Boston-based rehabilitation center gets revenue boost with PatientKeeper system

PatientKeeper recently announced that Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, a major Boston-area research and academic hospital and part of Hebrew SeniorLife, has increased its revenue by using PatientKeeper Charge Capture. Overall, revenue has increased, billing accuracy has improved to well over 90 percent, charge lag time has been reduced to less than 24 hours, and efficiency has significantly increased. Moreover, the return on investment has exceeded the hospital's financial expectations, PatientKeeper said.

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