To kick off FCEP’s 50th anniversary year, we asked our most dedicated partners — FCEP/EMLRC Annual Corporate Sponsors, who donate $10,000 or more each year — why they choose to invest in educating and supporting the emergency medicine industry. Read on to learn not only how these companies can support you and your practice, but why they love to do so.

Gottlieb is a leader in end-to-end revenue cycle management and practice optimization solutions. Gottlieb has been helping emergency medicine providers navigate the complex landscape of medical billing for over 40 years: they focus on their clients’ revenue, so their clients can focus on caring for patients.

FCEP and Gottlieb share a mission of protecting the rights of patients and the profession of emergency medicine. Gottlieb is active in industry trade associations at the state and national level, participating in out-of-network dispute resolution & arbitration processes and fighting bad payor behavior on behalf of their clients and the entire emergency medicine community.

“We enjoy working alongside EMLRC/FCEP,” says CEO Mike Drinkwater. “They offer us an extended community of emergency medicine partners and colleagues who also share our passion for emergency medicine, and they value our expertise in the area of revenue cycle management.”

Gottlieb and FCEP’s partnership spans over 25 years. Their staff are regularly invited as faculty at EMLRC/FCEP conferences, and Gottlieb sponsors the annual Martin Gottlieb Award, which honors an FCEP member’s advocacy efforts in Florida and is given at Symposium’s annual Board Meeting.

“We love attending all FCEP’s events, especially Symposium by the Sea. It is always fun to see familiar faces every year and to meet new friends,” says VP of Emergency Medicine, Shanna Howe.

In the same way in which the pandemic has affected emergency medicine group practices, Gottlieb’s business has been impacted by the decrease in patient volume. But Gottlieb remains committed to helping their clients recover some of their COVID-related losses, and each client has a dedicated service representative who communicates with them on a regular basis.

“It takes an army, and we believe that working together makes our emergency medicine community stronger,” says Drinkwater. ■

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Company size: 450 employees
Located in: Jacksonville, FL
Function: coding & billing/revenue cycle management
Founded: 1978
CEO: Mike Drinkwater
Did you know? Gottlieb is a real person. Mel Gottlieb founded the company, and it was later taken over by his son, Martin Gottlieb.
Gottlieb partners with FCEP each year to award one recipient with the Martin Gottlieb Advocacy Award, for their advocacy efforts on behalf of emergency medicine in our home state of Florida.
Website: gottlieb.com