Dennis K. Grindle, CPA
Dennis became a partner in the consulting and accounting firm of Seim, Johnson, Sestak & Quist, LLP in October, 1998. He joined the firm in 1989 and prior to that time he had two years of tax consulting experience with a national accounting firm and four years of physician reimbursement management experience with a hospital-owned physician management group.

In 1983, Dennis graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Dennis focuses on the following services:

• Medicare reimbursement (fees, reimbursement schedules, jurisdiction, rules and regulations, etc.)
• Medicare provider enrollment (Form CMS-855 completion and compliance consulting) issues
• Medicare provider-based issues
• Physician and Non-physician practitioner Medicare billing issues
• Corporate compliance programs
• Non-Medicare reimbursement (coverage issues, RVU, fee schedules, etc.)
• Physician compensation issues
• Practice restructurings
• Financial accounting
• Practice valuations
• Evaluation of managed care contracts
• Review of economic implications of physician contracts
• Negotiation of hospital-based physician contracts
• Other issues

Dennis has lectured on Medicare provider enrollment (Form CMS-855) issues, Medicare provider-based issues, physician and non-physician practitioner reimbursement matters, corporate compliance plans, physician compensation plans and other practice management issues at a local, state and national level, including the Healthcare Financial Management Association, National Medical Group Management Association, Iowa and Nebraska Medical Group Management Associations, American Health Lawyers Association, United Communications Group (Part B News), The Coding Institute, American College of Chest Physicians, Bones Society, Inc., Metropolitan Omaha Medical Society, Omaha Mid-West Clinical Society, Iowa Medical Society, Iowa Hospital Association, Nebraska Medical Association, Nebraska Hospital Association and Iowa and Nebraska Chapters of the American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management.

Dennis frequently does presentations on provider enrollment and reimbursement issues with representatives from the CMS-Central Office, CMS Regional Offices, Medicare intermediaries and carriers and various other payors.

Memberships and affiliations include:

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Nebraska Medical Group Management Association
• Iowa Medical Group Management Association
• Healthcare Financial Management Association
• American Health Lawyers Association
  

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