Trent Messick works for Dixon Hughes PLLC in the firms Winston-Salem, North Carolina office. Dixon Hughes is the 18th largest CPA firm in the country and has the largest healthcare consulting practice based in the Southeast. Trent serves as managing member over the firms hospital reimbursement and regulatory group. He is responsible for directing the group in servicing clients and developing the groups technical skills and capabilities. Trent has approximately fourteen years of experience in the healthcare industry working with hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, rehabilitation agencies, and other healthcare entities. He has spent the past ten years with Dixon Hughes and its predecessor firms as part of the healthcare consulting practice. His healthcare experience also includes financial accounting and budgeting for a multi-hospital system in North Carolina. Trent received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and is a member of various professional organizations such as HFMA, AICPA and AHLA.
Learning Objectives:
Analyze current policies and procedures regarding collections and bad debts to determine if they are in compliance with the latest developments.
Evaluate Medicare bad debt audits and develop appropriate responses.
Review recent regulatory changes and clarifications to CMS Medicare bad debt policies.