Scott R. Mertie
CHFP, CHCRS, CCRS, CHA, CIFHA, CHCO, CMPE, CPPM
Principal
+1 (615) 242 7351
Scott Mertie is a principal in Baker Tilly’s consulting practice. He has more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Scott provides consulting and advisory services on third-party reimbursement, operations and compliance issues for hospitals, long-term care facilities, physicians and other providers.
In addition to consulting, Scott provides expert reports and testimony for healthcare-related litigation engagements.
- Partnered with the American Institute for Healthcare Compliance (AIHC) to develop a Medicare/Medicaid cost report boot camp course
- Coordinated with the AIHC to create the Certified Cost Report Specialist (CCRS) credential, as well as its related education and testing programs
- Frequent guest speaker on healthcare topics for organizations such as the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), AAPC and Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) and he has been a guest lecturer at Vanderbilt and Belmont Universities
- Served as a healthcare delegate, along with former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen, for trade mission to China, in conjunction with the Tennessee Department of Economic Development
- Nashville Health Care Council delegations to England, Scotland, Ireland, France, and Israel
- Participated in and led multiple Leadership Health Care delegations to Boston and Washington, D.C.
- American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)
- American Institute of Healthcare Compliance (HIHC), instructor
- Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), Vice President of Middle District, former board member, Tennessee Chapter
- Leadership Health Care
- Nashville Health Care Council
- Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA)
- Knights of Columbus, Fourth Degree Knight
- Saint Thomas Health Foundation, board member
- Most Admired CEOs and Their Companies Awards, Nashville Business Journal
- Health Care Awards, Nashville Business Journal
- Power Leader in Accounting/Finance, Nashville Business Journal
- InCharge Health Care, Nashville Medical News
- One of the Top Small Businesses in the South, Business Leader Magazine