MURRAY, Utah, March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- R1 RCM Inc. (NASDAQ: RCM) (“R1”), a leading provider of technology-driven solutions that transform the patient experience and financial performance of healthcare providers, has released its 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report. The report details the company’s commitment to improving access to healthcare, bringing responsible global citizenship to life through its ESG program.
R1 meets healthcare providers where they are on their revenue cycle journey and enables them to focus on what matters most – their patients, their employees and the health of their business. The company’s mission to make healthcare work better for all inspires R1’s efforts to build and innovate, creating rewarding workplace experiences for its nearly 30,000 global employees; emphasizing support for the communities it serves; improving environmental conditions; safeguarding global operations; and ensuring strong governance and leadership for the company and its healthcare provider clients.
This year’s report highlights R1’s many ESG-related achievements in 2023, including:
- Providing robust financial counseling services and technology-enabled patient experience solutions to support our clients’ patients in navigating complex payment processes, enabling the company to recommend over 1.2 million patients and their families for financial assistance over the past three years.
- Continuing to build a winning culture through recognition, talent development and inclusion and diversity programs, with recognition as a Great Place to Work® in numerous categories and as one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ by the Human Rights Campaign for the second consecutive year.
- Aiding communities worldwide by volunteering over 17,000 hours and supporting more than 800 organizations, including donating $500,000 for the second consecutive year to the Nurse-Family Partnership, a part of Intermountain Health’s Primary Promise program.
- Planting an additional 2,500 trees in the city of Gurgaon, India, advancing its goal to plant 10,600 trees by the end of 2026.
“We are proud to showcase the efforts of our employees in this year’s ESG report as they practice forward-thinking innovation, demonstrate responsible global citizenship, and align our commitments with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals,” said Lee Rivas, chief executive officer of R1. “We are entrusted to do right by and for all our stakeholders, and our ESG strategy reflects our commitment to serving all stakeholders responsibly and achieving positive outcomes. We are proud of our mission and our nearly 30,000 global team members paving the way for a prosperous and sustainable future for everyone.”
The R1 RCM 2023 ESG Report can be viewed at r1rcm.com/esg.
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About R1 RCM
R1 is a leading provider of technology-driven solutions that transform the patient experience and financial performance of hospitals, health systems, and medical groups. R1’s proven and scalable operating models seamlessly complement a healthcare organization’s infrastructure, quickly driving sustainable improvements to net patient revenue and cash flows while reducing operating costs and enhancing the patient experience. To learn more, visit: r1rcm.com.
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