Kraft Healthcare Consulting professionals have participated in healthcare trade missions, conducted training sessions and provided healthcare supplies and services to communities in Haiti. Below are some examples of our past projects and events.
Cost reporting training
2019-2020
Kraft Healthcare Consulting’s Scott Mertie teamed up with the American Institute of Healthcare Compliance (AIHC) to create a specialized training program recommended for CFOs, accounting staff, revenue cycle professionals, reimbursement professionals, and any other employees tasked with gathering information for cost reports at a healthcare organization. The program is also the first of its kind to offer a credentialing option specifically for cost reporting proficiency — the certified cost report specialist (CCRS) designation. Read more.
Healthcare Helpings
Fall 2017 – Present
Kraft Healthcare Consulting and KraftCPAs provided a seminar series, Healthcare Helpings, covering a variety of hot topics affecting the healthcare industry.
Healthcare Delegation to Boston
September 2019
Members of Kraft Healthcare Consulting (KHC) traveled to Boston to attend Leadership Health Care’s delegation, which focused on Boston’s healthcare history and the future of healthcare innovation. Read more.
Healthcare Delegation to Germany
October 2017
Scott R. Mertie, of Kraft Healthcare Consulting, LLC, was selected by the German American Chamber of Commerce® of the Midwest, Inc. (GACC Midwest) to participate in an exclusive international health and technology delegation in Germany from October 16–20, 2017. Of the 15 U.S. healthcare and medical technology professionals chosen, only three representatives are from Nashville. Read more.
Nashville Health Care Council’s 2017 International Health Care Study Mission to the United Kingdom
May 2017
Scott Mertie, president of Kraft Healthcare Consulting, LLC, participated in the Nashville Health Care Council’s (NHCC) 2017 International Health Care Study Mission to the United Kingdom. Read more.
Healthcare Delegation to Washington, D.C.
March 2016, 2017 & 2018
Every year the Nashville Health Care Council’s Leadership Health Care (LHC) initiative leads a group of more than 100 healthcare leaders on a two-day delegation to Washington, D.C. Kraft Healthcare Consulting, LLC team members have participated in these educational delegations. Read more.
Healthcare Delegation to Cuba
October 2014
Scott Mertie, president of Kraft Healthcare Consulting, led a delegation of healthcare professionals to Cuba to learn about the country’s fascinating healthcare system. With one of the highest life expectancy rates in the Americas, Cuba has been well known for its national health system and physician education programs. Learn more about the delegation. Read article and view delegation highlights.
Nashville Health Care Council Trade Mission to Paris
April 2013
Scott Mertie, president of Kraft Healthcare Consulting, LLC, was part of a delegation of approximately 30 healthcare leaders to visit Paris in April — a trip spearheaded by the Nashville Health Care Council (NHCC). Read more.
Nashville Health Care Council Trade Mission to London, England and Edinburgh, Scotland
2010
Scott Mertie, member-in-charge of Kraft Healthcare Consulting, LLC, traveled to London, England and Edinburgh, Scotland on a Health Care Study Mission this spring. The Nashville Health Care Council and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce partnered with British economic development agency UK Trade and Investment to host the Study Mission. Read more.
Tennessee Department of Economic Development Trade Mission to China
October 2009
Scott Mertie, member-in charge of Kraft Healthcare Consulting, LLC recently accompanied Governor Bredesen and Economic Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber on individual trade missions to China and Japan. Read more.
Educational Healthcare Events
Our team has provided numerous educational events and training sessions for healthcare companies and physician practices.
| ICD-10 Boot Camp | Detecting & Deterring Fraud |
| MACRA Update | Compliance, Billing Fraud & False Claims |
| HIPAA, HITECH & HITRUST | Practice Management Best Practices |
| Coding Compliance Training | Reimbursement Changes |
| Tax Reform | Blockchain |
| Detecting & Deterring Fraud |