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Company Booth # 3M Health Information Systems 833 575 W. Murray Blvd. Murray, UT 84123 801-265-4400; Toll free: 800-367-2447 www.3mhis.com Built on a foundation of more than 20 years of clinical, financial, and administrative expertise, 3M Health Information Systems' solutions are targeted at improving an organization's ability to manage revenue and resources, comply with regulations, and ultimately improve the quality of patient care. ACA International, Healthcare Services Program 1129 4040 W. 70th St. Minneapolis, MN 55435 952-926-6547 Fax: 952-926-1624 smitht@acainternational.org; www.acainternational.org The Healthcare Services Program (HSP) is a specialized program of ACA International, The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals. HSP members specialize in third-party debt collection and other accounts receivable services for a variety of healthcare providers. Accelerated Receivables Management 817 1400 Renaissance Dr., Suite 400 Park Ridge, IL 60068 847-824-5510; Toll free: 888-874-1447 Fax: 847-824-7166 richard.rogers@armltd.com; www.armltd.com For 25 years, ARM has specialized in the full spectrum of revenue-cycle-related services. These services include short- and long-term A/R outsourcing, comprehensive receivables management solutions, action-oriented revenue cycle consulting, customized on-site staff and management development programs, and managed care payment monitoring and appeals management. Accenx Technologies, Inc. 1228 7 Corporate Park, Suite 160 Irvine, CA 92606 949-838-0085 Fax: 949-838-0065 sales@accenx.com; www.accenx.com Accenx helps healtheare organizations increase revenue and automate charge reconciliation among departments, identifying issues such as duplicate and missed charges in real-time, with RyTBAK RTM, establishing" accountability and dramatically reducing denials. Part of the RyTRAK product suite, this innovative solution increases efficiency, improves the revenue cycle, and reduces costs, while leveraging your existing systems. ACS Healthcare Solutions 926 5225 Auto Club Dr. Dearborn, MI 48126 248-386-8300; Toll free: 800-781-0960 Fax: 248-386-8301 info@aes-hcs.com; www.acs-hcs.com ACS Healthcare Solutions is a full-service provider of consulting, application delivery, and IT and business process outsourcing to the healthcare industry. Its end-to-end solutions help hospitals, clinics, and large physician practices address mission-critical financial, clinical, and operational issues to improve patient care, organizational efficiency, and fiscal health. Actaview 726 7000 Central Parkway, Suite 645 Atlanta, GA 30328 770-551-1550 Fax: 770-551-1540 sales@actaview.com; www.actaview.com ActaView's Performance Management platform monitors organizations' processes and performance. ActaView can determine "what," "how well," and "whether an organization is doing what it's supposed to be doing" today and tomorrow. ActaView reduces operational costs and increases productivity by empowering every employee. ActaView offers revenue cycle, labor, and cost management solutions. ADVANCE Newsmagazines 1212 2900 Horizon Dr. King of Prussia, PA 19406 610-278-1400; Toll free: 800-355-5627 Fax: 610-270-3184 sales@merion.com; www.advanceweb.com ADVANCE for Health Information Executives specializes in coverage of emerging technologies and issues important to CEOs, CIOs, and IT executives and features practical solutions and strategies for top-priority information systems challenges. ADVANCE for Health Information Professionals features easy-to-read articles that cover a broad spectrum of HIM issues. Advanced Practice, Inc. 1039 17101 Preston Rd., Suite 180 S Dallas, TX 75248 972-931-9006; Toll free: 877-404-6668 Fax: 972-931-9343 info@e-advancedpractice.com; www.e-advancedpractice.com A third-party reimbursement consulting firm established in 1994. Services include third-party payer audit and appeal, appeal against a payer's adverse determination, review of charge description master, Medicare billing compliance, and operational analyses. Further, API will serve as expert witness in dispute or arbitration with third-party payers. Aegis, Inc. 412 1 Burton Hills Blvd., Suite 200 Nashville TN 37215 615-665-4200; Toll free: 800-883-0090 Fax: 615-665-8500 rchamberlain@aegisgroup.com; www.aegisgroup.com Aegis is a business development company specializing in the execution of reimbursement-sensitive marketing strategies for hospitals across the United States. Aegis' approach to revenue growth incorporates proprietary strategies that recognize the importance of payer mix in today's healthcare environment. AHC, Inc. 735 10002 Battleview Parkway Manassas, VA 20109 703-393-8510; Toll free: 888-511-7901 Fax: 703-366-3688 mswain@ahcinc.com; www.ahcinc.com Industry leader AHC provides premier reimbursement management solutions to almost 500 healthcare clients nationally. Since 1992, AHC's 400 industry professionals--with a quarter of the staff, legal, and medical specialists--focus on ensuring the accuracy and integrity of healthcare claims, collaborating with the payer community to ensure appropriate reimbursement. AIG Healthcare 731 4201 Congress St., Suite 455 Charlotte, NC 28209 704 -553-5027 Fax: 704-553-5211 becky.cox@aig.com; www.lexingtoninsurance.com AIG is a leading U.S.-based international insurance company. AIG's financial strength is top-rated by anyone's standards and grows stronger every year. AIG Healthcare provides a full range of products to help protect its clients: medical professional and general liability, workers' compensation, automobile liability, products liability, and managed care D&O/E&O. AIG VALIC 826 2929 Allen Parkway Houston, TX 77019 713-831-6128 nicole_dubois-mott@aigvalic.com; www.valic.com AIG VALIC is an industry leader and currently manages long-term investment programs for education, healthcare, public sector, and other not-for-profit and for-profit organizations. AIG VALIC markets these plans and services through a national team of financial advisers dedicated to providing unparalleled personal, face-to-face service. Ajuba International, Inc. 727 40000 Grand River Ave., Suite 402 Novi, MI 48375 248-426-0090 Fax: 248-426-0185 daphne.tombrella@ajubanet.net; www.ajubanet.net Ajuba International provides BPO services to the healthcare sector. We provide value-driven revenue cycle management services for hospitals and healthcare providers. Our services focus on various aspects of the revenue cycle, including accounts receivable follow-up, billing, coding, and payment posting. We provide superior value to our clients, as well as over 40 percent cost savings. Alamo Capital Company 533 12966 County Rd. 153 East Liberty, OH 43319 937-644-2635; Toll free: 800-657-3400 Fax: 937-644-8612 dtonn@alacapco.com; www.alacapco.com Alamo Capital is a specialty healthcare financing company focused on asset-based programs for accounts receivable lines of credit, purchasing, and debtor-in-possession financing. Alamo can help providers achieve a weekly reimbursement, take advantage of vendor cash discounts, meet operational expenses, and retire debt. Ambulatory Management Services, Inc. (AMS) 1138 283 S. State St., Suite 103 Westerville, OH 43081 614-898-0036; Toll free: 888-267-0260 Fax: 614-898-7056 rwalters@amsnetworks.com; www.amsnetworks.com AMS is a physician practice management and consulting firm that has been turning around the financial performance of medical practice networks since 1995. By applying proven principles, tools, and infrastructure, we help our clients realize the true strategic and operational potential of their medical practices. AMDC 315 10 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 2290 Chicago, IL 60606 312-756-9300; Toll free: 888-782-2632 Fax: 312-756-9301 mhalvorsen@amdchealth.com; www.amdchealth.com AMDC is a lull-service healthcare real estate firm providing program/project management, development, financing/Medicus Capital[TM], strategic planning, and asset management services for hospital expansions/renovations, replacement hospitals, medical office buildings, ambulatory care centers, surgicenters, and health fitness centers. American Academy of Professional Coders 917 P.O. Box 45855 Salt Lake City, UT 84145 801-236-2200; Toll free: 800-626-CODE Fax: 801-236-2258 aapc@aapc.com; www.aapc.com The American Academy of Professional Coders offers two nationally recognized certifications, Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Professional Coder Hospital (CPC-H). The Academy also offers education, recognition, and networking through local chapters, seminars, an annual conference, and the ACADEMY CODING EDGE newsmagazine. American Data Network 335 904 Autumn Rd., Suite 310 Little Rock, AR 72205 501-202-4385 Fax: 501-202-4358 sbird@americandatanetwork.com; www.americandatanetwork.com American Data Network's APC IMPACT provides tools for maximizing revenue through effective and accurate management of Medicare outpatient claims, denials, and reimbursements. ADN's web-based application allows you to identify and address those APC, HCPCS, and revenue codes representing reimbursement opportunities through aggressive front-end claims and denials management analyses. American Hospital Association Solutions/H&HN 519 One N. Franklin St. Chicago, IL 60606 Toll free: 800-424-4301 solutions@aha.org; www.aha-solutions.org You know the AHA for advocacy, but do you know us for our other efforts? AHA Solutions develops products and services that help healthcare executives strengthen their organizations' business performance. H&HN is a leading industry management journal with readership among the senior executives in the 4,600-plus AHA member hospitals. ANI Healthcare Solutions 327 3110 Pine Valley Rd. San Ramon, CA 94583 925-833-9899; Toll free: 800-845-9901 Fax: 925-833-9820 aolivera@anihcs.com; www.anihcs.com ANI Healthcare Solutions is a payment review company that assists hospitals in recovering lost revenue from aged, denied, and zero balance claims. We specialize in managed care, CHAMPUS TRICARE, mental health, Medicare, Medicaid, and workers' compensation claims. Motto: "No underpayment is too small to appeal." API Software Inc. 323 1550 Innovation Way Hartford, WI 53027 262-673-6815 Fax: 262-673-2650 sales@apisoftwareinc.com; www.apisoftwareinc.com API Software, Inc., offers best-of-suite, real-time information time/attendance, scheduling/staffing, productivity management, payroll/human resources, education management, and access control solutions. Developed specifically for health care, API offers solutions--not just software--to help organizations take charge of their toughest and most expensive challenges: labor costs. APS Healthcare Solutions 634 1810 S. Lynhurst Dr., Suite Z Indianapolis, IN 46241 317-808-2724; Toll free: 800-755-2440 Fax: 317-808-2777 bwillkie@apsllc.com; www.apsllc.com APS provides flexible print, mail, and e-commerce solutions for patient-friendly statements and paper claims. Offering e-tools to manage everything from e-presentment to archiving. Established in 1888 and proud to be ISO 9001-2000 certified. APS delivers timely products, with timeless quality. ARC Group Associates 922 500 Old York Rd., Suite 10 Jenkintown, PA 19046 215-881-9500 Fax: 215-517-8472 sharon.klein@arcgroup.net; www.arcgroup.net ARC Group Associates creates sustainable change for our healthcare customers by improving their revenue cycle and bottom line. Full adjudication A/R solutions--on-site, on-system, clean-ups, conversions, credit balances, denials, just-in-time staffing; underpayment solutions; coding, documentation, and clinical denial review solutions. Attorney Intervention Group-a service of CashRetriever Systems 1332 Two Chase Corporate Dr., Suite 240 Birmingham, AL 35244 205-795-2566 Fax: 205-982-6731 www.cashretriever.com AIG utilizes attorneys and healthcare claims specialists to resolve problem or denied healthcare claims. Combined with its Denial Management technology, AIG empowers hospitals to accelerate payments and resolve problem claims that were previously uncollectible. AIG will help you target workers' comp, problem payers, and other selected health insurance claims. Avega Health Systems 305 200 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 600 El Segundo, CA 90245 310-563-3200 Fax: 310-563-3201 marketing@avega.com; www.avega.com Avega's Alliance Suite provides healthcare organizations with true decision support capabilities for the management team. Traditional decision support (cost accounting, contract management, budgeting) is complemented with other organization data and business measures for enterprise reporting to meet your broader information needs. Move into the future of decision support--today--with Alliance. Bacen & Jordan, PA 1224 2699 Stifling Rd., Suite A302 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 954-961-5544 Fax: 954-986-9751 rjordan@bacenjordan.com Our collection and litigation practice is exclusively devoted to healthcare providers. Services include early-out to bad debt collections, managed care claim recovery, third-party liability lien intervention, workers' compensation, probate claims, and ERISA disputes. BD Healthcare Consulting 1318 101 Arch St., Suite 1765 Boston, MA 02110 617-737-7575; Toll free: 800-394-7171 Fax: 617-737-0202 consulting@bd.com; www.bd.com/consulting BD Healthcare Consulting provides strategic cost management and operational improvement services for materials management/supply chain, pharmacy, surgical services, and the clinical laboratory to help hospitals discover and reclaim the money lost to system waste. BD also provides laboratory instrumentation that can help verify a sepsis diagnosis. Beacon Partners, Inc. 640 97 Libbey Parkway, Suite 310 Weymouth, MA 02189 781-982-8400 Fax: 781-681-7424 tlogue@beaconpartners.com; www.beaconpartners.com Beacon Partners has provided a wide range of consulting services to healthcare organizations for more than 15 years. We offer strategic management, clinical, and IT consulting services to healthcare organizations throughout the country. BESLER Consulting 824 3 Independence Way, Suite 201 Princeton, NJ 08540 732-392-8222; Toll free: 877-4BESLER Fax: 609-514-1410 jlampman@beslerconsulting.com; www.beslerconsulting.com BESLER Consulting is a financial and operations consultancy to leading healthcare providers. Clients benefit from the breadth of our experience and the depth of our knowledge. Our consulting services include reimbursement, revenue cycle, coding, compliance, accreditation, operational improvement, and interim management. BESLER Consulting excels in aiding its clients by enhancing revenue, gaining operational efficiencies, and maintaining compliance. Bettinger, Stimler, Schultz & Associates, LLC 237 P.O. Box 565940 Pinecrest, FL 33256 904-247-4993; Toll free: 888-568-4993 Fax: 904-247-4878 jjones@bsanda.com; www.bsanda.com Bettinger, Stimler, Schultz & Associates, LLC, is a physician-owned and managed consulting firm that helps hospitals, academic medical centers, private medical practices, and outpatient facilities improve quality, financial performance, operations, organizational structure, and strategic direction. For additional information about BS&A, please call 888-568-4993 or visit our web site. Billian's HealthDATA Group 536 2100 Powers Ferry Rd., #300 Atlanta, GA 30339 770-955-5656; Toll free: 800-533-8484 Fax: 770-955-8485 jmetzer@billian.com; www.billianshealthdata.com Headquartered in Atlanta, Billian's HealthDATA Group is a leading provider of healthcare data including contacts, statistics, ownership, and affiliations. Billian gathers and markets information of hospitals, hospital IT, healthcare systems, IDNs, ambulatory surgery centers, nursing homes/chains, ALFs/chains, GPOs, and managed care. Blankenship & Associates 336 200 Galleria Parkway N.W., Suite 780 Atlanta, GA 30339 678-424-5650; Toll free: 866-387-2437 Fax: 678-424-5655 www.baiconsult.com Blankenship & Associates has more than 25 years of experience in revenue management for healthcare institutions. Our team services are customized for each client and can include consulting services, on- site collections, centralized collections from our Atlanta offices, third-party billing, indigence evaluation and validation, "online" systems documentation, and various legal services. BlueChip Technologies, Ltd. 534 24 Cherry Hill Dr. Danvers, MA 01923 978-564-2000 Fax: 978-564-2001 sales@bluechiptech.com; www.bluechiptech.com BlueChip's principal business is providing document image and content management systems, workflow and e-form automation, data archive, and disaster recovery solutions for customers in the USA, Canada, and the UK. Products seamlessly integrate with all systems. Healthcare specialized services include consulting, system customization, software maintenance, and turnkey implementation. Bolton Partners investment Consulting Group, Inc. 914 575 S. Charles St., Suite 410 Baltimore, MD 21201 410-573-3901; Toll free: 800-394-0263 Fax: 410-547-1152 mbeczkowski@boltonpartners.com; www.boltonpartners.com We are an independent pension consulting firm that assists CEOs and HR staffs with meeting their fiduciary responsibility when administering their pension plans. How are your investment managers performing? Are you paying too much? How do you measure the quality of your program? Ask us how a consultant can save your plan money. Bremner 433 250 E. 96th St., Suite 150 Indianapolis, IN 46240 317-816-8600 Fax: 317-816-8610 chuck.vogt@bremner-wiley.com; www.bremner-wiley.com Bremner & Wiley, Inc., is one of the nation's leading healthcare real estate facility development and management firms. With more than $1 billion in available capital, we offer ownership and project development expertise, including feasibility project analysis, a design/build construction model or a flexible contractor approach, and facility management and maintenance. Cain Brothers 716 360 MadisonAve., 5th Floor New York, NY 10017 212-869-5600 Fax: 212-869-6418 jvaughan@cainbrothers.com; www.cainbrothers.com Cain Brothers is an investment banking firm that focuses exclusively on the medical services and medical technology industries. Our clients include providers, payers, medical technology companies, IT companies, and companies that provide outsourcing solutions to payers and providers. We concentrate in capital markets transactions and derivative products; mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; and corporate advisory services. We create custom-tailored, market-based solutions for the many strategic, financial, and operating challenges facing our clients. CalFirst Healthcare Finance Group 1219 18201 Von Karman Ave., Suite 800 Irvine, CA 92612 949-255-0500; Toll free: 800-496-4640 Fax: 949-255-0501 sales@calfirsthealthcare.com; www.calfirsthealthcare.com CalFirst Healthcare Finance Group is a leading source of lease financing for hospitals and healthcare systems throughout the United States. Our flexible, competitive leasing programs help healthcare providers acquire (or upgrade to) the most advanced equipment available. CareMedic Systems, Inc. 314 100 First Ave. S., Suite 400 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 727-896-2731; Toll free: 800-508-8494 Fax: 727-894-7618 kburgos@caremedic.com; www.caremedic.com CareMedic Systems, Inc., provides enabling technologies that manage critical data through the revenue life cycle to improve cash flow and margins. Our all-payer, regulatory compliance, and revenue cycle outsourcing solutions, combined with our real-time Medicare claims submission solution, give CareMedic clients a single-source partner across their entire revenue cycles. CareTech Solutions, Inc. 430 901 Wilshire Dr., Suite 100 Troy, MI 48084 248-233-3080; Toll free: 877-700-8324 Fax: 248-233-3100 jody.meehan@caretechsolutions.com; www.caretechsolutions.com CareTech Solutions, a healthcare IT and health information management outsourcing provider, creates value for clients through flexible solutions that contribute to improving patient care while lowering healthcare costs. From implementing emerging technologies to supporting IT and HIM operations, our services ensure a measurable contribution to the healthcare organization's health and growth. CashRetriever Systems, Inc. 1334 Two Chase Corporate Dr., Suite 240 Birmingham, AL 35244 205-733-9225 Fax: 205-987-0307 www.cashretriever.com CashRetriever Systems combines its proprietary technology and professional healthcare business office expertise to deliver automated revenue cycle solutions. The CashRetriever System can be implemented using separate modules, or as a package. These modules include: Insurance Follow-up, Denial Management (DMU), Attorney Intervention Group (AIG), and/or Self-Pay Collections. Insource and outsource options are available. CBay Systems, Ltd. 126 2661 Riva Rd., Bldg. 800 Annapolis, MD 21401 410-266-3313; Toll free: 866-295-4600 Fax: 410-266-5475 lfortunato@cbaysystems.com; www.cbaysystems.com CBay provides transcription and information management solutions to integrated health delivery networks, hospitals, academic institutions, clinics, and physician practices. Offering full outsource, overflow, and backlog cleanup, CBay's end-to-end solutions leverage leading Internet technologies and the world's most highly credentialed transcriptionists to provide easier, more secure, accurate, and cost-effective medical transcription. CBIZ 1312 50 Millstone Rd., Bldg. 200, Suite 230 East Windsor, NJ 08520 609-918-0990; Toll free: 800-957-6900 Fax: 609-918-0930 czulla@cbiz.com; www.cbizhealthcare.com CBIZ Healthcare Industry Services brings together three industry leaders under one name you can trust. CBIZ KA consulting services provides the best in hospital reimbursement consulting. CBIZ Medical Management Professionals provides the best in physician practice management. CBIZ Valuation Group (formerly Valuation Counselors) provides the best in healthcare valuation services. CCH INCORPORATED 709 2700 Lake Cook Rd. Riverwoods, IL 60015 Toll free: 888-224-7377 health@cch.com; hr.cch.com CCH INCORPORATED, a leading provider of health law information for research and compliance, publishes more than 20 healthcare-related print and electronic products, including Medicare and Medicaid Guide, Healthcare Compliance Portfolio, Home Health Medicare and Medicaid Payment Library, State Healthcare Law Library, and Physicians' Medicare Guide. CDMServicesGroup, Inc. 822 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite D8-485 Scottsdale, AZ 85262 480-575-6992; Toll free: 888-482-1888 Fax: 480-575-5852 garyf@cdmsg.com; www.cdmsg.com CDMServieesGroup, Inc. (CDMSG) specializes in providing review, update, standardization, consolidation, and CDMiq, a web-based maintenance service for the charge description master, ensuring compliance with GIG and industry standards. CDMSG also provides medical reference libraries and outsourcing of CDM management. Certus Corporation 1320 5670 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., 6th Floor Greenwood Village, CO 80111 303-874-4100; Toll free: 877-823-7887 Fax: 303-874-4199 ssamsel@certuscorp.com; www.certuscorp.com Certus Corporation partners with hospitals and provider organizations nationwide to optimize reimbursement today. Our unique multidisciplinary, process-engineered approach accelerates reimbursement in all our product and service offerings: business office, accounts receivable management, cost report preparation and review, disproportionate share hospital reimbursement, coding, health information management, consulting/ outsourcing, reimbursement, and revenue cycle management. Chargemasters.com 529 P.O. Box 5143 Incline Village, NV 89450 775-831-3600; Toll free: 800-831-3323 Fax: 775-831-3605 mstack@chargemasters.com; www.chargemasters.com Chargemasters.com and Holliday & Associates have been providing chargemaster-related products and services to healthcare providers since 1990. Our goal is delivering consulting, training, and tool options so our customers become self-sufficient with their chargemaster maintenance programs: CDMWorkbench[TM] and CDMToolbox[TM] offer the resources and maintenance tools needed for long-term CDM compliance. Holliday & Associates provides CDM reviews, Charge Master Coordinator training, and ongoing support for our CDMWorkbench customers. ChartOne, Inc. 537 Three New England Executive Park, Suite 200 Burlington, MA 01803 617-648-4700; Toll free: 800-733-2679 Fax: 800-883-9476 info@chartone.com; www.chartone.com ChartOne, a leading provider of on-demand medical record solutions, combines innovative, web-based technology with premier chart management services to offer flexible and affordable deployment options for electronic records. ChartOne provides online record access and storage, remote coding, completion, and release of information services to 1,300 healthcare customers nationwide. CIT Healthcare 636 1540 W. Fountainhead Parkway Tempe, AZ 85282 480-379-3454; Toll free: 800-547-7026 Fax: 480-379-3450 kevin.m.walsh@cit.com; www.cithealthcare.com CIT's healthcare financing professionals have a thorough understanding of the complex issues surrounding today's healthcare marketplace. CIT Healthcare provides innovative financing and solutions structured to meet our clients' needs to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations. CitiCapital Healthcare Finance 211 700 East Gate Dr. Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 Toll free: 800-762-7453 Fax: 877-528-0008 julie.k.snowgren@citigroup.com; www.citicapital.com CitiCapital Healthcare Finance, a division of Citigroup, provides tax-exempt, operating, and capital lease financing to more than 35,000 healthcare providers. With $20 billion in assets and 30+ years of healthcare financing experience, CitiCapital has the resources and expertise to finance all of your equipment and technology requirements. ClaimAssist 1214 Two Wells Ave. Newton, MA 02459 603-436-2000 Fax: 617-762-3072 lcowan@ccsusa.com; www.claimassist.net Specialists in the recovery of patient claims that result from workers' compensation, motor vehicle accident, and general liability injuries. Our approach is highly strategic: ClaimAssist has recruited the same claim adjusters, attorneys, and paralegals who deny payment on behalf of insurance companies and employ their knowledge and expertise to maximize reimbursement from insurance companies. Claredi 535 498 N. 900 W. Kaysville, UT 84037 801-444-0339; Toll free: 866-444-0339 info@claredi.com; www.claredi.com Claredi provides EDI transaction management solutions for payers, providers, clearinghouses, and vendors. Exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Association, Claredi provides comprehensive validation, routing, and management solutions enabling healthcare organizations to achieve practical interoperability with all of their trading partners and more efficiently manage the evolution of their transactions. Cleverley & Associates 308 438 E. Wilson Bridge Rd. Worthington, OH 43085 614-543-7777; Toll free: 888-779-5663 Fax: 614-413-3455 info@cleverleyassociates.com: www.cleverleyassociates.com Cleverley & Associates provides consulting services and benchmarking tools to hospitals with an emphasis on data interpretation and business solution identification. We help clients enhance their financial performance through better pricing decisions, improved coding, capital restructuring, cost and productivity enhancements, and/or investment management changes. Clinical Financial Services, LLC 330 300 Kimberton Rd. Phoenixville, PA 19460 610-935-4334 Fax: 484-928-4238 jwynn@clinicalfinancialservices.com; www.clinicalfinancialservices.com Clinical Financial Services is a specialty financial services company working with academic and major medical centers that engage in industry-sponsored clinical trials. Offerings include accounts receivable recovery, contract administration, negotiation, and financing. CFS can recover funds from clinical trials at no cost until payment is identified and received. CNA HealthPro 201 333 S. Wabash, 26 South Chicago, IL 60604 312-822-4651; Toll free: 888-600-4776 Fax: 312-755-2070 bruce.dmytrow@cna.com; www.cna.com CNA HealthPro offers insurance products and risk management services for healthcare providers and organizations, providing professional liability insurance coverage and other associated insurance coverage for hospitals, long-term care facilities, advanced medical technology companies, allied healthcare facilities, large physician clinics and group practices, dentists, nurses, and selected healthcare providers. CodeCorrect 730 1200 Chesterley Dr., Suite 260 Yakima, WA 98902 509-453-0400; Toll free: 877-937-3600 Fax: 509-453-5570 sales@codecorrect.com; www.codecorrect.com Named #18 on the 2004 Inc. 500 list, CodeCorrect is dedicated to protecting the healthcare system through the integration of products, knowledge, and technology. CodeCorrect provides healthcare organizations tools to achieve and maintain fiscal health. CodeCorrect solutions are HFMA Peer Reviewed and trusted by hundreds of hospitals and thousands of physicians nationwide. Coding Network, LLC (The) 632 324 S. Palm Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90212 -3512 310-459-4186; Toll free: 888-263-3633 Fax: 310-459-9058 neal.green@verizon.net; www.codingnetwork.com The Coding Network's staff of certified coders provide ongoing and temporary outsourced procedural and diagnostic