Historically, hospitals have gone down the path of multiple billing systems (eg Patient Management, Pathology, Radiology, Pharmacy, Outpatients), with invoices being raised and payments processed separately.
Studies show that by consloidating these systems into a centralised enterprise-wide patient billing system, you can achieve 35-60% savings in operating costs.
In these lean economic times, no organisation can really afford to duplicate effort in this way, especially when there is a cost-effective way to fix the problem.
