New Firm Created - merger of Passport Health Communications and Medicheck Inc - Company Business and Marketing - Brief Article

Health Management Technology, August, 2001

New Firm Created. The merger of Passport Health Communications, Franklin, TN, and Medicheck Inc., Los Angeles, has created one of the largest e-business transaction services firms in the healthcare industry. Together, they serve nearly 10 percent of U.S. hospitals and 15,000 physicians, according to the companies.

Medicheck and Passport link healthcare providers with insurance payors. The providers can then conduct a variety of transactions over the Internet or by other electronic means-from checking patient eligibility and benefit levels to claims submissions and credit or debit card payments. www.passport.com