coding for 30 medical specialties. We also provide coding compliance reviews and physician documentation training. Columbia Ultimate 438 4400 N.E. 77th Ave., Suite 100 Vancouver, WA 98662 360-256-7358; Toll free: 800-488-4420 Fax: 360-260-1614 info@columbiaultimate.com; www.columbiaultimate.com Columbia Ultimate is the industry leader in collections and recovery software. Over the past 25 years we have helped increase cash flow and streamline our customers' business. Our comprehensive line of collection software, call management, letter outsourcing, and electronic data management is the definitive system to manage the complete collections process. Computer Credit, Inc. 1001 640 W. 4th St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 336-761-1524; Toll free: 800-942-2995 Fax: 336-761-8852 sales@cciws.com The secret to improving self-pay collections already exists within your patient accounting system. CCI, a collection agency specializing in health care, partners with MEDITECH, Siemens, IntraNexus, and McKesson to provide patient accounting users an integrated service to collect self-pay accounts while significantly increasing cash, reducing bad debt, and lowering overall collection costs. Concuity, Inc. 128 22320 Foothill Blvd., Suite 250 Hayward, CA 94541 510-581-5646; Toll free: 866-342-4636 Fax: 510-582-8013 www.concuity.com Concuity, Inc., offers an ASP solution that increases hospital revenue by identifying and correcting managed care payer noncompliance issues. It is the only solution of its kind to be endorsed by the AHA. Clients include Stanford Hospitals and Clinics, HealthSouth, Riverside Medical Center, and Providence Health Systems. CORE Business Technologies 637 2224 Pawtucket Ave. East Providence, RI 02914 401-431-0700 Fax: 401-434-2227 www.corebt.com CORE Business Technologies facilitates improvements to your revenue cycle with proven point-of-service solutions. Our revenue receipting solutions process copay and on-account payments with seamless integration to your HIS and financial systems. Integrated tools provide credit card and e-check processing while improving productivity with check, document, and insurance card imaging. CPSI 1233 6600 Wall St. Mobile, AL 36695 251-639-8100; Toll free: 800-711-2774 Fax: 251-639-8214 sales@cpsinet.com; www.cpsinet.com CPSI provides a totally integrated and complete healthcare information system designed to meet the needs of community hospital healthcare enterprises. Client/server-based, CPSI's turnkey solution includes all of the necessary software, hardware, conversion and implementation services, and continuing support. Software modules include financial, patient accounting, clinical ancillary, wireless multidisciplinary documentation, and PACS applications. Craneware, Inc. 129 5770 Hoffner Ave., Suite 102 Orlando, FL 32822 407-384-1711; Toll free: 888-601-4162 Fax: 407-384-9413 info@craneware.com; www.craneware.com Craneware, Inc., supplies revenue cycle management tools to the healthcare sector. Our range of products is designed to enable hospital financial teams to maximize their revenue reimbursement, stay compliant with regulations, and track, trend, and analyze their performance. Creditek Healthcare 1316 9 Sylvan Way, Suite 165 Parsippany, NJ 07054 Toll free: 800-806-3787 Fax: 800-487-9749 bsnedeker@creditek.com; www.creditek.com Creditek Healthcare specializes in accelerating the recovery of cash, increasing revenue, and reducing administrative costs for healthcare providers. We offer our clients a unique combination of leading-edge technology, thoroughly trained staff, and proven processes that result in increased collections and reduced costs. Creditors Bankruptcy Service 435 9441 LBJ Freeway, Suite 605 Dallas, TX 75243 972-644-1127; Toll free: 800-607-1113 Fax: 972-644-1395 david@credbankserv.com; www.credbankserv.com One of the premier consumer bankruptcy recovery specialists in the nation since 1983. Our clients receive the maximum bankruptcy recovery possible. Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcies are monitored to conclusion. Services available: electronic claim filing, electronic bankruptcy notification, portfolio monitoring, account coding, and mail handling. The CSC Group 304 6802 W. Snowville Rd. Brecksville, OH 44141 440-546-4272; Toll free: 800-646-4272 Fax: 440-546-4282 marketing@csc-papers.com; www.csc-papers.com Business process automation, systems integration, and enterprisewide document management solutions that improve processes throughout the healthcare organization. Customers utilize our services and technology to exceed best practice results through permanent revenue cycle improvements, improving key areas such as patient access, charge capture, payment processing, EDI management, denials, and medical records. Dairyland Healthcare Solutions 821 625 S. Lakeshore Dr. P.O. Box 156 Glenwood, MN 56334 320-634-5331; Toll free: 800-323-6987 Fax: 320-634-5316 dhssales@dhsnet.com; www.dhsnet.com Dairyland Healthcare Solutions provides integrated administrative, financial, and clinical applications for community hospitals and healthcare systems. Dairyland's information systems help customers effectively manage information, resources, and patient care. For 25 years, healthcare providers nationwide have trusted Dairyland to provide and take care of their information systems. Dictaphone 235 3191 Broadbridge Ave. Stratford, CT 06614 203-381-7000; Toll free: 800-350-4836 healthcare@dictaphone.com; www.dictaphone.com Dictaphone Speech Recognition is having a dramatic impact on cost and productivity in ways that are making hospital CFOs take notice. From EXSpeeeh[TM], designed for enterprisewide implementation across the physician population, to PowerScribe[R], specialized for radiology environments, Dictaphone speech recognition offers an easy-to-implement solution with nearly immediate ROI gain. Dimensional Insight, Inc. 607 111 S. Bedford St. Burlington, MA 01803 781-229-9111; Toll free: 800-379-5899 Fax: 781-229-9113 info@dimins.com; www.dimins.com Dimensional Insight delivers powerful analytic and reporting capabilities to provider and payer organizations. DI solutions integrate disparate data sources for a more complete picture of operations. Healthcare organizations can now combine clinical, patient, provider, financial, membership, claims, and human resource information to improve overall patient and member care. Diskriter Inc. 1000 3257 W. Liberty Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15216 412-344-9700; Toll free: 800-242-1622 Fax: 412-344-4834 whull@diskriter.com; www.diskriter.com Diskriter Inc., serving the transcription industry for 58 years, guarantees savings ranging from 15 percent to 25 percent while improving quality and reducing turnaround time. The Diskriter Fixed Cost per Report and Fixed Annual Cost programs guarantee cost savings of at least 15 percent. Our SmartSourcing program guarantees savings of 20 percent to 25 percent. Diversified Investment Advisors 426 4 Manhattanville Rd. Purchase, NY 10577 914-697-8000; Toll free: 800-770-6797 Fax: 914-697-3743 kanousd@divinvest.com; www.divinvest.com Diversified Investment Advisors is an investment advisory firm with a single focus--retirement plan services. With more than 50 years of experience in the pension industry, we're a leading innovator in the 403(b) and 401(k) marketplaces, with particular expertise in the healthcare industry. Our customized approach to retirement plans includes comprehensive investment, administrative, communication, and technical services. DP Software 437 39 Mine St. Flemington, NJ 08822 908-806-0447 Fax: 908-806-0467 sales@dpsoftware.net; www.dpsoftware.net APCeXPLORER. Do your own APC reimbursement analysis. Find substantial missing revenue. Compare your hospital against benchmark data. Track the results of your Medicare OPPS policies and procedures on an ongoing basis. Track and recover line-item denials. Product performance guaranteed. DST Health Solutions (Formerly CSC's Health Plan Solutions) 915 26711 Northwestern Hwy. Southfield, M148034 Toll free: 800-272-4799 www.dstsystems.com DST Health Solutions provides comprehensive medical billing and coding services, executive decision management reporting, and online access to physician practice business applications via the Internet. DST Health Solutions combines the newest technologies with its capabilities in IT and business process outsourcing to meet the administrative needs of emergency department physicians throughout the country. DST Technologies 1032 330 W. 9th St. Kansas City, MO 64105 816-843-8182; Toll free: 888-DST-INFO Fax: 816-843-8197 william.johansen@dstawd.com; www.awdbpm.com AWD Healthcare Process Management[TM] from DST Technologies combines the proven power of imaging, workflow, and customer service solutions with next-generation application integration tools, robust processing analysis, and an intelligent rules engine. The result is a comprehensive BPM solution designed to help you build a better business. eAppeals LLC 913 700 Danbridge Way Roswell, GA 30076 770-649-9735 Fax: 770-640-8924 joemalloy@bellsouth.net eAppeals has developed a process that gives hospitals an automated process for challenging disputed claims, eAppeals can reduce your administrative costs and DSO. eAppeals has been successful in returning 40 percent to 70 percent of the dollars of the disputed claims processed. Edge Equipment Management, LLC 720 100 Roscommon Dr., Suite 120 Middletown, CT 06457 860-635-3342; Toll free: 866-334-3874 Fax: 860-677-1885 msthilaire@edgeem.com; www.edgeem.com Edge offers specialized equipment maintenance and technology management programs for hospitals and diagnostic imaging companies. Our approach is to present optimal solutions for managing financial risk, ensuring productivity and operational excellence by effectively managing the life cycle of equipment assets that have a direct impact on your organization's operations and performance. Emergency Physicians Billing Services (EPBS) 122 3303 S. Meridian Oklahoma City, OK 73119 405-682-3303; Toll free: 800-962-3303 Fax: 405-682-1586 tuckerk@epbs.com; www.epbs.com EPBS is one of the leading billing vendors in the industry for hospital-based emergency physicians and continues to set the standard in the industry for customer service, information, management reporting, technology, and overall performance. Our paperless solutions are extremely popular and successful. Please visit booth #122 to learn why for more than 21 years so many physicians and hospitals have experienced the EPBS difference! Ernst & Young 931 18111 Von Karman Ave., Suite 1000 Irvine, CA 92612 949-437-0318 Fax: 949-437-0593 mari-lynne.infantino@ey.com; www.ey.com/us/healthsciences Ernst & Young helps clients achieve appropriate reimbursement levels from government, managed care, and other third-party payers. Additionally, we help clients assess their capital needs and financing alternatives, and assist them in complying with reporting requirements for new and existing financing alternatives. eSolutions, Inc. 722 401 W. Frontier Ln., Suite 101 Olathe, KS 66061-7221 913-780-4724; Toll free: 866-633-4726 Fax: 913-780-4126 gcreach@ecorpnet.com; www.ecorpnet.com eSolutions, a provider of innovative Medicare and Medicaid financial solutions, offers a suite of products and services designed to accelerate cash flow, reduce labor costs, decrease billing errors, improve coding and chargemaster procedures, and provide many other benefits. Experience the results for yourself through our 30-day no-risk demonstration. Essential Consulting, LLC 441 3110 Valmaine Ct. San Jose, CA 95135 480-759-1950 Fax: 480-759-1462 jwolf@esshc.com; www.esshc.com Essential Consulting, LLC, provides IT solutions to the business of health care. Our solutions include "MCEL" to verify Medicaid eligibility and manage encounter data for DSH audits, and "iRotations" to manage data collection and documentation problems for IME/GME. Stop by our booth and see all of our products and services. Executive Health Resources, Inc. 525 15 Campus Dr., Suite 200 Newtown Square, PA 19073 610-446-6100 Fax: 610-446-6860 ddiprinzio@ehrdocs.com; www.ehrdocs.com Executive Health Resources, Inc., a physician based company, provides hospitals with medical management expertise to improve the revenue cycle. Exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Association, EHR physicians specialize in these solutions: concurrent/ retrospective clinical denial management; managing length of stay; Medicare admissions/ observation status; coordinating patient care; improving physician documentation and compliance. FAS Solutions by Best Software 830 2325 Dulles Corner Blvd. Herndon, VA 20171 703-793-2700; Toll free: 800-368-2405 Fax: 703-709-9359 sam.hunter@bestsoftware.com; www.bestsoftware.com FAS[R] solutions from Best Software deliver powerful, easy-to-use fixed asset management solutions to businesses of all sizes. FAS provides fixed asset depreciation calculations for financial and tax reporting, asset inventory reconciliation, construction in progress management, and customized reporting, all at a price your business can afford. FCG-First Consulting Group 611 111 W. Ocean Blvd., 4th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 562-624-5200; Toll free: 800-345-0957 Fax: 562-432-5774 edobberstein@fcg.com; www.fcg.com Founded in 1980, FCG has more than 2,500 associates providing consulting, technology, and outsourcing services to the healthcare vertical marketplace across the United States. Sustainable financial performance improvement demands comprehensive front-to-back process improvement. FCG can assist your organization in optimizing performance in: patient access, HIM, and billing and collections; and achieve sustainable quantitative benefits resulting in improved and accelerated up-front cash collections, increased "clean claim" submission, reduced and/or eliminated denials, and reduced bad debt. Fidelity Investments 814 82 Devonshire St. Boston, MA 02109 508-787-7820; Toll free: 800-841-3363 x 7820 Fax: 508-624-5562 mark-fitsco.roberts@fmr.com; www.fidelity.com/workplace Fidelity Investments Tax-Exempt Services Company is dedicated to meeting the needs of tax-exempt institutions and their affiliates. Fidelity is among the world's largest providers of financial services, with consolidated assets of $1.8 trillion, including managed assets of $1,021.3 billion as of March 31, 2004. Fidelity offers investment management, treasury management, retirement planning, brokerage, MasterRecordkeeper[R], human resources, and benefits outsourcing services. The firm is the largest mutual fund company in the United States, a leading provider of workplace retirement savings plans, one of the