Defense Supply Center – Columbus Selects U.S. HealthWorks For Two On-Site Employee Health Centers

Columbus, OH Oct 31, 2011 – The Defense Supply Center – Columbus has selected U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group, a leading operator of occupational healthcare and urgent care medical centers, to operate two on-site health centers for their employees.
Through this program, U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group will be responsible for providing medical services to over 6,500 people; both civilian employees as well as active military personnel.
The comprehensive medical services to be provided include health and wellness training. Interactive health awareness event programs, injury and illness assessment and treatment, vaccinations, medical surveillance exams, pre-employment exams and testing as well as physical exams for military personnel about to be deployed.
“We are excited to partner with DSCC to provide high-quality, on-site healthcare for employees,” said Dr. Thomas Hadley, Regional Medical Director for U.S. HealthWorks. U.S. HealthWorks, which operates six other medical centers throughout Ohio, began serving employees on Oct. 25.
With 169 centers and worksite locations in 15 states and 2,700 employees – including approximately 600 medical providers – U.S. HealthWorks centers serve over 10,000 patients each day throughout the country.

Foster Farms Partners with U.S. HealthWorks For On-Site Health Centers for Employees

Turlock, CA Oct 19, 2011 – Foster Farms, the West Coast’s leading poultry brand, has chosen U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group, California’s leading operator of occupational healthcare and urgent care medical centers, to operate two on-site health centers for the company’s employees in the Central Valley towns of Turlock and Livingston.
U.S. HealthWorks will provide comprehensive occupational health care for Foster Farms employees.
“We are excited to partner with Foster Farms to provide convenient, high-quality healthcare to the company’s employees,” said Dr. Troy Manchester, Regional Medical Director for U.S. HealthWorks. U.S. HealthWorks will begin serving the two locations on Nov. 1.
With 169 centers and worksite locations in 15 states and 2,000 employees – including approximately 350 affiliated physicians – U.S. HealthWorks centers serve thousands of patients each day throughout the country.
“Employee health and safety are key priorities at Foster Farms. In selecting U.S. HealthWorks to staff our onsite health centers, we are assured that our employees will receive excellent care,” said Maria Silveira, Vice President of Labor Relations for Foster Farms.

Precyse Appoints Paul Flanagan as Vice President of Compliance and Privacy

Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Oct 4, 2011 — Precyse, a leader in health information management (HIM) technologies and services, announces the appointment of Paul Flanagan as Vice President of Compliance and Privacy. Flanagan will oversee Precyse’s Corporate Compliance Program, including monitoring healthcare regulatory developments and maintaining corporate policies and procedures; compliance and privacy training; risk audits and assessments; and regulatory reporting and communications. A member of the Senior Leadership Team, he will report directly to Precyse CEO Jeffrey Levitt and will be based in the company’s Wayne office. Flanagan replaces Precyse Vice President of Compliance and Privacy, Cheryl Servais, who is retiring.
“I am very excited about the opportunity to lead Precyse’s compliance and privacy program and bring my experience from the provider side to the innovative healthcare services and technology programs and products that Precyse offers”, said Paul Flanagan. “Precyse’s vision of a world where meaningful health information is readily available to help save time, money and lives is the future of healthcare.”
Flanagan has served as Chief Compliance Officer/Privacy Officer for a number of prominent healthcare organizations, including Hahnemann University Academic Hospital; 21st Century Oncology; Express Scripts/CuraScript Inc; Shands Health System at the University of Florida; Eisenhower Medical; University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz.; and Alegent Health in Omaha. In his most recent position at Hahnemann, Flanagan ensured compliance with the federal government’s five-year, $900 million Corporate Integrity Agreement with Tenet Healthcare and instituted a comprehensive education and training program that included general and specific compliance training for 3,200 people regarding various compliance issues and risks.
Flanagan holds a juris doctor degree from Creighton University School of Law, a master of science degree in Hospital Administration from Widener University and a bachelor’s degree from Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He served on the National Board of Directors for the Healthcare Compliance Officer Association (HCCA) from 1998-2001 and as an adjunct professor in hospital administration at various universities. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Because of his expertise in healthcare compliance, Flanagan has been sought out as a speaker for many HCCA, AHIMA, HFMA and AIC events and has been a contributing editor and advisory board member of many industry publications.
“Paul has dedicated most of his career to the area of compliance and privacy, particularly in the healthcare setting,” said Levitt. “He is the ideal choice to lead our Compliance and Privacy programs. I look forward to the expertise that he will bring to our organization.”

