ATLANTA, Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Community
hospitals comprise the largest sector of the U.S. healthcare system
according to the American Hospital Association's AHA Hospital
Statistics 2012 edition, representing more than 85 percent of
all registered U.S. hospitals, often serving a vital role as the
sole source of acute care in many regions. The financial health of
these organizations directly impacts their ability to deliver
quality care in their communities. In order to continue providing
access to quality care, hospitals need operational efficiency,
regulatory compliance and consistent financial performance. In
support of community hospital leaders' efforts to achieve these
requirements, Craneware, Inc., the market leader in automated
revenue integrity solutions, has announced it will sponsor the 2012
Community Hospital 100 Leadership and Strategy Conference
(Community Hospital 100), to be held October
14-16, 2012 at the Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain in
Tucson, Arizona.
At the conference, Craneware's senior vice president,
Karen Bowden, will facilitate a
roundtable discussion amongst community hospital leaders. The
roundtable, titled, "Handling Audits," will be held from
1:00-2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 15, and will give Bowden and her
peers an opportunity to discuss the current state of the CMS
Recovery Audit program (formerly known as RAC) and other audit
programs. As a leading expert on audit prevention and appeal,
Bowden will share her deep experience and insight into best
practices for navigating the audit landscape.
Community Hospital 100 provides a venue for industry thought
leaders to exchange knowledge, insights and best practices in a
collaborative forum, helping to strengthen a sector of healthcare
that is often considered the foundation of the national healthcare
system. This year's conference will consist of educational
sessions, executive roundtables and workshops focusing on closing
the divide between current challenges and the expected clinical and
payment models of the future.
"The community hospital segment of the U.S. healthcare system
faces a multitude of challenges, from ever-changing regulatory
requirements to an influx of new patients entering the healthcare
system. As such, it is more important now than ever before for
companies like ours to support these hospitals with technology and
services that help to ensure solid financial performance by
minimizing revenue leakage," said Craneware CEO, Keith Neilson. "We are excited to once again
participate in the Community Hospital 100 Conference and work
directly with hospital leaders to realize a unified goal of
improving community hospital operations."
Craneware Revenue Integrity Solutions® span four
product families: Audit & Revenue Recovery, Revenue Cycle,
Supply Management, and Access Management & Strategic Pricing.
Craneware developed the industry's first chargemaster management
solution, Craneware's Chargemaster Toolkit®, which has
ranked number one in the KLAS Revenue Cycle – Chargemaster
Management market category for the past six years. In 2011,
Craneware's Bill Analyzer achieved number one ranking in the KLAS
Revenue Cycle – Other market category.
About Lincoln Healthcare Events
Founded in 1998, Lincoln Healthcare Events is an
independent organizer of executive leadership communities in
healthcare. They strive to positively impact the quality and
effectiveness of the U.S. healthcare system by delivering the
single most valuable conference and community of healthcare
executives in each of the sectors we serve. Lincoln Healthcare
Events' conferences offer senior-level executives highly focused
venues for understanding strategic trends, sharing best practices
and building relationships.
About Craneware
Craneware (AIM: CRW.L) is the leader in automated revenue
integrity solutions that improve financial performance for
healthcare organizations. Craneware's market-driven, SaaS solutions
help hospitals and other healthcare providers more effectively
price, charge, code and retain earned revenue for patient care
services and supplies. This optimizes reimbursement, increases
operational efficiency and minimizes compliance risk. By partnering
with Craneware, clients achieve the visibility required to
identify, address and prevent revenue leakage. To learn more, visit
craneware.com and stoptheleakage.com.
SOURCE Craneware, Inc.