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Johns Hopkins Signs Agreement with Craneware for Chargemaster Maintenance Solutions

Craneware Inc., a leading supplier of chargemaster and revenue cycle software solutions, announced recently that Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, located in Baltimore, MD, has signed an agreement to install its Chargemaster Toolkit, Online Reference Tools and Interface Scripting Module. Johns Hopkins is one of the preeminent healthcare provider systems in the US.

Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) July 7, 2005 -- Craneware Inc., a leading supplier of chargemaster and revenue cycle software solutions, announced recently that Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, located in Baltimore, MD, has signed an agreement to install its Chargemaster Toolkit, Online Reference Tools and Interface Scripting Module. Johns Hopkins is one of the preeminent healthcare provider systems in the US.

The newly installed software solutions will provide Johns Hopkins’ finance professionals with increased control and understanding of their financial status optimize their reimbursement potential and help them stay compliant with Medicare regulations. Craneware’s Online Reference Tools provide Johns Hopkins with easy access to the information they need for successful coding while the Interface Scripting Module allows them to automatically update the Charge Description Master files (CDM) within their financial system with changes they may make with the Chargemaster Toolkit.

"The entire hospital sector continues to be under enormous pressure from both a reimbursement and cost perspective,” said Derek Morkel, Craneware’s CEO of U.S. Operations. “Our revenue cycle and business intelligence software solutions enable healthcare organizations to capture and manage the information they need to operate more efficiently and effectively in today’s complex environment. Craneware continues to focus on market-leading software solutions that help our clients work smarter."

“In order to continue to provide the superb care Johns Hopkins is known for, we must ensure our provider system remains financially viable. Craneware’s tools will help us with that mission,” said Paul Allen, director of health information management for Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System. “Their software solutions will aid us in improving our financial operation and ensure we meet our reimbursement potential.”

About Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System
For more than a century, Johns Hopkins has been recognized as a leader in patient care, medical research and teaching. Today, Johns Hopkins Medicine is known for its excellent faculty, nurses and staff specializing in every aspect of medical care. The Johns Hopkins Health System includes three acute-care hospitals and programs for local, national and international patient activities.

About Craneware
Craneware provides high value, easy to install and use financial niche software solutions to empower health care providers to improve their daily operations, optimize revenue, encourage compliance, and use information more efficiently to impact business decisions. Known for excellence in their core chargemaster management and maintenance software and outstanding support infrastructure, Craneware, Inc. has over 600 individual and corporate hospital customers supported by regional sales offices in Florida and Arizona.

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Source :  http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/7/prweb258526.htm