Cardon Outreach Selected by IASIS Healthcare for Expansion of Revenue Cycle Management Services

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardon Outreach, one of the largest, national providers of integrated revenue cycle management services announced today that the company was selected by IASIS Healthcare to expand its services at 18 healthcare facilities across six states.

Cardon Outreach has been working with IASIS Healthcare to help manage their revenue cycle for nearly 12 years through the delivery of secondary placement for Medicaid eligibility and out-of-state services. The newly-signed contract will build upon the combined success of the two organizations, and will make Cardon Outreach responsible for primary placements going forward.

"IASIS Healthcare's decision to promote us from secondary to primary placement is a testament to the success we have worked hard to achieve on behalf of their organization," said Cardon Outreach Chief Operating Officer Emily Fisher.

"We value our relationship with IASIS and feel fortunate to have employees working alongside their teams within the hospitals to ensure that patients are enrolled in appropriate programs, regardless of whether they are inpatient, outpatient, or seen through the Emergency Department," said Fisher.

Cardon Outreach's Eligibility Service includes working with outpatient accounts as standard operating procedure, which is a differentiator amongst some other national providers of similar services. The ability to provide support for outpatient accounts requires an infrastructure of professional field advocates that are able to follow up with patients outside of the hospital and coordinate information back through a robust technology platform.

"Cardon Outreach has consistently increased revenue year over year for us and improved upon the number of eligibility certifications as well," said Mark Westman, Corporate Vice President Revenue Cycle for IASIS Healthcare.

"Their success in finding and converting outpatient accounts to revenue was extremely important in our decision making-process as the location for care begins to shift more and more toward the outpatient setting."

About Cardon Outreach:

Cardon Outreach is a leading, national provider of revenue cycle management services with over 20 years of progressive experience. The company serves more than 800 healthcare providers and hospitals through its integrated service lines, single technology platform, and patient-centered advocacy.  Clients of Cardon Outreach consistently realize increased net patient revenue and reduced bad debt, while their patients experience improved access to healthcare. To learn more about how Cardon Outreach partners with providers on Eligibility, Early Out, Third Party Liability, Social Security Disability, Workers' Compensation and Denials Management, visit www.cardonoutreach.com.

About IASIS Healthcare:

IASIS Healthcare is a healthcare services company that seeks to deliver high-quality, cost-effective healthcare through a broad and differentiated set of capabilities and assets that include acute care hospitals with related patient access points and a diversified managed care risk platform. With total annual revenue of approximately $2.6 billion, IASIS, headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, owns and operates 16 acute care hospitals, one behavioral hospital and multiple other access points, including 144 physician clinics, multiple outpatient surgical units, imaging centers, and investments in urgent care centers and on-site employer-based clinics. Health Choice, the Company's managed care risk platform, delivers services to more than 374,000 covered lives through its multiple health plans, accountable care networks and agreements to serve as a management services organization with third party insurers. For more information on IASIS, please visit www.iasishealthcare.com.

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