American HealthTech (AHT), a wholly owned subsidiary of CPSI CPSI, today announced that AHT has been selected by Schleicher County Medical Center and Nursing Home in Eldorado, Texas, to provide Medicaid accounts receivable management services and fund the implementation of advanced technology upgrades in the organization's clinical and business management operations. The Texas nursing home expects to turn improved collection of reimbursement dollars into an updated, comprehensive technology system.
In addition to its post-acute nursing home, the organization operates a critical-access hospital and physician clinic on its campus in rural Eldorado, which is about 200 miles from both Austin and San Antonio.
"We were looking for a way to recover more dollars, faster, from government payors for the Medicaid residents in our nursing facility," said Pam Stokes, Administrator. "We discovered that through American HealthTech we could accelerate collections and, in turn, update our electronic charting technology so that we can ultimately improve patient care and recover more costs for each resident by improving our documentation. This new element of our relationship with AHT will strengthen the financial standing of our healthcare system here in Eldorado, which also significantly enhances the vitality of our entire community."
The TruBridge accounts receivable management service is a new offering from AHT – a result of becoming part of the CPSI family of companies early in 2016. CPSI's TruBridge business consulting group has a long history of providing Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) services and improving receivables collection and management for hospitals -- and now post-acute nursing facilities.
Teresa Chase, president of American HealthTech, said, "This partnership with Schleicher County Medical Center and Nursing Home is a critically important and innovative approach to improving accounts receivable management as the means to upgrade technology for improving across-the-board operations and the delivery of patient care. We think it's a model for facilities across the country -- especially considering the increasing complexity of reimbursement rules and regulations."
Chase said that AHT's medical charting technology is part of its overall electronic health records (EHR) solution for post-acute and senior living organizations. Physician and nursing notes, lab results, prescription information, billing history, immunization records and more are charted quickly, easily and accurately into the system.
About CPSI
CPSI is a leading provider of healthcare IT
solutions and services for rural and community hospitals and post-acute
care facilities. Founded in 1979, CPSI is the parent of five companies –
Evident, LLC, TruBridge, LLC, Healthland Inc., American HealthTech,
Inc., and Rycan Technologies, Inc. Our combined company is focused on
helping improve the health of the communities we serve, connecting
communities for a better patient care experience, and improving the
financial operations of our customers. Evident provides comprehensive
EHR solutions and services for rural and community hospitals. TruBridge
focuses exclusively on providing business management, consulting and
managed IT services to rural and community healthcare organizations,
regardless of their IT vendor. Healthland provides integrated technology
solutions and services to small rural and critical access hospitals.
American HealthTech is one of the nation's largest providers of
financial and clinical technology solutions and services for post-acute
care facilities. Rycan provides revenue cycle management and workflow
and automation software to hospitals, healthcare systems, and skilled
nursing organizations. For more information, visit www.cpsi.com,
www.evident.com,
www.trubridge.com,
www.healthland.com,
www.healthtech.net
or www.rycan.com.
About American HealthTech
Headquartered in Jackson, MS, and
with offices in Denver, CO, American HealthTech (AHT) is a premier
provider of integrated solutions to the skilled nursing industry to help
organizations achieve data-driven clinical and financial improvements.
Its solutions delivered to clients include software, professional
services and interoperability connections. AHT is part of the CPSI
family of healthcare IT solutions. For more information, visit www.healthtech.net
and www.cpsi.com.
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businesses of Healthland, American HealthTech and Rycan with our
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Tracey Schroeder, 612-787-3125
Chief Marketing Officer
tracey.schroeder@cpsi.com
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