Lafayette health system implements debt settlement solution

Lafayette (La.) General Health System will implement CirraGroup’s medical debt settlement platform to improve collections practices.

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CirraGroup’s medical debt resolution tool creates a healthcare accounts receivable marketplace that aggregates providers and their patients with the objective of helping patients manage and resolve medical debt.

In a prepared statement, Lafayette’s President David Callecod said, “With an increasing number of patients having high deductible health plans, medical debt resolution is now at the forefront of many medical practices. We believe CirraGroup’s debt resolution platform will help us improve patient communication across our network of hospitals and conveniently settle outstanding balances.”

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