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José A. Lázaro, vice president; and
Michel O. Jiménez, president

or the past five years,
healthcare
providers
throughout Puerto Rico
have enhanced their operations and billing efforts, thanks
to the innovative products and
services provided by ASSERTUS Inc. Founded by Michael
O. Jiménez-Portal and José A.
Lázaro-Rodríguez, well-known
local experts in health information systems. They and their
colleagues succeeded in developing powerful transaction-processing and billing systems, with
the combination of ProClaim
billing and ASSERTUS Clearinghouse allowing clients to have
the benefits of both systems in
one flexible application.
Given the multiple state and
federal healthcare-related laws
that have affected the industry
during recent years, the technicians and developers at ASSERTUS have consistently remained
at the forefront by developing
their proprietary applications
in a way that not only allows
for timely updates, as laws and
regulations change, but assures
healthcare users they are continuously in compliance.
Over the past years, ASSERTUS has established strategic alliances with various companies
offering electronic health record
(EHR) systems in Puerto Rico.
As a result of those alliances, it
developed its ProClaim billing
system to seamlessly integrate
with many EHR systems, which
in turn allows providers to select
the EHR that best fits its operational and financial needs. And
because it doesn’t compete, but
serves as a complement to EHR
developers, it has succeeded in
establishing strategic partnerships with many of those companies as well.
By integrating technology, experience, knowledge and commitment, ASSERTUS is able to
give healthcare professionals
the tools they need to maximize
their production and collections
efforts. Its highly-trained service
team, which is the best in the in-

dustry, not only includes medical plan billing experts, but also
knowledgeable professionals in
the areas of electronic medical
claims (EMC) and HIPAA regulations.
Its growth over the past years
has been unprecedented, with
its customer and transaction
volume exceeding expectations. As it continues to grow at
an extraordinary pace, it will be
looking to broaden its reach to
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