Regional Paramedical Services and DST Health Solutions Complete Business Process Outsourcing Agreement

Medical Transport Company Outsources Billing, Accounts Receivable Services

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., February 5, 2008—DST Health Solutions’ Physician Practice Services unit has completed an agreement to provide business process outsourcing services for Regional Paramedical Services, one of the largest medical transport companies in Alabama. The outsourcing agreement includes technology and software for billing and accounts receivable management.

“As RPS has grown, our administrative needs have also increased,” said Phillip Windham, vice president, RPS. “Our alliance with DST Health Solutions enables RPS to focus on providing quality medical transport services.” 

DST Health Solutions completes 35 million business transactions each year on behalf of its physician practice customers, including many large, emergency medicine groups. The RPS agreement marks the company’s expansion into the related field of medical transport.

“Our work with Regional Paramedical Services builds on the knowledge that DST Health Solutions has developed over many years of serving emergency medical groups,” said Steve Sabino, president, DST Health Solutions. “We look forward to improving administrative efficiency across the continuum of emergency medicine by working with both the physicians and transport specialists involved.”

About DST Health Solutions, Inc.
DST Health Solutions delivers solutions and business process outsourcing services that improve efficiency, reduce operational costs, increase speed to market and improve customer service for health plans, consumer-directed plans, government plans (Medicare Advantage/Part D and Medicaid) and physician practices. DST Health Solutions’ enterprise applications, and ASP and BPO services support 390 healthcare clients, representing more than 38 million covered lives, 360 million health plan claims, 35 million physician business transactions and 700,000 consumer-directed members annually. For more information about DST Health Solutions, contact 800-272-4799 or inforequests@dsthealthsolutions.com or visit www.dsthealthsolutions.com.

Regional Paramedical Services
Regional Paramedical Services transports 50,000 patients per year in Alabama. RPS has provided medical transport services to eight counties in northern and central Alabama for more than 20 years.

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