Georgia practice taps McKesson for revenue cycle management

Memorial Health University Physicians in Savannah, Ga., has partnered with McKesson's Revenue Management Solutions Group for its billing and practice management services

For a monthly performance-based fee, Memorial physicians will deploy McKesson Practice Complete, which bundles practice management software with financial, administrative and clinical services.

The practice will use McKesson's Horizon Practice Plus to manage clinic-based financial and patient information and RelayHealth Ambulatory Claims Manager to automate its claims management process.

Memorial University Medical Center is a two-state healthcare organization serving a 35-county area in southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. The system includes a 530-bed academic medical center.





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