Originally founded in 1993, as Specialty Group Services, Acclaim Radiology Management is an industry leader in radiology billing and revenue cycle management, serving clients across the full spectrum of hospital and imaging center-based radiology practices. (In 2009 the company changed its name from Specialty Group Services to Acclaim Radiology Management to better reflect our focus on radiology practice management.) As a privately held company, Acclaim continuously meets the needs of our clients by offering state of the art technology, including an online payment portal, online compliance training , and the conversion of paper reports into an electronic format that is easily uploaded to our radiology billing software.
Exclusively Radiology
Just as radiologists are specialized physicians, Acclaim Radiology Management focuses exclusively on providing billing services for radiology practices. This enables us to maximize efficiency and revenue collection for our clients. Through our active industry involvement we stay ahead of the curve on topics that are of specific concern to our radiology clients including: coding changes, reimbursement trends, managed care changes, STARK rules, CMS guidelines, HIPAA compliance, and advancements related to modalities and imaging protocols. Our compliance policies assure patient privacy and client confidentiality at every level, including a formal document retention and destruction program. Our experienced staff is attuned to the special needs of radiology practices, including referral practices, demographic data collection, hospital and radiology department interaction, and answering patients’ questions and concerns regarding billing. We understand the flow of patients and information required to successfully collect your fees.
Keeping Up with Industry Changes
At Acclaim Radiology Management, we know that staying up to date with radiology is a daily challenge. We make a special effort to participate in professional organizations and activities, giving us the opportunity to influence changes for the benefit of our clients.
Through active involvement in trade associations such as the
Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) and the
Healthcare Billing Management Association (HBMA), we ensure that our staff and clients are aware of industry developments.
Our involvement within these trade associations includes officer positions at both the state and national levels, as well as participation on numerous committees. Our President, Cindy Pittmon, has served as both the state and national president for RBMA. In addition to her presidency, her service includes the development of the Radiology Coding Certification Board (RCCB), which is responsible for testing and certifying radiology coders.
Through our active industry involvement we stay ahead of the curve on topics that are of specific concern to our radiology clients including coding changes, reimbursement trends, managed care changes, STARK rules, CMS guidelines, HIPAA compliance, and advancements related to modalities and imaging protocols.
Our compliance policies assure patient privacy and client confidentiality at every level, including a formal document retention and destruction program.
Trained & Dedicated Staff
The dedicated staff members of Acclaim Radiology Management are our most valuable assets and have extensive experience in the medical field. Their backgrounds include diverse areas such as nursing, office management, coding, insurance, process improvement, and collections. All of our employees are selected and retained based on their ability to deliver friendly, professional service to our clients and their patients. Each member of our staff is aware of the need to preserve the confidentiality of patient medical information and client financial information.
To promote our employees’ professional development, we hold regular in-house training on topics such as credentialing, diagnostic and procedure coding, regulatory compliance, patient privacy, and computer system procedures. In addition, key employees participate in off-site training regarding Medicare, Medicaid, coding certification, and fraud prevention. Our coding is performed and reviewed by credentialed, certified radiology coders.
Working Together to Guarantee Success
Rather than just providing a service, we work with our clients to guarantee the success of both of our organizations.
As one of the premier radiology billing service providers, Acclaim will work with you to improve your operating performance as well as to provide you with the data needed for decision making. With our Acceleration Technology, industry expertise, and dedicated customer service Acclaim has been able to significantly increase net revenues for each of our new clients.
When considering professional radiology revenue cycle management services think of Acclaim Radiology Management.