Year: 2020

From everyone at the Venesky Group, we would like to wish you Happy Holidays!  Thank you to all our clients for their dedication, hard work and perseverance throughout the year.   We hope that you have a safe and healthy New Year!

As we come into the holiday season, we wanted to thank all our clients for their hard work in 2020.  We know that it has been a difficult year for many, and we truly appreciate your dedication.  Our company is ready to meet any challenges that you may face in 2021, and we look forward…

The Division of Finance and Rate Setting (DFRS) has received requests regarding an extension of the submission deadline for the 2019 AHCF cost report.  Due to the number of provider requests, DFRS has given a 30-day extension.  The deadline, which was previously November 2, 2020, will now be extended to December 7, 2020.

The 2019 AHCF cost report filing deadline is November 2, 2020. With just under a month before the report is due, we wanted to review a few items of note: The software is currently available on the New York State Department of Health (DOH) website: https://commerce.health.state.ny.us/public/hcs_login.html.   To download the software, you must request an HCS…

The annual cost reporting for the July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 school year is due in less than two weeks.  The report must be completed and certified no later than October 16,2020, and will be filed in a new web portal, the PCH Claiming System.

Since we have upgraded our technology services, we are now able to conduct online meetings using Zoom, Cisco Webex and Microsoft Teams.

We have updated our phone system.  When calling, you will be prompted with a new menu. For questions regarding Medicare and Medicaid Cost Reports or Article 6 State Aid, or any other health services questions, press 1. For questions regarding Cost Allocation Plans, Maintenance in Lieu of Rent, or any other governmental services questions, press…

The annual cost reporting for the July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 school year will begin on August 10, 2020 and must be completed and certified by October 16, 2020. To assist school districts and counties in this process, the NYS Department of Health’s contractor, Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG) is conducting CPE Cost…

Due to COVID-19 multiple Cost Reports have been delayed.  Below are the revised due dates for County run Agencies: FYE 2019 – CHHA / Hospice Medicare Cost Report is due by August 31, 2020. FYE 2019 – CHHA / LHCSA Medicaid Cost Report is due by October 31, 2020. At this time, no new information…

OVERVIEW: The 2019 novel COVID-19 (coronavirus) causes respiratory illness in people and can spread from person-to-person. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the virus is principally spread person-to-person mainly via respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes, similar to how influenza and other viruses that cause respiratory illness…