ADVOCATE Announces Exclusive Billing Agreements with Respected Radiology Practices and Imaging Providers

Columbus, OH  — ADVOCATE, the premier provider of radiology billing and practice management services nationwide, announced today it has recently been awarded exclusive billing agreements with several respected radiology practices and imaging providers. Radiology & Imaging Specialists in Lakeland, Fla., Jefferson Regional Diagnostic Centers in Pittsburgh, PA, Coastal Radiology Associates in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Comprehensive Radiology Services in Hattiesburg, MS, and Servant Medical Imaging in Tulsa, OK have all contracted with ADVOCATE for radiology billing services. This expansion highlights the company’s reputation for delivering trend setting client revenue performance.

ADVOCATE provides a full range of billing services encompassing their proprietary suite of billing process software functionality called Experienced Based Technology (EBTTM). ADVOCATE’s EBTTM software aids in claim acquisition and purification, eligibility verification, real-time claim status, payment compliance, denial management, accounts receivable follow-up, reduction of days in accounts receivable levels and charge capture verification. ADVOCATE’s EBTTM technology improves quality and production consistency by 10% to 15% resulting in the highest revenue attainable. The EBTTM workflow process ensures every radiology service is handled accurately, consistently and timely.

"Now more than ever, radiologists and radiology executives not only want, but need, to maximize reimbursement. ADVOCATE has demonstrated time and again that by decreasing process variations using our EBTTM software technology, we can produce consistently higher revenue," said Kirk Reinitz, ADVOCATE’s Chief Executive Officer. "ADVOCATE’s rapidly growing list of clients is proof that ADVOCATE has created a methodology to deliver both a consistent and sustainable revenue maximization infrastructure."

The use of the EBTTM technology has evolved into the central technology component in delivering increased revenue year after year. The system reduces claim process variation and produces revenue at consistently higher levels. ADVOCATE’s managers and software engineers use industry experience, modeling software and full scale models to analyze every feature of the billing process from every angle, to ensure that the EBTTM technology evolves with changes in the industry and as new laws and regulations are enacted. The result is a finished product for the client that is unmatched in the industry today. EBTTM technology is fueling ADVOCATE’s growth.

About ADVOCATE:
ADVOCATE offers a truly complete, integrated approach to business issues that combines insight and innovation from multiple disciplines with a wide range of business and industry knowledge to help clients excel. We deliver proven technology and management expertise to help our clients meet and exceed their financial goals. With 20 years of radiology billing experience, and proven measurable results, ADVOCATE works as a trusted and stable business partner to provide clients with a reliable trouble free implementation, increased cash flow, training, and support. For more information about ADVOCATE’s services, visit www.radadvocate.com.