Consulting
PATHS’ leadership team provides consulting services to identify best practices to maximize your healthcare financial operations. We are motivated by the challenges of healthcare organizations to improve cash flow which allows focus on your main goal of providing medical services to the community. Our consultants collaborate with you, examine your workflow, and define value added solutions. We utilize broad experience and up-to-date industry knowledge to resolve complicated issues. Your goals become our priority.
Programs
PATHS differs from traditional consultation services because we have implemented revenue cycle solutions for over 100 clients. Professionals with an average of 25 years of experience will evaluate your data to identify financial opportunities and offer solutions to maximize cash recovery.
- Assessment of charging, billing, coding, AR management, and denial management to collectively identify areas for increased cash collections and improved compliance
- Assistance defining the scope of a revenue cycle project or prioritization of steps in a large process
- Identification of payer specific billing requirements
- Auditing claims for underpayments or corrected claim opportunities
Are you converting your existing legacy Accounts Receiveable system to a new system solution? Legacy conversations create major disruptions to healthcare organization’s revenue cycle operations. Because of our successful experience for multiple major healthcare organizations, PATHS can assist you to implement accounts receivable management and process strategies resulting in an improved collection and a successful conversion.
- Planning and execution of AR management strategy to allow your organization to focus on implementation of the new system
- Assist management in identifying critical milestones and organizational needs for legacy systems
- Ensuring that you are meeting all established benchmarks above vendor guardrails
- Recommendations for process improvements prior to go-live
We identify weaknesses in processes that are causing inefficiencies resulting in decreased revenue, cash collections, and compliance issues. Root causes are identified not only in the account receivable management process, but areas outside of billing such as registration, charging, and coding.
- Detect root causes of performance issues
- Correct issues before they have a chance to affect cash flow or become a compliance risk
- Identify revenue and cash recovery opportunities
A streamlined revenue cycle is crucial to any healthcare organization. Issues including efficiency, staffing, and workflows can negatively impact on your bottom line. PATHS finds opportunities to significantly improve your revenue cycle management to improve cash flow, profit margins, and reduce bad debt.
- Streamline current processes through elimination of waste and increased automation
- Re-design staff and organization
- Enhance reporting and data analysis
PATHS system expertise includes:
Allscripts
Athena Health
Cerner
eClinicalWorks
Epic
GE Centricity/IDX
MEDITECH
McKesson
NextGen
Siemens
Why Choose Us
- Improved productivity and efficiency
- Increased cash flow
- Unbiased analysis
- Assistance with implementation