Health Information Partners

What Health Information Partners does

Health Information Partners (HIP) is a privately held U.S. healthcare consulting and staffing firm founded in 1994 by Joseph A. Farris, headquartered in Newport Beach, California, and operating with 251–500 employees. The company serves hospitals, health systems, teaching institutions, physician groups, emergency departments, and law firms with a 13-service portfolio spanning clinical documentation improvement (CDI), medical coding, compliance auditing, denial management, interim HIM/revenue cycle leadership, utilization review, physician E/M auditing, tumor registry abstracting, clinical research billing, HCC risk adjustment validation, telehealth documentation, cybersecurity/disaster readiness, and enterprise administrative services. Notable customers disclosed on its website include Northwestern Medicine, Dignity Health, Community Health Systems (CHS), Baptist Health, Tulane, Eisenhower Health, and multiple children's hospitals.

HIP's underlying capability is human services delivery rather than a software platform: engagements are staffed by 100% U.S.-based, dual-credentialed (AHIMA/AAPC) coding and auditing professionals with 10–30+ years of experience, supplemented by CCM-credentialed nurses and Certified Tumor Registrars. Process differentiators include monthly QA reviews, rapid deployment of interim leaders, and direct management oversight; no proprietary technology product, API, or software platform is described in available materials. The company holds SOC 2 and SAM certifications, and its brand "Health Information Partners" is registered.

Revenue is generated exclusively through professional services engagements structured as project-based work, staff augmentation, or interim leadership arrangements, with quote-based/retainer pricing and no publicly disclosed rate cards. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales augmented by content marketing (articles, blog), free live webinars on regulatory and emerging topics, and a quarterly newsletter; the company states that growth to date has come entirely through referrals and reputation, with no paid advertising.

Name

Health Information Partners

Legal name

Health Information Partners

Website

https://hip-inc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Health Information Partners is a U.S.-based healthcare consulting and staffing firm providing medical coding, clinical documentation improvement, compliance auditing, denial management, and interim leadership services to hospitals, health systems, teaching institutions, and physician groups nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Consulting & Revenue Cycle Staffing

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Coding Support (ICD/CPT/SNOMED) & Documentation Compliance Tools (HLACAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Revenue Cycle, Coding & Telehealth Compliance Platforms (for provider orgs) (HLALABAM)

Keywords

• Healthcare consulting services
• Medical coding services
• Clinical documentation improvement
• Compliance auditing services
• Interim healthcare leadership

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Revenue: HIP generates revenue by providing healthcare organizations with credentialed coding, auditing, compliance, and interim leadership professionals on a project or staffing basis. Services include compliance auditing, clinical documentation improvement, medical coding, denial management, case management, interim leadership, and specialized support for telehealth, HCC risk adjustment, tumor registry, and clinical research billing. Pricing appears to be quote-based, project-scoped, or retainer arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Health Information Partners provides healthcare organizations with credentialed, U.S.-based coding, auditing, clinical documentation improvement, compliance, denial management, utilization review/case management, interim HIM/revenue cycle leadership, telehealth, HCC risk adjustment, tumor registry, and clinical research billing professionals on a project, retainer, or staff augmentation basis. Services are delivered onsite or remotely with monthly QA reviews and direct management oversight to improve coding accuracy, recover lost revenue, and reduce compliance exposure.

