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Healthcare Financial Management, June, 2003
Exhibitors List * Company Booth # Palmer & Cay 120 3348 Peachtree Rd NE. Ste 1400, Atlanta, GA 30355 404-231-9595; toll free: 800-755-8945; fax: 404-926-2917; yolette_cadet_blanchard@palmercay.com; www.palmercay.com Palmer & Cay provides creative solutions to assist with the protection of healthcare clients from financial risks of loss. Services include risk management consulting, alternative risk finance feasibility and implementation, insurance brokerage, and safety/loss control. Parente Randolph, LLC 938 2805 Old Post Rd. Ste 300. Harrisburg . PA 17110 717-540-4709; fax: 717-540-4708; jbeattie@parentenet.com; www.parentenet.com Parente Randolph Healthcare Consulting provides regulatory compliance and consulting services to healthcare providers across the nation, including health systems, hospitals, clinical laboratories, physician groups, long-term care, and home health providers. Specialty services include forensic forensic accounting, litigation support, and business reorganization. Partners Helathcare Group 201 7101 Executive Center Dr. Ste 201 Brentwood, TN 37027 615-370-5014; toll-free: 800-349-4531; fax: 615-370-5036; sales@phgtechnologies.com; www.phgtechnologies.com Partners Healthcare Group (PHG) is a team of healthcare professionals offering a unique blend of expertise and experience to initiatives requiring proficiency with with medical equipment planning. Our services include creating multiyear investment strategies for equipment technology, equipment planning for construction/ renovation, and executing equipment inventories and valuations. Passport Health Communications, Inc. * 238 720 Coot Springs Blvd, Ste 450. Franklin, TN 37067 615-661-5657; toll-free: 888-661-5657; fax: 615-376-3552; soctt.mccullough@passporthealth.com; www.passporthealth.com Passport Health Communications, Inc,[R], delivers real-time eligibility and benefits-level information along with other services to improve the administrative and financial performance of healthcare facilities. These products include our real-time browser-based product. OneSource, our batch filing process, and our integrated eligibility products For more information, stop by booth 238 or visit out web site, www.passporthealth.com. PATIENT FRIENDLY BILLING[R] Project 812 2 Westbrook Corporate Center, Ste 700, Westchester, IL 60154-5700 708-492-3367; toll-free: 800-252-4362; fax: 708-531-0032; info@patientfriendlybilling.org; www.patientfriendbilling.org The PATIENT FRIENDLY BILLING[R] project helps health-care industry leaders create a friendlier, patient-focused healthcare billing and collection process. HFMA leads the project in partnership with the American Hospital Association, the Medical Group Management Association, and leading providers, consulting firms, and technology vendors. The project's main objective is to create a more clear, correct, concise patient financial communication process. Payformance Corporation 1022 10550 Deerwood Park Blvd. Ste 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256-0591 904-997-6777; toll-free: 800-733-0908; fax: 904-997-6955; sales@payformance.com; www.payformance.com Payformance Corporation is a leading provider of payment automation solutions, including software and outsourcing services. Payformance offers proven software solutions for the secure printing of accounting documents in-house. Checks, statements, invoices, and other critical documents can be printed, viewed on-line, or distributed through the Payformance browser-based outsourcing solution. PeopleSoft, Inc. 102 4411 PeopleSoft Pkwy, Pleasanton, CA 94588; 925-694-3000 toll-free: 800-380-7638; fax: 925-694-4444; info@peoplesoft.com; www.peoplesoft.com PeopleSoft for Healthcare creates The Real-Time Enterprise with in integrated on-line solution for managing the business processes of the agile healthcare organization. Our technology enables the effective deployment of financial, materials, and human capital management applications that can increase your organization's ability to anticipate and adapt to change, lower costs, and dramatically improve performance. Per-Se Technoloties 634 2840 Mt. Wilkinson Pkwy, Atlanta. GA 30339 770-444-5300; toll-free: 877-73PER-SE; fax: 770-444-5243; askus@per-se.com; www.per-se.com Per-Se Technologies helps healthcare organizations maximize revenue, reduce administrative costs, and manage cash flow by automating the processes