Virginia Group Chooses Per-Se Technologies for Anesthesiology Accounts Receivable Management Services

Per-Se Technologies, the Connective Healthcare leader that helps physicians, pharmacies and hospitals realize their financial goals, continues to expand its client base in Virginia with an agreement to provide accounts receivables management for Anesthesiology Associates of Radford, Inc., of Radford, Va.

Anesthesiology Associates of Radford provides anesthesiology services to 129-bed Carilion New River Valley Medical Center in Radford. Per-Se will handle the group’s medical claims coding, billing and accounts receivable management. Per-Se will also assist Radford with its managed care contracting practices and provide educational services focused on efficient coding and documentation.

With the Radford agreement, Per-Se now provides outsourced accounts receivable management for five anesthesia groups, totaling 60 anesthesia providers in southern and southwestern Virginia. The company also provides services to radiology groups affiliated with both New River Valley Medical Center and Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke. Roanoke Memorial is the flagship facility of the Carilion Health System. Carilion operates eight hospitals throughout western Virginia, including New River Valley Medical Center.

Angela Billue, M.D., vice-president of Anesthesiology Associates of Radford, said her practice was attracted to Per-Se because of the company’s strong reputation. Plus, Per-Se’s market knowledge and experience with payer contracting were major advantages that competing vendors could not match, she said.

“We’re enthusiastic about the anesthesia expertise and resources that Per-Se can bring to the table. We’re confident that they will be able to help us increase our revenues going forward,” Dr. Billue said.

Pat Leonard, president, Physician Solutions with Per-Se, said the agreement underscores Per-Se’s market leadership with physicians in Virginia.

“Per-Se continues to earn new clients through a combination of superior service, physician specialty expertise and attention to customer satisfaction,” he said. “We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with Anesthesiology Associates of Radford.”