In on May 20, 2008
The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, 5/20
WSU physicians outsource billing, cut 80 jobs
By Christina Rogers (The Detroit News)
By Patricia Anstett (Detroit Free Press)
Wayne State University Physician Group said Monday it plans to cut about 80 clerical jobs as part of an agreement to outsource its doctor billing services to Athenahealth in Massachusetts. The group's billing department now employs 118 workers. Workers will learn which jobs are being eliminated during the next four to six months, Wayne State officials said. The university said the move is a continuation of job cuts triggered by an ongoing financial dispute with the Detroit Medical Center over Medicaid payments to doctors.