largest mutual fund supermarkets, and a leading online brokerage firm. Financial Review Services, Inc. 1317 4295 San Felipe, Suite 250 Houston, TX 77027-2924 713-850-7456; Toll free: 800-256-7048 Fax: 713-850-7459 mplewis@wt.net FRS offers two services: (1) Lost Charge Audits focused on improving the charge capture process; we share our preliminary findings with you before we do the full audit, and the contingent fee eliminates financial risk; (2) Managed Care Payment Reviews that identify and recover underpayments from managed care payers. Foresight Corporation 1210 4950 Blazer Parkway Dublin, OH 43017 614-791-1600; Toll free: 888-500-0800 Fax: 614-791-1609 info@foresightcorp.com; www.foresightcorp.com Healthcare providers such as Truman Medical, U.S. Veterans Health Administration, and Quest trust Foresight Corporation to speed claims payment by prescreening claims against HIPAA and payer-specific standards. The result is assured acceptance and rapid processing for improved cash flow. Bad claims are returned for rapid repair and resubmission, while accurate data provide documentation needed under prompt payment laws. FugiFilm Medical Systems USA, Inc, 540 419 West Ave. Stamford, CT 06902 203-324-2000; Toll free: 800-446-5450 203-327-6485 ken.ostrowsky@fujimed.com; www.fujimed.com Fuji Financial Services combines the lowest rates in the industry with the most innovative financial solutions to provide a variety of flexible financing options. IT CAP (Information Technology Control and Predictability) features a fixed cost per use, guaranteed performance, and innovative, shared-risk partnership. There are also a number of lease and rental programs. Gallagher Healthcare Insurance Services, Inc. 717 2000 W. Sam Houston Parkway S., Suite 2000 Houston, TX 77042 713-461-4000; Toll free: 800-733-4474 Fax: 713-365-6497 beth_berger@ajg.com; www.ajg.com/ghis Gallagher Healthcare Insurance Services, Inc., is an insurance brokerage firm recognized as a pioneer in the development and implementation of insurance and risk management products and services for the healthcare industry. GE Commercial Finance Healthcare Financial Services 812 500 W. Monroe St., 14th Floor Chicago, IL 60661 312-441-7705; Toll free: 800-598-6201 Fax: 312-441-7770 stacey.dantoni@ge.com; www.gehealthcarefinance.com GE Commercial Finance Healthcare Financial Services is a premier provider of capital, financial solutions and related services for the global healthcare market, offering a full range of financing capabilities. Please stop by our booth to learn more about our unique financing solutions, and visit our web site at www.GEHealthcare.com. GHN-Online 240 12655 N. Central Expy., Suite 550 Dallas, TX 75243 214-696-5717 Fax: 214-696-5830 sales@ghnonline.com; www.ghnonline.com GHN is one of the simplest and fastest claims-to-cash solutions anywhere.[TM] With our 360-degree Revenue Cycle Management (RCM), we offer comprehensive, real-time solutions with direct payer-to-provider, end-to-end HIPAA-compliant connectivity from insurance eligibility and claims submission to remittance and payment. Visit www.ghnonline.com or call 214-696-5717. Global Recovery Alliance 911 Haldenstrasse 3 P.O. Box 2353 BAAR, Switzerland H-6342 41 41 769 5060; Toll free: 866-265-0291 Fax: 888-427-2322 mail@globalrecovery.com; www.globalrecovery.com International questions-global answers. Located near Zurich, Switzerland, our multicultural-multilingual team provides solutions for your international A/R utilizing more than 20 in-house languages. GRA specializes in travel insurance, embassy guarantees, third-party guarantors, and self-pay. Whatever your recovery needs, GRA provides proven solutions assisting healthcare providers with all international receivables issues. GMAC RFC Health Capital 1331 2711 N. Haskell Ave., Suite 900 Dallas, TX 75204 214-874-2739; Toll free: 866-657-1738 Fax: 214-861-5739 info@gmachealthcapital.com; www.gmachealthcapital.com GMAC RFC Health Capital offers a broad portfolio of financing options. Our dedicated healthcare specialists deliver expert recommendations to help maximize your returns. We have access to the vast resources of GMAC Financial Services as well as unregulated capital solutions that enable us to be more flexible than other finance organizations. The Graham Group, Inc. 1221 500 Locust St. Des Moines, IA 50309 810-231-2771 Fax: 810-231-2772 fbcoffman@aol.com; www.thegrahamgroupinc.com The Graham Group, Inc., is a full-service real estate firm specializing in the development of medical office buildings. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, The Graham Group, Inc., has developed more than four million square feet of medical office space for a variety of healthcare clients across the nation. Gustafson + Associates, Inc. 404 E. 1660 Hwy. 28, Box 7 Deerton, MI 49822 906-343-6687 Fax: 906-343-6688 b_gustafson@gustassoc.com; www.gustassoc.com Innovative revenue cycle consulting and education services to providers and outsource vendors: operational, benchmark, and compliance assessments; process and operational redesign and improvement; interim management; patient/client focus groups and satisfaction surveys; pre/post system conversion assistance; outsource feasibility and selection assistance; employee skill assessment and training; leadership coaching. HBCS 1216 118 Lukens Dr. New Castle, DE 19720 302-552-8000; Toll free: 877-254-9580 Fax: 302-254-3750 www.hbcs.org HBCS is a 20-year-old company providing a comprehensive range of accounts receivable management services to not-for-profit hospitals. Our services are designed exclusively for health care and offer our customers economies of scale, specialized expertise, and advanced technology while promoting positive patient relations. HCFS, Inc. 209 14285 Midway Rd., Suite 280 Addison, TX 75001 972-720-1341; Toll free: 800-394-4237 Fax: 972-720-0381 dmccown@hcfsinc.com; www.hcfsinc.com HCFS, Inc., your outsource/resource nationwide for eligibility and denied claims services, turning self-pay/no-pay accounts into cash for hospitals since 1988. Contact: Don McCown, VP Sales, 800-394-4237. E-mail: dmccown@hcfsinc.com. HCPro, Inc. 1239 200 Hoods Ln. Marblehead, MA 01945 781-639-1872; Toll free: 800-650-6787 Fax: 781-639-7857 customerservice@hcpro.com; www.hcpro.com HCPro specializes in providing reimbursement solutions for healthcare financial professionals. We offer newsletters, books, audio conferences, and handbooks. Visit our booth and sign up for our free e-mail newsletter, Patient Financial Services Weekly Advisor, and to enter our raffle for the free monthly newsletter of your choice. Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. 120 30 Executive Plaza, Suite 400 C Jericho, NY 11753 516-478-4100; Toll free: 877-933-4227 Fax: 516-478-6773 dmr@hccs.com; www.hccs.com HCCS produces interactive multimedia online compliance training. Our courses employ video and other multimedia scenarios, are automatically updated, and provide full reporting. HCCS's technology is bandwidth-independent and provides for flexible, secure deployment behind the firewall, on the Internet, or via CD-ROM. Topics include professional compliance, corporate compliance, HIPAA, research compliance, and accreditation. Health Data Management 1131 One State St. Plaza, 25th Floor New York, NY 10004 212-803-8267 Fax: 212-803-1568 www.healthdatamanagement.com Health Data Management provides timely practical insights for senior healthcare executives on using IT to achieve core business objectives, including improving the quality of care gaining efficiencies and cutting costs. Health Data Management covers all issues and advances impacting the vast arena of healthcare IT. Health Management Technology 627 2500 Tamiami Trail N. Nokomis, FL 34275 941-966-9521 Fax: 941-966-2590 mhilts@nelsonpub.com; www.healthmgttech.com Health Management Technology, celebrating its 25th year, is health care's leading and longest-published magazine devoted to IT solutions. For your free subscription, apply online at our feature- rich web site, www.healthmgttech.com, or visit us on-site in booth #627. Health Systems Concepts 337 1307 Sweetwater Club Blvd. Longwood, FL 32779 407-774-5291 Fax: 407-774-5295 info@hsc-clc.com; www.hsc-clc.com HSC, a leading Medicare laboratory consulting firm, introduces version 1.2 of its MBA compliance audit software. The MBA software mirrors the government audit and is the only laboratory post-payment claim validation program that exceeds the OIG and U.S. sentencing guidelines for compliance auditing. See a demonstration at booth 337. Health Ware Concepts 811 3840 Park Ave., Suite 208 Edison, NJ 08820 732-906-8863; Toll free: 888-492-7638 Fax: 732-556-9475 jmorrisy@hwcsoft.com; www.hwcsoft.com Health Ware Concepts is an IT company run by healthcare financial professionals that develops and provides decision support software and services. HWC's approach to healthcare decision-making combines methodology and technology to create very new ways of performing critical healthcare financial reporting and analytical tasks, as well as revenue recovery. Healthcare Affiliates, Inc. 818 1 Vale Rd., Suite 200 Bel Air, MD 21014 410-879-3264 Fax: 410-879-3266 mike@healthcareaffiliates.com; www.h-a-i.com HAI specializes in AWI, DSH, and specialized billing projects as they relate to Medicare reimbursements. We have served clients in 42 states. HAI performs between 50 and 100 AWI reviews each year. Healthcare Decision Systems, Inc. 734 2901 Metro Dr., Suite 228 Bloomington, MN 55425 952-851-8868; Toll free: 800-937-4421 Fax: 952-851-8869 medlink@mlcost.com; www.mlcost.com Healthcare Decision Systems provides cost accounting, flexible budgeting, modeling, patient costing tools, and consulting services through licensing its Med-Link Decision Support System; producing complete cost analysis by DRG, APC, physician, service, payer; and more. Healthcare Fiscal Management, Inc. 231 11978 Portland Ave. S. Burnsville, MN 55337 952-277-0059; Toll free: 800-282-9323 Fax: 952-960-0099 aaron@hfmi.com; www.hfmi.com HFMI offers our clients software and services to assist healthcare business offices improve their revenue cycle. Products include: Insurance Eligibility Verification, Denials Management, Imaging & Archiving Software, and A/R Recovery Services. Healthcare Informatics Magazine/Healthcare Informatics, the McGraw-Hill Companies 715 7400 S. Alton Ct. Centennial, CO 80112 303-721-4280 Fax: 303-721-4288 nancy_wilcox@mcgraw-hill.com; www.healthcare-informatics.com Healthcare Informatics magazine provides timely, high-quality intelligence about IT for the executives and managers on the decision-making team in every type of healthcare facility and organization. Healthcare Informatics presents news, features and resource lists, and analyzes and interprets major trends influencing the healthcare market. Healthcare Informatics is consistently chosen as the number one healthcare IT publication in independent studies. Healthcare Insights, LLC 501 510 Roosevelt Dr. Libertyville, IL 60048 847-362-1244 Fax: 847-816-3531 sberger@hcillc.com; www.hcillc.com INSIGHTS[R] business intelligence software is used nationwide by hospitals to improve financial performance, better align strategy with goals, and promote management accountability. INSIGHTS offers budgeting, monitoring, and reporting tools that provide managers at every level with information they need to make fast, informed decisions. INSIGHTS helps hospitals meet their goals every day. Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. 1133 3102W. End Ave., Suite 400 Nashville, TN 37203 615-383-7300; Toll free: 800-383-3317 Fax: 615-383-6093 lgunnells@hmstn.com; www.hmstn.com Healthcare Management Systems, Inc., delivers integrated hospital information systems and services as a single source for community and specialty hospitals. Together with our customers we develop solutions that advance the patient care process and improve business operations. Our commitment to superior customer service and continuous employee development is the foundation for our future. Healthcare Outsourcing Network, LLC 320 621 17th St., Suite 2400 Denver, CO 80293 303-296-3599 Fax: 303-296-3544 aplotkin@outsourcingnetwork.com Healthcare Outsourcing Network, LLC, is a revenue cycle management firm specializing in the recovery of early-out self-pay and insurance follow-up receivables. By focusing on telephone contact with your patients and third-party payers, we increase your cash while at the same time increasing patient satisfaction and decreasing your days in A/R. HealthCom Partners, LLC 241 411 Business Center Dr., Suite 107 Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 847-375-6800; Toll free: 866-777-9029 Fax: 847-375-6825 info@healthcompartners.com; www.healthcompartners.com HealthCom Partners provides customized patient-friendly paper and online billing/account management solutions. These solutions have helped providers lower costs, improve cash flow, and increase patient satisfaction. Our mission is to humanize and simplify patient billing communications so providers can enhance relationships with patients and improve administrative efficiencies. HealthShare Technology, Inc. 332 360 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 200 Acton, MA 01720 978-266-4161 Fax: 978-263-6301 zmiller@healthshare.com; www.healthshare.com HealthShare Technology delivers software that helps hospitals and health plans to perform consistent analyses of hospital performance, create objective benchmarks for excellent care, and identify opportunities for quality improvement. HealthShare's hospital comparison and cost accounting products analyze cost, quality, and profitability to support more informed healthcare decisions. HealthWare Systems 1333 2511 Technology Dr., Suite 102 Elgin, IL 60123 847-783-0670; Toll free: 877-362-7772 Fax: 847-783-0696 www.healthwaresystems.com HealthWare Systems is a leading innovator in the design and implementation of expert systems in patient access, financial services, and healthcare information management. Our ActiveWARE suite of revenue cycle solutions is designed to improve vital links in the revenue cycle chain. Healthworks Alliance, Inc. 316 500 N. Gulph Rd., Suite 400 King of Prussia, PA 19406 610-354-0900; Toll free: 800-335-8346 Fax: 610-354-8802 sales@hworks.com; www.healthworksalliance.com A leading provider of compliance and denial management software and systems, Healthworks Alliance provides hospitals and healthcare systems with easy-to-use integrated solutions--including Compliance Checker[TM] All Payer and Denial Tracker[TM]--designed to help avoid medical errors and denied claims, validate medical necessities, generate ABNs, and accelerate reimbursements. Heartland