Archive for June, 2008
PatientKeeper’s Broad Application Suite Solves the “Last Mile” Problem of Getting Physicians to Use Hospital Systems
Many factors determine whether physicians willingly use information systems: usability, functionality, and workflow integration are often the most important. Hospitals are buying systems whose benefits depend on active physician usage, but results have been unimpressive, with utilization barely reaching into double-digit percentages of doctors. PatientKeeper’s applications help physicians work more efficiently and practice better medicine, but they also unlock the value of existing hospital systems whose physician usage is less than optimal. We spoke to Paul Brient, president and CEO of PatientKeeper.
RelayHealth’s HTP Acquisition Adds Front-End Financial Clearance Services to Manage Uncompensated Care, Creating Healthcare’s Most Comprehensive Set of Financial Management Connectivity Services
Frantic activity with clinical and patient safety systems has kept a quiet revolution out of the limelight: financial systems are rapidly evolving as well. Billing itself has grown in complexity, but a higher level of patient payment responsibility has made it imperative for hospitals to develop a plan for getting paid even as initial care is being delivered. RelayHealth’s May 2008 acquisition of privately held HTP Inc. of Columbus, OH gives RelayHealth more connectivity services between patients, payors, and financial institutions that will help providers manage the growing burden of uncompensated care. With the acquisition, RelayHealth provides the most comprehensive set of services to automate and simplify financial management activities with patients and payors. We spoke to Ray Shealy, former president and CEO of HTP and newly named VP/GM of Financial Clearance Services at RelayHealth.