with revenue cycle management. From the time of the patient visit until the resulting claim is paid. Per-Se solutions provides efficient processes to secure information, speed processing, and optimize payment for patient care. PHNS/HIM Services 646 1824 Woodmoor Dr. Ste 102, Monument. CO 80132 719-481-1500; toll-free: 800-988-4633; fax: 719-481-1525; bill.cronin@phns.com; www.phns.com PHNS offers a complete portfolio of services to meet the demands of hospitals and multifacility systems, including information technology management services, HIM services, coding, transcription, and electronic medical records. PNC Bank 723 620 Liberty Ave. Two PNC Plaza, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-768-7127; toll-free: 800-PNC-BANK; fax: 412-705-2584; ehealth@pnebank.com; www.treasury.pnebank.com PNC Bank developed the expertise and services to help companies migrate from traditional paper-based processes to streamlined electronic processes. By leveraging our investments in leading-edge technology, we have developed solutions for large healthcare systems and individual hospitals, not-for-profit and for-profit, Medicare, Medicaid, the Blues, and commercial and other payers, Precyse Solutions 340 198 Allendale Rd. Ste 201, King of Prussia, PA 19406 610-265-3331; toll-free: 877-PRECYSE; fax: 610-265-2884; info@precysesolutions.com; www.precysesolutions.com Precyse Solutions is an industiy-leading provider of quantifiable, outsourced health information management (HIM) and transcription services to U.S.-based hospitals and other healthcare organizations. Currently with a business presence in 45 states, its services include medical transcription, clinical coding, oncology data management, HIM consulting, and interim management and departmental outsourcing. Premium Asset Recovery Corporation 943 600 S Dixie Hwy, Ste 211, Boca Raton, FL 33432 toll-free: 888-533-7272; fax: 561-395-1994; conway@parcassets.com; www.parcassets.com Purchaser of hospital accounts receivables on a non-recourse basis. Composed of healthcare executives with extensive backgrounds in processing and liquidating hospital A/R. PRG-Schultz USA 1001 1521 Timberlake Manor Pkwy, Chesterfield, MO 63017 636-532-6005; fax: 636-519-1944; vernmann@aol.com; www.prgx.com PRG-Schultz is one of the hospital industry's leading providers of comprehensive recovery audit services in the areas of accounts payable and materials management. PricewaterhouseCoopers 718 2001 RossAve, Ste 1800, Dallas, TX 75201 toll-free: 800-211-5131; fax: 813-639-2680; www.pwe.com/healthcare PricewaterhouseCoopers is the world's largest professional services organization. Drawing on the knowledge and skills of more than 125,000 people in 142 countries, we build relationships by providing services based on quality and integrity. The Healthcare Practice serves more than 4,000 client organizations and reaches every major market segment, including providers, payers, employers, and entitlement programs. Print Mail Systems 556 207 Pheasant Run, Newtown, PA 18940-1822 215-860-4250; toll- free: 800-910-4844; fax: 215-860-2204; www.printmailsystems.com Printing and mailing of patient financial bills and collection letters. Address correction, fast forward, and delivery point verification as part of services. Custom form design for patient-friendly billing. Progressive Management Systems 839 1521 W Cameron Ave, West Covina, CA 91790 626-813-6200; toll-free: 800-258-7482; fax: 626-813-6201; sales@pmscollects.com; www.pmscollects.com Progressive Management Systems brings a revolutionary new approach to managing your account receivables while increasing your bottom-lione. For over two decades. Progressive Management Systems has been a leader in developing improved cash flow solutions through customer- first relationship-building, enhanced operational efficiencies, and customizable receivable management. It is for our customers and their customers that we make "your bottom-line our top priority." ProMedical, LLC 947 175 Great Rd, Ste 110, Bedford, MA 01730 781-276-7890; toll-free: 800-722-1555; fax: 800-767-7556; patrick.mcdonough@promedllc.com; www.promedllc.com ProMedical is able to achieve unsurpassed results in efficiently resolving workers' compensation and motor vehicle accident claims by employing legal and technical staff experienced with the complexities of such claims and by utilizing a professional, automated, and strategy-driven approach that rapidly delivers revenue back to your