DAYTONA BEACH -- DuvaSawko, a local employer and national leader in medical billing for emergency physicians and hospitals, has announced the acquisition of a large new client.
North East Tennessee Emergency Physicians, headquartered in Kingsport, Tenn. with facilities in eastern Tennessee and western Virginia, has contracted with DuvaSawko to provide coding, billing and practice management services for their emergency physician group. NETEP treats approximately 200,000 patients annually.
“This represents a 20% increase in our business," said Dr. Charles Duva, DuvaSawko's president & CEO. "In these challenging economic times, we are pleased our business has grown by 40% in the previous year and we continue to grow.”
“This represents a 20% increase in our business," said Dr. Charles Duva, DuvaSawko's president & CEO. "In these challenging economic times, we are pleased our business has grown by 40% in the previous year and we continue to grow.”
As emergency physicians who own their own emergency medicine practice which serves three local hospitals, Dr. Duva and Dr. Sawko uniquely understand the financial challenges facing ER physicians.
“Our ER physician clients are practicing in an increasingly difficult reimbursement environment and are looking to professional billing companies like DuvaSawko to help them collect all revenue to which they are entitled,” company spokeswoman Maureen France said.
“Our ER physician clients are practicing in an increasingly difficult reimbursement environment and are looking to professional billing companies like DuvaSawko to help them collect all revenue to which they are entitled,” company spokeswoman Maureen France said.
Dr. Duva added, “We will be hiring seven to 10 new employees to help us service this new business we take on Nov. 1 -- we’re doing our part to help the local economy."
Billing Representatives and Coders experienced in emergency medicine can apply at HYPERLINK "http://www.duvasawko.com" www.duvasawko.com.
In addition, the company announces the following staff promotions and additions: Asst Mgr. Mandy McKinney promoted to Account Manager; Asst Mgr Steve Harridge promoted to Account Manager Account; Mgr Kathleen Tomlinson promoted to Senior Account Manager; Account Mgr Beth Chariton promoted to Senior Account Manager; Angela McKay newly hired Account Manager Located in Cornerstone Office Park on LPGA Boulevard.
FAST FACTS
DuvaSawko, specializes in emergency physician group practice management and billing for hospital emergency departments across the United States. DuvaSawko has grown from five employees handling approximately 70,000 patient visits each year to a staff of 140-plus professionals processing approximately 1.2 million patient claims, annually. Local former emergency physicians Charles Duva and William Sawko began the company in 1998.
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