LaSalle Medical Associates Teams Up with Altura Management Services

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - May 8, 2023 - PRLog -- LaSalle Medical Associates will transition to a new Medical Services Organization (MSO)—Altura Management Services Organization, LLC on On September 1, 2023. MSOs are organizations that provide a variety of administrative functions for healthcare providers on a contract basis, freeing up caregivers so that they can concentrate on their core mission of rendering care to patients.

Services include such routine but time-consuming tasks as billing, human resources issues, payroll, benefits determination, liaison with insurers, coding, regulatory compliance, risk management, and other non-medical but essential work.

"We did a very thorough review and evaluation of several medical services organizations, and we believe that Altura will be a great help in freeing us up to spend more time with our patients," said Dr. Albert Arteaga, CEO of LaSalle Medical Associates.

Altura's goal is to continuously enhance the quality of the Independent Practice Association (IPA) services that they provide.  LaSalle's alliance with Altura is expected to improve the timeliness, accuracy, and quality of claims payments, credentialing, utilization management, reporting, and other services. This will also advance LaSalle's relationships with health plans and its performance of health plan requirements.

LaSalle serves many people who are covered by Medi-Cal and Healthy Families. They also accept patients covered by Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Molina, Care 1st, Health Net, and Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP). LaSalle knows how to help people who lack insurance enroll in coverage that fits their needs.

For more information about LaSalle Medical Associates, call (855) 349-6019 or go online to LaSalleMedical.com.

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About LaSalle (https://makinghope.org/) Medical Associates

LaSalle Medical Associates, Inc. is one of the largest independent and Latino-owned healthcare companies in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties (http://www.lasallemedicalassociates.com/locations/). The corporate office is in Redlands (http://www.lasallemedicalassociates.com/locations/).

LaSalle operates six clinics employing more than 100 dedicated healthcare professionals, treating children, adults, and seniors in San Bernardino and Riverside counties. LaSalle's patients are primarily served by Medi-Cal and Healthy Families. LaSalle also accepts Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Molina, Care 1st, Health Net, and Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) coverage.

LaSalle is also an Independent Practice Association (IPA) of independently contracted doctors, hospitals, and clinics, delivering high-quality patient care to approximately 365,000 patients in Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Joaquin, and Tulare counties.