Information Services 719 3103 Executive Parkway, Suite 500 Toledo, OH 43606 419-578-6300; Toll free: 800-626-3830 Fax: 419-578-6330 kmaranan@heartlandis.com; www.heartlandis.com Heartland Information Services specializes in medical transcription that meets the client's business, technology, and service needs. Heartland IS provides unparalleled efficiency, reliability, and management capabilities, and interfaces with virtually any health information system. For more information, contact Heartland IS at 866-277-3199, or visit our web site. Helvey & Associates, Inc. 439 1029 E. Center St. Warsaw, IN 46580-3420 574-269-1726; Toll free: 800-735-0730 Fax: 574-267-8040 pkaylor@hlv.com; www.hlv.co Helvey & Associates is more than just another collection agency. We are a premier provider of receivable management systems. Through more than 45 years in business, we've discovered the unique combination of keys that unlock results for our clients: partnership, service, and technology. HFMA/Healthcare Financial Management Association 100 Two Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite 700 Westchester, IL 60154 708-531-9600; Toll free: 800-252-4362 Fax: 708-531-0032 mgenellie@hfma.org; www.hfma.org HFMA is the nation's leading membership organization for healthcare financial management professionals. HFMA brings perspective and clarity to the industry's complex issues in order to prepare and educate its members, helping them achieve professional success. Through instructive programs, cutting-edge publications, and valuable partnerships, HFMA strengthens the future potential of individual careers, as well as the organizations from which its members come. Hill-Rom Company, Inc. 1125 1069 SR 46 E Batesville, IN 47006-9167 812-931-2455; Toll free: 800-445-3730 Fax: 812-931-3501 teri.nobbe@hill-rom.com; www.hill-rom.com The NaviCare[R] Operations Management System is a suite of real-time solutions to health care's capacity, patient flow, and communication problems. Using visual, audio, and operational alerts, NaviCare becomes your CareTraffic Control System. Horizon Health Behavioral Health Services 912 1500 Waters Ridge Dr. Lewisville, TX 75057 972-420-8300; Toll free: 800-727-2407 Fax: 972-420-8383 bhs@horizonhealth.com Horizon Health Behavioral Health Services, a leader in behavioral health contract management services, has the expertise to assist your hospital in developing a psychiatric program to capitalize on the changes in psychiatric reimbursement. Horizon has partnered with more than 400 hospitals, and is positioned to grow through acquisitions of freestanding psychiatric facilities. HP3, Inc. 500 One Bethlehem Plaza, Suite 201 Bethlehem, PA 18018 610-332-2990 Fax: 610-332-2993 info@hp3.com; www.hp3.com HP3 is a national healthcare consulting firm specializing in health information management issues. We partner with our clients to assist them with tackling some of their most challenging management, financial, and quality reporting issues. Our services range from clinical documentation improvement and health information management operations assessments to complete outsourcing of the coding function. HRS/ERASE, Inc. 334 12401 E. 43rd St., Suite 216 Independence, MO 64055 816-373-7318; Toll free: 877-518-8585 Fax: 816-373-9916 astultz@hrserase.com; www.hrserase.com HRS/Erase, Inc., is a nationally recognized hospital patient advocacy/third-party claims resolution company dedicated to maximizing cash, lowering A/R days, and reducing bad debt for healthcare providers. HRS/Erase, Inc., has helped more than 50,000 patients cover medical expenses while partnering with more than 60 hospitals nationwide to reduce bad-debt expenses by more than $360 million. HSS, Inc. 422 2321 Whitney Ave. Hamden, CT 06518 203-407-3900; Toll free: 800-99-3747 Fax: 203-407-3912 hss-sales@hss-info.com; www.hssweb.com HSS helps healthcare organizations balance coding and revenue cycle management by streamlining their coding, compliance, and reimbursement management (CCRM) processes with software and consulting services. Solutions include Web. Strat[TM], a web-based CCRM application offering automatic, electronic regulatory updates, and APC Assistant[TM], an online OPPS knowledge resource that helps minimize claims denials. HumanArc 725 1457 E. 40th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 216-431-3535; Toll free: 800-828-6453 Fax: 216-431-5201 aburton@humanarc.com; www.humanarc.com HumanArc (previously Unicare Corporation) is a national leader in government health coverage program eligibility and enrollment, disproportionate share program compliance and qualification services, healthcare receivables management, and denial appeal services. Hyland Software, Inc. 921 28500 Clemens Rd. Westlake OH 44145 440-788-5000 Fax: 440-788-5100 healthcare@onbase.com; www.onbase.com Hyland Software, Inc., is a leading electronic document management solutions provider to the healthcare industry. Hyland develops OnBase, enterprise software that combines the full spectrum of document management technologies in a single, web-enabled application. OnBase healthcare solutions help healthcare organizations of all types to create competitive advantage through reduced costs, streamlined operations, compliance assistance, and ultimately, increased overall patient satisfaction. I.C. System 1439 444 Hwy. 96 E. St. Paul, MN 55127 Toll free: 800-443-4123 Fax: 651-481-6303 leads@icsystem.com; www.icsystem.com I.C. System is a consumer/commercial collection agency that understands the unique needs of healthcare clients. Our segregated, experienced healthcare unit and custom programs combine to recover more money faster and accelerate cash flow. Service offerings include self-pay management, third-party payer resolution, intensive collections, and insurance resolution. IDX Systems 423 40 IDX Dr. Burlington, VT 05402 802-862-1022; Toll free: 888-439-6584 www.idx.com IDX provides information technology solutions to maximize value in the delivery of health care, improve the quality of patient service, enhance medical outcomes, and reduce the costs of care. IDX supports these objectives with a broad range of complementary, functionally rich, and highly integrated products installed at 3,200 customer sites. In Record Time 621 7520 N.W. 5th St., Suite 200 Plantation, FL 33327 954-316-2221; Toll free: 800-788-4960 Fax: 800-834-1038 marcial@codeinrecordtime.com; www.inrecordtime.net The In Record Time hallmark is the combination of state-of-the-art efficiency, our response time, proven financial value, and a unique ability to become an integrated member of your staff. Our involvement includes all aspects of health information management, including but not limited to on-site and off-site coding, assembly, and analysis; MPI consolidations; and ontology data management. InfoGraphix 414 1380 Soldiers Field Rd. Boston, MA 02135 617-783-2330; Toll free: 800-362-4361 Fax: 617-783-0445 artt@infogx.com; www.infogx.com InfoGraphix is a total solutions provider for patient billing, collection notices, appointment reminders, and ongoing patient communications. From creative designs to data processing, print production, and mailing, we deliver the highest-quality communications. HandHolder[TM] Hospital Appointment Reminder Service will reduce no-show rates by more than 20 percent and increase patient satisfaction, and preparedness by consolidating data from multiple patient files into one pictorial document. InfoPartners, Inc. 310 4535 Harding Rd., Suite 200 Nashville, TN 37205 615-297-4215 Fax: 615-297-4932 info@infopart.com; www.infopart.com Founded in 1986, InfoPartners provides healthcare information systems management and consulting services to hospitals. InfoPartners provides current assessments and strategic planning, systems selection, and implementation assistance. Also, IS department management is provided through our unique IS Management Partnership service. We currently serve 26 hospitals and their CIOs through our collaborative service. ING 712 151 Farmington Ave. Hartford, CT 06156 860-723-3244; Toll free: 866-723-4646 Fax: 860-723-3258 jeffrey.krawczyk@us.ing.com; www.ingretirementplans.com ING is a global leader in financial services, employee benefits, and banking. ING provides healtheare sponsors with innovative and flexible solutions in education/communication, investment management, and recordkeeping for 403(b), 40l, and 457 plans. ING also provides products and services for a variety of employee benefits, including sick pay and disability. Innovative Health Solutions 311 75 W. Front St. Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-383-4980; Toll free: 866-822-6700 Fax: 732-383-4981 salesandmarketing@ihsinfo.com; www.innovativehealthsolutions.com Innovative Health Solutions is a leading provider of nationally recognized coding, compliance, reimbursement, and decision support solutions serving more than 30 percent of the nation's general acute care hospitals. Our bolt-on technology tools help our customers increase revenue, reduce expenses, enhance decision support, improve cash flow, and ensure coding compliance. Innovative Managed Care Systems, Ltd. 217 13760 Noel Rd., Suite 1100 Dallas, TX 75240 972-960-6036; Toll free: 800-708-9719 Fax: 972-960-2726 sales@imacs.com; www.imacs.com IMaC's Web-based contract management solution validates MCO and Medicare reimbursements, reduces A/R days, and improves revenue cycle management. More than 200 hospitals and physician groups access adjudication results, contracts, reports, and modeling and analysis tools online. Integra Solutions 920 1854 Shaekleford Ct., Suite 300 Norcross, GA30093 770-243-4977; Toll free: 800-444-1062 Fax: 770-243-4901 general.info@integrasolutions.com; www.integrasolutions.com For more than 20 years, Integra Solutions has been providing revenue cycle management services to hospitals throughout the United States. We specialize in delivering onsite and offsite accounts receivable resolution, revenue management consulting, interim staffing and management, charge master consulting, as well as a full range of revenue audit services. InterPro Medical Solutions 613 2109-CN. Hamilton St. Richmond, VA 23230 804-355-4604; Toll free: 800-353-0789 Fax: 804-355-6031 james.larsen@interprobps.com; www.interpromedical.com InterPro Medical Solutions, a leader in healthcare industry business process solutions, offers end-to-end solutions, ranging from transcription, coding, and credentialing to billing, self-pay, and follow-up. We support entire revenue lifecycles, including consulting and staffing. We also offer document management solutions, information security solutions, and custom IT support. Iron Mountain Records Management 105/205 745 Atlantic Ave. Boston, MA 02111 Toll free: 800-899-IRON recordsmanagement@ironmountain.com; www.ironmountain.com Iron Mountain Incorporated is the world's trusted partner for outsourced records and information management services. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain offers records management services for both physical and digital media, disaster recovery support services, and consulting services. IXT Solutions 1339 2020 Lindell Ave. Nashville, TN 37203 615-620-4987 Fax: 615-620-4986 sales@ixt.com; www.ixt.com 1. Patient Friendly Billing[R]--IXT provides Patient Friendly Billing solutions that convert standard patient statement files into fully personalized patient communication programs. 2. Online Patient Financial Services--IXT provides patients a convenient way to view, manage, and pay their accounts online using only their healthcare provider's existing web site. J.A. Thomas & Associates 1121 1190 Winchester Parkway, Suite 111 Smyrna, GA 30080 770-438-8537; Toll free: 800-683-8734 Fax: 770-438-0317 www.jathomas.com Revolutionize documentation with Compliant Documentation Management Program[R] (CDMP[R]). We've helped 400+ hospitals and 30,000 physicians. JATA physicians, nurses, and coders deliver peer-to-peer education and tools to improve physician documentation in realtime. 400+ clinical documentation strategies are embedded in physician-developed software and backed by coding clinics. JATA delivers 5 percent to 10 percent increase to CMI and appropriate complexity/severity. Johnson Controls, Inc. 1111 507 E. Michigan St. Milwaukee, WI 53202 414-524-4000 www.johnsoncontrols.com Johnson Controls is a world leader in creating and managing quality building environments-ones that are safe, comfortable, productive, and efficient. Johnson Controls provides solutions for health care that measurably improve facility and financial performance. Kaufman, Hall & Associates 1038 One Northfield Plaza, Suite 240 Northfield, IL 60093 847-441-8780; Toll free: 888-543-6833 Fax: 847-441-3288 randerson@kaufmanhall.com; www.kaufmanhall.com Kaufman Hall is a healthcare financial consulting and software development firm providing services nationally. Kaufman Hall's consulting practice focuses on strategic financial and capital planning and debt-related advisory services. Their ENUFF Advisor[R] software technology assists hospitals in managing operating and capital budgeting, capital allocation, and financial planning and reporting. Keane, Inc. 816 290 Broadhollow Rd. Melville, NY 13747 631-351-7000; Toll free: 800-699-6773 Fax: 631-351-7115 info.hsd@keane.com; www.keane.com/hsd Keane helps clients harness the power of information to achieve their business and care delivery goals. Utilizing the latest browser-based technologies, Keane's applications help healthcare organizations increase efficiency, reduce medical errors, meet regulatory requirements, and maximize reimbursement. Kenneth Michael & Associates 1438 500 N. Westshore Blvd., Suite 1050 Tampa, FL 33609 813-341-3600 Fax: 813-341-3607 mcarney@kmarecruiting.com; www.kmarecruiting.com Kenneth Michael & Associates specializes in the placement of accounting and financial professionals within the healthcare industry. Positions include CFOs, controllers, business office management, decision support, and reimbursement. Kinetic Biomedical Services, Inc. 1238 4509 W. Ridge Rd. Erie, PA 16506 814-836-9800; Toll free: 800-753-6331 Fax: 814-836-5916 mcrane@kineticbiomedical.com; www.kineticbiomedical.com Kinetic designs and implements customized imaging and biomedical equipment management programs for healthcare facilities throughout the country. Our programs stress quality, education, safety, and a cost-conscious approach to equipment management. KPMG, Risk Advisory Services 136 111 S. Calvert St. Baltimore, MD 21202 410-949-8530; Toll free: 800-852-7328 Fax: 410-949-2822 mhigdon@kpmg.com; www.us.kpmg.com KPMG's Healthcare Practice is a nationwide network of more than 1,000 partners and professionals who are committed to helping healthcare