BillingTree to Host 'Lunch & Learn' Healthcare Event focused on improving Patient Payments

PHOENIX, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BillingTree, one of the nation's leading on-demand payment processors, will be hosting a no cost event for healthcare provider organizations in Chicago November 14^th.   The content is tailored to Patient Access, Finance and Revenue Cycle Management Executives exploring ways of reducing A/R days and bad debt associated with the increasing patient pay portion of healthcare costs.

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The event titled, 'Reducing A/R Days and Bad Debt with Increased Electronic Patient Payments' will provide an opportunity for executives to share best practices and business processes used to increase adoption and utilization of their patient portals.  Interactive dialogue will provide insight into integrating technology which enables healthcare organizations to deliver a patient preference payment model.

Kunal Pandya, Independent Analyst for Health Insurance and Payments, will share his insight into the current trends across the healthcare provider spectrum and how patient payments are impacting the bottom line today, and how these trends are poised to impact the future of revenue cycle management.  Attendees will have the opportunity to take part in a roundtable discussion, which will encourage providers to learn from their peers about how new technology can assist in improving operational efficiencies as well as provide a positive patient experience.

"This is an exciting time to be hosting a roundtable event of this kind for the healthcare industry, and we're eager to discuss the specific challenges healthcare providers face in managing the shift of increased financial responsibility from payer to patient," said Matt Llewellyn, VP of Healthcare Sales, BillingTree. "Integrating technology which increases automation in the collection of patient payments provides an opportunity for healthcare organizations to improve operational efficiency and cash flow." 

The event takes place on November 14th from 11am – 1pm, and will be held at the Gleacher Center in downtown Chicago. There is no cost to attend. Space is limited, so if you would like to attend, please register here at your earliest convenience.

BillingTree supplies the leading fully integrated, multi-channel electronic payment platform to multiple industries: Healthcare (Acute and Ambulatory care), Insurance, ARM and the collection agency market, Utilities, such as power, cable, municipal, and phone, plus subscription-billed services. Benefits of electronic payment solutions include improved operational efficiencies and cash flow, decreased A/R days, accelerated availability of consumer funds, reduced costs associated with manual-payment processing, and integrated processing by managing all payments, returns, and corrections through a single portal.

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About BillingTree
The proven leader in on-demand payment processing, BillingTree empowers customers with competitive advantage through a simplification of the billing and receivables process. By delivering the most innovative technology while making it as easy and inexpensive as possible to accept payments, BillingTree has revolutionized the payments landscape. Our software-as-a-service (SaaS) model delivers industry-leading payment solutions, proven integration, and point-and-click simplicity. BillingTree's focus on innovation has allowed us to help more than 2,000 customers eliminate manual processes and automate their payment cycles. BillingTree – Growth is our Business. For more information, visit www.mybillingtree.com or call 877.4.BILLTREE.

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