ABOUT
Our personnel's longstanding track record of success has served as a resource for producing results in an efficient and timely way. Our founder brings thirty years of experience to each client he serves. His management expertise has been an integral component of past partnerships and will continue to benefit future results-seeking clients.
Although established in 2009, Westerkamp Group, LLC (WG), an Accounts Receivable Management company was started with significant intellectual property. WG founder, Tom Westerkamp, has serviced over one hundred engagements valuing over one billion dollars with successful, results-oriented programs during his thirty year career in healthcare revenue cycle management.
Specialists trained in healthcare receivables resolution implement our services on location, off site, and in combination formats. WG believes that in today's environment Accounts Receivable Management and Early Out Services can only be effective when they are provided by resources with extensive experience and a proven record of accomplishments in healthcare receivables operations.
Over the years, our staff’s combined Accounts Receivable Programs yielded major long-term benefits to clients in the form of:
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Increased cash flow
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Reductions in bad debt
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Stabilized business office operation
Our Team
Tom Westerkamp is the founder and Chief Strategic Officer for the Westerkamp Group, LLC (WG). In his role at WG, Tom facilitates the dynamic strategies necessary to achieve optimal results for our client partners. Tom has delivered results oriented revenue cycle solutions within the healthcare industry for over twenty eight years.
The scope of his services includes all aspects of the patient revenue cycle from scheduling through final account resolution. Tom has provided consulting, interim management, and extended business office services to hundreds of hospitals. He managed the collection and resolution of well over one billion dollars in insurance receivables.
Tom was co-founder and majority owner of Productivity Network Innovations-Healthcare, LLC (PNIH). After PNIH sold, Tom assisted in the integration of the business. Tom has a degree in Business Administration from John Carroll University and is a member of the Alabama Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
James Westerkamp is the Chief Information Officer for the Westerkamp Group LLC (WG). In his role at WG, James supports the applications design and development of systems that implement the successful revenue cycle services provided by WG. James also provided consulting and project management services for hospital patient accounting and billing system conversions.
James spent 1987 to 2006 at one of the top 10 global banks supporting various commercial and online consumer banking platform systems. In 2006, he returned to the healthcare industry. James has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Michael Westerkamp has been with Westerkamp Group since 2009. Michael has been working in the Revenue Cycle environment since 2005. During this time, he has been involved with all aspects of the business, from strategy and planning to focusing on resolving patient accounts as efficiently as possible. This has allowed for a full understanding of various IT systems, as well as the logic that leads to the systems and processes used to ensure effective resolution of client accounts. Michael has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from John Carroll University.