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Centric Consulting’s Miami Team

When It Comes to Patient Care - Awarded Contract by State of

Focus on Unique “Options” Florida Agency for Health Care

Administration
When it comes to cars, the ‘options’ that
most folks are not that everyone else has,
picky. Reliable, Comfor - look for something Centric Consulting, LLC,
table, Quality, Value, and that will set your and Tellus, LLC, are
Safety are what many organization apart. announcing the award of a
seem to look for. Since we have a car contract to provide the State
I recently started kick- theme going, many of Florida Agency for Health
ing the tires figuratively years ago, someone Care Administration (the
and literally with the idea got the great idea of Agency) with an Electronic
of getting something new. offering free valet Visit Verification (EVV) sys-
The bells and whistles parking at hospitals, tem of Home Health Services
today are amazing. however, now it is (home health visits, private
However, when every unusual not to see it. duty nursing, and personal
car seems to have the BY JAY JUFFRE Point is, what was care services). The Agency is
same “cool” options, it is innovative yesterday, the single state agency
far less impressive. If it is common today and responsible for operating the Kim Caruthers Brad Levine
has push button start, a high tech dis- will become the basic expectation in Florida Medicaid program.
play, or Bluetooth/WiFi, our reaction the future. Challenge your team to Florida Medicaid home health services provide medically necessary care to eligible
nowadays is one of ‘no big deal’ think differently than the others. Medicaid recipients whose medical condition, illness, or injury in their place of residence
(despite what the sales rep. will try to Benchmarking your competition is or other authorized community-based setting.
tell us). These may have been cool five great, but it can also limit creativity Centric is exclusively using Tellus, LLC technology to provide the EVV system. The
years ago, but now, ho-hum. However, and differentiation. Tellus EVV system verifies the utilization and delivery of those home health services
what always impresses people is true Try to come up with one cool new using modern technology that effectively identifies the delivery of the service, processes
innovation. option for your patients and their claims data and deters aberrant billing practices. The EVV system provides an electronic
When we think, ‘no one else has family per month – it doesn’t have to billing interface and electronic submission of claims for home health services that are
this … yet’. Eventually others will cost anything, just be unique in the verified by prior authorization, and produces reports for services not delivered as author-
copy the idea, but it is always exciting market. The difference is what ized. As the prime contractor to the Agency, Centric will provide services including proj-
to see something new and original. impresses people and what can make ect management, training development and delivery, quality management, policies and
The same is true for patient care and you a leader at what you do. procedures, and overall contract oversight.
the competitive landscape to impress The Tellus EVV system is a comprehensive point-of-care solution for the Agency that
patients and their families. Jay Juffre is Executive Vice President, combines care plan compliance and claims verification. Features include task validation
If you want to win in the market- ImageFIRST. For more information on and visit approval, mobile application, GPS triangulation, integrated billing and report-
place, avoid trying to be the same. ImageFIRST, call 1-800-932-7472 or ing, claims submittal, eligibility verification, and an interface to the Florida Medicaid
Instead, once you have provided all of visit www.imagefirst.com. Management Information System (FMMIS).
In a combined statement, Centric Miami Practice Lead Kim Caruthers and Tellus CEO
Brad Levine said, “Centric and Tellus are proud to have been selected to deliver this valu-
able work to the Agency. We look forward to working with our community of providers
to deliver home health services with innovative, easy-to-use technology that improves
compliance and reduces fraud.”

“ You can’t separate the clinical
and the fi nancial – not anymore.”
Boca Raton Regional Hospital

People who know Healthcare, know BDO.
Selects Baptist Health

South Florida As Potential

Strategic Partner

Officials at Boca Raton Regional Hospital today announced that its Board of
Trustees has selected Baptist Health South Florida as its recommendation for fur-
ther strategic partnership discussions. The move culminates an initiative that
began over one year ago to accelerate and elevate the Hospital’s position as a pre-
eminent academic tertiary referral center in South Florida.
“We are pleased with the Board’s decision to move forward with Baptist,” said
Jerry Fedele, President and CEO of Boca Raton Regional Hospital. “While this
was a most difficult choice, one that was between two of the finest healthcare
providers in the country, our Trustees believe Baptist is the best fit for Boca
Regional.”
The BDO Center for Healthcare Excellence & Innovation
The process to secure a strategic partner for Boca Regional was spearheaded by
As the healthcare industry enters an era of unprecedented transformation, anticipating and the Ad Hoc Partnership Steering Committee and was comprised of community
understanding the future state model of healthcare is more important than ever. From advising on and medical staff leaders, trustees and volunteers. Chaired by Dick Schmidt, for-
complex joint ventures, to M&A services, to healthcare redesign, BDO’s multidisciplinary teams help mer Boca Regional Board Chair and noted civic leader and philanthropist, it was
organizations plan for and implement the fi nancial and clinical changes needed to transform their responsible for vetting 12 potential partner proposals, winnowing down the list
institutions — and thrive in the years to come.
of suitors based on stringent criteria and advancing recommendations to the
Alfredo Cepero, Managing Partner, acepero@bdo.com Boca Regional Board for final discussion and decision.
Angelo Pirozzi, Partner, apirozzi@bdo.com Assessment of partner candidates included site visits between the respective
organizations and robust dialogue and meetings between medical staff leader-
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ship, senior executives, Board members and volunteers.
@BDOHealth www.bdo.com/blogs/healthcare According to Schmidt, the Committee found great synergy with Baptist from a
programmatic perspective and strategic approach to the delivery of care in South
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inclusion in the Baptist System will make the whole of the new organization
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greater than the sum of its parts,” he said.

8 August 2018 southfloridahospitalnews.com South Florida Hospital News