by Patrick Lunsford
insideARM staff

Winning recognition for the happiness of its employees is not new for Kentucky-based NPAS. And a look at the family-type atmosphere it creates in the office reveals why.

In the first annual Best Places to Work in Collections award program, National Patient Account Services placed first in the Large companies category. We are profiling all of the winners, including companies in the Medium and Small categories.

National Patient Accounts Services (NPAS), the accounts receivable management operation of healthcare provider HCA, Inc., is no stranger to accolades for workplace satisfaction. The company has been recognized on “Best Places to Work” lists in two different states. In insideARM’s first annual Best Places to Work in Collections program, NPAS was the top-ranked company in the Large (250+ employees) category for 2008.

The company is diligent about placing people first. And it’s not just employees that get NPAS’s full attention; the company also actively focuses on the needs of the people its work targets: the debtors.

“If you’re not a people-centric organization, you won’t get the best results,” said Joe Shutts, Chief Operating Officer at NPAS. Full Story