MEDNAX Looks to Improve the Patient Experience

MEDNAX , Inc. (NYSE: MD), once focused exclusively on managing neonatology and anesthesia practices, is moving to manage the entire patient experience. In August 2014, it acquired MedData, Inc., a revenue cycle management company for an undisclosed price. The plan was to provide management services to facilities and physician groups beyond its then-existing footprint. A year later, in September 2015, MedData brought aboard Alegis Revenue Group, a national third-party receivables company. Alegis managed more than $3 billion in charges for more than 240 hospitals nationwide. The company’s patient-advocacy approach to eligibility and enrollment cut revenue cycle time from referral to... Read More »