Healthcare

Established in 1992, the group provides a diversity of services – reimbursement, consulting, audit, and tax. Our experienced professionals have successfully competed against national firms in serving healthcare clients and are active participants in local healthcare trade associations as speakers, trainers, and corporate sponsors.

While many firms have industry concentrations, LaPorte’s multi-disciplinary group comprises of 17 professionals who meet monthly to cross-train, identify best practices, review industry trends, and work together to reach collective solutions for our healthcare clients. Our group periodically provides updates to our clients.

Services

    Audit and Accounting

  • Financial statement audits
  • Fraud risk assessment
  • Internal audits
  • Internal control evaluations
  • IT risk and controls assessments
  • Managed care claims audits
  • Retirement plan audits

    • Audit and Accounting

  • IRS compliance issues
  • Nonprofit application of filings for grant making authority
  • Nonprofit organizational planning (entity structure and nonprofit type)
  • Unrelated business income tax planning

    • Audit and Accounting

  • 340 B calculations
  • Bad debt analyses and reviews
  • Corporate compliance and risk analyses
  • Disproportionate share analyses and reimbursement recovery
  • Financial modeling
  • Managed care contract analyses
  • Medicare/Medicaid cost report preparation and review
  • RAC and MIC preparation and education
  • Re-openings and amendments
  • Revenue cycle improvement
  • Strategic pricing
  • Uncompensated care calculations

    • Other Healthcare Consulting

  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Costing analyses, including overhead and cost controls
  • Demand, utilization, and financial feasibility studies
  • Financial due diligence and business valuations
  • Financial matching to capital needs
  • Litigation support
  • Meaningful use gap analyses
  • Merger facilitation and structure
  • Strategic planning
Biographies | Group Leaders

    Bruce PrendergastBruce Prendergast, CPA, M.S.
    Director, Tax Services
    Biography

    Gregory RomigGregory P. Romig, CPA
    Director, Audit and Assurance Services
    Biography

    Michael McLachlanMichael McLachlan, CPA
    Director, Healthcare Consulting Services
    Biography

    Preston RitchiePreston Ritchie, CPA
    Senior Manager, Audit and Assurance Services

    Randy BucknerRandy Buckner, CPA
    Vice President, Audit and Assurance Services

    Courtney C. GarrettCourtney C. Garrett, CPA
    Vice President, Audit and Assurance Services

    Bobbie PatronBobbie Patron
    Manager, Healthcare Consulting Services

    Jessica Cahill</strong>, CPA<br />Jessica Cahill, CPA
    Manager, Audit and Assurance Services

Client Testimonials

    “We feel confident with them. Continuity, deep knowledge of nonprofits, dependability, and accessibility are what come to mind when I recommend the services of LaPorte. I also value that they do things when they say they will, and that our audit and tax work runs smoothly. Continuity is also a big plus for LaPorte as we don't have to take the time to train someone new."
    Tatsy Jeter
    Vice President of Finance
Louisiana Hospital Association

     

    “The firm matches up well with what I look for in a firm in that they are honest, have a strong local reputation, and are flexible in working around our schedule versus having us work around theirs. We can count on them to provide good suggestions and accurate information.”

    Jay Rive
    Executive Director 
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Industry Activities
  • Memberships

    - The American Academy of Medical Managers
    - The American College of Healthcare Executives
    - CAH Advisory Committee to the Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
    - New Orleans Healthcare Managers Association, Board Member at Large
    - Louisiana Chapter, Healthcare Financial Management Association, Past President
    - Louisiana Hospital Association
    - Louisiana Primary Care Association
    - Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants, Medical and Healthcare Issues Task Force
    - Women’s Healthcare Executive Network

McGladrey Alliance

    LaPorte is a member and integral part of the McGladrey Alliance of accounting firms located across the country.

    RSM McGladrey, Inc. / McGladrey & Pullen, LLP together are the fifth largest U.S. accounting, tax and business services provider.

    This affiliation furthers enhances our depth and breadth of service by allowing us to utilize directors and staff from RSM McGladrey and our fellow McGladrey Alliance members from over 100 members in 260 locations throughout the United States who together serve over 3,000 healthcare entities nationwide.

    The McGladrey Alliance Capabilities:

    Industry specialists at your service
    Our Health Care practice professionals bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to serve a diverse range of health care organizations, including Hospitals and Health Systems, Long-term Senior Living, Community Health Clinics and Physician Practices. Through our global network of international specialists, we offer a broad range of specialized tax and consulting services, many developed specifically to address the unique needs of our clients.

    Industry insight at your fingertips
    We keep current on new accounting and tax changes as well as Medicare/Medicaid and other third-party payor issues affecting our health care and not-for-profit clients. Through publications and e-newsletters we ensure our clients are kept abreast of current events and law changes. In addition, our health care specialists keep up-to-date with the continuing education requirements of our company and the industry, attending numerous health care-related training programs throughout the year.

    McGladrey Alliance Affiliation
    We believe that our affiliation with the McGladrey Alliance provides us and our clients the best of both worlds: the expanded expertise to draw on as the national firms can, and yet the client service philosophy and advantages of a local firm.

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