 4, 2012
• Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums: How Is My Insurance Company Determining My Premium? - Feb 15, 2012
• Michigan State Withholding on Charitable Gift Annuities - Feb 7, 2012
• Changes to Accounting for Accrued Medical Malpractice Claims and Expenses - Feb 6, 2012
• Medicare Incentives Payments for Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records: Accounting and Reporting Developments - Jan 24, 2012
• Alert - Sneak Preview: Our 2012 Healthcare Outlook - Jan 11, 2012
• Is Your Healthcare Entity a Personal Service Corporation? - Jan 10, 2012

2011

• Small Business Health Care Tax Credit - Dec 27, 2011
• Physician Acquisitions - Nothing Will Come of Nothing - Nov 16, 2011
• Opportunity Knocks for Hospitals: Cost Accounting & Reengineering Can Yield Profitability - Sep 6, 2011
• FASB Amends Accounting Standard for Healthcare Entities (Topic 954) - Aug 26, 2011
• Employee Theft Adds Up, Low-Cost Solutions Could Save Thousands - Aug 25, 2011
• Top Considerations for Hospitals Acquiring a Physician Practice - Jul 28, 2011
• FASB Ratifies EITF Consensus - Results in Change in Presentation of Bad Debt Expense - Jul 15, 2011
• Healthcare Reform Update: CMS Proposed Rules for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) - Jun 8, 2011
• Foreign Bank Account Reporting - Updated Guidance for 2010 Filings - Jun 1, 2011
• Thoughts on Working Draft of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide - Health Care Entities - May 17, 2011
• Tax-Exempt Hospitals Granted Automatic Form 990 Extensions in Limited Circumstances - Feb 24, 2011
• Supreme Court Rules Medical Residents NOT Eligible for Student FICA Tax Exception - Jan 19, 2011

2010

• EITF Issue No. 09-H, "Health Care Entities: Revenue Recognition" - Dec 7, 2010
• HITECH is on the way. Is your organization ready? - Oct 11, 2010
• CMS Clarification on 2011 In-Patient Prospective Pay Rules - Sep 29, 2010
• Hospitals Respond to IRS Request for Comments on New Section 501(r) - Aug 24, 2010
• Proposed Changes in Lease Accounting - Aug 20, 2010
• Proposed Accounting Standards Impacting Health Care Providers - Apr 28, 2010
• Health Care Reform has Significant Impact on Tax-Exempt Hospitals - Mar 31, 2010
• Key Health Care Reform Provisions Affecting Providers - Mar 26, 2010
• Illinois Supreme Court Rules Nonprofit Hospital Did Not Qualify for Property Tax Exemption - Mar 24, 2010
• IRS to Honor Medical Resident FICA Refund Claims for Pre-2006 Tax Years - Mar 5, 2010
• Nonprofit Organizations of ALL Sizes Must File Form 990 on Time to Remain Tax Exempt - Feb 2, 2010

2009

• FASB and IASB Lease Accounting Project Update - Sep 14, 2009
• Private Equity Firms Provide Opportunity for Middle-Market Companies - Jul 15, 2009
• Losing Sleep Due to Fiduciary Responsibilities? - Jul 15, 2009
• Fast Tracking Healthcare Reform: What Does It Really Mean? - Jul 15, 2009
• Good Advice for Any Business - Jul 15, 2009
• Downsizing Staff, Upsizing Fraud - Jul 15, 2009
• Introducing Plante & Moran's New Management Team - Jul 15, 2009
• Impact of Recession Alters Consumer Behavior - Jul 15, 2009
• Think Globally - Jul 15, 2009
• Is Green the New Black? - Jul 1, 2009
• Anatomy of a Fraudster - Mar 4, 2009
• Advisory Boards Provide Strategic Direction and Help Businesses Navigate Emerging Challenges - Mar 4, 2009
• Health & Welfare Plans:A Prescription for Relief - Mar 4, 2009
• Leadership Development That Sticks: Accelerate the Development of Your Future Leaders - Mar 4, 2009
• The Ticket to Improving Profitability in Challenging Times - Jan 15, 2009

2008

• Medicare Updates for December 2008 - Dec 1, 2008
• 2008 Tax Guide: State & Local Tax Activities - Nov 12, 2008
• 2008 Tax Guide: International Happenings - Nov 12, 2008
• 2008 Tax Guide: Business Tax Planning - Nov 12, 2008
• 2008 Tax Guide: Individual Tax Planning - Nov 12, 2008
• Transparency: The Lynchpin of Effective Cost Management in Health Care - Jun 25, 2008
• Numbers Don’t Lie - Jun 25, 2008
• Do You Have an IT Strategic Plan? We Think You Should, Here’s Why - Apr 5, 2008
• Want to Retain Top Talent? Use Long-Term Incentives - Mar 25, 2008
• Is Your Frog Boiling? Why Enlisting the Aid of a Turnaround Consultant Could Be the Best Decision Owners Make for their Underperforming Companies - Mar 14, 2008
• What Do Thriving Organizations Have in Common With Underperforming Ones? They Can All Benefit From Operations Improvement - Mar 14, 2008
• FASB Statement No. 161, Disclosures About Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Mar 1, 2008
• Post-Acute Transfer Policy: How Often Has Your Hospital Been Underpaid? - Mar 1, 2008
• What An Owner Wants The CFO And Auditors To Know - Jan 1, 2008

2007

• New Auditing Standards for Health Care Organizations - Nov 19, 2007
• Medicare PS&R Changes - Oct 9, 2007

2006

• Summary of Fiscal Intermediary Medicare Bad Debt Bulletins - Nov 28, 2006
• Pension and Other Postretirement Accounting — FASB Issues Statement 158 Amending Prior Rules - Nov 28, 2006
• How to Expedite Reimbursement & Reduce Receivables - Jul 1, 2006
• Resolve to Be Lean: Efficiencies for Any Industry - May 10, 2006
• Vendor Management: A Paradigm Shift in the Right Directions - May 10, 2006
• Preparing for an Audit and Important Accounting Issues to Discuss with Your Auditors - Jan 1, 2006
• How to Determine If It’s Time to Renovate or Expand - Jan 1, 2006

2005

• The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 - Nov 1, 2005