In February 1999, James Mason joined SynerMed as Vice President of Operations. During the wake of the managed care organization (MCO) shakeout, Mason recognized the need to create a strong physician management organization – one with the ability to serve the core needs of the physician community and to provide a comprehensive solution for a very specific strategy. This included timely and accurate claims administration, utilization management/quality management and credentialing.

In January 2002, Mason took the lead as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of SynerMed. At the time, the company had one client, a few hundred members and one goal in mind: to help physicians survive and prosper in the managed care environment.

Under Mason’s direction, SynerMed expanded its service offering to become the industry’s leading managed services organization (MSO) and business process outsourcer (BPO) - offering the most comprehensive, customized solutions for health care organizations and employers today. The company has relationships with all major Medicaid, commercial and senior health plans; and manages over $120 million a year in health care benefits for more than 350,000 affiliated members through its customers - which consist of independent practice associations (IPAs), medical groups, community clinics, third-party administrators (TPAs), health plans and hospitals throughout the country.

Over the years, SynerMed has introduced advanced systems and services and continues to invest heavily in technology - including the addition of Internet transactions, sophisticated claims scrubbers, authorization automation, health plan report automation, electronic claims submission and HIPAA compliance. Today, SynerMed remains at the forefront of innovation in the rapidly changing health care environment.

SynerMed is committed to partnering with its customers to offer quick, cost-effective solutions to meet their highly-specific needs, so they can operate more efficiently and provide better care for their patients.