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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