Outsourcing Center, Staff Writer
More than half of the transactions within the US healthcare industry are still paper-based. In addition, there is a processing lag if the payment is paper and the remittance is electronic. Several major challenges plague the healthcare industry’s quest to automate the payments process, and many healthcare providers, billing companies, and banks serving healthcare providers …
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Outsourcing saves buyers money through lower cost. Outsourcing really saves money if the service is free. To allow organizations to take advantage of low-cost IT infrastructure outsourcing, Appistry provides a software solution that helps companies with cloud migration. The company provides its software at no cost to small and medium-sized users. “We wanted to create …
John Harney, Business Writer
Offshore claims processing has traditionally been cheaper than in the United States for obvious reasons-the price of keying in data overseas is a fraction of what it is here. Antares Management Solutions, a third-party claims administrator, was considering going overseas when it discovered a better solution from GTESS.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Consumer-directed healthcare is driving a convergence of technologies and business processes in the healthcare and financial services industries. This convergence is causing change in several business processes for both industries. Here’s a look at the trends, who’s driving the changes, and who benefits.
John Harney, Business Writer
Insurance carriers with under $300 million in premiums face major challenges in adopting outsourcing because of their complex processes and products and intense government regulation. Here are some things to think about to insure outsourcing success.
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
The Community Health Plan of Washington had an enviable problem: its growth rate topped 300 percent a year. It needed a supplier who could handle that growth. Adaptis, with offices in the US and India, was just what the doctor ordered.
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Identity theft is one of the fastest growing global crimes. Hospitals store that kind of personal data in their networks–as well as patients’ medical records. Read how outsourcing protects the data at a community hospital in Georgia.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Hospitals looking for a service provider for HIPAA compliance should select one who has actual translation and mapping experience. The process is too complicated to outsource to a provider just learning the ropes.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Word of mouth in the healthcare industry has spread the message: outsourcing is the best medicine to address costs and government regulations.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Serious legal consequences can result from employees’ lack of awareness of new procedures for privacy and security issues due to HIPAA. But implementing the policies and educating employees is costly and requires expertise. One outsourcer, however, has a unique, low-cost, highly effective solution that you need to know about.
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