Tag: Jim Knight

AKRON, Ohio – ACU-Serve’s acquisition of ECS Billing & Consulting North gives the company a high-profile foothold in consulting and training, says CEO Jim Knight.   As part of the deal, Sarah Hanna will join ACU-Serve as vice president of consulting services, as will Kit Shellhouse, both frequent speakers at HME industry events.  “We’re really a full-service provider, with one exception: We don’t do consulting services,” Knight said. “So,...

AKRON, Ohio – ACU-Serve’s recent acquisition of Professional Medical Administrators better positions the company to “help grow and support” smaller HME providers amid another wave of consolidation in the HME industry, says CEO Jim Knight.  Knight says ACU-Serve has lost “some of our bigger customers” due to consolidation, including Aerocare, which was acquired by AdaptHealth, and now, with Pro-Med, it is better positioned to offer leading-edge technology,...

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio - ACU-Serve has responded to rampant consolidation in the HME industry by revamping its business model.When a provider signs on to have its billing outsourced to ACU-Serve, the company now offers to take over its billing staff, train them and put them to work on that and other accounts. This positions ACU-Serve to better meet the needs of increasingly larger providers.“Doing it this way allows us to have the people we need when we need them,” said Jim Knight, CEO....

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio - The Audit Team has partnered with ACU-Serve to provide billing audits and appeals consulting services, and government compliance help. “It is impossible for dedicated HME/DME companies to both serve patients and adapt procedures every time a law or insurance policy is changed,” said Stephanie Green, general counsel and chief consulting officer for The Audit Team, in a release. In February, ACU-Serve co-founder Jim Knight stepped into the role of CEO and announced...