Macon Community Hospital in Lafayette, Tennessee. (Credit: Macon Community Hospital)
Macon Community Hospital in Lafayette, Tennessee, is a small, rural hospital. With a legacy revenue cycle management system, its accounts receivable days had risen and its collection rate of revenue had dropped.
The system performed the billing function, and while staff tried to work with the technology to make it work, the continued cash erosion made it critical to make a switch, said Scott Tongate, CFO at Macon Community Hospital.
The hospital decided to go with revenue cycle technology from Cerner. It started the conversion process in October 2019 with a go-live date of March 30, 2020.
Macon Veterans Outpatient Clinic employees test positive for COVID-19
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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Some Carl Vinson VA Medical Center employees tested positive for COVID-19. This is according to a news release from the VA Medical Center.
The news release states that the employees work at the Macon Community-Based Outpatient Clinic. The employees tested positive last week.
The employees are isolating at home to prevent the spread of the virus to other patients and staff, according to the news release.
In a statement, Medical Center Director David L. Whitmer said, “The safety of our Veterans and staff is our number one priority. We will take every precaution to ensure their safety.”