SSI Signs Agreement With Siemens Healthcare

The SSI Group, a provider of claims management technology, has announced that Siemens Healthcare, a provider of IT solutions for healthcare industry, has signed an agreement to offer a claims management solution through SSI’s ClickON, ClickON’s LinX offering, and content partnership.

According to The SSI Group, the ClickON LinX offering will enable Siemens Healthcare customers to take advantage of a wide range of SSI services including claims editing and transmission, claim status, secondary billing, audit tracking and note posting for bill date, confirmation notes, and those items identified in the audit tracking process. Through an interface between SSI and Siemens Healthcare, LinX customers will be able to keep the hospital information system and claims management system in sync.

For Siemens Soarian Financials customers, the agreement provides SSI’s payer validation edits and rules to be embedded throughout the revenue cycle workflows. The combination of the Soarian revenue cycle solution with twenty years of claim validation expertise will enable providers to improve data quality, reduce the cost to collect, and accelerate patient cash collections.

Janet Dillione, CEO of healthcare it business unit at Siemens Healthcare, said: “Siemens Healthcare chose SSI because of their two decades of experience in claims management and their reputation in healthcare EDI. We believe this agreement will better enable our users to accelerate their cash flow, enhance their productivity, and reduce their accounts receivable.”

Bobby Smith, president and CEO of The SSI Group, said: “We are excited that Siemens Healthcare has chosen us. This agreement is a realization of the goal to provide a totally integrated solution that will leverage the collective strengths of each company. The partnership will increase the accuracy and productivity, as well as enhance the revenue opportunities, for Siemens Revenue Cycle Management system customers.”