Payment Data Systems’ Best-in-Class Payments Technology Expands With the Addition of New Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Practice Management Partner
Agreement with Sigmund Software extends penetration of targeted healthcare vertical
SAN ANTONIO, May 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Payment Data Systems (NASDAQ: PYDS), a tech-enabled payment solutions provider, announced today that it had finalized a partnership agreement with Sigmund Software, and has integrated Payment Data’s technology in its industry-leading Electronic Health Records (EHR) platform. Sigmund represents continued expansion and penetration of the targeted healthcare and behavioral sciences verticals.
Vaden Landers, EVP and Chief Revenue Officer at Payment Data Systems, said, “We are pleased that Sigmund has chosen to integrate our best-in-class payments technology into their comprehensive mobile-enabled EHR software. This partnership leverages Payment Data Systems’ proprietary ‘Payfac-in-a-Box’ payment facilitation offering to penetrate the targeted healthcare and behavioral sciences verticals. This integration will allow Sigmund customers to more efficiently collect payments, effectively eliminating the need and dependency on archaic, manual and labor intensive processes. This partnership is of great value for both parties because of the breadth and scalability of our payment facilitation offering and its ease of use by the Sigmund customer base.”
Cory Valentine, VP of Business Development at Sigmund Software noted, “Integrating Payment Data Systems’ robust payment facilitation and electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP) technology into our software enables our customers to enhance their revenue cycle management functionality. In addition, we feel this added technology serves to significantly improve the patient experience, offering the flexibility to more efficiently remit payment and settle outstanding balances. This is functionality that we have been seeking for some time, and are excited to implement in partnership with Payment Data Systems.”
About Sigmund Software
For fifteen years, Sigmund Software has partnered with various types of behavioral health and addiction treatment facilities, assisting in the management of patient treatment and care. Our goal is to provide quality for all - developing, distributing and supporting an enterprise Electronic Health Record software that is specifically generated for the behavioral health and addiction treatment communities. For more information, please find us at .
About Payment Data Systems, Inc.
Payment Data Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: PYDS), a leading integrated payment solutions provider, offers a wide range of payment solutions to merchants, billers, banks, service bureaus, and card issuers. The Company operates credit, debit/prepaid, and ACH payment processing platforms to deliver convenient, world-class payment solutions and services to their clients. The strength of the Company lies in its ability to provide tailored solutions for card issuance, payment acceptance, and bill payments as well as its unique technology in the prepaid sector. Payment Data Systems is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and has offices in Franklin, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville.
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