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Medical Practice Services

ARC is proud of its long history of serving the medical profession. For over 25 years, ARC has been a trusted resource for medical practices, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals and various ranges of care-providers.

As a Associated Medical Office Expert Certified Vendor, ARC continues its dedication to providing today's demanding medical practice with an array of the services and solutions that meet your needs. In line with ARC's other practice groups, our Medical Practice Services group continues our tradition of providing you with a "One-Stop" solution for your medical practice needs.

Our Total Back Office Solutions for medical practices brings together the most critical aspects of today's practice management needs.

Our Medical Practice "Total Back Office Solution"

The ARC Consulting Group, Inc. is a proud member of
Associated Medical Office Experts

Associated Medical Office Experts (AMO) is a certification agency and online business directory for healthcare professionals. If you're a doctor or practice manager, you can use AMO to find pre qualified professionals to help you open, operate, and maintain a successful healthcare facility or medical practice. We offer this at no cost to you.

AMO upholds the highest standards of professionalism. In addition to being professionally trained, certified and experienced, we require them to background check employees that they send to a healthcare facility. Our team of CPAs, Financial Planners, Information Technology Specialists, Administrative support, Medical Billing and Transcription and other specialty contractors, are experts at servicing the medical community, are in strict compliance with all state and federal rules and regulations, including HIPAA, OSHA and the Privacy Act of 1974. All of ARC's qualified AMO vendors require personal referrals from reputable doctors or physicians.




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Tax, Bookkeeping, Payroll, Accounting and Virtual CFO Services

ARC, like most accounting firms and accounting service providers, prepare your individual, corporate, trust, foundation and estate tax returns, provide accounting services using QuickBooks, Peachtree, Sage, and other packages. But here is the ARC Difference: We come to you. We bring you the level of dedication and commitment not typically found in your typical CPA firm.

We also specialize in medical practice start up consultation. Our professional staff each has over 25 years of hands-on experience in their specific area of expertise, and all are HIPPA and Privacy Act Compliance Certified.

As a proud member of Associated Medical Office Experts, we require all of our staff, as well as our Strategic Trading Partners, to update their HIPPA and Privacy Act compliance training annually.

We are here to allow you to do what you do best - Provide Care to your Patients.

You dedicated your life to the healing of others, not being burdened with managing the business end of healthcare. You also need to spend your valuable time enhancing your core skills and with your family. ARC's team of certified, trained and experienced professionals will eliminate the business frustrations associated with any medical practice. We work IN the Practice, so you can work ON the Practice. Let ARC free you to grow and let us be your Office Management Team. We bring the the talent and resources you need to make it happen.
 

Our Approach

Ask your self these Key Questions:

  • Is your current accountant is giving you financial reports that you don't understand?
  • Does your Income Statement show a profit, but your bank account says otherwise?
  • Can your employees can go on vacation and you can’t?
  • Are you are working more hours than ever but you are still short of cash
  • Do you spend time away from your family trying to “Get the Books Caught Up”
  • Has it been more than a month since you played a round of golf without being interrupts by an "Urgent" office phone call? .
  • Does your dog bark at you when you come home?

If you answered YES to two or more of these questions, you owe it to your self and your family to let ARC's Virtual Back Office services take on the burden of managing your medical practice so you can enjoy the benefits of OWNING the Practice.

The "No-Suprise" Fee Structure

Once we identify the level of service you desire, we provide you with a Fixed-Fee contract. This means:

  • No hourly charges for phone calls
  • Meetings with your bankers, vendors, and whomever are always included
  • No charge for assisting in the development of business plans
  • No charge for negotiations with vendors and leasing agents
  • No charge for working with your Financial Planners
  • No charge for working with your Medical Billing Agents and Payroll Service Providers
  • No charge for changes in your payroll
  • No per-item charge for transaction processing

We provide a seamless interface with all aspects of your Practice Management Team to give you the information you need when you need it. from simple bookkeeping to complex payroll structures, we handle the situation with accuracy, integrity, and seamless to the demands of your practice.

The Virtual CFO

What if you had assess to a highly-skilled financial specialist available when and only when you need one can help grow your business and increase profits without the additional overhead of a full-time employee?

