SSI Group to acquire Provider Advantage

The SSI Group Inc., a provider of health care revenue cycle solutions, announced Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Provider Advantage NW Inc., a provider of patient access management software.

The combined company will create a single source of complete revenue cycle solutions that help improve financial performance by synchronizing hospital front- and back-office operations to reduce denials, increase collections and rapidly reprocess claims. Closing of the acquisition is expected to occur within 30 days.

"We are very pleased to become part of SSI, a recognized market leader in comprehensive revenue cycle technologies,” Provider Advantage President Edward Tomkins said. “This combination will help better fulfill customer needs as well as market demand for a single-source revenue cycle management solution.”

SSI recognizes registration is the best place to begin when changing revenue cycle performance. Gathering estimated patient balances during registration is fundamental to financial success, and the acquisition of Provider Advantage will simplify its front-end revenue cycle processes and drive higher point-of-service collections.

"SSI continues its evolution with enhanced patient access management capabilities, adding more value to our end-to-end revenue cycle portfolio through the addition of Revenue360,” SSI CEO and President Jimmy Lyons said. “With ever-changing reimbursement rules, we give providers the power to quickly respond.”