Zotec Partners signs Texas radiology group

Zotec Partners reported that it has signed a contract to perform billing and accounts receivable management services for Texarkana Radiology Associates, a division of the Advanced Imaging Center of Texarkana, Texas.

The company said it will begin delivering coding, billing and accounts receivable management services for Texarkana Radiology Associates beginning in January 2009.

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