Paymentus, a billing and payment platform, claims to have increased the number of healthcare provider solutions it offers while also introducing additional patient payment choices.
According to a news release, the business has certified real-time bill posting on the Epic/MyChart patient interface, expanding its offering for healthcare providers.
The announcement stated that “healthcare costs are the single greatest source of personal debt in the United States, outpacing all other debt combined.”
“A recent analysis by US Bank found that the healthcare sector is the most challenging one in which to make a payment. Patients desire greater alternatives for making payments online, including fast payments through applications and the ability to use services like PayPal and Venmo.”
In order to allow patients to check a payment due date and finish the payment in the same MyChart environment they use to view health data, Paymentus claims to have improved its payments platform interface with electronic health records provider Epic and health information platform MyChart.
In order to provide patients more control over their money, the Paymentus EBPP platform also offers “additional flexible payment choices for patients supplied by third parties,” such as PayPal Credit and a variety of payment schedule options.
Dushyant Sharma, the founder and CEO of Paymentus, claimed that the healthcare system “may be daunting for patients.”
“Delivering straightforward billing and payment information directly through the MyChart portal and expanding the range of payment methods and options for patients helps mitigate the confusion often associated with healthcare bills and reduces missed payments and collection issues that can impact healthcare services,” the statement reads.
