Establishing and supervising bookkeeping, accounting and related financial support services (e.g. data entry, financial record keeping, procedure coding and billing, accounts payable and receivable processing, receivables monitoring and collecting programs, collection of accounts, and collection support services, payroll records)

Establishing record keeping and documentation systems (systems, methods, procedures and controls for financial and medical record keeping, security, administrative and patient charting documentation, patient billing procedures, patient consent, insurance reimbursement, housekeeping, maintenance, personnel and safety requirements, and related protocols)

Preparing operating budgets.

Establishing and operating cash management, banking, loan and lease administration systems

Financial reporting

Purchasing and Materials Management

Negotiating and securing vendor purchasing and service contracts

Negotiating and securing equipment maintenance contracts

Risk Management programs

Quality management and improvement programs

Insurance coverage

Developing, implementing and maintenance of forms, policies and procedures, Center fee schedules and associated manuals

Recruiting, employment and training of Center Personnel

Establishing, managing, operating, maintaining management information systems

Coordinating and supervising the installation, management and maintenance of picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) and medical information storage and retrieval systems

Coordinating and supervising the installation, management and maintenance of a radiology information system (RIS”) to satisfy accounting, reporting and analysis requirements of the partnership

Compliance and procedural auditing pursuant to federal and state programs and other compliance programs

Marketing and promotion

Negotiating and securing agreements with third party payors

Recommending and negotiating the purchasing and financing of equipment

Recommending, negotiating, monitoring and tracking all warranties, guarantees, and service contracts to assure that all equipment is maintained in compliance with manufacturer requirements

Coordinating, negotiating and securing managed care agreements

Negotiating and securing third party service contracts (e.g. hazardous waste disposal, transcription services, facilities maintenance, air conditioning maintenance, cleaning services, equipment maintenance, linen services, electricity, gas, water, telephone and other necessary utilities or services)