LW Consulting, Inc. (LWCI) is a recognized leader in providing compliance, reimbursement, operational, and clinical consulting solutions across the full continuum of healthcare delivery.
We are an Independent Review Organization (IRO), performing audits under Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIA), and an expert resource to providers, attorneys, and government agencies in ensuring organizations meet the myriad of guidelines, requirements, and statutes that regulate the delivery of healthcare services. We also provide interim staffing for post-acute care providers.
Today’s compliance and risk management challenges require innovative solutions.
LWCI has the expertise and experience to achieve them.
Suite of Services
Our team includes compliance professionals, reimbursement experts, RNs, therapists, auditor-coders, and consulting physicians. Many team members possess numerous industry certifications.
Our clients receive peace of mind knowing that they have received reliable advice and guidance that improves their business.
We often work with attorneys for providers in negotiating with the MACs, the OIG, federal prosecutors, US Attorneys and State Agencies in evaluating medical necessity, coding and billing procedures, and negotiating the adjudication of potential overpayment, denials, and disputed claims.
LW Consulting, Inc. uniquely blends its comprehensive knowledge of the healthcare industry with a proven ability to work as a partner with healthcare attorneys. We understand the ebb and flow of the legal process. We are flexible, responsive, and complete our work when and where it is needed.
The federal nursing home staffing mandate has been the center of conversation in the aging services space since it was debuted and took effect in early 2024. But, the fight against the regulation is starting to heat up. On Wednesday, October 10, 2024, twenty state attorney generals filed suit against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to have this mandate overruled. The final ruling issued by CMS is available to read in the
Are you tired of the normal, everyday grind? Are you a dedicated senior living healthcare professional but feeling bogged down by the same old schedule? You might consider converting from an employee to an independent contractor. There are many situations on a regular basis where temporary help is needed in long term care. Directors of Nursing, Nursing Home Administrators, Personal Care Administrators and Registered Nurse Assessment Coordinators (MDS Coordinators) are all examples of positions that
The Advanced Beneficiary Notice or ABN is a form that has been around for a long time. It is important to be aware that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has just recently updated the form. The new SNF ABN form and instructions are now published and are available for immediate use. The new form will be mandatory for use on 10/31/2024. Click here for the New ABN Instructions. The new form has been
“The manner in which LW Consulting conducted our organization’s board retreat this past January, was both professional and personal. All participants were energized and inspired. As a result, during the board meeting that followed in March, every member was empowered to speak on the issues at hand. For the first time, we had generative discussions that moved the ball forward with action steps assigned to individuals or groups. Absolutely ground-breaking for our organization and we continue to reap the benefits.”
Dana Chandler
Ensign Services
“As we began the process of selecting our IRO, we wanted to engage a company that had an auditing team with real world experience. We wanted accurate and trustworthy results that could add value to our rehabilitation, nursing and MDS programs. We have found that with LW Consulting. The LW team is professional, seasoned, and experienced. The therapists and nurses evaluating our teams and documentation understand the skilled nursing and therapy world. Many of them continue to work as on-call therapists. Their guidance and evaluation skills are founded in the real world of caring for our senior population. Our staff find the LW team to be genuine, knowledgeable, respectable and approachable. Once our IRO relationship ends with LW Consulting, we hope that we will be able to continue to utilize them in a consulting capacity for many years to come.”
Deborah M. Miller RN, JD Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer
Urology Care Alliance
“We have used the services of LW Consulting for the last three years for chart review audits and follow-up training of our 25 physicians. We are extremely pleased with thoroughness and quality of the work that they have done. They have provided both individual feed-back sessions with some of our physicians as well as webinar review and training sessions that all of our physicians attended.”
