Akkerman HealthCare Management

Akkerman HealthCare Management, trading as Akkerman HealthCare Management, Inc. (AHCM-Inc), handles the back-office side of running a medical practice. It takes on billing and coding so practice staff can spend more time with patients, and it trains people who work as certified professional coders.

Services

• Billing and coding: claims billing and patient accounting, so practices need not hire specialist billers and coders.
• Claims and payer work: insurance claim submission, denial resolution and payer contracting, with attention to HIPAA compliance.
• Consulting and management: reviewing problem areas and helping healthcare firms simplify operations and improve revenue.
• Temporary staffing support: help when a practice is short-staffed.
• Coder education: classes for certified professional coders, held in person or online.

Customers and markets

Its clients are medical practices and other healthcare organisations, along with individuals training as professional coders.