Precyse University Earns High Marks in KLAS ICD-10 Consulting Report

Precyse University, delivered exclusively through HealthStream, received very high satisfaction scores from clients for eLearning averaging 4.8 out of 5.0
Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA May 27, 2014 — Precyse, an industry leader in Health Information Management (HIM) Performance Management services and technologies, and HealthStream (NASDAQ: HSTM), a leader in workforce development for healthcare organizations, are pleased to announce that Precyse University ICD-10 education solution received very high overall and eLearning scores in a recent ICD-10 Consulting report authored by KLAS, titled “ICD-10 Consulting Services: Who can help in the eleventh hour?”. Precyse was rated as a component vendor in this report for its Precyse University solution. An overall performance rating of 93 out of 100 was reported, along with a client satisfaction average of 4.8 out of 5.0 for the Precyse University solution for ICD-10 education. The report states that “Of the firms included in this research, Precyse is by far the most frequently used for eLearning.”
Available exclusively through HealthStream, Precyse University is designed to prepare coders, physicians, nurses, case managers, administrative staff, and all others impacted by the transition to ICD-10. For this research, KLAS interviewed healthcare providers that have recently or are currently using services from a third-party firm to help them prepare for the switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10. At this time, Precyse University is used by approximately 1.6 million learners in healthcare organizations — where a sample were interviewed by KLAS for their report. The overall score (which was 93 out of 100 for Precyse University) is further broken down into several subsections by KLAS. Of these subsections, Precyse University scored 100% in three categories: “Would purchase again,” “keeps promises,” and “avoids charging for every little thing.”
The comments and outcomes of this report further reinforce that the healthcare industry has spent considerable time and resources ensuring preparedness for the original October 1, 2014 deadline that has now been changed to a date that will be, according to the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, “not before October 2015.”
One client stated in the report “Precyse’s eLearning is very comprehensive and well thought out. We have yet to go to Precyse with something that was lacking where a solution didn’t already exist, wasn’t in planning, or wasn’t something they were willing to do for us. Precyse gets started right away and works on anything that hasn’t been developed. They have just been outstanding on all fronts in terms of what they promised and fixing any gaps. They are very quick to deliver.”
“I am thrilled that our clients have given Precyse University such an excellent review in the ICD-10 Consulting report. Across the board, Precyse University earned high scores that show we work very hard to ensure clients are receiving the products, service, and support they need” said Chris Powell, CEO of Precyse. “With the ICD-10 implementation date now delayed, providers can utilize this time to ensure all impacted populations are educated and prepared for the switch.”

Precyse University Announces New Version of ICD-10 Virtual Code Book Mobile Application

Technological enhancements make medical coding faster and easier than ever
Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA May 21, 2014 — Precyse University, the most innovative, complete and widely adopted on-site, online and mobile ICD-10 education solution, announces the availability of a new version of its ICD-10 Virtual Code Book mobile education application. ICD-10 Virtual Code Book allows users to enter clinical terms and/or disease/condition names to search for correct and specific ICD-10-CM codes without the use of a code book or encoder. Users can enter additional clinical words and modifiers to refine searches and drive to a more specific code, especially for conditions offering hundreds of code choices. The app also offers specific ICD-10 documentation tips for many of the conditions listed, allowing users to ensure the required documentation is included with the code choice.
Enhancements included in the new Version 3 of ICD-10 Virtual Code Book are:
• Enhanced voice recognition
• Recognition of nearly 700 abbreviations in medical shorthand
• Optimization for the latest versions of mobile operating systems that make the app faster, more responsive and even easier to use
“Precyse is constantly searching for ways to better serve our clients as they prepare for ICD-10, and regular enhancements to our educational mobile applications is one of the ways that we do that,” said Thomas Ormondroyd, Vice President and General Manager of Precyse Learning Solutions. “Our mobile apps make learning available wherever and whenever our clients and their employees need it, and the enhancements we’ve made to our ICD-10 Virtual Code Book are just another example of this effort.”
The new ICD-10 Virtual Code Book is getting rave reviews from users on the app store. “This app is priceless,” stated one user. “It’s the best investment I have ever made – a must if you are a coder in a doctor’s office. I will get so much use out of this app. I work in a doctor’s office doing the coding and front-end billing. One of our doctors is using it already … I absolutely love this app.”
Other popular mobile learning apps offered by Precyse University include:
– ICD-10 Doc Guide – Provides documentation tips and strategies to document the medical record with the specificity required for ICD-10.
– ICD-10 Doc Talk – Allows users to listen to specialty-specific audio webinars that provide an overview of the impact ICD-10 will have on each specialty.
– ICD-10 Flash Cards – Offers more than 25 decks and more than 1,000 individual flash cards that allow users to practice and test their knowledge and memory of ICD-10 concepts, terms, definitions and guidelines that will be required for ICD-10 mastery.
– Precyse University Pharma Flash Cards – Allows users to test their knowledge of pharmacological terms, drugs and medications by brand name, generic name and body system.
Precyse University is the most innovative and widely adopted on-site, online and mobile healthcare ICD-10 education solution used by approximately 1.6 million learners in healthcare organizations