bottom line. Protiviti 417 9881 Broken Land Pkwy, Ste 301, Columbia, MD 21046 410-312-5020; fax: 410-312-6977; baltimore@protiviti.com; www.protiviti.com Protiviti is the leader in independent risk consulting and internal audit services. We provide international services for established and emerging companies to help them independently indentify, measure, and manage risk. Our Big Four experience ensures years of expertise in a wide range of industries. Protiviti delivers quantifiable solutions that make a difference. All those in favor of a truly independent risk consulting and internal audit firm... Say "i." PSC Info Group 849 105 Montgomery Ave, Oaks, PA 19456 610-650-3900; toll-free: 800-852-5213; fax: 610-666-5470; msnow@pscinfogroup.com; www.pscinfogroup.com PSC Info Group is a full-service supplier of document and information management solutions for on-line and paper billing. OurDATAExpress[TM] solution creates a clear, concise, correct, and friendly process for electronic patient statements, secondary claims, collection letters, and other time-sensitive business communications. PSC's patient-friendly billing solutions enhance collections, lower costs, maximize staff efficiency, and improve cash flow. QuadraMed 826 12110 Sunset Hills Rd, Reston, VA 20190 703-709-2300; toll-free: 800-576-4560; fax: 703-709-2490; www.quadramed.com QuadraMed is dedicated to improving healthcare delivery by providing innovative healthcare information technology and services that help healthcare professionals deliver outstanding patient care with optimum efficiency. From clinical to patient information management and revenue cycle to health information management, QuadraMed delivers real- world solutions that support the delivery of outstanding patient care. R&B Receivables Management, Inc. 233 860 Northpoint Blvd, Waukegan, IL 60085 847-887-8503; toll-free: 800-283-0310; fax: 847-887-8501; ddennhardt@randbreceivables.com; www.randbreceivables.com R&B Receivables Management is a nationwide firm with patient account professionals and attorneys providing specialized services obtaining reimbursement on self-pay receivables, including Medicaid eligibility and litigation for a total self-pay solution. R&B is committed to providing high-quality receivable management services and solutions to our clients. We will Continue to develop unique, innovative, and creative programs to meet the needs of a rapidly changing healthcare business environment. Receivables Management Bureau, Inc. 842 6752 Deane Hill Dr. Knoxville, TN 37919 865-694-1130; toll-free: 800-697-7782; fax: 865-694-1135; nbk@rmbcollecc.com; www.rmbcollect.com Receivables Management Bureau, Inc., offers powerful solu- tions for managing healthcare receivables. RMB is a leading provider of accounts receivable outsoureing services as well as delinquent account recovery. RMB's services have improved cash flow, enhanced customer service, and improved prof- itability for providers throughout the country since 1992. Recovered Assets Financial Services 552 PO Box 44669, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 952-445-7344; toll-free: 800-650-1394; fax: 952-445-7548; stevehardy@recoveredassets.com; www.recoveredassets.com Recovered Assets Financial Services provides accounts payable recovery services. Through our recovery processes we discover, validate, and complete all administrative recovery work. Our fees are based on a percentage of recoveries, and our recovery processes are designed to minimize client involvement, while maintaining positive client-vendor relationships. Reden & Anders 702 2525 Lake Park Blvd Salt Lake City, UT 84120-8230 801-982-3000; toll-free: 800-999-4614; fax: 801-536-1009; Reden & Anders is a national actuarial, clinical, and management consulting firm providing business expertise to assist health carriers and providers boost profitability and make strategic business decisions. Our consultants are experienced industry professionals. We provide clients with the tools and analytics to support informed decision-making. Redwood Software, Inc. 415 3000 Aerial Center Pkwy, Ste 115, Morrisville, NC 27560 919-460-5400; fax: 919-460-5444; info@redwood.com; www.redwood.com Report2web for Healthcare is a web-based report archive and distribution solution for quick and secure access to vital information across the healthcare enterprise. Return Mail, Inc. 1044 3231 11th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35234 205-313-7555; toll-free: 866-458-3110; fax: 