Implementation

Getting to Go-Live is a Partnership

Cedar combines proven integration experience with disciplined project management, ensuring that even the highest complexity organizations go-live on time. Our methodology drives rapid onboarding and stabilization, minimizing operational disruption to your teams. We offer a variety of integration methods to best suit your organization’s needs.

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Leading providers rely on Cedar

Delivering Speed to Value: Launch in 3-6 Months

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Standardized Data Specs & Templates

Our team of implementation experts have developed tools that will minimize work for your teams - step-by-step build guides, testing toolkits, training tracks, go-live readiness assessments, and so much more.

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Streamlined Design Approach

Leverage the Cedar "Root System," an environment that's been pre-configured with our best practice settings, reports, and workflows for healthcare organizations to maximize lift.

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Best-in-Class Vendor Partnerships

Our products include fully integrated vendors for payment processing, communications, and more.

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Reduce administrative burden

with an integrated billing support solution that unifies AI, live agent support, and early out services.

Cedar Integrates with All Major EMRs

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Cedar implementations, including Epic®, athenahealth®, and Oracle Health® EMRs

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unique systems across major healthcare organizations, clinician services providers, specialists, and more.

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year average expertise in revenue cycle software implementations, project management, and solutions architecture

Your Cedar Implementation Team

Cedar’s robust delivery system

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Implementation Director
Responsible for project success and predictable, high quality go-lives
Average 15+ years experience at leading EHR platforms, technology consulting, and innovative health systems
More than two-thirds of Cedar’s Implementation Directors led implementations for major health systems at leading EHR platform companies for 5 years or more.
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Solutions Architect
Responsible for technical design, data integration, and product configuration
Average 15+ years experience at Big Tech, leading EHR companies, management consulting, Fortune 100 healthtech, and more
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Account Executive
Responsible for ongoing success and long-term partnership
Experienced account managers with backgrounds at world-class digital health companies, management consulting, and more.
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Executive Sponsor

Senior executive from Cedar’s Customer Experience Organization to oversee partnership and offer escalation support

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Post-Live Support

Our Technical Services team partner with you for life to continuously optimize and enhance your system

Your Cedar Implementation Team

Cedar’s robust delivery system

01
Implementation Director
Responsible for project success and predictable, high quality go-lives
Average 15+ years experience at Epic, athena, Cerner, Deloitte, Nordic, Boston Children’s Hospital, etc.
More than two-thirds of Cedar’s Implementation Directors led implementations for major health systems at Epic or athena for 5 years or more
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Solutions Architect
Responsible for technical design, data integration, and product configuration
Average 15+ years experience at Epic, Google, Optum, GE Healthcare, nThrive, Accenture, etc.
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Account Executive
Responsible for ongoing success and long-term partnership
Experienced account managers with backgrounds at Huron Consulting Group, The Advisory Board, GE Healthcare, etc.
Empathetic responses using real-time sentiment analysis
Fewer escalations, callbacks, and unnecessary transfers
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Executive Sponsor

Senior executive from Cedar’s Customer Experience Organization to oversee partnership and offer escalation support

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Post-Live Support

Our Technical Services team partner with you for life to continuously optimize and enhance your system

Director of Revenue Cycle for a large, national physician group

"This is by far - and we work with a lot of vendors - the smoothest implementation we’ve ever worked on; [Cedar’s implementation team members] have been fantastic. I can’t say enough how happy we’ve been with the experience."

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What sets us apart

Your Team’s Role in Implementation

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Revenue Cycle Leaders

Design Cedar workflows to optimize your processes while ensuring compliance with key policies, allowing Cedar to streamline billing and boost collections.

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 IT Leaders

Handle systems integration, ensuring accurate and thorough patient data exchange, while Cedar provides data specs and guidance to reduce maintenance.

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Call Center Leaders

Design support processes around Cedar’s new tools. Cedar offers intuitive self-service options to help patients understand and pay their bills more independently, allowing staff to focus on high-impact interactions.

Straight from the source

Results that change lives,
not to mention bottom lines

We work shoulder-to-shoulder with our partners to help patients access and afford care. But don’t take our word for it.

Provider

“When you change your outward behavior, patients change theirs. We’re seeing that in patient engagement, patient satisfaction score and the comments they’re leaving. It’s immensely telling.”

Tennille Lizarraga

VP of Revenue Cycle, ApolloMD

Provider

“We didn’t have to defend the decision to leadership for months like with other partners, because with Cedar we saw the collections lift almost instantaneously.”

Amy Katnik

COO, ApolloMD

Provider

“It’s amazing when you can increase the payment rate by as much as we have AND the patients are happy”

Kelly Black

Vice President RCM, Novant

Provider

“Patient billing is now something I don't worry about on a daily basis. That's how I know it's working.”

