Executive Change: Cheri Kane Hired as Division President for The Outsource Group

ST. LOUIS, MO — The Outsource Group, a leading revenue cycle management firm, today announced that Cheri Kane has joined the company as Division President, leading the company’s insurance and business office outsourcing service lines.  

Kane will share overall operations responsibilities with Tim Whalen, who will move from his position as The Outsource Group’s Chief Operations Officer to Division President for the self-pay side of the business.  

This change is consistent with the company’s overall strategy to expand organizational expertise and provide a full spectrum of revenue cycle management services.
 

Kane joins The Outsource Group from Summit Seacoast Healthcare Group, LLC, where she was a partner and project lead for national hospital clients, performing revenue cycle improvement to increase hospital cash flow.

“Cheri is an outstanding addition to our staff,” says Michael DiMarco, The Outsource Group CEO. “Her 25+ years of leadership experience in for-profit and nonprofit organizations focusing on all aspects of revenue cycle management will complement our strong leadership and technology teams.”

Kane, who will be based in St. Louis, has held a variety of senior-level roles in healthcare management.  She has deep insurance experience, having served at UnitedHealthcare in Dayton, Ohio, and Humana in Louisville, Kentucky.

“For the past 20 years, I’ve been working onsite in hospitals to improve their revenue cycle management,” says Kane.  “I truly feel The Outsource Group, with its knowledgeable employees and depth in technology, really gets it right – as their growth over the years has shown.  I look forward to bringing my experience to The Outsource Group’s team and improving revenue cycle management for our clients.”

Kane holds a bachelor’s degree in Management with an emphasis in Business Administration from Webster University, St. Louis, and a master’s degree in science with an emphasis in Healthcare Administration from Central Michigan University.  She is also a Fellow of the Healthcare Financial Managers Association (FHFMA) and Fellow of the American College of Medical Practice Executives (FACMPE), and is a popular speaker at national conferences such as the Revenue Cycle of World Congress and Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).

The addition of the Division President position is part of TOG’s overall growth strategy.  In the past three years, TOG has completed seven acquisitions and experienced double-digit organic growth each year.  TOG also has several other acquisitions planned for late 2009 and 2010.

“We are poised to lead the nation in healthcare revenue management services,” says DiMarco.  “The addition of Cheri Kane to our staff is evidence of the commitment The Outsource Group is making to expanding our healthcare revenue cycle management expertise and increasing the technical competence of our organization.”
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The Outsource Group is a healthcare revenue cycle management company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The company specializes in insurance resolution, third-party liability, early out receivables management, business office outsourcing, and bad debt collections for healthcare providers across the country, including hospitals, private physician practices, and hospital-based physician practices. With 30 years’ experience in the healthcare industry, The Outsource Group works with blue-chip clients, providing state-of-the-art call centers utilizing the latest technology and analytic processes to ensure the highest rate of account resolution for clients. The Outsource Group provides cost-effective, value-added solutions for the healthcare industry.