Capabilities

Kessler Healthcare Consulting advises on Medicare and Medicaid coverage, payment, and program integrity, drawing on 36 years inside the federal government.

Practice areas

Medicare

  • Assessing super intelligence (SI) solutions for conducting medical record review, for multiple clients.
  • Partnering with a large, global information technology company to develop fraud, waste, and abuse solutions.
  • Complying with coverage and payment requirements (§§ 1861 and 1862).
  • Obtaining coding, coverage, and reimbursement for new products, including Transitional Device Pass-Through Payment and New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) approval.
  • Advising on new regulations.

Medicaid

  • Led an international company's effort to develop a Medicaid-focused fraud, waste, and abuse solution.
  • Engaged with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on re-building its Medicaid Integrity Program.

No Surprises Act, Independent Dispute Resolution

  • Completed an in-depth analysis of the statutory and regulatory Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) requirements.
  • Developed the Independent Dispute Resolution Entity (IDRE) Audit Tool.
  • Carried out a mock audit of a current IDRE.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes

CodeClassification
541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
541519Other Computer Related Services
541690Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Entity information

Legal name
Kessler Healthcare Consulting, LLC (d/b/a KHC)
Principal
Thomas J. Kessler, Esq., Owner
Location
Chester, MD 21619
Telephone
443-679-7981
Email
TJK@kesslerhcconsulting.com