clients measure, monitor, and manage risks that matter most. With deep industry experience, insight, and technical support, KPMG is a leader in providing a broad range of audit, tax, and advisory services. The Kramer Group 836 500 S. Magnolia Ave. Orlando, FL 32801 407-872-7969; Toll free: 800-243-1555 Fax: 407-872-6889 leanne@kramergroup.com; www.kramergroup.com The Framer Group has established itself as a custom service provider of systems technology servicing all aspects of the healthcare industry. We offer software development, healthcare claims recovery, front-end claims management, and reimbursement services. Kreg Information Systems 1328 101 Town Green Wilton, CT 06897 Toll free: 800-761-KREG sales@kreg.com; www.kreg.com For more than 20 years, Kreg Information Systems technology systems have improved healthcare institutions performance, enabling them to manage rising expenses and increase revenues. With Kreg's products, our clients are able to manage expenses and control costs through e-budgeting, variance reporting, cost accounting, and contract management systems. Kronos Incorporated 633 297 Billerica Rd. Chelmsford, MA 01824 978-250-9800 Fax: 978-367-5900 info@kronos.com; www.kronos.com Kronos[R] Incorporated is the most trusted name in workforce management. Kronos helps organizations staff, develop, deploy, track, and reward their workforce, resulting in reduced costs, increased productivity, better decision-making, improved employee satisfaction, and alignment with organizational objectives. More than 20 million people use a Kronos solution every day. LaSalle Bank 114 540 W. Madison MC 1613 Chicago, IL 60661 312-904-7277 Fax: 312-992-1116 kelly.barone@abnamro.com; www.lasallebank.com With its unique understanding of the healthcare industry and its challenges, LaSalle Bank provides solutions that simplify, from automating your revenue cycle and providing online payment alternatives with innovative web-based HIPAA solutions to offering you leasing and financial services focused on unique needs. LaSalle Bank is dedicated to partnering with healthcare companies. Lawson Software 1019 380 Saint Peter St. St. Paul, MN 55102 651-767-7000; Toll free: 800-477-1357 Fax: 651-767-7141 info@lawson.com; www.lawson.com Lawson provides business application software that helps healthcare organizations achieve a competitive advantage and focus on their goal--providing quality patient care. Lawson's products and services help save time and reduce costs by managing healthcare providers' three key operational resources: people, supplies, and financial assets. M. Leco & Associates, Inc. 800 61 McMurray Rd., Suite 400 Pittsburgh, PA 15241 412-833-7853; Toll free: 800-783-7853 Fax: 412-833-9450 bob@mleco.com; www.mleco.com Since 1982, Leco & Associates has recovered more than $500 million of bottom-line revenue for hospitals. Leco services--lost charge recovery, denied claims solutions, managed care recovery, and emergency and surgery department consulting--are fast and require minimal client involvement. We take our fee on our performance. The Lewin Group 901 3130 Fairview Park Dr., Suite 800 Falls Church, VA 22042 703-269-5500 Fax: 703-269-5501 www.lewin.com The Lewin Group is a premier national healthcare and human services consulting firm. Lewin's strategic and analytical services focus on helping clients design, implement, and evaluate programs to enhance service delivery, financing, and outcomes. Lewin helps clients deal proactively with shifts in healthcare and human services practice, technology, and regulation. Magnet Solutions 1330 P.O. Box 1826 Scottsbluff, NE 69363 308-632-7135; Toll free: 800-658-3227 Fax: 308-635-0578 agustafson@ar-solutions.biz; www.magnetsolutions.biz Magnet Solutions specializes in self-pay outsourcing, with a solution custom made to collect more dollars on more accounts than your organization has likely seen in many years. Better still, we become an extension of your in-house A/R department, acting as financial counselors on behalf of your hospital. Financial counselors that get results! The MASH Program 408 1227 W. Magnolia Ave., Suite 550 Fort Worth, TX 76104 817-923-8900; Toll free: 800-880-MASH Fax: 817-923-3953 sleach@mashinc.com; www.mashinc.com Medical Advocacy Services for Healthcare, Inc., is an eligibility service employing seasoned social services and government program staff with more than 1,400 collective years of experience and expertise. MASH screens and processes patients for public benefits such as SSI disability and Medicaid, creating new revenue for healthcare providers. McKesson 1011 5995 Windward Parkway Alpharetta, GA 30005 404-338-3784; Toll free: 800-981-8601 Fax: 404-338-5121 cindy.click@mckesson.com McKesson transforms the delivery of healthcare through advanced administrative, financial and clinical systems that reduce or eliminate paperwork, facilitate access to data at the point of care, and reduce the variability of health care. Our comprehensive portfolio of revenue cycle and healthcare performance management solutions helps organizations address their most critical financial and operational issues. MC Strategies, Inc. 200 495 Circle 85, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30349-6001 404-669-9400; Toll free: 800-999-6274 Fax: 404-669-9339 sales@mcstrategies.com; www.mcstrategies.com MC Strategies provides educational programs designed to develop healthcare professionals' skills, knowledge, and performance. Through our WebInservice[R] division, we provide e-learning solutions to more than 40 multihospital systems and 1,250 hospitals. To learn more about our robust, Internet-based learning management system and expert-authored programs of study, please visit us online at www.webinservice.com. MD-X Solutions, Inc. 807 725 Darlington Ave. Mahwah, NJ 07430 201-444-9900 Fax: 201-444-9916 chartigan@md-x.com; www.md-x.com MD-X truly understands the ongoing reimbursement challenges for healthcare providers. MD-X incorporates a suite of integrated, customizable products and services throughout the revenue cycle to dramatically increase our clients' reimbursement. MD-X's portfolio includes silent PPO audit and recovery, denials management, patient billing support services, third-party follow-up, and purchase prefunding of receivables. MedAssets 111 100 NorthPoint Center E., Suite 200 Alpharetta, GA 30022 678-323-2500; Toll free: 800-950-4722 Fax: 678-323-2516 info@medassets.com; www.medassets.com MedAssets improves healthcare providers' margins through revenue cycle and supply chain initiatives utilizing a flexible approach and customized solutions. Proprietary information technology is used to work with and improve existing assets and work processes. MedAssets can improve net patient revenue by 1 percent to 3 percent and decrease supply expense by 3 percent to 10 percent. MedAssist, Inc. 839 1661 Lyndon Farm Ct. Louisville, KY 40223 502-499-0855; Toll free: 800-736-2107 Fax: 502-515-9964 mgibbon@medassistgroup.com; www.medassistgroup.com MedAssist brings a commitment to patient dignity, compassion and integrity to patient eligibility and revenue cycle management. Service groups include patient services, eligibility services, receivables management, and healthcare collections. Our core deliverable is the professional excellence required to improve cash flow, maximize reimbursement, and reduce bad debt. MEDCLR, Inc. 333 1714 Hollinwood Dr. Alexandria, VA 22307 703-768-7020 Fax: 703-768-7056 algis@medclr.com; www.medclr.com MEDCLR is the largest purchaser of medical bad debt on a nonrecourse basis. Turn that bad debt into cash today. Med-Data Management, Inc. 1232 2270 7th St., Suite 5 Mandeville, LA 70471 985-674-2217; Toll free: 800-434-5142 Fax: 985-674-2265 rcambre@meddata-inc.com; www.meddata-inc.com Increase revenues, reduce denials, and improve cash flows and compliance. MDM's Medgician[R] Charge Master Manager Software--Its dynamic design supports < 50 to 1,000+-bed facilities, multihospital systems, and multiprovider settings. With MDM's PostLink[TM] ICM Payment Interactive Claims Manager Software, you can automate the workflow and streamline your denials management process. MedeFinance, Inc. 429 5858 Horton St., Suite 170 Emeryville, CA 94608 510-647-1300 Fax: 510-647-1325 www.medefinance.com MedeFinance is a web-based analytics service provider of real-time financial reporting and analytical resources. We collect digital transaction data for providers and payers. We aggregate, translate, reconcile, and merge these raw data within our proprietary databases to produce performance and analysis eReports. Our HIPAA-based technological services assist clients in the implementation of improved business practices. Medibase 1002 1800 Parkway Place S.E., Suite 810 Marietta, GA 30067 770-422-4287; Toll free: 800-399-1255 Fax: 770-422-9142 thacker@medibase.com; www.medibase.com Medibase CPAR-credentialed staff complement existing business office efforts to quickly and efficiently resolve accounts. Along with expert consulting, A/R outsourcing, and services, Medibase provides software products specifically designed to eliminate barriers to effective account management and follow-up. Medibase focuses on recovering the maximum amount of cash for the institution. Medical Electronic Billing 1230 2129 Andrea Ln. Fort Myers, FL 33912 Toll free: 800-968-5798 Fax: 239-768-0408 mbielecki@m-e-b.com; www.m-e-b.com Medical Electronic Billing is a comprehensive statement outsourcing solution. The company provides data management, statement printing, and mailing services exclusively for the healthcare industry. Send your patient data over a secured connection and the company will print and mail a professional-looking custom statement--all within 24 hours. Medical Management Resources 721 8001 Belfort Parkway, Suite 200 Jacksonville, FL 32256 904-296-0671; Toll free: 800-226-4889 Fax: 904-296-8986 missy_stimler@teamhealth.com; www.mmr-usa.com Medical Management Resources is a leading authority on emergency medicine coding, coding compliance, and coding training. Founded by Caral Edelberg, CPC, CCS-P, MMRR offers professional coding services, coding compliance program development, and revenue enhancement programs. MMR has identified lost revenue ranging from $120,000 to $3.7 million a year. MediQuant, Inc, 118 740 Kenmar Industrial Parkway Broadview Heights, OH 44147 440-746-9503; Toll free: 800-917-6379 Fax: 440-746-9504 tonyp@mediquant.com; www.mediquant.com MediQuant's software tool set reduces write-offs, enhances payment, improves Medicare compliance, and reduces costs for its clients. MediQuant software manages Medical Necessity (First Comply), ABNs, APCs, payer denials, data archiving, and workflow automation. MediQuant serves hospitals, health systems, physicians, and ambulatory care centers. MediRegs, Inc. 639 20 William St., Suite 310 Wellesly Hills, MA 02481 Toll free: 800-808-6800 support@mediregs.com; www.mediregs.com MediRegs is a leading provider of compliance and reimbursement tools to the health and life sciences community. Our ComplyTrack, RegsTrack, and Cliniguide Plus products ensure an evidence-based compliance program is in place. MediSolution 227 2999 N. 44th St., Suite 308 Phoenix, AZ 85018 602-269-8373; Toll free: 800-443-3811 Fax: 602-269-6462 marketing@medisolutionusa.com; www. medisolution.com MediSolution is a leading healthcare IT company, providing integrated healthcare information systems and resource management solutions to healthcare customers across North America. More than 500 hospitals, home care facilities, and other healthcare providers rely on MediSolution's systems to maximize operational efficiencies, lower costs, and improve the delivery of healthcare services. MEDITECH (Medical Information Technology, Inc.) 714 Meditech Circle Westwood, MA 02090 781-821-3000 Fax: 781-821-2199 info@meditech.com; www.meditech.com MEDITECH, a leading Healthcare Information System vendor for more than 35 years, offers integrated financial, clinical, and administrative software to manage the operations of care delivery networks of all sizes and facilities. A full suite of financial software, including authorization and referral management and full revenue cycle management, integrates your organization's accounting practices for total fiscal control and long-term financial planning. MedLearn 1115 287 Sixth St. E., Suite 400 St. Paul, MN 55101 651-292-3400; Toll free: 800-252-1578 Fax: 651-224-4694 jevans@medlearn.com; www.medlearn.com MedLearn is a nationally recognized consulting, publication, and training company that specializes in coding, reimbursement, compliance, and educational services for hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare service organizations. Our ongoing development of professional personnel and products provides innovative solutions for our clients. MedQuist 624 1000 Bishops Gate Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 856-206-4000; Toll free: 800-233-3030 Fax: 856-206-4020 info@medquist.com; www.medquist.com MedQuist, a member of the Philips Group of Companies, provides transcription and coding services and a suite of solutions for speech recognition, dictation, electronic signature, document workflow management, and coding. Using proven technologies, these products and services are designed to streamline document management processes by decreasing costs and increasing productivity. Mezzia 339 500 E. 96th St., Suite 350 Indianapolis, IN 46240 317-805-6000; Toll free: 888-302-6091 Fax: 307-805-6009 info@mezzia.com; www.mezzia.com Mezzia is health care's web-based, on-demand capital spending management solution. With Mezzia you control capital spending with consolidated, real-time reconciliation and forecasting of all planned, budgeted, and actual capital expenditures. The result? Reduced capital costs, reduced operating costs, and improved financial control. Modern Biomedical & Imaging 1139 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Suite 2066 Dallas, TX 75207 214-217-3700; Toll free: 800-426-4347 Fax: 214-217-3715 abullard@modernbiomedical.com; www.modernbiomedical.com Modern Biomedical & Imaging provides quality maintenance and management for clinical equipment throughout the United States. The Modern program includes computerized preventive maintenance and cost-conscious repairs to the component level. Modern welcomes the opportunity to demonstrate that quality doesn't cost--but rather the lack of quality does. Modern Healthcare 906 360 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60601 312-649-5350 Fax: 312-397-5510 mhemail@crain.com; www.modernhealthcare.com Modern Healthcare is the industry's leading source of healthcare business news. In print, online, and via e-mail, we examine the most pressing