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Imperial Bank offers docs painless bill collection.

By Webb, Marion
Publication: San Diego Business Journal
Date: Monday, December 14 1998

A small, high-tech black box may prove to be the right prescription for cutting billing costs for health care providers.

Developed by Imperial Bank of Los Angeles, a subsidiary of Imperial Bankcorp of Los Angeles, the little black box is called the receivables payment manager, or RPM. It allows health-care providers to look up insurance information within seconds and immediately collect patients' fees by charging their credit cards.

It's easy, says Imperial: Plug into an RPM online, access the network with special software, or use a point-of-service machine t

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