205-879-3934; sales@poreturnmail.com; www.poreturnmail.com The world's first high-capacity automated return mail processing solution. Quickly identify problem accounts, automatically feed your call center, and reduce printing, postage and collection costs. RevCare, Inc. 133 5400 Orange Ave, Ste 200, Cypress, CA 90630 714-243-3330; toll-free: 800-600-0868; fax: 714-243-3401; rperez@revcare.com; www.reveare.com RevCare, Inc., provides a multitude of services required by healthcare clients to manage various phases of their account receivables, which include, but are not limited to clinical cart audits, coding, compliance and education, insurance follow-up, managed care outsourcing, nurse auditing, nurse recruiting and registry, physician reviews, training and follow-up, recovery services, temporary staffing and outsourcing, workers comp billing and follow-up, and zero- balance reviews. Risk Management Alternatives, Inc. 1006 4450 River Green Pkwy, Ste 200, Duluth, GA, 30096 770-232-2500; toll-free: 800-275-7075; fax: 770-232-2490; michael.albrecht@rmainc.net; www.rmainc.net Risk Management Alternatives, Inc., (RMA) is a leading provider of A/R management, including outsourcing, debt collection, portfolio services, and call-center services. Its clients include leading healthcare organizations and providers of financial services, energy, telecommunications, and retail products. RPM Receivable Process Management, LLC 923 3625 Brookside Pkwy, Ste 275, Alpharetta, GA 30022 770-410-3993; toll-free: 866-800-2274; fax: 770-410-3906; jfleszar@rpm-cash.com; www.rpm-cash.com Integrity and partnerships with our business associates sets RPM Receivable Process Management, LLC, apart from the rest. RPM enters into partnerships with hospitals and other healthcare providers nationwide to offer a new generation of outsourcing business and management solutions to positively impact revenue cycles. RSI Enterprises, Inc. 924 4000 N Central Ave, Ste 400, Phoenix, AZ 85012 602-263-4000; fax: 602-263-4012; culrich@rsico.com; www.rsico.com RSI provides professional healthcare receivables management. Since 1987, RSI has provided third-party and self-pay early- out, follow-up, rebilling, and collection services throughout the country, with offices in Phoenix; Denver; Herndon, Va. (D.C. Metro); and Waynesboro, Va. (Shenandoah Valley). SearchAmerica 925 7001 E Fish Lake Rd, Ste 200, Maple Grove, MN 55311 763-416-1000; toll-free: 800-633-3555; fax: 763-416-1099; sales@searchamerica.com; www.searchamerica.com SearchAmerica (www.healthcare.searchamerica.com), an innovative, on-line search service, helps healthcare organizations improve their financial performance through demographic identification and validation. SearchAmerica maintains relationships with a variety of data sources, including all three credit bureaus, and accesses all data in real-time, resulting in the most accurate and up-to-date information available. Senex Services Corporation 1038 3500 DePauw Blvd, Ste 3050, Indianapolis, IN 46268 317-613-3000; fax: 317-613-3013; info@senexco.com; www.senexco.com Accelerate your cash flow! Senex Services Corporation pays cash, on a non-recourse basis, for charged-off patient accounts. Accounts that are years old and long forgotten--no longer being worked by your staff of collection agency--and that will yield insignificant future revenue. Simple. Quick. Hospital references available. Shattuck Hammond Partners 905 630 5th Ave, Ste 2950, New York, NY 10111 212-314-0400; fax: 212-314-0444; www.shattuckhammond.com Shattuck Hammond Partners is an independent full-service investment bank serving all sectors of the healthcare industry. With a professional staff of more than 40 investment bankers and offices in New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Chicago, Shattuck Hammond Partners provides municipal and corporate finance services to healthcare providers and payers nationwide. Sheakley Resolution Systems, LLC 352 100 Merchant St, Cincinnati, OH 45246 513-326-5075; toll-free: 800-688-4341; fax: 513-326-5076; mktg@sheakley.com; www.sheakley.com Sheakley Resolution Systems, LLC, a division of the Sheakley Group of Companies, is a healthcare solution-consulting firm focused on improving healthcare providers' financial performance as measured by cash flow and earning metrics. Leveraging its 15 years of managed care experience Sheakley has a solid track record of achieving tangible results for its healthcare provider clients. SmartLinx