PAWTUCKET, RI – May 13, 2013 – PMG Inc., a leading supplier of revenue cycle management and consulting services to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), has entered into an agreement to serve Health Services, Inc. (HSI), of Montgomery, Alabama.
Health Services, Inc. Selects PMG Revenue Cycle Management & Billing Services
PAWTUCKET, RI–(Marketwired – May 13, 2013) – PMG Inc., a leading supplier of revenue cycle management and consulting services to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), has entered into an agreement to serve Health Services, Inc. (HSI), of Montgomery, Alabama.
PMG will provide HSI with:
- A comprehensive suite of revenue cycle services in areas such as reporting, billing software maintenance, denial management and claims clearinghouse
- Consulting services, including a full, onsite operational assessment to improve effectiveness and efficiency of front-end billing processes
- Semi-annual in-service training sessions to ensure appropriate coding by physicians
HSI spans 9 clinic locations serving more than 35,000 patients a year. The health center offers a wide range of primary health, behavioral health, specialty and dental care services in addition to lab, pharmacy and specialty referral programs. Since its founding over 40 years ago, the organization has steadily increased the number of patients served, unduplicated encounters, locations and programs delivered in its service area.
A 330-funded grantee, HSI serves clients regardless of their ability to pay. The FQHC approached PMG for assistance across many areas, including claims processing, NextGen system management, billing staff training, lag time related to cash flow, reporting, benchmarking and challenges associated with a complex billing process.
“PMG has demonstrated an exceptional understanding of community health centers and the unique billing challenges the centers experience with multiple payer requirements for often times, differing services. Their dedicated professional and knowledgeable staff has made Health Services, Inc. transition effortless, and the financial results have exceeded our expectations,” said George Waldrop, CFO of Health Services, Inc.
“PMG is proud to welcome Health Services to our ever increasing list of Community Health Center clients. We are pleased to partner with the health center and allow the staff to focus on their core competency of serving the local community’s healthcare needs,” said PMG vice president Robert Skeffington. “PMG hopes to create consistently elevated financial results and additional funds through which HSI may further expand its community outreach and mission. We look forward to a long, mutually rewarding relationship.”
For more information about HSI, please visit www.hservinc.org or call 334-420-5001.
About PMG
PMG is an industry-leading medical billing company offering services exclusively to FQHCs and look-alike organizations since 2000. PMG speaks the CHC language (e.g. UDS reports, cost-based reimbursement, sliding fee scales) and has dramatically increased revenues, with flat patient growth, at each of its CHC clients. For more information, please visit www.gopmg.com or call Carlo Cioffi (401-616-2041).