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BESLER CONSULTING IMPROVES FINANCIAL POSITION OF SAINT VINCENT'S HEALTH SYSTEM
(PRINCETON, NJ) March 29, 2005 --- BESLER Consulting, a leading financial and operational consult to healthcare providers, has recently completed a number of consulting engagements for Saint Vincent's Health System of Erie, Pennsylvania that resulted in improving the health system's financial position.
Phil Besler, President and CEO of BESLER Consulting, made the announcement this week (March 28, 2005). Mr. Besler said the BESLER team of consultants worked in conjunction with Saint Vincent's management team to ensure compliance and to obtain appropriate reimbursement for the services they provide.
"The quality of the information provided by BESLER supported a number of our strategic decisions," said Douglas T. Meyers, MBA, CPA, Senior Vice President and CEO of Saint Vincent's Health System. "Ultimately, the efforts by BESLER Consulting helped us to continue our mission to the community. The culmination of this effort was a recent double upgrade by Moody's Investor's Service."
BESLER Consulting will continue to aid Saint Vincent's Health System in ongoing endeavors to help them sustain continuous financial success, according to Mr. Besler.
About BESLER Consulting
Founded in 1986 to offer reimbursement services to acute care hospitals, BESLER Consulting today provides consulting expertise in many other areas including coding, revenue cycle management, health information, compliance, accreditation, clinical staffing and interim management in a variety of provider settings.
About Saint Vincent's Health System
Saint Vincent's Health System is a regional, integrated network of medical specialties focusing on holistic care. For over 125 years, Saint Vincent's associates and physicians have been responsible for the healthcare of more than one million individuals in the northwestern Pennsylvania area.