Solutions 1059 1901 Emmons Ave, Ste 201, Brooklyn, NY 11235 toll-free: 877-501-1310; fax: 718-332-4016; info@smartlinxsolutions.com; www.smartlinxsolutions.com At Smartlinx Solutions, we design complete scheduling and time & attendance solutions for the healthcare industry. Built on a state-of-the-art platform, our software and hardware systems feature staff-scheduling optimization, workforce management, reduction in overtime and agency use, and accurate time tracking using wireless time clocks. Solucient, LLC 425 1800 Sherman Ave, Ste 609, Evanston, IL 60201 847-475-7526; toll-free; 800-366-7526; fax: 847-475-7830; www.solucient.com Solucient is the leading source of healthcare business intelligence. Its mission is to provide comprehensive, results-oriented information to drive business growth, manage costs, and deliver quality care. Solucient's expertise and proven solutions enable providers, payers, employers, and pharmaceutical companies to achieve results and realize value. By bridging the gap between data and information, knowledge and value, Solucient drives intelligent business decisions. Speciality Health Services Management 847 3891 Ranchero Dr, Ste 10, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 734-213-1595; fax: 734-213-1594; jrpulido@shsm.net; www.shsm.net Specialty Health Services Management partners with leading hospitals to implement and manage weight-loss surgery programs. Our program partners find bariatric surgery offers a competitive advantage, enhances utilization of existing services, and restores financial stability with this elective revenue-intense procedure. More infromation may be found at www.shsm.net and www.ccwl.info. Specialty Rehab Management 1500 Waters Ridge Dr, Lewisville, TX 75057 115 972-420-8300; toll-free: 866-843-5730; fax: 972-420-8383; speciality@horc.com; www.srhm.com Specialty Rehab Management is a national leader in implementation and management of distinct part rehabilitation programs for acute care hospitals. SRC Software 1002 13190 SW 68tg Pkwy, Portland, OR 97223 503-608-3300; toll-free: 800-544-3477; fax: 503-608-3399; info@srcsoftware.com; www.srcsoftware.com SRC Software is a leading provider of performance management solutions for health care, offiering integrated budgeting, planning, and reporting systems for the enterprise. With nearly 2,000 installations worldwide, SRC's systems are designed to precisely model each client's unique business environment and empower better decision-making through fast and dynamic financial performance reporting and analysis. The SSI Group, Inc. 224 4721 Marison Dr, Ste 100, Mobile, AL 36609 727-535-6199; toll-free: 800-881-2739; fax: 727-535-0007; roz.heenan@ssigroup.com; www.thessigroup.com SSI provides reliable, easy-to-use software products and services that empower clients to improve efficiencies, manage and control their fiscal operations, and reduce financial risks. SSI offers a wide range of services for both payers and providers, including claims processing, compliance, eligibility, document imaging, and outsourcing. Stanley, Hunt, Dupree & Rhine, Inc. 243 Three Independence Pointe, Ste ioz P0 Box 6400, Greenville, SC 29615 864-527-0732; fax: 864-527-0609; byoder@hdr-rps.com Stanley, Hunt, DuPree & Rhine, Inc., (SHDR) is a single- source solutions benefit services provider, offering employee benefit consulting, investment management, administration, and record-keeping services to businesses of all sizes. We pride ourselves on bringing our clients the most comprehensive, state-of-the-art, integrated benefit solution available in today's marketplace. Stout Causey Consulting 1024 119 Lakefront Dr. Baltimore, MD 21030 410-403-1600; fax: 410-771-3822; recoveryaudit@stoutcausey.com; www.stoutcausey.com Stout Cansey Consulting is a CPA and full-service con- sulting firm that specializes in recovery audit services and related consulting surrounding the procurement-to-pay cycle. Our aim is to help our clients anticipate and adapt to changing environments, successfully meet the challenges they face, and take full advantage of opportunities to to enhance their prosperity. Strata Decision Technology 321 2212 Fox Dr. Ste G, Champaign, IL 61820 271-359-8422; fax: 217-359-8688; cek@strata-decision.com; www.strata-decision.com Strata develops and implements innovative software solutions for financial forecasting, risk analysis, business planning, opearting and capital budgeting, and strategic resource allocation. Strata's unique