Kraus-Anderson Madison increases project management staff

MADISON, Wis. (March 2020) – The Madison office of Kraus-Anderson (KA) has hired Mark Butteris as a superintendent.  Prior to joining KA, Butteris was a superintendent for Tri-North Builders and for Ideal Builders, both in Fitchburg, Wis.

KA also has hired Weston Gumbert as a project engineer.  Gumbert was a project management intern for Payne & Dolan, Inc. in Fitchburg and for Oakridge Engineering, Inc. in Chippewa Falls, Wis.

About Kraus-Anderson

Established in 1897, Kraus-Anderson® Construction Company (www.krausanderson.com) is one of the nation’s premier commercial general contractors and construction managers. Kraus-Anderson, an Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action employer, is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. and has regional offices in Madison, Wis., Bismarck, N.D., and Duluth, Bemidji and Rochester Minn.

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Health eFilings Provides Automated MIPS Reporting for Healthpac Clients

Savannah, GA and Madison, WI – Health eFilings, the national leader in quality data management and automated MIPS reporting, today announced a partnership with Healthpac, the leading provider of medical billing and practice management software. Health eFilings will now work directly with Healthpac clients to provide MIPS reporting services so that both a healthcare practice and the billing company will avoid significant financial penalties while protecting their bottom line.

CMS oversees the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), a payment track that focuses on quality, cost, interoperability, and provider-initiated improvements. The MIPS program rules change each year making it extremely challenging for a healthcare practice to understand all the nuances and requirements of how best to comply. Additionally, given the significant risk of a 9% penalty of a practice’s annual Medicare billings, this program requires expertise in order to comply effectively. So, a healthcare practice will often turn to their billing company for advice and assistance on how best to manage their CMS obligations. With Health eFilings’ compliance module powered by its ONC certified software, Healthpac customers can now offer their clients a complete solution to track and report, and thereby, optimize their Medicare reimbursements.

“We are proud to partner with Health eFilings, the national leader in quality data management and automated MIPS compliance. Their services drive improved patient outcomes, optimized quality measures and stronger financial results for healthcare practices,” said Buddy Claborn, CEO of Healthpac. “As the program rules change each year, the complexity increases, and the financial implications are even greater, healthcare practices are in need of an expert to support them with a solution to ensure they earn the most points in order to maximize their Medicare reimbursements. Our partnership with Health eFilings will assure that our clients have this required support.”

Health eFilings’ MIPS reporting service seamlessly integrates with Healthpac and provides a complete turn-key, end to end solution that does not require any IT or administrative resources on behalf of a billing company or the healthcare practice. As a CEHRT (Certified EHR Technology), Health eFilings’ cloud based, ONC certified software is significantly more efficient and effective than any registry as it fully automates the extraction, calculation, benchmarking, and electronic submission of MIPS data to CMS so Clinicians avoid significant penalties and earn maximum Medicare reimbursements. And, Health eFilings has a 100% success rate with CMS accepting electronic submissions on behalf of their clients.

“Our company is very excited to partner with Healthpac, a true leader and innovator in healthcare billing and PM services, to offer our fully automated service to support their clients and their customers with MIPS reporting,” said Robert Hopton, Health eFilings CEO. “Through our seamless integration, Healthpac’s customers have access to the most effective method in MIPS compliance. And, because our service does not require any resources from the client, they can focus their time on their core business rather than trying to manage all the complexities of MIPS.”

About Healthpac
Founded in Savannah in 1981, Healthpac is a leading provider of medical billing and practice management software for physicians, radiology imaging centers, healthcare providers, laboratories and medical billing companies. Healthpac’s billing solutions, constantly evolving proprietary software and experience in the healthcare industry have made the company a trusted advisor for more than 30,000 providers in 45 states. Healthpac’s software is carefully tailored to provide the functionality needed in today’s healthcare industry, and the company’s staff includes several former practice managers and healthcare business owners who are tasked with constantly improving Healthpac’s level of service. The company’s CEO, Buddy Claborn, is a previous recipient of the National Healthcare Billing Software Vendor of the Year from the Healthcare Billing and Management Association. Learn more at www.healthpac.net.

About Health eFilings
Health eFilings is a Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT) and is committed to delivering innovative, cloud-based technology that ensures healthcare organizations successfully transition from a volume to value-based care model. The company’s ONC certified software enables providers to effectively leverage data in the EHR or billing system to improve the quality of patient care and lower costs. With Health eFilings’ end-to-end, enterprise solution, healthcare organizations can effectively manage and analyze data for population health management initiatives and easily comply with complex CMS programs, such as MIPS and CPC+ reporting. Health eFilings’ proprietary software seamlessly integrates with any 2014 certified or higher EHR or billing system and is the only service that can integrate data across multiple platforms to create a single, comprehensive patient record. Since the software fully automates the process and does all the work with no IT resources, no administrative support and no workflow changes, providers have more time to focus on their patients. To learn more, visit www.HealtheFilings.com.

David Beine Joins M3 as Director of Reps & Warranties – M&A Practice

M3 Insurance is excited to announce that David Beine, JD has joined M3 as Director of Reps & Warranties – M&A Practice effective March 2, 2020.

David comes to M3 from Hydrite Chemical Co., Milwaukee where he has served as General Counsel since September, 2012.  His experience and expertise lies in a wide variety of legal and treasury areas including mergers & acquisitions, risk management, insurance and more.

David brings an enhanced focus to this specialty area as M3 continues to expand our reps & warranties services and capabilities. David will be located out of M3’s Milwaukee office.

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About M3

M3 is a top 50 insurance broker and risk management firm in America. We’re leaders in the products we represent and the industries we serve. M3’s people are an extension of your team, providing world-class resources to help you manage risk, purchase insurance, and provide employee benefits. And our focus on community builds better places to live and work.

Josh Ackerman Elevated to Credit Officer at Capitol Bank

Congratulations to Josh Ackerman, who was recently promoted from Credit Manager to Credit Officer at Capitol Bank.

Josh has been with Capitol Bank for 6 years. We appreciate his efforts to provide service and support to other departments and our clients! Josh is involved with the Middleton Chamber and is an active volunteer for the Alzheimer’s Association.

Josh Ackerman
Credit Officer
608.836.1616
Josh.Ackerman@capitolbank.com

Agrace Seeks Volunteers in Dane County, Offers Two Grief Support Groups in April

Volunteers are needed to help at the Agrace Thrift Home Store on Stoughton Road in Madison, and to pack donated merchandise in donors’ homes. Agrace is also looking for volunteers to make companionship visits to local hospice patients in patients’ homes, nursing homes or assisted living centers.

Agrace will host volunteer orientation Monday, March 30, from noon to 2 p.m. at its Madison campus. Pre-registration is required. Call (608) 327-7163 or visit agrace.org/volunteer to fill out an application.

In addition, two grief support programs will be offered in April at the Agrace Grief Support Center, 2906 Marketplace Drive, Fitchburg. The groups are open to the public and are free to people whose family member was in hospice care in the past 12 months; fees for others can be lowered or waived for others, if needed. Call (608) 327-7118 with questions or to register.

Bridges Grief Support Group for adults meets Wednesdays, April 1, 15 and 29, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., and April 8 and 22, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. No advance registration is needed, and participants may attend as often as they feel the need for support.

Family Grief Support Program is for families with children aged 5 to 18 who are grieving a death. It meets every other week (dates vary), from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dinner is included. Please call (608) 327-7135 for more information or to register.