Sean Benson is the co-founder and vice president of innovation and clinical solutions at ProVation Medical, formerly known as cMore Medical Solutions. Mr. Benson started the company with his co-founders in 1994, focusing on offering healthcare providers efficient and innovative healthcare software solutions such as procedure documentation and coding. Since the group's inception, Mr. Benson has played a critical role in research and development, product management, sales and marketing, business development and client services for ProVation. His leadership and business expertise has helped the company grow to 150 employees.An established expert in the realm of health IT, Mr. Benson often offers insight on technology and its impact on healthcare, solutions for the business side of healthcare and meaningful use. In a recent Becker's ASC Review column, Mr. Benson urged the ASC industry to understand meaningful use and its implication for the future of ASCs.
"ASCs should become more actively involved in the MU dialog via associations and direct communication with CMS. They should request that the 50 percent rule be clarified and that ASC certification criteria be developed and stimulus funding be made available if ASCs are going to be required to be a part of the MU discussion," he wrote.