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BEACON LIGHT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEMS CUTS CLAIM TURNAROUND TIME BY MORE THAN HALF

Defran Systems’ integrated clinical and financial functionality enables agency to significantly improve revenue cycle efficiency

New York — June 21, 2011 — Defran Systems, a leading provider of clinical and financial management (EMR/EHR) software for the Human and Social Services Industries, today announced that Beacon Light Behavioral Health Systems has reduced their claim turnaround time from 45 to 14 days since implementing Defran’s electronic health solution. This accomplishment marks a significant improvement in the agency’s revenue cycle efficiency.

“The considerable improvement is a direct result of the efficiencies Defran’s electronic health system has brought to our agency,” said Becky Jensen, vice-president of program evaluation, Beacon Light Behavioral Health Systems. “Because we offer a wide variety of behavioral health and developmental disabilities services, it was often difficult to coordinate claim submissions and meet specific requirements for multiple funders. These fantastic results reflect Defran’s deep knowledge of our industry and their ability to tailor their software to our agency’s individual needs.”

Defran’s electronic health system, a fully web-based, ONC-Certified EHR and financial management software solution, is designed specifically for human services providers. Agencies such as Beacon Light have turned to Defran for their all-inclusive solution which optimizes a broad spectrum of program and service lines. Automating many manual processes such as claim submission and billing, Defran’s electronic health system enables Beacon Light to save upwards of 50 hours per week on these tasks.

“Posting a remittance used to require two to three days and the resources of multiple staff members,” said Mary Copeland, purchasing manager, Beacon Light Behavioral Health Systems. “It now takes 30 seconds. From a cash flow perspective, this quick turnaround is critical and having additional resources allows us to spend more time focusing on our clients and improving the agency as a whole.”

“We are pleased to see our software helping Beacon Light achieve their full potential,” said Fran Loshin, president and chief executive officer, Defran Systems. “Our full-featured software solution, along with our comprehensive training program and timely customer support helps create a true partnership with our clients. It’s this sort of connection that enables our clients to achieve such excellent results. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Beacon Light and participating in their continued success.”