Elation Health Acquires Medical Billing Company Lightning MD

Elation Health continues to expand its primary care offerings. The company recently announced the strategic acquisition of Lightning MD, a cloud-based medical billing and claims management company. The acquisition adds revenue cycle capabilities to Elation’s clinical-first EHR and Best in KLAS, virtual care platform. “Healthcare technology is rapidly evolving, particularly in the primary care sector where we have the greatest opportunity to improve patient outcomes and raise the standard of our healthcare system for everyone,” said Kyna Fong, co-founder and CEO of Elation Health in a press release. “With this acquisition and Elation’s plans for its all-in-one solution, primary care practices will be better equipped to achieve financial success while delivering high quality patient care – without administrative burden and distraction that is so common in this industry.” Lightning MD is a convenient billing solution focused on user experience for independent medical practices. The company was founded in 2017 by registered nurses Kelly Schoenfeld and Brian Esser. Their goal was to make billing easier for practices. “We’re excited to join the Elation team and give providers the best software tools available to put the focus back on caring for their patients,” said Schoenfeld, Lightning MD’s CEO. Lightning MD technology will complement the Elation Health core clinical data platform to enable seamless billing and payer c...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Ambulatory EMR-EHR Healthcare IT Brian Esser Elation Health Kelly Schoenfeld Kyna Fong Lightning MD Medical Billing Primary Care Revenue Cycle Management Source Type: blogs