Lawanna Johnson

Director of Revenue Cycle, Unio Health Partners

Provider

"We constantly see payments increasing, and Cedar’s communication strategy and user-friendly experience have helped us streamline the end-to-end billing process for patients"

Amanda Six

Vice President of Revenue Cycle, Advanced Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery

“I wish all doctors offices would do this!! It makes life so much easier!”

Allegheny Health Network Patient

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Patient

“This was the best payment experience I’ve ever had. You gave me 3 options for how to pay on the paper statement. You gave me a QR code to scan from my phone if I prefer mobile. So seamless!”

TeamHealth Patient

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“It is so easy to pay, and very fast. It did take me less than 1 minute to do it. Fantastic!”

Lumexa Imaging Patient

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Patient

“Quick and easy. No waiting on hold, no multiple transfers, no disconnections, cumbersome apps or websites.”

St Lukes Hospital Patient

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Patient

“Super easy. Received the bill via email and was able to complete payment in minimal clicks. I was happy to have options to use FSA/HSA or Apple Pay.”

Sonora Quest Patient

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Provider

“We recognize the patient experience is so much more than what happens within our walls. By partnering with Cedar, we can give patients an innovative, best-in-class financial experience, ensuring that every part of our system works in coordination to create an effortless care experience for our patients.”

Ric Magnuson

CFO, Allina Health

Provider

Our partnership with Cedar will enable our physicians and APCs to continue to prioritize the patient experience with the confidence that Cedar’s best-in-class digital platform will make the back-end process smooth and efficient. We want our patients to have the full spectrum of flexible payment options available to them when paying for medical services.”

Dr. Yogin Patel

CEO, ApolloMD

Provider

“LCMC Health is excited to partner with Cedar to empower patients with seamless, transparent and user-friendly financial interactions,” said Greg Feirn, CEO at LCMC Health. “We know it’s imperative to foster positive experiences throughout the entire care journey. Together, we are not just shaping the future of healthcare but ensuring that every aspect of the patient experience, including financial transactions, reflects the high quality of care and convenience our community deserves.”

Greg Feirn

CEO, LCMC Health

Provider

“By partnering with Cedar, we’ll be able to streamline and simplify the payment process for all our members—further enhancing their overall experience with Tend, while unlocking new ways for us to elevate engagement.”

Troy Bage

CEO, Tend

Provider

"Cedar has outperformed every solution we’ve tested in terms of collections and patient experience," says Burns. "At a certain point, it becomes simple math."

Frank Burns

Chief Administrative Officer, USAP

Provider

“Whenever we hear about Cedar piloting a new tool, we enthusiastically raise our ‘beta partner’ hand. I’m excited about the energy at Cedar, seeing people so passionately engaged. I can’t wait to see what they come up with next!”

Michele Tassone

Sr. Director, Revenue Cycle Services, NAPA

Provider

“After a rocky conversion from three systems to one, Cedar was a breath of fresh air. Everything was smooth and they were hands-on with our vendor, providing exactly what was needed for the data feed. That level of partnership is invaluable.”

Lynn Van Houton

VP, Revenue Cycle Services, NAPA

Provider

Cedar isn’t just a technology partner—they are a partner. Period. They help us understand what is best-in-class and proactively bring us patient experience best practices, backed by data. Cedar doesn’t just give you the technology and leave you hanging, they’re invested in your success.

Ales Cejka

Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management, Talkiatry

Provider

“I’ve seen what happens when you get the patient financial experience right,” says . “When I came to Unio and saw the same challenges—confused patients, manual processes, stagnant collections—I knew Cedar needed to be part of the solution here too."

Dr. Mike Osmundson

CEO, Unio Health Partners

Provider

"Due to the seamless integration that USAP and Cedar have set up and clear billing statements provided to patients, there is little confusion among patients about what they owe and why. We hear things like, 'I wish every hospital did it this way,' at least once a month.”

Trish Donohue

Vice President, Shared Services

Provider

Cedar understands our patients’ preferences and behaviors, then they leverage this understanding to design a better payment experience. The result is better outcomes for both patients and our business. To me, partnering with Cedar is a no-brainer.”

Todd Yu

CFO, Talkiatry

“I’m currently between jobs. The payment plan took so much stress off my shoulders. I had such a great experience with my anesthesiologist, I wanted to give them the respect they gave me by making a payment. Thank you for the opportunity to stay on track during difficult times.”

USAP Patient

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"Cedar gives patients a consistent experience with our brand. Patients are using one system to manage their visits and bills, and these interactions reinforce one another—helping them take the right actions at the right times”

Yesenia Alvarez

Executive Vice President of Operations, Advanced Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery

“I appreciate the ability to pay in installments. This is a blessing to our family.”

Advanced Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery Patient

Advanced Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery Patient

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"Cedar has shown us that if you make it easy, if you deliver transparency, and if you provide the right information when people need it the most, you can create a remarkable health experience that frees people to be their best.”

Neil Kulkarni

Vice President of Customer and Clinician Experience Solutions, Highmark

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