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Duke Medicine is comprised of the Duke University Health System, the Duke University School of Medicine, and the Duke University School of Nursing, and encompasses the full range of clinical care, research and education that Duke Medicine provides throughout the region and worldwide. 

 

 

Duke University Health System (DUHS) is a world-class network dedicated to providing the full range of patient health services across the continuum of care, from wellness to hospice.  The three hospitals in DUHS are Duke University Hospital , Durham Regional Hospital and Duke Raleigh Hospital .  Duke Ambulatory Care Services encompasses outpatient services including health and wellness, primary care, specialty care, and home care and hospice. The Patient Revenue Management Organization (PRMO) provides billing and support services to all entities of DUHS.  Duke University Health System offers three fellowship programs: Duke University Hospital Fellowship, Ambulatory Care Services Fellowship in the Ambulatory Care Services Division, and Revenue Cycle & Financial Management Fellowship in the PRMO.

 

 

Duke University Hospital is a full-service tertiary and quaternary care academic medical center and is currently licensed for over 900 beds.   Duke University Hospital offers patients modern comprehensive diagnostic and treatment facilities and is committed to providing a wide range of primary, specialty, and emergency care services at sites throughout the Southeast region of the United States .

 

Duke University Hospital is recognized as a world-renowned medical facility and has received numerous awards for its quality of care and patient safety initiatives.  These awards include Magnet Accreditation, the North Carolina Award for Excellence, and annual recognition as one of America ’s ten best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report since 1989.

 

 

Duke Ambulatory Care Services is an administrative model that includes the following outpatient entities: Duke Health and Wellness, Duke Primary Care, Hospital-Based Clinics, the Private Diagnostic Clinic (PDC), PLLC (a separate for-profit entity, which functions similarly to a large, multi-specialty group practice), PDC Affiliations and Management Services, and Duke Home Care and Hospice. Over 100 primary and specialty care clinics comprise Ambulatory Care Services and are located on Duke’s main campus as well as across North Carolina .  The clinics saw over 1.4 million visits in fiscal year 2008.  

 

 

The Patient Revenue Management Organization is the centralized billing and collections office for the entire Duke University Health System.  Formed in 2001, the PRMO focuses on streamlining the revenue cycle through enhanced management of Scheduling, Registration, Coding, Reimbursement, Billing, Collections, Managed Care Contracting, and Customer Service.  The organization consists of over 1,300 employees and in fiscal year 2008 the PRMO was responsible for billing $4 billion in gross charges while collecting $2 billion in cash. 

 

 

For more information on Duke University Hospital , Ambulatory Care Services, PRMO, and other DUHS entities, please visit:  www.dukemedicine.org and www.dukehealth.org.