AccuReg, a healthcare technology solutions company offering a full suite of front-end revenue cycle SaaS solutions for hospitals, announces John Thompson has joined the company as vice president of performance management.

In his new role, Thompson will engage with AccuReg customers to analyze and optimize their performance to eliminate denials, decrease cost to collect and increase cash collections. By leveraging his 23 years of experience as a highly sought-after expert on improving and maximizing the hospital revenue cycle process, Thompson will help hospital leaders drive change that both reduces costs and increases patient satisfaction.

Thompson will help further differentiate AccuReg, which was named to the Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies for the second time in 2019, from other revenue cycle vendors as an accountable partner. He will be responsible for ensuring customers understand the improvements they should achieve with the company's solutions, and for defining goals and providing performance metrics to which clients should hold AccuReg accountable.

Thompson most recently served as principal at Revenue Cycle Coalition LLC in Chester, Md. Prior to that position he served as senior consulting manager with IMA Consulting Inc., principal at Phoenix Health Systems and he held various leadership roles at Children's National Medical Center, including director of the department of registrations and admissions.

Thompson is co-founder of the National Capital Association of Healthcare Access Management and currently serves as its secretary, after previously serving as its president. He is a certified project management professional, a certified healthcare access manager and a certified healthcare finance professional, among other professional accolades.