VA Great Lakes Health Care System

STRATEGIC REIMBURSEMENT, INCORPORATED ( SRI ) is a financial and third party consulting firm specializing in ensuring compliance while maximizing reimbursement and cash flow for its healthcare clients across the country. Headquartered in in Elmhurst IL, the firm also maintains offices in Denver, Milwaukee, Nashville, Phoenix and St. Louis. SRI was founded in 1975 to assist hospitals in preparing their annual Medicare Cost Reports and with any subsequent audits and/or appeals. Over the years, the firm has grown in size and in the scope of services offered. SRI began consulting on DSH adjustments in 1990, managed care reimbursement in 1995 and MEdicare Bad Debt Logs in 2004. Recognizing the importance of a "team approach" in determining full and correct reimbursement, Strategic Reimbursement was founded under the concept of "working with, as well as for, " the provider. Its purpose is to allow the provider to retain, as part of its management team, a single source of expertise in the development of a strong financial third party program.

Since 1952, ALCO Sales & Service Co. has been providing medical equipment and replacement parts to the health care industry. Located in Burr Ridge, Ill., it offers repair services to a number of equipments, including analog/ digital pillow speakers, bed controls, bed motors, circuit boards, junction boxes, power chairs, recliners, stretchers and many more. The company serves with equipment schematics for easy parts replacement, wide varieties of equipment and over 70,000 products. Some of its manufacturers include Amedco, Everest & Jennings, Gendron, Graham Field, Sunrise Medical and Tuffcare.