HAYWARD, Calif., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Concuity, Inc., the leading provider of contract revenue cycle management solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today the appointment of R. Craig Carlson as Senior Vice President of Operations and Lew Altman as Senior Vice President. Both Mr. Carlson and Mr. Altman are seasoned healthcare information technology executives with over 40 years of combined experience.
“I am delighted to have these two accomplished healthcare technology executives join the Concuity team,” said Robert Watson, President and CEO of Concuity, Inc. “Craig’s in-depth knowledge of revenue cycle management as well as his extensive experience overseeing large revenue recovery and customer service organizations will be critical to Concuity’s ability to grow its Revenue Recovery Unit. Lew’s integrated approach to sales, marketing and account management will enable Concuity to better focus on delivering a tangible ROI to its clients as well as listen more carefully to their needs,” he continued. “With the typical 350-bed hospital now losing an average of $3.3 million annually due to underpayments and denials, it is critical that healthcare providers identify underpayments and denials, collect all the monies they are owed and correct the systemic issues that caused the revenue leakage in the first place. The addition of Craig and Lew, positions Concuity to better meet all the revenue management needs of our current and future customers.”
Mr. Carlson brings to Concuity more than 20 years of operations experience in the healthcare information technology industry. Prior to joining Concuity, Mr. Carlson was Senior Vice President at Certus Corporation, a leading supplier of business management services to healthcare providers. During his tenure there, he managed the Revenue Cycle Services operations for hospitals and physician faculty practice plans. Prior to joining Certus, Mr. Carlson served as Vice President of Academic and Multi-Specialty Services at Per-Se Technologies. There he oversaw product design, development, and sales support for the business management services marketed by Per-Se Technologies to the academic medicine and community based physician market segments. Having worked for several technology companies, including those providing both software services and products, Mr. Carlson has gained substantial experience in supervising large customer service organizations. He has developed an in-depth knowledge of revenue cycle management for hospitals and physician organizations as well as a keen understanding of payer claims systems.
Mr. Altman has more than 20 years experience in healthcare information technology and has successfully led organizations by developing innovative strategies for delivering product and services to targeted markets. Prior to joining Concuity, Mr. Altman was Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for InterMap Systems, Inc., where he led the company’s sales, marketing and business development efforts. His previous roles included Chief Marketing Officer at Trizetto/HME Division, Vice President of Health Care Investment Visions, LLC., Area Vice President for Transition Systems, Inc., Director of Sales and Marketing for PolyOptimum, Inc., Northwest Sales for Gerber Alley and Associates, and Director of Healthcare Services for Saztec International, Inc.
About Concuity
Concuity, Inc. offers industry-leading solutions to increase hospital revenue by identifying and correcting payer non-compliance issues in the contract revenue cycle. Founded in 2000 by a group of healthcare industry visionaries, Concuity improves its customers’ bottom lines by delivering technology and service solutions to create and negotiate better contracts, ensure accurate implementation and compliance, and collect what’s owed. Clients include Sutter Health, Stanford Hospitals and Clinics, Covenant Health System, St. Joseph’s Health System, and Providence Health System. Concuity is headquartered in Hayward, California, with offices throughout the U.S. For more information, call 866-342-4636 or visit http://www.concuity.com/.
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