Medical Consulting Group and Corcoran Consulting Group Announce Merger

Medical Consulting Group (MCG), a provider of consulting services to ophthalmic practices and companies, and Corcoran Consulting Group (CCG), a company specializing in billing, coding, and reimbursement issues for ophthalmology and optometry practices, today announced a definitive merger agreement.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

In a joint news release, MCG and CCG stated they believe this merger will enhance the ophthalmic community by providing the broadest range of ophthalmic consulting and educational services in the eye care marketplace. 

"This merger will allow these two well-known companies with outstanding reputations to expand and grow. Clients of both companies will have a larger team to draw upon with deep talent to support the increasingly complicated back-office functions and regulatory compliance issues they face," the companies stated. 

Since 1986, CCG has served thousands of physicians in ophthalmic and optometric practices in all 50 states providing reimbursement, chart audits, and coding education. MCG has been providing services to ophthalmic and optometric practices since 1989, having consulted with clinical practices in over 40 states and developed over 105 ambulatory surgery centers. MCG also provides practice management services including revenue cycle management, accounting, benchmarking, human resources, and information technology. 

Both companies will continue to operate under their current names: Medical Consulting Group and Corcoran Consulting Group.