Maintaining Timely, Accurate Payment Posting for Multiple PM Systems Physician Practice Groups put significant training, IT resources and investment into their Practice Management (PM) Systems. These applications include billing processes and reporting tools that are critical to the financial health and cash management of an organization. Since significant investment has gone into these core business
Reconciliation and Audit Controls for Autonomous Practice Groups… According to an article published by Chief Healthcare Executive® in 2024, corporate entities acquired 5,300 physician practices in 2022 and 2023. The percentage of corporate-owned practices rose 11% in those two years, while hospital-owned practices rose 7.3%. In many cases, these acquisitions occured within an operating framework
Maintaining Your Autonomy with Joining or Forming an MSO With the formation of a Management Services Organization (MSO), efficiently processing and posting remittances for multiple practice management (PM) systems, clearinghouses and bank lockboxes can be challenge. This is especially true if all the groups are reporting to a single Tax ID and ERAs are co-mingled
Outsourced RCM Services Designed to Grow with Your Business Mergers and acquisitions that include the use of multiple billing systems can bring a significant amount of manual work to reconcile, distribute and report on all payments being posted or re-worked. As organizations grow by adding dozens or more business units and multiple HIM sources, having
Maintaining Cash Flow when Migrating Practice Management (PM) Systems While staffing shortages continue to create a variety of revenue cycle obstacles and cash flow interruptions, there are also a considerable number of groups in the process of researching and selecting a new Practice Management (PM) system. If you’re currently in that mode, or contemplating the
Strategies for Revenue Cycle Outsourcing in a Co-Shared Business Model For many healthcare provider organizations, staffing shortages continue to create a variety of cash flow obstacles. In researching different outsourcing options, solutions will range from a specific area of need to a substantial portion of your business office. In most cases, ReMedics provides a co-shared
Supporting Multiple Divisions, PM Systems & Clearinghouses – to a Single Receiver Maintaining Current Practice Management IT Investments Physician Practice Groups and Management Services Organizations (MSOs) put significant resources and investment into their Practice Management (PM) Systems. These core business applications include billing processes and reporting tools that are vital to the financial health of
Optimizing Existing Infrastructure with Physician Practice Group M&A Transactions With 338,899 currently active physician group practices in the U.S., as reported by Definitive Healthcare¹, it’s inevitable that a large number of mergers and acquisitions will continue to occur for them to remain competitive and to expand their services. For many physician owners, however, maintaining some
Revenue Cycle Outsourcing: Pursuing Cash Flow Stability, Scalability and Workflow Efficiency Many of today’s physician practice groups and hospitals face numerous revenue cycle issues, including lower reimbursement rates, inconsistent cash flow, staffing challenges, and time-consuming claim denial processes. It’s been estimated that hospitals lose $68 billion each year due to billing errors alone. The challenges
Common Challenges with Physician Practice Group Mergers & Acquisitions Strategies for Success For practice groups planning a merger or acquisition, there are numerous challenges that can delay the process. Maintaining current Practice Management (PM) systems, deciding on how funds will get distributed and staffing decisions are just a few examples. ReMedics specializes in correcting many
Streamlining Post-Merger Integrations When merging two or more practice groups together, there’s a considerable amount of work to be done in negotiating agreements and in working through all of the organizational details. Some may say, however, that after the papers are signed, the real work is just getting started. When it comes to the revenue
How to Keep Your Banking and Clearinghouse Relationships with a Practice Group Merger Banks provide several key services in the revenue cycle, starting with being the recipient of funds as well as EOBs and correspondence via lockbox services. Clearinghouses are are integral to healthcare providers in order for them to forward claim information and receiving
Growth Strategies with Physician Practice Group Aggregation Expanding a practice or MSO through Practice Group Aggregation can present a variety of revenue management obstacles that need to be planned for. One of the more challenging adjustments is when the newly acquired group is required to change its Practice Management (PM) system. This major disruption to
Maintaining Practice Management Systems After a Group Merger One of the many details to be navigated when facilitating a merger (or acquisition) is with switching an entire group of doctors and their support staff over to a dissimilar Practice Management System. The additional time spent with installation, staff training and vendor support can result in
Strategies for Maintaining Billing Processes and Cash Flow Physician Practice Groups, MSOs and DSOs put significant training, IT resources and investment into their Practice Management (PM) Systems. These applications include billing processes and reporting tools that are the backbone of being able to manage and measure the financial health of an organization. Since significant effort
