Pawtucket, R.I., and Kansas City, Mo. – Nov. 30, 2011 – Priority Management Group, Inc. (PMG), a leading supplier of outsourced billing services for community health centers (CHCs), announced today it will provide billing services to Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center (SURHC).
SURHC, a federally qualified CHC, has eight medical and dental practice sitesin Greater Kansas City. Under the agreement, PMG will deliver a wide range of services (e.g. revenue enhancement, denial management, sliding-fee scales) to increase revenue on a per-visit basis and reduce the amount of time to be reimbursed. In addition, consulting services will include a full onsite operational assessment to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the front-end billing process along with ongoing training to ensure appropriate coding by providers.
Pawtucket, R.I., and Kansas City, Mo. – Nov. 30, 2011 – Priority Management Group, Inc. (PMG), a leading supplier of outsourced billing services for community health centers (CHCs), announced today it will provide billing services to Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center (SURHC).
SURHC, a federally qualified CHC, has eight medical and dental practice sitesin Greater Kansas City. Under the agreement, PMG will deliver a wide range of services (e.g. revenue enhancement, denial management, sliding-fee scales) to increase revenue on a per-visit basis and reduce the amount of time to be reimbursed. In addition, consulting services will include a full onsite operational assessment to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the front-end billing process along with ongoing training to ensure appropriate coding by providers.
SURHC has delivered quality health care for over 40 years and was the first federally recognized CHC west of the Mississippi River. The organization offers a comprehensive array of health care services, including primary and specialty medical, dental, behavioral health and substance abuse care. Each year, SURHC serves nearly 19,000 residents of Jackson, Clay and Lafayette counties.
PMG will handle patient billing for almost all of the medical, dental and behavioral health services that SURHC provides. “Capturing accurate data on the front end of our billing system translates to maximizing revenue flowing into the Health Center, and we believe PMG will efficiently assist us in this process,” said Hilda Fuentes, CEO of SURHC. “We’re excited about our new working relationship with PMG.”
“My partners and I are proud to announce the relationship with SURHC,” said Robert Skeffington, PMG co-founder and partner. “The organization has a long history of caring for patients in their coverage area and a proven track record of achievement.”
“To partner with such an important CHC organization is exciting. Our service mix, from front-desk review through coding and billing, should help SURHC speed reimbursement and increase revenues. This has been our company’s focus for years.”
About Priority Management Group
PMG is an industry-leading third-party medical billing company offering services to CHCs and look-alike organizations since 2000. We speak the CHC language and have dramatically increased revenues at each of our CHC clients. For more information, please visit www.chcbilling.com or call Robert Skeffington (401-616-2020).
About Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center, Inc.
In 1967 Dr. Rodgers founded SURHC, the first federally recognized health center in Missouri and fourth nationwide. The organization has since grown to eight practice locations and is planning to open a new state-of-the-art facility in early 2012. More information at www.rodgershealth.org.