Emdeon acquires Chapin Revenue Cycle Management

Emdeon has acquired Chapin Revenue Cycle Management.

Based in Tampa, Fla., Chapin is a provider of hospital-based revenue cycle services including accounts receivable management, medical denials, appeals and collection improvement initiatives.

Chapin utilizes a contract management system built for calculations of reimbursement amounts from all types of healthcare payors and contract arrangements. By leveraging this technology and Chapin's experience in outsourced hospital revenue cycle management services, Emdeon will offer a service layer designed to enhance the financial performance of institutional healthcare providers across its network, according to the Nashville, Tenn.-based provider of revenue and payment cycle management platforms.

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