Product overview

Health Information Partners (HIP) offers a portfolio of 13 healthcare consulting and staffing services for hospitals, health systems, and physician groups. The core offerings span clinical documentation improvement (CDI), medical coding across all specialties, compliance auditing, denial management, interim leadership, utilization review, physician E/M auditing, tumor registry abstracting, clinical research billing, cybersecurity/disaster readiness, HCC risk adjustment validation, telehealth documentation, and enterprise administrative services. These services are delivered by credentialed U.S.-based professionals (AHIMA/AAPC certified coders, CCM-credentialed nurses, Certified Tumor Registrars) through embedded staff augmentation, project-based engagements, and ongoing advisory relationships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) CDI services that improve the accuracy and integrity of provider documentation across inpatient and outpatient encounters through concurrent reviews, specialty training, and measurable ROI tracking. Designed for hospitals and health systems seeking proper reimbursement and reduced audit risk.
• Compliance Auditing & Risk Management Compliance auditing services that identify gaps, streamline policies, and reduce regulatory exposure through purpose-built audits covering facility and pro-fee coding across all record types. Aimed at hospitals, health systems, and physician groups exposed to compliance risk.
• Medical Coding & Denial Management Credentialed medical coding services providing U.S.-based, dual-credentialed (AHIMA/AAPC) coders for facility and physician/pro-fee coding across all specialties, with embedded QA reviews to improve first-pass claim acceptance. Targeted at hospitals and physician practices experiencing denied claims and backlogs.
• Interim HIM & Revenue Cycle Leadership Interim leadership services providing credentialed healthcare-specific leaders (HIM, revenue cycle, compliance, case management) who stabilize departments and deploy within days. Built for healthcare organizations with leadership vacancies or transition needs.
• Telehealth Documentation & Billing Telehealth coding and documentation support services covering modifier and POS code guidance, denial analysis, and provider/billing team education for virtual care encounters. Aimed at hospitals and physician groups delivering telehealth services.
• Utilization Review & Case Management UR and case management services deploying CCM-credentialed nurses for concurrent and retrospective reviews, medical necessity audits, ED case management, and staff education. Targeted at hospitals and health systems needing medical necessity and care coordination support.
• Physician E/M Coding & Auditing Physician Evaluation & Management auditing services combining precise audits with actionable education to improve documentation, code selection, and reduce compliance risk. Built for physician practices and specialty groups.
• Tumor Registry Abstracting Services Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) services providing casefinding, abstraction, and registry support for CoC-approved cancer programs, state registries, SEER, and NPCR. Targeted at hospitals and cancer centers maintaining cancer program accreditation.
• Clinical Research Billing Support Clinical trial billing audit and advisory services ensuring proper payer assignment, revenue recovery, and compliance with CMS clinical trial billing rules. Aimed at academic medical centers and research hospitals conducting clinical trials.
• Cybersecurity and Disaster Readiness Cyber-disaster assessment and contingency planning services evaluating HIM and Revenue Cycle workflows to ensure operational resilience during system outages. Designed for hospitals and health systems needing continuity preparedness.
• HCC Risk Adjustment Validation HCC Risk Adjustment auditing services validating diagnosis documentation and coding practices to ensure accurate, supported, and compliant risk-adjusted codes. Built for Medicare Advantage-bearing provider organizations.
• Denial Management & Reconciliation Denial management and edit reconciliation services resolving NCCI, MUE, and custom edit types with hybrid coding and billing support to clear scrubber-stopped claims. Targeted at hospitals and physician groups with denial backlogs.
• Enterprise Administrative Services Enterprise administrative infrastructure services including medical records scanning, digital conversion, patient registration, document management, and flexible staffing solutions. Targeted at hospitals and health systems with back-office administrative scale needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• DNFB fell below $1.0M following ICD-10 and system conversion backlog handled with 200 hours/week staffing for three months
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• 3M Health Information Systems: Major healthcare IT division offering computer-assisted coding, CDI software, and coding services to providers — overlapping with HIP's coding/CDI services and increasingly substituting human coding with software.
• Optum: UnitedHealth Group's health services business and the largest U.S. RCM/coding/HIM provider — competes with HIP across all service lines at enterprise scale with embedded technology and capital advantages.
• Cognizant TriZetto: Large IT and RCM services division of Cognizant providing technology-enabled revenue cycle, coding, and consulting to payers and providers — overlaps with HIP's services as part of a much broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Omega Healthcare: Large-scale RCM and coding services provider serving U.S. healthcare providers across the full revenue cycle — comparable service portfolio, customers, and BPO-style delivery model.
• AGS Health: Specialized RCM and medical coding services provider serving U.S. hospitals and physician groups with AI-augmented coding, auditing, and denial management — directly competitive in HIP's core service lines.
• HIMagine Solutions: Healthcare IT consulting and staffing firm providing coding, CDI, and HIM interim leadership to hospitals and health systems — directly comparable services, customers, and delivery model to HIP.
• Coronis Health: End-to-end RCM services company providing medical coding, billing, and revenue cycle solutions to hospitals, physician groups, and specialty practices — directly comparable in scope and customer segments.
• GeBBS Healthcare Solutions: Healthcare RCM and coding services firm (parent of Aviacode) offering medical coding, CDI, audit, and risk adjustment services to provider organizations — direct competitor with overlapping U.S. provider customer base.
• The Coding Network: Specialty medical coding staffing and auditing firm supplying credentialed remote coders to hospitals and physician practices — directly comparable niche focus on coding talent delivery.

Emerging players

• CodaMetrix: AI-powered autonomous medical coding platform for hospitals — emerging substitute for traditional human coding services, representing a competitive threat to HIP's largest service line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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