 As your Virtual CFO, we:

  • Provide you the right information to help you make the decisions that scare you today.
  • Help manage your cash flow to ensure yourPractice has adequate working capital for growth.
  • Attend key meetings with bankers, insurance brokers, and others.
  • Provide you with budgets, analyses, and forecasts on demand.
  • Be your Financial Support to eliminate business challenges. .
  • Help you design, install and manage the policies,procedures, and job descriptions essential for the smooth operation of your Practice's Back Office.
  • Help develop your strategic growth plans.
  • Be your accounting function, or supervise your own bookkeepers
  • provide total IT and HR solutions without the overhead of these positions.
  • Attend Board meetings, meet with your outside investors while remaining objective and independent.

All for one simple fixed monthly fee.

That’s what we do in the Medical Office Accounting, Tax and Virtual CFO Services Practice of The ARC Consulting Group, Inc. We match your Practice's Business Management needs with the right amount of financial expertise.  We can provide:

  • Total management of your entire accounting and financial reporting requirements
  • Cash Flow Analysis and Forecasting
  • Operational Budget Development
  • Capital Planning and Budgeting
  • Tax Planning and Tax Management
  • Financial Statement Preparation
  • Management of Payroll, A/R & A/P
  • Establishing or revamping your entire Accounting System.

We answer the Hard Questions like:

  • What is my projected profit for this year?
  • What is my projected profit for NEXT year?
  • What does next year's budget look like?
  • Will I need Business Financing?
  • Is my business a victim of Fraud?
  • Do I have HIPPA compliance issues?
  • Should I Lease or Purchase that asset?
  • What is involved in a Sale - Leaseback of my building?
  • How can I improve my company's cash flow?
  • How do I know I am maximizing my profit potential?
  • How can I renegotiate the terms of my loan?

ARC Virtual CFO Services Practice is staffed by professional accountants and tax professionals with over 25 years of hands-on accounting and financial management experience. We don't hire clerical bookkeepers, nor de we employ "Tax Preparers," just professional accountants with at least 20 years of hard-nosed business ownership and accounting experience.

When you choose ARC’s Accounting, Tax and Virtual CFO Services Practice, a financial specialist will come to your business on an as needed basis, with the highest level of integrity, personal diligence and vast experience, providing the solutions you need to prosper.  When not on site, we’re just a phone call away!

We have "Walked the Walk" and can work with your bank, the IRS, your operations and plant managers, suppliers and customer base to build the financial reporting and management infrastructure you need.

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Medical Billing Services

The financial strength of your practice is directly correlated to timely billing and account reimbursement. Through our Strategic Trading Partners, ARC will provide you with a comprehensive medical billing and and receivables management system. Our rates are extremely competitive,and provide you with a seamless interface among your billing, accounting, and tax services. Since all ARC staff and Strategic Training Partners are HIPPA and Privacy Act trained and certified, you can rest assured that your information will be protected and safeguarded with the utmost care. This ensures that our billing services exceeds your needs and expectations, your profitability is maximized and your patients are treated with the utmost care and respect.

At ARC, our Medical Billing Services include:

  • Complete Turnkey Medical Billing Services
  • Low rates
  • Non-binding contracts
  • Personal Client Services
  • Free Electronic Claims
  • Free Medical Credentialing
  • Satisfaction Guaranteed

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Medical Office I/T Solutions

ARC's integrated I/T solutions are specifically designed for today's demanding medical office and care provider. Faced with the ever-increasing demands of government oversight and compliance requirements, coupled with the need to be efficient and 100% accurate, today's medical office requires nothing but the finest in I/T Solution design, sourcing, implementation and operations management:

ARC can provide:

Managed Services

ARC recognizes that your Practice is constantly challenged by the task of managing the demands of growing demands on your time and resosurces.you face in trying to cope with continuous technology challenges.

We work is to ensure your systems are always operational and available so that you can focus your efforts on the demands of your patients, your practice, government compliance, managing costs and increasing revenues. We want to help you realize the productivity gains and see the profits you demand from your technology investments.

ARC's Managed Services provides various service level offerings that provide affordable, predictable, proactive IT management and support to growing practice. Using our unique Managed Services Framework, ARC provides a range of proactive services to keep your computer systems up and running and your staff productive and your practice profitable.

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Hosted Services

ARC's cloud solutions give you and your Practice the flexibility you won't find with other providers. You can choose to let our service providers host your entire system, have just some of your core applications in the cloud or a customized combination in between. Our unique flexibility, value, personal service and end-to-end support help your business gain the most from the cloud.

  • Our hosted solutions put your applications and data in a secure, private cloud that's always secure and accessible from almost any device.