products are at work in leading hospitals and healthcare systems nationwide. Strategic Procurement Solutions 1040 721 Pine Nut Rd, Coleville, CA 96107 209-419-1699; info@strategicprocurementsolutions.com; www.strategicprocurementsolutions.com We help hospitals to optimize their nonmedical expenditures. Our services reduce costs and improve quality of contingent staffing (nursing registry, travelers, and temp labor), photocopiers, office supplies, and commercial printing. We also provide on-site training to materials management departments that enhances their cost-saving performance. Superior Consultant Company, Inc. 240 17570 W Twelve Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48076 248-386-8300; fax: 248-386-8301; superior@superiorconsultant.com; www.superiorconsultant.com Superior Consultant is a leading national provider of outsourcing, information technology, and management consulting services and solutions to the healtheare industry. Our comprehensive solutions enable clients to improve financial performance, enhance clinical outcomes and patient safety, comply with HIPAA requirements, strengthen online security, and conserve capital investments. Sure Decisions, Inc. 908 2811 Wintergreen Dr, Cape Cirardean, MO 63701 573-651-0234; toll-free: 888-954-4241; fac: 573-651-5299; info@suredecisions.com; www.suredecisions.com SureDecision[R]--innovative decision-support technology and services, including contract management, payment compliance, reinsurance management, and cost accounting, Guaranteed results include minimized financial risk, poised decision- making, and superior financial performance. Please also visit Omnium Worldwide, a SureDecision[R] value-added distributor located in booth 655 Sutter Health 1035 2200 River Plaza Dr. Saeramento, CA 95833 916-286-8252; fax: 916-503-6780; quiambj@sutterhealth.org; www.sutterhealth.org Sutter Health, a not-for-profit healthcare system, is located in Northern and Central California and Hawaii. At Sutter Health and our affiliates, you'll find an environment that reflects tha values and mission to support healthy living. Join our team of fulfilled professionals--and see just how wonderful living life well can be. Systems Development Company of NH, Inc. (SDC) 126 835 Hanover St, Ste 305, Manchester, NH 03104-5401 603-629-4242; fax: 603-624-2305; sdc@sdc-nh.com; www.sdc-nh.com The "Total Call Handling Solution" from SDC offers and enterprise directory solution for healthcare. IntelliSPEECH[TM], a speechrecognition auto attendant, offers speech-enabled access to employees, physicians, patients, and departments. IntelliDESK[R], a PC-based attendant console, features paging, multisearch directory lookup, and on-call and emergency processing. Web-Services provides desktop enterprise directory access. Tempus Software, Inc. 129 225 Water St, Ste 2250, Jacksonville, FL 32250 904-355-2900; toll-free: 800-583-6787; fax: 904-355-3322; kenyaycollins@tempus.com: www.tempus.com Tempus newest product, TempusOne[TM], uses a high-per- formance Oracle database: features a streamlined, easy-to- use screen design and robust functionality; delivers web scheduling technology that enables physicians to schedule appointments directly into a hospital's system; and feature integrated modules for medical necessity checking, call-back reminders, and HL7 communication. Third millennium Healthcare Systems, Inc. 326 125 Clairemont Ave, Ste 300, Decatur, CA 30030 404-687-2830; fax: 404-687-2055; sales@tmhsi.com; www.tmhsi.com Third Millennium Healthcare Systems provides i.suite[TM] revnue-cycle management software solutions for healthcare organizations. i.suite[TM] streamlines and enhances existing practice management and hospital information systems by automating rejected/denied claims management, secondary claims processing, document imaging, ERA management, and other business office solutions to decrease operational expenses and enhance revenue. 