A Tenured History

Empowering growth and building stronger communities through honest, innovative revenue cycle management solutions.

A Century of SHERLOQ Impact, By The Numbers

With the initial mission to ease the sharing of credit information, promote fair principles in trade and donate to the community, over time the organization evolved to also collect past-due balances through creation of a division that ultimately became SHERLOQ Financial.

Years of Service
Donated to Community Programs
Patient Satisfaction
Highest Recovery of Billed Charges

An RCM Industry Stalwart with a Tenured History

1916

The original charter was signed and dated on July 13, 1916 by Tampa’s earliest and best-known businessmen. Created as a member-owned cooperative for the purpose of facilitating the sharing of credit information and the promotion of equitable principles in trade.

1917

Initial members included MAAS Brothers, Wolf Brothers, and Tampa Electric. ​ Led by Fred W. Wolf, the organization collected credit data, furnishing 4,000 reports by 1917, later evolving into the Credit Bureau.

1958

The members’ organization recognized a need to help collect past-due balances for members. The collection division was formed and incorporated in 1958.

1996

SHERLOQ has given more than $4.75 million to the communities it works and lives in.

2013

Rebranded as SHERLOQ Solutions to reflect national market coverage and changing scope of our business partnerships.

2016

SHERLOQ’s Centennial Celebration gave $100,000, allowing special guests to pick their favorite charity to receive $1,000 in their honor.

2025

More than 100 years later, SHERLOQ continues as a vibrant company serving hospitals, healthcare systems and physicians’ groups nationally — offering early-out self-pay, insurance billing and follow-up, denials and appeals management as well as third-party debt collection.

Innovation is
In Our DNA

Tailored to a new era and new needs, as an RCM industry leader, SHERLOQ delivers unmatched revenue, personalized customer service and extremely competitive rates.

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