Craneware and Parkview Health Selected to Present at 2015 HFMA MAP Event

ATLANTA, Oct. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Craneware, Inc., the healthcare market leader in automated value cycle solutions, today announced it was selected to give a presentation at the 2015 Healthcare Financial Management Association's (HFMA) MAP Event alongside its client, Parkview Health, a nine hospital health system serving northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio.

Craneware's AVP of Strategic Messaging and Solutions Owner, Kathy Schwartz, and Parkview Health's Director of Revenue Integrity, Kathy Lytal, will lead the presentation titled, "Enterprise Pharmacy and Supply Chain Revenue Integrity," on Monday, October 26, from 7 a.m. – 8 a.m. EDT. During the presentation, the Craneware and Parkview executives will describe how the health system captured more than $27 million in savings by establishing a compliant and sustainable charge capture process. 

"While the industry strives for best outcomes at best cost, margin remains an essential metric for business performance," said Craneware CEO, Keith Neilson. "Parkview Health is an excellent example of how health systems can automate pharmacy and supply chain charge capture processes to realize significant savings. We're excited to share this success story with HFMA's members to help others discover, convert and optimize value in their own systems."                  

The HFMA MAP Event was developed for employees of provider organizations who are working to improve revenue cycle performance, including: executives, finance professionals and key staff from patient access and patient financial services. The conference will take place from October 25-27, 2015 at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, FL. To register for the conference visit: www.hfma.org/MapEvent/.

About HFMA
With more than 40,000 members, the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) is the nation's premier membership organization for healthcare finance leaders. HFMA builds and supports coalitions with other healthcare associations and industry groups to achieve consensus on solutions for the challenges the U.S. healthcare system faces today. Working with a broad cross-section of stakeholders, HFMA identifies gaps throughout the healthcare delivery system and bridges them through the establishment and sharing of knowledge and best practices. We help healthcare stakeholders achieve optimal results by creating and providing education, analysis, and practical tools and solutions. Our mission is to lead the financial management of healthcare. hfma.org.

About Parkview Health
Parkview Health is a nine hospital health system with locations in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. The not-for-profit health system and physician network has more than 9,700 employees, guided by its mission to improve the health of the communities that it serves. Parkview Health was recognized for the second year in a row with the American Hospital Association's Health Forum (AHA) and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Most Wired Award. The award identifies top performing organizations that use technology at an optimal level to improve overall performance. Learn more at Parkview.com.

About Craneware
Craneware (AIM: CRW.L) is the leader in automated value cycle solutions that help provider organizations discover, convert and optimize assets to achieve best clinical outcomes and financial performance.  Our solutions normalize disparate data sets, bringing in up-to-date regulatory and financial compliance data to deliver value at the points where clinical and operational data transform into financial transactions, creating actionable insights that enable informed tactical and strategic decisions. Learn more at Craneware.com.

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