3M Health Information Systems 640 575 W Murray Blvd, Murray, UT 84123 801-265-440; toll-free: 800-367-2447; fax: 801-263-3553 www.3mhis.com With more than 5,000 customers worldwide, 3M Health Information Systems provides innovative coding, classification, and reimbursement products and services. We also offer consulting, performance management solutions, on-site and Web-based training, and world-class technical service. TIAA-CREF 945 730 Third Ave, New York, NY 10017 tollfree: 800-842-2776; fax: 212-916-4877 www.tiaa-cref.org TIAA-CREF, with approximately $250 billion in assets, offers pension/insurance and mutual fund products to more than 2 million employees at 13,000 colleges, universities, related not-for-profit education/research institutions, and K-12 public schools nationwide. TransUnion 740 555 W Adams, Chicago, IL 60661 312-466-7920 nsmith@transunion.com www.transunion.com TransUnion provides comprehensive products and services specifically designed to meet the needs of the healthcare industry. We provide processes to confirm patient demographics and receive information insuring proper identification. Services include credit reports, risk modeling, marketing systems, preemployment evaluation reports, search tools, and transaction services. Transworld Systems 245 2720 S River Rd, Ste 148, Chicago, IL 60018 312-587-1960; toll-free: 800-587-1910; fax: 312-587-1941 emotto@gotransworld.com Insurance recovery and resolution within 75 days from placement. Unicare Corporation 1048 1457 E 40th St, Cleveland, OH 44103 216-431-5200; toll-free: 800-828-6453; fax: 216-431-5201 aburton@Unicarecorp.com www.unicarecorp.com Unicare Corporation provides innovation and solutions to healthcare providers through an array of reimbursement recovery services including denial management solutions, claims management services, eligibility enrollment services, and hospital care assurance program consulting. Unicare also specializes in Medicare+Choice revenue enhancement to participating health plans nationwide. Uniform Data Systems for Medical Rehabilitation 750 270 Northpointe Pkwy, Ste 300, University of Buffalo, Amherst, NY 14228 716-817-7800; fax: 716-568-0037 info@udsmr.org www.udsmr.org Since 1987, UDSMR has provided the most comprehensive array of services to the rehabilitation industry for reimbursement, functional measurement, management, and regulatory compliance. United Collection Bureau, Inc. 109 5620 Southwyck, Toledo, OH 43614 419-866-6227; toll-free: 800-866-6228; fax: 419-866-5130 ljlajiness@ucbinc.com www.ucbinc.com United Collection Bureau, Inc., is a full-service dedt- collection and accounts receivable management company servicing healthcare providers since 1959. UCB has a unique Direct Link Outsourcing program that significantly reduces self-pay costs/expenses, contacts every self-pay patient by phone, increases cash 35 to 85 percent, and improves commercial follow-up. United Concordia Companies, Inc. 954 1800 Linglestown Rd, Ste 208, Harrisburg, PA 17110 717-260-6800; toll-free: 800-972-4191; fax: 717-260-7485 www.unitedconcordia.com United Concordia Companies, Inc., is the dental subsidiary of Highmark, Inc., the eighth largest health insurer in the country. As a national company with more than 1,100 employess and 20 regional offices, we cover more than 6.5 million members worldwide. Provider networks include more than 59,000 dentists. United Healthcare 652 900 Watervliet-Shaker Rd, Albany, NY 12205 518-951-2421; fax: 518-951-2484 steven_m_morelli@uhc.com www.unitedhealthcareonline.com United Healthcare offers a portfolio of connectivity options to phyicians, hospitals, and billing companies to facilitate eligibility and claim status inquiry and claim submission. These data can be transferred in a real-time or batch mode. These tools are totally free and do not require per-transaction fees. Universal Hospital Services, Inc. 928 3800 W 80th St, Ste 1250, Bloomington, MN 55431-4442 952-893-3200; toll-free: 800-847-7368; fax: 952-893-0704 www.uhs.com Based in Bloomington, Minn., Universal Hospital Services is a leading nationwide provider of medical technology outsourcing and services to more than 5,800 acute care hospitals and alternate-site providers through its equipment outsourcing programs. UHS currently operates through 65 district offices and 13 regional service centers. USCS Equipment Technology Solutions 920 120 Bishop's Way, Ste 100, Brokkfield, WI 53008-0951 262-784-5600; toll-free: 800-558-6377; fax: 262-784-5779; www.us-cs.com USCS offers LIFECYCLE[TM], an equipment asset management system that encompasses equipment planning, needs assessment, equipment evaluation, and acquisition services. AHA-endorsed, the LIFECYCLE Program includes our Managed Maintenance[TM] System, a managed time-and-material approach to equipment maintenance, and Equipment Acquisition Resource. These services reduce and control equipment lifecycle costs. Value Management Group, LLC 112 10440 N Central Expwy, Ste 300, Dallas, TX 75231 214-369-4888; fax: 