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        Correction                                                                 as an MLS. They had no idea how
                                                                                   involved my job is. We talked some
        The Super G Capital LLC profile published April 24, 2017, in issue 17:04:02,   about what goes on in their payment
        provided an incomplete picture of what the company has to offer potential   acceptance processes, and I had no
        partners in the payments community. To see the corrected profile, please visit   idea how involved all of that is ei-
        www.greensheet.com/company_profiles.php?flag=display_profile&id=574 .      ther. It looks complicated and daunt-
                                                                                   ing to me. Healthcare is not one of
        The Green Sheet regrets any concerns or inconvenience this may have caused.  my ISO's specialties. How do I learn

        Should I tackle the healthcare vertical?                                   more  about  this?  Do some  people
                                                                                   work with multiple ISOs so they can
        I'm drawn to healthcare and payments because I have family in the healthcare   handle special verticals?
        field. We got to talking at a party this week, and they asked about my work                    Todd Fornaud
                                                                                          Merchant Level Salesperson
                                                                                   Todd,
                                                                                   Thanks for your question. Some
                                                                                   ISOs want their merchant level
                                                                                   salespeople (MLSs) to work exclu-
                                                                                   sively with them, but others do not
                                                                                   require  this.  First,  check  the  terms
                                                                                   of your ISO contract. Then, if you
                                                                                   are free to work with more than one
                                                                                   ISO, research which ones special-
                                                                                   ize in healthcare. Ask colleagues,
                                                                                   and check out our Resource Guide.
                                                                                   Do your due diligence, because two
                                                                                   companies specializing in the same
                                                                                   vertical will likely have very differ-
                                                                                   ent ways of approaching it.
                                                                                   One good way to make connec-
                                                                                   tions with folks who know health-
                                                                                   care payments is to attend indus-
                                                                                   try  tradeshows.  See  what's  com-
                                                                                   ing up at our online Datebook:
                                                                                   w w w.g ree nsh eet.c om /datebo ok .
                                                                                   php?node=displayDatebook.

                                                                                   Also, the 10th Healthcare Payments
                                                                                   and Revenue Cycle Management In-
                                                                                   novations Conference is coming up
                                                                                   July  18  to  19,  2017,  in  Boston.  Roz
                                                                                   Applebaum, Conference Director at
                                                                                   Strategic Solutions Network, said the
                                                                                   "event features over 20 well-known
                                                                                   industry leaders, cutting-edge talks,
                                                                                   controversial panel debates and am-
                                                                                   ple time for networking." For regis-
                                                                                   tration info, visit www.hcpaymentsin-
                                                                                   novations.com/Register/index.php.
                                                                                                              Editor

                                                                                   What's your specialty?
                                                                                   Do you have questions about par-
                                                                                   ticular payment verticals or views
                                                                                   on hot topics to send our way? This
                                                                                   is your page for sounding off. Please
                                                                                   email us at greensheet@greensheet.com.


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