NEW YORK, April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HMS Holdings Corp. today announced that its reimbursement services unit has won a contract to provide Medicare bad debt claiming services for Orlando Regional Healthcare, a premier, five-hospital healthcare system in central Florida. Orlando Regional is comprised of Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando Regional Sand Lake Hospital, Orlando Regional South Seminole, Orlando Regional St. Cloud Hospital, and Orlando Regional Southlake. With the addition of these hospitals, HMS Holdings’s reimbursement services unit now provides Medicare bad debt claiming services to 132 hospital providers nationwide.
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According to Keith Eggert, Corporate Director of Patient Financial Services for Orlando Regional Healthcare, “We are pleased to hire a reimbursement specialist to assist us in obtaining all valid Medicare reimbursement dollars due Orlando Regional Healthcare. By outsourcing Medicare bad debt claiming, we can re-focus our internal staff on other revenue- generating functions.”
“With our specialized team of Medicare experts, proprietary methodology, and an audit acceptance rate of 97 to 100 percent on Medicare bad debt claims, we are delighted to have the opportunity to work with Orlando Regional Healthcare,” added Christina Dragonetti, Senior Vice President of HMS Holdings’ Reimbursement Services Group.
HMS Holdings’s reimbursement services clients include New York University Medical Centers, New York Presbyterian Healthcare Network, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Health Quest, Pinnacle Health System in Pennsylvania, Grady Health System in Georgia, Kaleida Health System, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Medical College of Georgia, Bon Secours Health System, Louisiana State University Healthcare Services Division, and Allina Health System.
ABOUT ORLANDO REGIONAL HEALTHCARE
Orlando Regional Healthcare, a 1,642-bed private, not-for-profit organization was established in 1918. The hospital system serves more than 640,000 Central Florida residents and 4,500 international patients annually. Physicians are independent contractors and are not employees of Orlando Regional Healthcare or its subsidiaries. As a community-owned organization, Orlando Regional reinvests its profits into many one-of-a-kind, specialized services like Central Florida’s only Level I trauma center and statutory teaching hospital. U.S. News & World Report ranked Orlando Regional Healthcare as one of the nation’s best hospitals and Fortune magazine recognized Orlando Regional as one of the Top 100 Companies to Work for in America. More information is available at http://www.orlandoregional.org/.
ABOUT HMS HOLDINGS
Through its business units, HMS Holdings Corp. provides a variety of cost containment services that help ensure the nation’s health care resources are used wisely. HMS Holdings Corp. is based in New York and listed on NASDAQ under the symbol HMSY. For more information, visit http://www.hmsholdings.com/.
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CONTACT: William Hall, +1-212-857-5407, fax, +1-212-857-5110, orwhall@hmsy.com