Conifer Health Solutions Updates on Revenue Cycle Management Organization

Conifer Health Solutions reported it is realigning its Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) organization.

According to a release from the company, Conifer's RCM restructure is planned to help hospitals and health systems meet the mandates of healthcare reform: achieving increased efficiencies through improved quality and patient safety, better management of care, and reducing cost structures. Regulatory realities such as ICD- 10 implementation, meaningful use criteria and ongoing scrutiny of the two-midnight rule are also fueling client demand for solutions to improve financial performance.

"Healthcare providers continue to seek a single, trusted partner to deliver solutions to help their organizations thrive as the industry transforms," said Stephen M. Mooney, president and CEO of Conifer Health Solutions. "Restructuring Conifer's Revenue Cycle Management operation allows us to be more flexible and client- focused and puts us in a better position to bring agility and scale to quickly meet our clients' most pressing challenges."

As part of the realignment, Matthew C. Michaels will assume the role of president of Hospital RCM. Michaels is a 13-year veteran of the healthcare industry; he served as Conifer's senior vice president of Client Services for RCM prior to this new position.

Conifer's Patient Communications & Engagement (PC&E) business unit will become part of the Hospital RCM organization. Dorothy Rubio is promoted to the newly created position of senior vice president of Patient Services to lead the organization, which will now include Scheduling, Medical Eligibility and Counseling Services (MECS) and Patient Access. "This more tightly integrated RCM organization will also help us lay the groundwork for services and solutions to create a more holistic consumer-patient experience," added Mooney.

Paula Lawlor, who previously served as vice president of Hospital Operations is promoted to the new position of senior vice president of Clinical Revenue Integrity, which will include Health Information Management (HIM), Revenue Integrity and Clinical Documentation Improvement. Janie Patterson will continue in her position as senior vice president of Accounts Receivable Management, a role to which she brings twenty-five years of healthcare industry experience.

Rubio, Lawlor and Patterson will report to Michaels.

Conifer Health Solutions is a healthcare services company.

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http://www.coniferhealth.com

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