HME billing and management software company Brightree LLC has entered a strategic relationship with Strategic AR, which providers software and services to help HME providers automate patient billing and collections.
The two companies will work together on joint marketing and product development initiatives to streamline patient collections and payment for Brightree customers.
“Patient collection has recently become a critical issue as HME providers redefine their business models to accommodate for the sharp decline in Medicare reimbursement rates and rapid adoption of high-deductible insurance plans,” said Dave Cormack, president and CEO of Brightree. “Using staff to manually call patients is no longer an option for many providers. Now, modern technology solutions such as those from Brightree and Strategic AR can reduce outstanding accounts receivable balances, create operational efficiencies, and provide patients with a simple, positive experience either online or over the phone.”
Strategic AR provides a suite of services and solutions that include traditional mailing, voice response and online technologies to engage patients and secure faster payment. Integrating with the Brightree platform aims to help providers using both systems more easily and accurately identify patients needing contact, while reducing the staff and time overhead associated with that effort.
“The efficiencies customers will gain from the two systems working seamlessly will allow them to redeploy resources to more strategic activities that help grow their businesses and navigate the challenging environment in which they must operate today,” said Kevin Winkley, founder and CEO of Strategic AR,