ATLANTA and ST. LOUIS, April 28,
2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Craneware, Inc., the healthcare
market leader in automated revenue integrity solutions, and
Amerinet, a leading national healthcare solutions organization,
today announced it has renewed and expanded its partnership
agreement through 2018. Under the terms of the agreement,
Amerinet's membership base, which includes more than 82,000
provider organizations across the U.S., will have access to
Craneware solutions at a discounted price. Craneware also announced
it will offer Amerinet members its medical necessity verification
tool, InSight Medical Necessity®, which gives provider
organizations real-time access to medical necessity and prior
authorization policies to flag upfront compliance issues.
Since the companies first partnered in 2005, Craneware has been
Amerinet's sole provider of chargemaster review software. Now with
this extended agreement, Amerinet members will continue to have
access to Craneware's Chargemaster Toolkit®,
Chargemaster Corporate Toolkit®, Online Reference
Toolkit®, Bill Analyzer, Interface Scripting Module,
Pharmacy ChargeLink®, Patient Charge
Estimator® and Physician Revenue Toolkit®,
and will also now have access to Supplies ChargeLink®,
Pricing Analyzer™, InSight Audit®, InSight Medical
Necessity and InSight Denials®.
"We are thrilled to continue to offer Craneware's revenue
integrity solutions which have proven to be instrumental as
provider organizations ensure they are capturing all of the revenue
that they have earned," said John
Vinarsky, Amerinet vice president, executive resources and
office solutions. "We're especially excited to now offer our
members access to Craneware's medical necessity solution as it
provides them with instant access to all of the complex regulatory
rules and requirements that are critical to reducing denials and
achieving revenue integrity."
Craneware and Amerinet first partnered to offer the group
purchasing organization's members savings on solutions that help
protect revenue and sustain strong financial performance. In
addition, Craneware is a founding member of Amerinet's Strategic
Alliance for Financial Efficiency (SAFE), a unique partnership of
companies that provide best-of-class revenue cycle and financial
performance improvement solutions to support healthcare facilities
of all sizes.
"In the post healthcare reform era it's critical that healthcare
organizations have access to solutions that enable them to increase
efficiency and improve financial performance," said Craneware CEO
Keith Neilson. "We're proud to be a
member of SAFE and a long-term Amerinet partner to help provider
organizations remain financially healthy so they can continue to
provide quality care to their patients."
About Amerinet
As a leading national healthcare
solutions organization, Amerinet collaborates with acute and
non-acute care providers to create and deliver unique solutions
through performance improvement resources, guidance and ongoing
support. With better product standardization and utilization, new
financial tools beyond contracting and alliances that help lower
costs, raise revenue and champion quality, Amerinet enriches
healthcare delivery for its members and the communities they serve.
To learn more about how Amerinet can help you successfully navigate
the future of healthcare reform, visit www.amerinet-gpo.com.
About SAFE
The Amerinet Strategic Alliance for
Financial Efficiency (SAFE) provides Amerinet members with a unique
cost effective menu of best-in-class software, services and
support. Leveraging a three-step process to optimize financial
efficiency, SAFE offers aligned solutions to reduce costs, generate
revenue and achieve financial health for member organizations. The
partnership also addresses issues specifically related to financial
efficiencies for alternate care sites. To learn more, visit
http://www.amerinet-gpo.com/spend-management-tools/amerinet-strategic-alliance.aspx.
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 helps
customers optimize reimbursement, increase operational efficiency,
minimize compliance risk, and retain more earned revenue. By
partnering with Craneware, clients achieve the visibility required
to identify, address and prevent revenue leakage. To learn more,
visit craneware.com.
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