February 01, 2007
MTBC, a Unique Healthcare IT Company, Acquires Advanced Physicians Billing, a Florida based billing service
Somerset, NJ-February 1, 2007. MTBC announced today that it has acquired Advanced Physicians Billing, Inc. (APB), a medical billing company based in Miami, Florida.
APB has been providing medical billing services to physicians throughout the state of Florida for over 23 years. APB's clients will now receive the unparalleled service and practice management solutions provided by MTBC, giving them total accessibility to real-time information and the ability to manage their practices more efficiently, as well as increased and faster collections.
MTBC, with corporate offices located in Somerset, New Jersey, has developed a unique proprietary practice management system by leveraging state-of-the-art technology with smart business practices and systems, which it provides to physicians throughout the country. MTBC's system includes a fully-integrated electronic medical records (EMR) program, which it makes available to its clients free of charge, as well as on-line access to patient and billing information, patient scheduling, and automatic and on-demand insurance and Medicaid eligibility verification.
David Rosenblum, president of MTBC, says that "Our practice management system provides an unbeatable service to physicians at a price that our competitors simply are not able to match. This acquisition enables us to expand our existing client base in Florida and the southwest. The acquisition of APB, together with MTBC's investment in EMR and other technologies, reflects our unique ability to provide a broad range of services and technology solutions to physicians across the country."
About MTBC
MTBC currently offers medical billing for only 4% of collections, free electronic medical records software, on-line access to billing and scheduling information, real-time eligibility verification and medical transcription services. With practice management tools, financial reporting capabilities, on-line patient scheduling and office forms, MTBC's services are unmatched in the industry. MTBC's EMR is available for download from http://www.mtbc.com
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Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.
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