ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Burgess Group, the leading Medicare-based decision support solutions firm, announced today the signing of a license agreement with Aetna, Inc. for the BRS Ambulance Claims Pricer.
The BRS Ambulance Claims Pricer, a sub-product of the Burgess Reimbursement System(TM), is a powerful analytical and decision support tool, which allows users to price ambulance claims based on Medicare rates and policy. Additionally, the Ambulance Claims Pricer provides detailed CMS payment policy information, such as rural status price adjustments, and local prevailing rates, to help educate the user and assist in the decision-making process. Other users of the Ambulance Claims Pricer have seen savings averaging over $100 per claim, when used to re-price their out-of-network ambulance claims.
"There is a great need for healthcare organizations to have access not only to the current Medicare data and policy, but also the right tools to manage this data," said Greg Burgess, managing partner. "Historically, our clients have discovered significant savings with the BRS Claims Pricer, and we are confident that Aetna will see the same."
Aetna, Inc. is a national insurance company providing healthcare coverage to over 13 million members in all 50 states and is recognized as one of the nation's leading health insurance providers. They have been providing health insurance to the public since 1899. Aetna's healthcare products include: HMO, POS, PPO, Indemnity, Medicare+Choice, Medicaid, Pharmacy, and Vision offerings.
Since 1996, the Burgess Group has been helping insurers, managed-care companies, provider organizations, teaching hospitals, multi-specialty groups, solo practitioners, pharmaceutical companies and device manufacturers make informed healthcare management decisions. They are a focused, boutique firm that specializes in Medicare-based decision support tools and data.
For more information about the Burgess Group, see their website, http://www.burgessgroup.com/ , or call 1.800.637.2004.
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