Transforming Healthcare Payments: The Rectangle Health and ECHO Health Partnership
In an exciting development for the healthcare industry, Rectangle Health, a prominent name in healthcare technology, has joined forces with ECHO Health, a leader in payment solutions. This strategic partnership aims to revolutionize how healthcare providers handle payer payments, promoting efficiency and security in financial transactions.
Rectangle Health's innovative PayerSync™ solution fundamentally alters the payer reimbursement landscape by streamlining processes and enhancing visibility into financial operations. With healthcare organizations gaining access to an extensive network of over 450 payers, the collaboration is poised to significantly reduce the time it takes to process claims.
The Need for Speed in Payment Processing
Current healthcare payment processing can be cumbersome, with providers often facing delays of four to six weeks to receive and clear reimbursements from payers. This bottleneck can strain financial operations and impact the overall efficiency of healthcare practices. By integrating PayerSync™, the partnership intends to reduce this waiting period, automating critical aspects of payment processing and delivering faster reimbursement cycles.
Healthcare providers will benefit from features such as automated payment processing and standardized Explanations of Payments (EOPs). Payments processed through this partnership are expected to be completed, on average, 50% faster, while reducing payment cycles by up to 12 days. Such improvements could save healthcare practices an average of 20 staff hours monthly, allowing them to focus on delivering quality care rather than being bogged down by mundane financial responsibilities.
Leveraging Technology to Ensure Security
The collaboration emphasizes security, compliance, and efficiency. Utilising encrypted API connections, PayerSync™ delivers secure deposits directly into healthcare providers' bank accounts, effectively eliminating manual errors and enhancing overall accuracy in transactions. Furthermore, EOPs are transformed into a consolidated and user-friendly format, enabling smoother review and posting processes within Practice Management Systems (PMS) or Electronic Health Records (EHR).
Michael Peluso, Chief Product and Strategy Officer at Rectangle Health, voiced enthusiasm about the partnership, stating that PayerSync offers an unparalleled reimbursement experience with full automation, significantly reducing the tedious workloads that can drain healthcare staff's time and energy.
The Future of Healthcare Payments
This partnership represents not just a technological advancement but a crucial evolution in how healthcare financial operations are conducted. With a shared commitment to simplifying payment processes, Rectangle Health and ECHO Health are setting a new standard in the industry. As reimbursement becomes more automated and streamlined, healthcare providers stand to benefit from increased operational efficiency, allowing them to reinvest time and resources into patient care.
For those interested in delving deeper into this transformative solution, further information is accessible at
www.payersync.com.
About Rectangle Health and ECHO Health
Since its inception over 30 years ago, Rectangle Health has been a trailblazer in healthcare technology, supporting more than 40,000 healthcare providers with its advanced solutions. The company’s Practice Management Bridge® integrates a variety of daily operations, including communications and financial transactions, enhancing workflow across the board.
ECHO Health, on the other hand, has been recognized for its innovative approach to payments, focusing on cost reduction and transaction simplification for insurers, consumers, and service providers. With over 25 years of experience, ECHO Health facilitates secure transactions amounting to $180 billion annually, creating substantial savings for its users.
This partnership, aimed at fully digitalizing the payment process, opens the door for greater efficiency and security, establishing a new milestone in the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare finance.