healthcare issues and provide the most up-to-date, in-depth, and valuable information. Modern Healthcare is ranked number one in ad readership among healthcare executives and deemed a "must-read publication." National Access, Inc. 1119 2533 N. Carson St., Suite 1065 Carson City, NV 89706 Toll free: 800-432-4334 Fax: 800-367-3380 ralf@nataccess.com; www.nataccess.com Take control of your out-of-state Medicaid. Have National Access do it! Check patient status on our web site. Pay as little as 1 percent with our $950 fee cap. Free 24/7 patient eligibility and authorization. Bill all states and 1000+ HMOs. Provider enrollment. Out of chaos ... order! National Benefits Partner 625 303 E. South Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84111 801-478-1700; Toll free: 800-583-1571 Fax: 801-478-1710 nwestbye@nationalbenefits.com; www.nationalbenefits.com National Benefits Partner is an exclusive provider of group term life and disability benefits to healthcare organizations nationwide. Because of our exclusivity in working only with hospitals, we guarantee low and affordable group term life rates. NCI-Nationwide Credit Inc. 910 2015 Vaughn Rd., Bldg 300 Kennesaw, GA30144 770-937-5739 Fax: 770-933-6660 pboyer@ncirm.com; www.ncirm.com Over its 57-year history, NCI has become a top 10 receivables management provider to healthcare, business, and government nationwide. Through its extended business office, bad-debt recovery and precollect services offerings, NCI leverages its experience and advanced technology to solve the unique accounts receivable management problems faced by healthcare providers. NCO Financial Systems, Inc. 432 507 Prudential Rd. Horsham, PA 19044 Toll free: 800-220-2274 Fax: 215-441-3923 www.ncogroup.com NCO Healthcare Services draws upon the resources of a publicly held corporation, but operates as an independent business unit--a small- company approach that translates to responsive service and a genuine commitment to exceeding your expectations. We deliver solutions that improve accounts receivable management and enhance patient relations for healthcare providers across the United States. NDCHealth Corp. 1225 NDC Plaza Atlanta, GA 30329 404-728-2000; Toll free: 800-778-6711 Fax: 404-728-3568 generalinfo@ndchealth.com; www.ndchealth.com NDCHealth's (NYSE: NDC) NDC ePREMIS revenue cycle management solutions--claims management, eligibility verification, remittance management, and more--serve more than 1,800 facilities and process more than 180 million hospital transactions per year. NDCHealth is a leading provider of health information solutions that add value to hospital, pharmacy, physician, pharmaceutical, and payer business. Nebo Systems 1226 1 S. 376 Summit Ave., Ct. B Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 630-916-8818; Toll free: 866-810-0000 joe@nebo.com; www.nebo.com Nebo Systems' eCare[R] products and integration services provide proven solutions for claims processing and submission, real-time EDI transactions (eligibility, claims status, address verification, etc.), payer connectivity, and medical necessity. Neoforma 1220 3061 Zanker Rd. San Jose, CA 95134 408-468-4000; Toll free: 877-256-1234 Fax: 408-468-4047 todd.sims@neoforma.com; www.neoforma.com Neoforma provides innovative healthcare supply chain management solutions that propel collaboration and efficiency through a unique combination of technology, information, and services. By bringing the worlds of contracts and orders together, Neoforma's solution set delivers a comprehensive view of the supply chain, driving significant cost savings and better decision making. the Nielsen Healthcare Group 930 20 Allen Ave., Suite 330 St. Louis, MO 63119 314-984-0910; Toll free: 800-581-8901 Fax: 314-984-0820 nhcg@primary.net; www.nielsenhealthcare.com the Nielsen Healthcare Group is one of the oldest, largest, and most respected firms specializing in the provision of interim managers to the healthcare field. Experienced interim managers are available in all healthcare fields, including but not limited to finance, medical records, materials management, nursing, laboratory, and plant operations. Omnium Worldwide, Inc. 400 7171 Mercy Rd. Omaha, NE 68106 402-546-7077; Toll free: 800-377-7243 Fax: 402-384-6325 cvairo@omniumworldwide.com; www.omniumworldwide.com For more than 35 years, Omnium's approach to recovery has generated millions in A/R dollars for our clients. Our proven strategies accelerate cash flow, improve days A/R, and increase patient satisfaction while maintaining your market reputation. Services include EBO self-pay and insurance resolution, along with bad-debt collections. On Assignment 1004 940 S. Coast Dr., 125 Costa Mesa, CA 92627 714-545-0664; Toll free: 800-998-3411 Fax: 866-245-0632 pilar.hayes@onassignment.com; www.onassignment.com As your staffing needs evolve, put OnAssignment to the task. For the past 20 years, OnAssignment has been placing experienced and talented healthcare and HIM professionals on contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire assignments. All candidates are prequalified before they step into your facility, undergoing an interview, background check, skills tests, qualification verification, and orientation before becoming part of our time and your staff. Visit us at booth # 1004, or online at www.onassignment.com, or call toll free at 800-521-5710. Ontario Systems 405 1150 W. Kilgore Ave. Muncie, IN 47305 765-751-7000; Toll free: 800-283-3227 Fax: 765-751-7198 sales@ontariosystems.com; www.ontariosystems.com Ontario Systems provides world-class receivables management solutions to healthcare organizations that manage large volumes of accounts receivable in-house. Our products and services provide innovative tools incorporating workflow, automated dialer, and IVR technology in a seamlessly integrated system that leads to higher productivity, performance, and profits. Oracle 137 500 Oracle Parkway Redwood Shores, CA 94065 650-506-7000; Toll free: 800-672-2531 www.oracle.com/industries/healthcare Oracle will be demonstrating its world-class healthcare solutions supporting the industry's needs in financial and supply chain management. The specific products include: Oracle Financials, Oracle Supply Chain Management, Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Financials, and Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Chain Management. OSI Healthcare Services 1308 5626 Frantz Rd. Dublin, OH 43017 614-791-4705 Fax: 614-791-4725 chris.spring@osioutsourcing.com; www.osioutsourcing.com OSI partners with healthcare providers to execute strategic outsourcing engagements that improve revenue cycle performance. OSI services include extended business office solutions, including management of self-pay and third-party receivables; in-bound customer service call management; bad-debt collection and debt purchasing; patient statement services; out-of-state Medicaid; precollection and payment monitoring; and unique, "outbound" interactive voice response (IVR) programs. OVAG International AG 301 Huobmatt Strasse 3 Meggen-Lucerne, Switzerland 6045 011 4141 379 0303; Toll free: 866-808-6121 Fax: 866-808-6115 info@ovag.ch; www.ovag-international.com U.S. health cure's first choice for international receivables management and debt collection; specializing in cross-border self-pay, travel, insurance, embassy/consular, and governmental employee accounts; unmatched multicultural, multilingual expertise and time zone flexibility; tailored efficient "no cure, no fee" healthcare A/R solutions; Contact U.S. Client Sales/Service, 1 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1425 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (866-367-6824). Owens & Minor 436 4800 Cox Rd. Glen Allen, VA 23060 804-747-9794 Fax: 804-270-7281 lori.buchanan@owens-minor.com; www.owens-minor.com Owens & Minor is a leading distributor of name-brand medical and surgical supplies and a healthcare supply chain management company. We provide technology and consulting programs that enable healthcare providers to maximize efficiency and cost-effectiveness in materials purchasing; improve inventory management; and streamline logistics across the entire medical supply chain. Passport Health Communications, Inc.[R] 328 720 Cool Springs Blvd., Suite 450 Franklin, TN 37067 615-661-5657; Toll free: 888-661-5657 Fax: 615-376-3552 sales@passporthealth.com; www.passporthealth.com Passport Health Communications, Inc., is focused on the delivery of administrative and financial management solutions for healthcare organizations. Our mission is to provide tools that accelerate the revenue cycle and optimize business processes. These tools are essential for processing accurate patient registration, billing collections, and self-pay reimbursement. Tools include eligibility, claims submission, address verification, and others. Patient-Pay 630 2529 Kingsland Ave. Orlando, FL 32808 407-872-0040; Toll free: 800-411-5873 Fax: 407-299-3943 payinfo@patient-pay.com; www.patient-pay.com Patient-Pay is a financial collection and auto-posting service that allows a patient to pay their hospital bill ONLINE from the comfort of their home or office. The service also provides ONLINE collection capability for staff at registration, emergency room, outpatient, customer service, central business office, insurance agencies, and other areas. Perot Systems Healthcare 1027 101 Cumberland Ave. Madison, TN 37115 615-860-9999; Toll free: 800-659-8883 Fax: 615-234-1323 vida.duhl@ps.net; www.perotsystems.com Perot Systems Revenue Cycle Solutions Group provides more than 800 talented experts that work to achieve your specific revenue cycle objectives. Services range from A/R resolution projects to ongoing outsourcing services or specific projects, such as computer conversion assistance. In the past five years alone, we resolved more than $18.2 billion in A/R for hospital clients. Per-Se Technologies 1104 1145 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 200 Alpharetta, GA 30004 770-237-4300; Toll free: 877-73 PER-SE Fax: 770-237-6821 askus@per-se.com; www.per-se.com Per-Se Technologies is the revenue cycle management (access management, receivables management, and performance management) and resource management (enterprisewide staff scheduling and patient scheduling) solutions provider that helps hospitals and healthcare facilities increase revenue and decrease costs. Per-Se enables these organizations to increase their bottom line with enterprisewide solutions. PNC Bank 723 620 Liberty Ave., 32nd Floor Two PNC Plaza Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-768-7127 Fax: 412-705-2584 ehealth@pncbank.com; www.pncbank.com Through an array of innovative e-healthcare solutions, PNC Bank is helping providers improve net/operating income by combining clearinghouse and treasury management services into one comprehensive solution. PNC moves information and funds efficiently by connecting trading partners and offers real-time HIPAA validation and solutions for revenue cycle improvements. Premium Asset Recovery Corp. 1218 350 Jim Moran Blvd., Suite 210 Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 561-447-9271; Toll free: 888-533-7272 Fax: 561-395-1994 www.parcassets.com Established in 1998, Premium Asset Recovery Corp. is a financial service organization that has taken a unique approach to the resolution of defaulted self-pay medical receivables. PARC's primary business is the purchase of charged off, nonperforming self-pay medical debt portfolios from healthcare providers and the collection of these debts as the new owner. PricewaterhouseCoopers 223 1 International Place Boston, MA 02110 617-530-4185; Toll free: 800-211-5131 Fax: 813-639-2680 todd.w.hall@us.pwc.com; www.pwc.com/healthcare PricewaterhouseCoopers Healthcare Industry Group provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to providers, payers, pharmaceuticals, and health sciences organizations. Progressive Management Systems 1100 1521 W. Cameron Ave. West Covina, CA 91790 626-813-3200; Toll free: 800-258-7482 Fax: 626-813-6201 michelle@pmscollects.com; www.pmscollects.com PMS is an employee-owned receivables solution company serving the healthcare industry for more than two decades. We value you and your customers. So while your goals will always be our top priority, we place enormous value on the balance between the financial performance you deserve and your reputation in the community. PMS--simply doing business better! ProMedical, LLC 340 175 Great Rd., Suite 110 Bedford, MA 01730 Toll free: 800 -722-1555 Fax: 800-767-7556 www.promedllc.com ProMedical makes your life easier by first removing the headaches associated with workers' compensation and motor vehicle claims recovery and replacing them with more time in your day and more money on your bottom line. To find out just how, give us a call toll free at 800-722-1555. Protiviti Inc. 609 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1100 Dallas, TX 75093 469-374-2438 clint.mcpherson@protiviti.com; www.protiviti.com Protiviti is the leading provider of truly independent internal audit and risk consulting services. Protiviti helps companies identify, measure, and manage the operational and technology-related risks they face in their industries. We offer a full spectrum of internal audit, business risk, technology risk, and Sarbanes-Oxley/corporate governance services. PSC Info Group 736 105 Montgomery Ave. Oaks, PA 19456 610-650-3955; Toll free: 800-852-5213 Fax: 610-666-5470 msnow@pscinfogroup.com; www.pscinfogroup.com Increase cash flow, reduce operating costs, and improve patient relations with PSC Info Group's patient friendly billing solutions. PSC provides print and mail, online billing, and information management services that deliver statements to patients faster and with greater accuracy. Our customized solutions increase patients' ability to understand and pay their bills resulting in reduced phone calls and payment delays. OuadraMed 505 12110 Sunset Hills Rd. Reston, VA 20190 703-709-2300 Fax: 703-709-2490 contactform@quadramed.com; www.quadramed.com QuadraMed is dedicated to improving healthcare delivery by providing innovative healthcare information technology and services. From care management and patient access management to revenue cycle management and health information management, QuadraMed delivers real-world solutions, including our Affinity HIS and Quantim HIM product suites, that help healthcare professionals deliver outstanding patient care with optimum efficiency. R&B Solutions 825 860 Northpoint Blvd. Waukegan, IL 60085 847-887-8500; Toll free: 800-283-0310 Fax: 847-887-8501 dbrebner@randbsolutions.net; www.randbsolutions.net R&B Solutions offers best practice services in patient