  • No more buying PCs, servers and software licenses - Pricing is based on the number of users, and can quickly scale up or down as your business changes or grows with a minimal capital expenditure.

  • Shift from a capital expenditure to an operating expenses model, keeping your cash to invest in medical equipment and other revenue-generating assets instead of IT overhead.

  • Our cloud solutions are flexible – we can provide a fully hosted offsite cloud solution in our data center, a cloud solution at your site, or a mixture of both. Our unique position allows us to provide a truly unique cloud experience. Our hosted value-proposition solutions include some of the most popular software titles you use for a fixed monthly price per user, including: - Microsoft Office, Sharepoint, Exchange – Citrix.

  • Our cloud solutions can include hardware right down to the desktop PC or thin client, all for a low-cost, per-user price per month

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I/T Integration

Medical professionals, Medical Practice Managers and IT personnel are faced with many challenges. From managing the day to day network operations and user support, to planning for the next upgrade, the challenges many businesses face can be overwhelming. The last thing any business owner or IT staff wants is an IT partner who doesn't respond and drops the ball when it comes to technology.

ARC's Strategic Trading partners are focused on providing today's fast-pased medical practice with the highest quality of technology services This means combining the basics of great customer service, such as returning calls the same day, and being on-time, with the highest level technical expertise. Whether your business needs additional support, or assistance performing full network migrations, we can help.

Key Services and Technologies:

  • Network Security – Firewall's, Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware and Spam filtering solutions
  • Corporate email systems and migrations
  • Server and desktop migrations and management
  • Desktop standardization and lockdown
  • Remote access technologies for teleworkers or branch offices
  • Enterprise backup and disaster prevention systems
  • Thin-Client Solutions - Terminal Services and Citrix
  • Software Deployment
  • Highly skilled and certified engineers - Microsoft, Cisco, Citrix
    and many others
  • Sales, Service and Support of all Microsoft products: All Windows
    desktop and server software, Exchange, SQL, etc.

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Medical Transcription Services

ARC believes in providing medical reports based on the specific need of the client. We are small enough to be personable but large enough to be effective. Our team of skilled transcriptionists work together to provide sufficient coverage and excellent quality patient records. The average years of experience of our staff is just over 15 years, and are all HIPPA and Privacy Act Compliance Certified. ARC's transcriptionists are well qualified in the transcription of hospital, clinical and specialty medicine. ARC's Quality Assurance program ensures the accuracy and quality of the completed documents. Our single objective is to provide you with complete, accurate, and confidential patient records and to do so with cost-efficient, competitive pricing utilizing the very latest technology.

ARC provides the highest quality Medical Transcription available to the profession by providing patient history and physicals, consultations, discharge summaries, operative reports, radiology and imaging studies, family practice, specialty clinic and sports medicine. Foreign accents are no problem, and we pride ourselves in providing the very highest quality of transcription available in the marketplace. We utilize state of the art technology by interfacing with various client networks, providing electronic transmission of documents, and catering to various software preference.

  • Hands-on management by seasoned transcriptionists
  • Acute care and clinical dictation. Excellence with operative reports, specialty medicine, various accents and dialects
  • Proven expertise with acute care
  • Experienced and committed staff that are always ready to listen
  • Consistency in quality and confidentiality
  • Flexible service to meet your specific needs
  • Toll-free access to Digital Dictation System
  • Excellent turn-around times
  • Electronic health record portal
  • HIPAA compliant
  • Various technology interfaces
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Business Consulting

We focus on practices committed on providing the highest quality healthcare, growing their practices and making them more profitable.  We understand that every practice is unique and has varying levels of expertise in accounting, finance, tax and business management.  We take the time to thoroughly study  our client's practice to understand it's "DNA."

Then we fill in any gaps that may exist and introduce new elements that will help grow the practice and make it more profitable.  From this study we create a detailed plan that will document the practice's present situation and layout effective strategies with goals and objectives, and budgets. Finally, we assist in designing Action Plans with time-lines for implementation and completion.  And, it's important to point out that we will be on-site working with you to guide the implementation phase.Our consulting practice focuses

It's important to point out that we will be on-site working with you to guide the implementation phase.



There is a growing trend among medical professionals and medical service providers to outsource special projects which they either do not have the time or the skills to do themselves.  We fill this need by being available and qualified to take on the assignments thereby freeing up their time to enjoy other endeavors.  ARC has a long history of planning, managing and successfully executing the outsourcing projects.

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