BARRINGTON, Ill. - GE Healthcare, a leading vendor for comprehensive clinical, financial and administrative information technology solutions, has announced that Tulane University School of Medicine has selected Centricity(r) Business Advantage, a fully outsourced revenue cycle management service that supports business and administrative functions within healthcare organizations while maximizing revenue cycle potential.

Last year the impact of Hurricane Katrina caused Tulane University School of Medicine to re-evaluate its medical group business operations. Damage to Tulane's facilities in the New Orleans area resulted in an inability to process claims and to easily access systems. After careful considerations, Tulane decided to outsource its revenue cycle management and selected GE's Centricity Business Advantage.

"GE quickly came to our aid and helped us to rapidly reestablish our business operations," said Alan M. Miller, PhD, MD, Associate Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, and Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs. "GE's Centricity Business Advantage provides access to revenue cycle experts, state-of-the-art technology and proven processes so that we can improve business operations quickly while continuing to deliver superior clinical care."

Built on Centricity Business (formerly IDX(r) Flowcast(r)), GE's Centricity Business Advantage is a scalable solution that supports organizations from private physician offices to large academic institutions with a complete business office staffing solution including expert personnel and industry-leading technology. The solution, hosted by GE, eliminates large capital requirements, IT staffing infrastructure and long installation times while helping to reduce operating costs, boosting quality of care and increasing cash flow to fund critical needs.

"As a partner, we look forward to helping Tulane's School of Medicine manage their revenue cycle more effectively and efficiently," said Jeff Kao, vice president and general manager for GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions. "GE has over 35 years of experience working with organizations to maximize revenue-cycle performance leveraging our revenue cycle management experts, our own leading revenue cycle software, proven processes, an ability to provide a single solution for providers and a unwavering commitment to helping our customers succeed."


About Tulane University School of Medicine

Tulane University School of Medicine (SOM) was founded in New Orleans in 1834. The SOM is ranked in U.S. News and World Reports Top 50 research intensive medical schools, and is consistently one of the countries most selective schools in recruiting students. The Tulane University Medical Group is a faculty practice group of more than 250 full time faculty, practicing state of the art medical care at several facilities in Louisiana, including Tulane University Hospital and Clinics.

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