Precyse Offers Electronic Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Through Natural Language Comprehension-Driven Coding Solution

Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Oct 03, 2011 — Precyse, a leader in Health Information Management (HIM) technology and services, is revolutionizing Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) initiatives for its healthcare provider clients through precyseCDITM, a tool that enables integrated CDI with coding workflow and electronically facilitates identification of gaps and areas for improvement in clinical documentation. PrecyseCDITM is a component of precyseCodeTM, the industry’s first computer assisted and Natural Language ComprehensionTM (NLC)-driven intelligent workflow solution.
precyseCodeTM is a single, comprehensive platform to optimize coding processes, accelerate revenue cycles and support healthcare organizations as they navigate compliance challenges, implement CDI initiatives, migrate to ICD-10 and address the challenges of health reform and Meaningful Use. As part of precyseCode, precyseCDI is providing Precyse customers with a means of ensuring their CDI objectives are met through more explicit and accurate clinical documentation, reduced risk of coding errors, more timely and appropriate reimbursement, improved audit ratings and physician profiles and heightened regulatory compliance.
“The Natural Language Comprehension capabilities that make precyseCode the most powerful computer assisted coding environment available are also enabling precsyeCDI to take Clinical Documentation Improvement to new, sustainable level that has never before been possible,” said Chris Powell, President of Precyse. “Given the increased detail and complexity of ICD-10, accuracy will be paramount. If clinical documentation isn’t done correctly, then coding can’t be done correctly, and if coding isn’t done correctly, healthcare providers won’t be reimbursed properly. Armed with precyseCode and precyseCDI our customers will begin putting into place a CDI program that will help them prepare for the increased documentation and coding accuracy that ICD-10 will demand.”
PrecyseCDI uses precyseCode NLC to review clinical documents and, in addition to assigning the appropriate ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes, can identify gaps and inaccuracies and suggest opportunities for improvement. And since NLC allows the coding environment to actually learn with every encounter, its knowledge base, and thus its CDI capabilities, are constantly growing.
Several healthcare organizations are already taking advantage of precyseCDI to improve CDI processes in preparation for ICD-10, including Sarasota Memorial Health Care System in Sarasota, Fla. “We knew that we needed to start preparing for ICD-10 now, in order to change documentation practices over the next two years,” said Diane Settle, Executive Director, Revenue Cycle for Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. “PrecyseCDI was selected as our solution to help us evaluate our current clinical documentation practices and determine where we have lack of specificity.”
“With precyseCDITM, healthcare providers can electronically focus on CDI efforts right now and start working with their clinical staff to prime them for ICD-10,” said Powell.
Baptist Health System (BHS), which includes four hospitals in the greater Birmingham, Ala., area, transitioned from a paper-based environment and implemented Precyse’s innovative coding platform in 2009. The new coding platform allowed BHS to “virtualize” the coding department and create an integrated, seamless and productive team. BHS has experienced increased productivity, accuracy and quality, while significantly reducing costs. There has been a 20% increase in coding quality, a 5% increase in DRG-based revenue and a 10% reduction in voluntary auditing. Before the end of the year, BHS will upgrade to Precyse’s NLC-enabled computer assisted coding platform.
“The precyseCode upgrade will position BHS to even further improve the outcomes we’ve already achieved with Precyse,” said Chloe Phillips, Corporate Director of HIM for BHS. “We plan on using it as a competitive advantage that will actually improve productivity in the face of the transition to ICD-10.”
Precyse will be discussing electronic CDI through its Natural Language Comprehension-driven coding solution, precyseCode, at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) national conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 2 – 5, 2011. Visit Precyse, AHIMA Diamond Partner and AHIMA Foundation Member, in booth #1419 at AHIMA 2012 to learn how precyseCDI and precyseCode will enable providers to focus on CDI and ICD-10 initiatives now to prepare for the future.