What is Porteck?
Revenue Cycle Management
Founded in 2002, Porteck is a New York based Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) company for healthcare providers. Providing innovative technology solutions combined with the dedication and professionalism of our 650 team employees makes Porteck a leader in healthcare RCM and claims processing.
Our innovative RCM system is designed to maximize revenue while reducing operating expenses and creating an efficient workflow. Our ability to produce software customized for your needs or to integrate our solutions with existing systems is what places Porteck above the competition.
Who Benefits from Porteck?
Whether located locally in Long Island, Westchester or New York City or anywhere else in the country, Porteck provides service to all levels of healthcare providers, including single-physician and group practices, radiology facilities, specialty practices, DME and HME companies, and hospitals.
Porteck offers full-service and standalone RCM solutions customized to your specific needs. Our state-of-the-art technology platform delivers a highly versatile technology platform that can be formatted to fit the smallest or largest of healthcare providers. We pride ourselves in making sure all healthcare providers will benefit from our services.
Our Executive Team
ARVIND WALIA
FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Arvind Walia's experience spans more than twenty five years in information technology,
consulting and professional services. He is an accomplished entrepreneur, having
started two successful technology businesses in his career. Arvind received his
bachelors and masters degree in Computer Science and started his career with Goldman
Sachs. He left Goldman after heading up the Prime Brokerage technology division
to start an technology enabled services business named Visient Technology in 1995.
Visient was a pioneer in developing and transitioning fortune-500 companies’ technology
to Internet platforms. Arvind was instrumental in developing the very first web
based solutions for Goldman, Merrill Lynch, Merck, Bristol Meyers Squib, and Ernst
and Young. Visient was a pioneer in its time and was successfully sold to a large
media services firm in 2000. Arvind founded Porteck in 2002 to bring his unique
approach and technology skills to the revenue cycle management space in the healthcare
industry. He has developed a strong team of senior managers and a world class technology
platform at Porteck. Arvind holds a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from Wayne
State University, Michigan.
MELODIE KRALJEV
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Melodie Kraljev joined Porteck in 2006. Her experience spans over 15 years in the
healthcare industry providing revenue cycle management to private practices and
hospital based practices. As the COO, Melodie is focused on Porteck’s operations
and client services including practice management, coding, credentialing and revenue
cycle management. Her role involves managing day to day operations, developing technology
for process improvements and formulating strategies to improve client services.
Prior to joining Porteck, she worked at Medisys Network as Physician Billing Manager
and was managing the various divisions that handled billing and collections for
inpatient and outpatient services of Jamaica, Flushing and Brookdale Hospitals.
This experience on the front lines of medical billing, provided valuable insight
for the development of RCM process workflows and the design of PARCS functionality
at Porteck. Melodie was an instructor at Queens College teaching classes in medical
billing and collections. Melodie graduated from Long Island University with a B.A.
and earned an M.B.A. in Healthcare Administration from Baruch College.
MATHEW MALONE
VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING/SALES
Matthew Malone joined Porteck in January of 2011 to develop a comprehensive organic
growth sales plan. Since his inception, Matt has added more than thirty five new
clients. He is focused on new account acquisition and on managing the sales team
through training and teaching the importance of relationship building with clients.
Matt has a certification as a Sandler sales trainer and has attended numerous Sales
training courses in his 20 years of sales experience. He has been in the healthcare
industry for over 20 years in a variety of senior sales roles primarily in the radiology
market. He has launched and marketed new radiology practices. Matt also has experience
negotiating multimillion dollar government contracts. He has a wide contact network
within the radiology market built up over the last 20 years. He attended The State
University of New York at Stony Brook from 1986-90 Majoring in Chemistry and was
a standout athlete in Track and Field and Soccer earning two varsity letters. In
1988 he earned a spot at the US Olympic Track and Field trials in the 400 meter
event.
ALON BARAM
VICE PRESIDENT OF TECHNOLOGY
Alon joined Porteck in 2004 as the Vice President of Technology where he is responsible
for all phases of design and architecture for projects within the company. This
includes PARCs, RMP software and SMS 800 systems. Prior to joining Porteck he worked
for over 10 years as a system designer at a variety of corporations including ADP,
Lucent (Avaya division), iFrame and Binary Tree. At ADP he was responsible for the
development of a variety of mission critical systems such as sales order system,
adjustment payroll application and the ADP portal site. He has a BS in Computer
Science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
HASIT NANDA
CHIEF OFFICER OF OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY PORTECK INDIA
Hasit joined Porteck India in 2004 as COO. He has over 20 years experience
in senior management roles in the field of Information technology, service delivery
and enterprise application implementation. At Porteck he has provided technical
leadership, innovation & architectural vision in the development of enterprise software
solutions and business solutions. He has been the team leader in the development
of the SMS 800 system, PARCS, MDReferral and other internal technology systems and
products. He also provides operational leadership to the claims processing function
in India. This includes aligning delivery organization to the service roadmap, operating
plan and growth aspirations of the company. Hasit has a MBA (diploma) in Technology
Management form Open University, UK, M.Sc. in Modern Methods of Electromechanical
Design from Leicester University, UK, Postgraduate Diploma in Microelectronics from
Middlesex University, London, UK and BE (Electronics & Communications) from Osmania
University, Hyderabad. Extensive technology certification course from Microsoft
and Sun Microsystems.