advocacy for assisting your uninsured and underinsured population. We offer an innovative, strategic, and comprehensive uninsured outpatient solution; leading-edge software that screens for self-pay Medicaid potential and enrollment; automate your charity process for not-for-profit hospitals and on-site Medicaid advocacy service. Receivables Management Bureau, Inc. 104 409 Beerden Pk. Circle Knoxville, TN 37919 865-694-1130; Toll free: 800-697-7782 Fax: 865-694-1135 clntserv@rmbcollect.com; www.rmbcollect.com Receivables Management Bureau, Inc., specializes in managing healthcare accounts receivable. RMB's services improve cash flow, enhance customer service, and improve profitability for healthcare providers. RMB provides outsourcing and debt recovery services. Outsourcing includes extended business office services, insurance recovery programs, and aged receivables projects. Debt recovery offered nationally. RENKIM Corporation 829 7749 Tartan Fields Dr. Dublin, OH 43017 614-792-3525 Fax: 614-792-1740 kgaffer@renkim.com; www.renkim.com Since 1982, Renkim Corporation specializes in the print, mail, and electronic production and delivery of custom critical documents for the healthcare and financial industries. We continuously invest in new technology offerings, while mechanizing our facilities to ensure the highest quality control for data integrity, digital print production, and error-free mail deliverability. re|solution 601 2655 W. Midway Blvd., Suite 235 Broomfield, CO 80020 303-530-0396; Toll free: 800-355-0410 Fax: 303-530-0496 kelly@ereso.com; www.ereso.com re|solution is a leading revenue cycle optimization organization serving rural, community-based healthcare providers, re|solution helps clients identify and correct inefficiencies in their revenue cycle processes--resulting in increased cash, reduced costs, fewer days in AR, and an enhanced level of expertise among the client's own staff to ensure sustainable results. RES-Q Healthcare Systems 629 26500 W. Agoura Rd., Suite 210 Calabasas, CA 91302 818-878-9747 Fax: 818-878-5721 www.res-q.com RES-Q[R] for Windows is a web- enabled client/server scheduling system whose features include enterprisewide personnel management, employee staffing, and scheduling, automatic schedule creation, schedule requesting, shift bidding, workload measurement, patient acuity tracking, patient classification, labor productivity reporting, workload balancing/staff allocation, labor budgeting, position control, staff credentialing, and education tracking. RSI Enterprises, Inc. 718 3838 N. Central Ave., Suite 1700 Phoenix, AZ 85012 602-627-2348; Toll free: 800-774-9899 Fax: 602-627-2114 culrich@rsico.com; www.rsico.com RSI has been providing medical receivables management services across the country since 1985. Since 1995, RSI has put in place the management, systems, operating methods, and talented experts to provide these services at a level consistently higher than any competition it has faced since that time. RSI's customers will attest to this fact. SalePoint, Inc. 531 9909 Huennekens St., Suite 110 San Diego, CA 92121 858-546-9400 Fax: 858-546-0725 info@salepoint.com; www.salepoint.com Salepoint's J-Point Solution automates point-of-service collections ensuring proper collection and management of patient copayments at the time of service. SCI Solutions-scheduling.com 539 180 Knowles Dr., Suite 180 Los Gatos, CA 95032 408-378-0262; Toll free: 866-ISCHEDU Fax: 408-378-0347 contactus@scisolutions.com; www.scisolutions.com SCI Solutions, creators of scheduling.com, is solely dedicated to providing success-critical access management solutions that transform its customers' front door and revenue cycle processes. Delivered as an ASP, SCI's enterprisewide solutions allow hospitals to increase customer satisfaction and revenues while controlling costs by streamlining and linking preencounter and back- end activities. SearchAmerica 1319 7001 E. Fish Lake Rd. Minneapolis, MN 55311 763-416-1000; Toll free: 888-633-3555 Fax: 763-416-1099 info@searchamerica.com; www.searchamerica.com SearchAmerica is the leader in improving registration integrity, reducing bad debt, and assessing discounts for self-pay/uninsured by verifying patient demographic data and providing payment prediction using integrated technology for the healthcare industry. Select Data, Inc. 338 4155 E. La Palma Ave., Suite 250 Anaheim, CA 92807 714-524-2500; Toll free: 800-332-0555 Fax: 714-577-1015 info@selectdata.com; www.selectdata.com In the healthcare industry since 1987, Select Data has taken its knowledge of health care and combined it with advanced technology to offer a complete, hosted business solution for home healthcare agencies. Select Data's business services include online compliance cheeks, auditing, ICD-9 coding, 485 transcription, billing and collections, and data management. Senex Services Corp. 1229 3500 DePauw Blvd., Suite 3050 Indianapolis, IN 46268 317-613-1010: toll free: 866-405-2446 Fax: 317-613-3013 torrja@senexco.com; www.senexco.com Accelerate your cash flow! SENEX Services pays cash, with no recourse, for charged-off patient accounts after being worked by your collection agency. Key to the Senex philosophy is a promise to interact with your patients in a manner that preserves and protects your reputation and relationships. Hospital references. Sheakley Resolution Systems 737 100 Merchant St. Cincinnati, OH 45246 513-326-4675; Toll free: 800-688-4341 Fax: 513-326-5076 dmeranus@sheakley.com; www.sheakley.com SRS is a healthcare solutions consulting firm focused on accounts receivable management, improving providers' financial performance as measured by cash flow and earnings metrics. Partnering with Sheakley helps you achieve your claims management objectives more rapidly and without the investment in changed processes, technology, or staff. Smart Document Solutions 331 120 Bluegrass Valley Parkway Alpharetta, GA 30005 770-360-1700; Toll free: 800-367-1500 Fax: 770-360-1744 info@smartdocsolutions.net; www.smartdocumentsolutions.net Smart Document Solutions is the world's largest health document processor. With more than 27 years of experience, SDS offers efficient, confidential, and comprehensive health data management services including automated release of information, web-based tracking and reporting applications for all disclosures, electronic storage, and EMR integration tools. SDS has revolutionized the ROI process by converting to digital scanning rather than copying, and currently serves more than 5,500 medical facilities nationwide. SoftMed Systems, Inc. 236 160 Blue Ravine Rd., Suite A Folsom, CA 95630 916-605-2050; Toll free: 800-695-4447 Fax: 916-605-2065 sales@softmed.com; www.softmed.com SoftMed Systems, Inc., is the focused expert who continuously revolutionizes the healthcare information systems industry. SoftMed develops and delivers practical technologies that integrate engineering excellence, product integrity, and complete scalability with speed of implementation and ease of use. Long-term customer relationships result in the realization of benefits including increased efficiency, productivity, expert workflow, and security. Solucient, LLC 631 1007 Church St., Suite 700 Evanston, IL 60201 847-424-4400; Toll free: 800-366-7526 insight@solucient.com; www.solucient.com Solucient[R] is an information products company serving the healthcare industry. It is a market leader in providing tools and vital insights that healthcare managers use to improve the performance of their organizations. By integrating, standardizing, and enhancing healthcare information, Solucient provides comparative measurements of cost, quality, and market performance. Solucient's expertise and proven solutions enable providers, payers, and pharmaceutical companies to drive business growth, manage costs, and deliver high-quality care. Southwind Health Partners 116 210 25th Ave. N, Suite 1112 Nashville, TN 37203 615-385-2126; Toll free: 888-624-9684 Fax: 615-620-5020 info@southwindhp.com; www.southwindhp.com Southwind Health Partners[R], a physician practice management company specializing in optimizing the performance of health-system-sponsored medical groups, provides turnaround long-term contract management, interim management, and consulting services. Soyring Consulting 641 100 1st Ave. S, Suite 315 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 727-822-8774 Fax: 727-822-8775 margaret.tison@soyringconsulting.com; www.soyringconsulting.com Soyring Consulting combines experience and resources to provide customized healthcare consultation and management assistance while promoting the unique goals/objectives of your hospital. Soyring provides consultative assistance and leadership expertise in ED, perioperative services, inpatient care, and support departments. Soyring SolutionsTrak will help resolve patient flow and capacity management challenges. Spheris 724 720 Cool Springs Blvd., Suite 200 Franklin, TN 37067 615-261-1500; Toll free: 800-368-1717 Fax: 615-261-1790 asanders@spheris.com; www.spheris.com Spheris provides medical transcription technology and services to more than 200,000 practitioners at more than 300 health systems, hospitals, and clinics in the United States and Canada. Transcribing more than 900 million lines annually, Spheris has 3,500 employees, of which more than 3,000 are professional medical transcriptionists based exclusively in North America. SPI Healthcare Documentation 733 417 Welshwood Dr., Suite 201 Nashville, TN 37211 615-30l-8420; Toll free: 866-248-8973 Fax: 615-30l-8423 r.kelton@spitech.com; www.spitech.com SPI Healthcare Documentation delivers high-quality medical transcription and information management support to hospitals, multispecialty clinics, HMOs, insurance companies, and health information organizations with toll free customer support 24/7, 365 days a year. SRC Software 916 13190 S.W. 68th Parkway Portland, OR 97223 503-608-3300; Toll free: 800-544-3477 Fax: 503-608-3399 info@srcsoftware.com; www.srcsoftware.com SBC Software is the leading provider of financial planning reporting systems for healthcare networks across the country. SRC's proven solutions address common, yet sophisticated healthcare-specific issues, provide the necessary flexibility and sophistication to meet these demands, and are backed by more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. The SSI Group, Inc. 904 4721 Morrison Dr., Suite l00 Mobile, AL 36609 334-345-0000; Toll free: 800-880-3032 Fax: 251-345-0100 thomas.mitchell@ssigroup.com; www.thessigroup.com The SSI Group, Inc. (SSI) is a national software information technology company established in 1988; we currently have more than 350 employees and 1,500 clients nationwide. The company offers a wide range of provider/ payer/physician services and technologies for managing the revenue cycle- claims processing (ASP/Direct/Clearinghouse), document management, and business office outsourcing for paper claims. 800-881-2739 or www.thessigroup.com. Strata Decision Technology, LLC 805 2001 S. First St., Suite 200 Champaign, IL 61820 217-359-8422 Fax: 217-359-8688 rcarroll@strata-decision.com; www.strata-decision.com Strata develops and implements unique and innovative software solutions for financial forecasting, risk analysis, business planning, operating and capital budgeting, and strategic resource allocation. Strata's products are at work in leading hospitals and healthcare systems nationwide. Strategic Reimbursement, Inc. 1338 3315 W. Algonquin Rd., Suite 110 Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 847-259-7373 Fax: 847-259-9869 rgienko@srinc.org; www.srinc.org Strategic Reimbursement, a 29-year-old Medicare and third-party consulting firm, specializes in Medicare, Medicaid, and other third-party Cost Reports, DSH, appeals, contractual adjustment computations, interim director of reimbursement services, managed care, medical record and chart audits, charge-master reviews, and other reimbursement services. Offices across the country. Streamline Health 528 10200 Alliance Rd., Suite 200 Cincinnati, OH 45242 Toll free: 800-878-LAN2 Fax: 513-794-9770 tom.agler@streamlinehealth.net; www.streamlinehealth.net Streamline Health provides workflow and document management solutions that streamline healthcare processes. We offer unique workflow solutions to address specific healthcare business processes within segments of the healthcare enterprise, including health information management, patient financial services, human resources, and supply chain management. SunStone Consulting, LLC 309 1645 Whitley Dr. Harrisburg, PA 17111 717-652-1422 Fax: 717-652-4971 gregstclair@sunstoneconsulting.com; www.sunstoneconsulting.com SunStone Consulting, LLC, specializes in assisting the healthcare industry with reimbursement and regulatory solutions. Our consultants are senior-level professionals with provider, intermediary, carrier, auditing, and clinical experience. We understand healthcare finance and regulatory issues, and we work with our clients through a team approach to create solutions. Tectura 428 333 Twin Dolphin Dr., Suite 750 Redwood City, CA 94065 650-585-5500; Toll free: 866-278-6662 Fax: 650-585-5599 questions@tectura.com; www.us.tectura.com/healthcare Tectura[R] Healthcare is a comprehensive ERP solution designed specifically for today's healthcare providers. Offering proven, state-of-the-art technology and functionality, combined with the lowest total cost of ownership in its class, this solution helps hospitals and other healthcare providers more effectively control costs, manage resources, and monitor financial performance. Tele-Tracking Technologies, Inc. 341 336 Fourth Ave. The Times Bldg Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-391-6395; Toll free: 800-331-3603 Fax: 412-391-5148 apodolak@teletracking.com; www.teletracking.com As a leading provider of hospital capacity management solutions, Tele-Tracking first addressed bed turnover issues more than 14 years ago. Since then, more than 630 hospitals have improved the critical processes associated with patient placement, bed turnover, and patient transport with BedTracking[R], PreAdmitTracking[TM] with the electronic bedboard[TM] and Transport Tracking[TM]. Tele-Tracking has again broken new ground with bedboardmobile[TM]--the industry's first handheld, wireless bed management tool. For more information, call 800-927-0294 or visit www.teletracking.com. Tempus Software 505 4040 Woodcock Drive, Suite 250 Jacksonville, FL 32207 904-355-2900; Toll free: 800-583-6787 Fax: 904-355-3322 www.tempus.com Tempus Software, a Division of QuadraMed (booth #505) delivers patient and resource scheduling solutions for healthcare organizations that unify critical systems and improve patient out