214-369-0541; elliottj@vmghealth.com; www.vmghealth.com Value Management Group, formed in 1995; specializes as business and financial advisers to the healthcare industry. The firm's services include business valuation, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic planning, business development, and operational restructuring and improvements. WebMD Envoy 202 26 Century Blvd, Ste 601, Nashville, TN 37214 615-231-4185; toll-free: 800-329-4239; fax: 615-231-4989; mendy.johns@webmd.net; www.webmdenvoy.com WebMD Envoy provides services that help physicians, consumers, providers, and health plans natigate the complexity of the healthcare systems. Our products and services streamline administrative and clinical processes, promote efficiency, and reduce costs by facilitating information exchange, communication, and electronic transactions between healthcare participants. WebMD Envoy is a leading provider of electronic data interchange services for healthcare providers and commercial plans. Webmedx, Inc. 650 564, Alpha Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15238-2912 412-968-9244; toll-free: 888-932-6339; fax: 412-968-9144; info@webmedx.com; www.webmedx.com Webmedx Guaranteed Documentation Solutions (which combline best-of-breed workflow technology and outsourced transcription services) are scalable, modular, and configurable, and enable clients to more efficiently and cost-effectively create and manage high-quality clinical reports. Build your perfect solution by choosing from a flexible menu of integrated technology and service offerings. The White Stone Group, Inc. 209 2030 Falling Water Rd, Ste 250, Knoxville, TN 37922 865-531-4545; toll-free: 800-864-2378; fax: 865-291-2154; info@twsg.com; www.twsg.com The White Stone Group, Inc., is a voiced-based software application provider in the healthcare IT marketplace. Their primary product, VoiCert[R], streamlines the precertification process using state-of-the-art voice technology. VoiCert[R] data can be easily restrieved to resolve claim disputes and overturn denials. VoiCert[R] is licensed to 150+hospitals nationwide. Windstar Technologies, Inc. 128 1504, Providence Hwy, Ste 13, PO Box 800, Norwood, MA 02062 781-551-5858; toll-free: 800-259-6398; fax: 781-551-0808; richard.adams@windstar-tech.com; www.windstar-tech.com The International Tax Navigator[R] determines U.S. tax residency and tax rates, analyzes treaties to determine exemptions, and prepares completed withholding forms (8233, W-8BEN, etc.) and 1042-S and 1042 forms. Users can collect data through the web-based Foreign National Information System (FNIS), search the Client Only Section of the Windstar web site for hundreds of FAQs, and ask questions on wind-starusers listserv. XactiMed, Inc. 846 9400 N Cental Expwy, Ste 700, Dallas, TX 75231 214-382-3535; fax: 214-691-5875; marketing@xactimed.com; www.xactimed.com XactiMed provides Internet-based revenue-cycle solutions to the healthcare industry. XactiMed's solutions leverage the power of XML and the Internet to provide unprecedented levels of revenue-cycle management to hospitals and delivery systems. XactiMed's headquarters are in Dallas, Tex. Zimmerman & Associates 726 5307 S 92nd St, Hales Corners, WI 53130 414-425-2189; toll-free: 800-525-0133; fax: 414-425-4807; steves@zimm-assoc.com; www.zimm-assoc.com Zimmerman & Associates is an acknowledged leader in healthcare revenue-cycle management consulting, outsourcing, and educational resources. The firm specializes in accelerating cash flow, reducing write-off expense, and improving patient relations through process redesign, technology enablement, and productivity enhancements. Our implementation plans are backed by nationwide research and proprietary project management methodologies. Our approach is heavily focused on client education, facilitation, and knowledge transfer to help clients realize long-term revenue-cycle improvements. Zurich North America 913 One Liberty Plaza, 32nd Fl, New York, NY 10006 212-553-5423; toll-free: 866-860-7292; fax: 212-225-7020; www.zurichna.com The healthcare unit of Zurich North America offers customized insurance, risk financing, and risk managment solutions for a wide variety of healthcare provider organizations, including hospitals and integrated healthcare delivery systems. Programs are underwirtten on both a local and nationwide basis through approved insurance brokers. * Exhibitors list is current as of May 9, 2003.
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