Rising Medical Solutions Hits Inc 500|5000 List for 6th Consecutive Year

CHICAGO, Aug. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. magazine names Rising Medical Solutions to its Inc. 500|5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The lineup represents the most comprehensive look at a vital component of the economy—America's independent businesses. Companies such as Microsoft, Zappos, Intuit, Jamba Juice, Zipcar, Clif Bar, Oracle, and many other well-known names have been members of the Inc. 500|5000.

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"Joining this roster of incredible companies for the sixth year in a row, reflects Rising's passionate people, team-oriented culture and innovative technologies. We've grown substantially since starting out as a two-person company, and every employee – new or with us since day one – has been a contributor to this success," says Jason Beans, Founder and CEO of Rising.

In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2013 Inc. 500|5000 companies is an impressive 142 percent. The companies on this year's list report having created more than 520,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $241 billion.

Every day Rising's programs, proprietary technologies and people help improve efficiencies and save America's healthcare system from costly waste in the form of inappropriate charges and fraud. The company estimates its medical bill savings equate to 120,867 years of employment added back to the economy. Beyond pure cost savings, Rising's medical care management programs and pharmacy analytics – recently honored as a 2013 Top 10 Innovation by Business Insurance – help patients get healthier, faster.

"These companies are hidden champions of job growth and innovation, the real muscle of the American economy," says Inc. magazine Editor Eric Schurenberg.

Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/5000.

Methodology
The 2013 Inc. 500|5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2009 to 2012. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2009. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2012. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2009 is $100,000; the minimum for 2012 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.

About Rising Medical Solutions
Rising Medical Solutions is a national medical-financial solutions firm that provides medical bill review, utilization review and other medical cost containment and care management services to the workers' compensation, auto, liability and group health markets.

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