Healthcare consultants are in demand.
Since 1985 Baratz & Associates has been providing significant healthcare consulting in both profit and non-profit sectors. Partner Clifford Simmons, CPA initiated the development of the firm's consulting business specializing in the health care industry. His working knowledge of federal and state regulatory requirements enables him to focus on services that help doctors and hospitals adjust to ever changing and growing demands.
The firm has performed engagements that involve most medical specialties and we are constantly updating our knowledge base by actively participating in healthcare organizations and conferences such as Medical Group Management Association and American Health Lawyers Association.
Practice management is our specialty.
Baratz is uniquely adept at using industry-specific knowledge to provide management consulting to all areas related to this growing and complex field.
Our clients include hospitals, physician practices, individual physicians health care systems, and other ancillary healthcare service provider.
Our services include:
- compensation and business valuation
- medical practice management reviews
- operational audits
- compliance reviews
- medical record consulting
- financial analysis
- tax research and compliance services
- dispute resolutions and regulatory compliance review and analysis.
Specialization example: Healthcare
Baratz provides extensive services for area hospitals that support "commercially reasonable fair market value" that is necessary for compliance with the regulatory requirements (Stark Laws, anti-kickback statutes, Internal Revenue Service non-profit regulations). Each employed Doctor's compensation is evaluated using several national compensation studies combined with our knowledge of the specialty and the particulars of the employment arrangement to support compliance with Federal and State laws and regulations.