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ICD-10 smartphone apps bring education to learners where they are and when they need it
Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Aug 1, 2013 — Precyse University, the most innovative, complete and widely adopted on-site, online and mobile ICD-10 education solution, announces the availability of numerous ICD-10 smartphone apps designed to prepare coders, physicians, nurses, case managers, administrative staff and other populations for the transition to ICD-10.
“Recent surveys show healthcare professionals are using smartphone and mobile devices more and more in their daily roles and functions,” explained Precyse President Chris Powell. “It is estimated that close to 80% of physicians use smartphones today, and this number is expected to rise.”
Making education available at any time and any place is the key to driving utilization and retention and delivering value to the learner and organization. On-demand education is essential for a change as large and impactful as ICD-10. As an official Apple™, Google Play™ (Android Store) and Amazon® Store developer, Precyse University has launched ICD-10 smartphone apps to make its content easier to deliver and update for learner populations. Precyse University has also launched courses capable of running on mobile-ready devices, specifically optimized for the iPad®.
Current apps now available include:
ICD-10 Doc Guide – Allows the user to enter the name of a condition or disease and receive the
documentation tips and strategies to document the medical record with the specificity required for ICD-
10 as well as improved documentation in ICD-9. This app is perfect for physicians, nurses, clinical
documentation improvement specialists and other clinicians who need a tool to quickly retrieve
information on how to document the most common diseases and conditions.
ICD-10 Doc Talk – Developed in collaboration with Bruce Scott, M.D., a practicing physician, surgeon
and clinical educator, this app allows the user to listen to specialty-specific audio webinars designed to
provide an overview of the impact ICD-10 will have on each specialty. These short audio webinars
educate on the impacts within each specialty with targeted focus on the documentation requirements
needed for ICD-10 specificity. This app is perfect for physicians, physician assistants, clinical
documentation improvement specialists/nurses and other clinicians who will document or support the
documentation of the medical record when ICD-10 arrives.
ICD-10 Flash Cards – This innovative and interactive app offers more than 25 decks and more than
1,000 individual flash cards that allow the user to practice and test their knowledge and memory of ICD-
10 concepts, terms, definitions and guidelines that will be required for ICD-10 mastery. These decks
and cards were chosen based on those terms and concepts that will require immediate retrieval and
memorization. The user can choose to review only one deck, select multiple decks at the same time or
scramble all the decks together for the ultimate challenge.
ICD-10 Virtual Code Book – Allows the user 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 the user to ensure the required
documentation is included with the code choice.
Precyse University Pharma Flash Cards – Allows the user to test his/her knowledge of
pharmacological terms, drugs and medications by brand name, generic name and by body system.
This app offers more than 3,000 flash cards across 50 decks and is organized for ease of use to allow
practice from brand to generic and generic to brand. This app is perfect for nursing students, nurses,
pharmacy techs, medical coders and clinical staff within any healthcare setting or organization. The app
offers thousands of flash cards, with additional cards continuously added.
Healthcare organizations nationwide are discovering the benefits of Precyse University, and Precyse was recognized in an earlier KLAS report, “ICD-10 Consulting: Roadmap to a Successful Transition,” as the “only firm in this report to receive 100% positive comments from their clients about their ICD-10 services.”1
“In addition to being recognized by KLAS, Precyse University is the No. 1 choice for ICD-10 education by top hospitals in the United States,” noted Powell. “Our ICD-10 education solution is being used in 13 of the 18 healthcare facilities listed in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospitals Honor Roll, which recognizes facilities that achieved high scores in six or more specialties. We are proud to be associated with these top-notch Honor Roll facilities.”
“We believe education must be available anytime and anywhere. The Precyse University ICD-10 smartphone apps bring necessary information to learners where they are and when they need it,” said Thomas Ormondroyd, Vice President and General Manager of Precyse Learning Solutions. “Precyse University ICD-10 applications are now available on all mobile operating systems. As official Apple, Google Play/Android a

Precyse’s ICD-10 Consulting and Transcription Services Recognized with High Performance Scores
Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Jul 16, 2013 — Precyse, a leader in Health Information Management (HIM) technology and services, is proud to announce that both its ICD-10 Consulting group and its Transcription Services group have received outstanding scores in the KLAS “2013 MidTerm Performance Review: Software & Services” report. Precyse received an overall score of 93.2 for ICD-10 Consulting and a 93.1 for Transcription.
According to the KLAS report, all performance scores have been compiled from the feedback of thousands of healthcare providers at physician offices, clinics, hospitals and integrated delivery networks throughout the United States. Precyse was also given high marks in Konfidence Level, which denotes the number of unique provider organizations that provided feedback to KLAS.
“To achieve these outstanding KLAS scores, as well as being named 2012 Best in KLAS for Transcription Services, it takes commitment, hard work and a relentless focus on serving our customers’ needs,” said Precyse President Chris Powell. “I am so proud of our colleagues who go above and beyond to make these scores possible, and I’m grateful to all our clients who have taken the time to share their input.”
From an integrated platform for inpatient and outpatient computer assisted coding (CAC) and Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) to a unique and innovative ICD-10 education offering to a comprehensive array of leading HIM service offerings, Precyse allows healthcare organizations to harness the Power of One, serving as a single source for all of their Health Information Management needs. Precyse’s Transcription Technology and Services drive exceptional electronic documentation that better supports the data challenges healthcare providers are facing today, such as ICD-10, Meaningful Use and Core Measures.
Precyse and HealthStream (NASDAQ: HSTM), the largest provider of learning and talent management solutions in healthcare, have teamed together to offer Precyse University, which is the most complete “ICD-10 education solution” on the market today. This solution is designed to prepare coders, physicians, nurses, case managers, administrative staff and all other impacted populations for the upcoming transition to ICD-10. Precyse was also recognized in an earlier KLAS report, “ICD-10 Consulting: Roadmap to a Successful Transition,” as the “only firm in this report to receive 100% positive comments from their clients about their ICD-10 services.”
“Recent surveys by both the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) have indicated that ICD-10 readiness is lagging,” said Thomas Ormondroyd, Vice President and General Manager of Precyse Learning Solutions. “The time is now to engage in ICD-10 preparation and education, and Precyse is uniquely positioned to help healthcare organizations achieve successful results.”

Amid distractions, healthcare organizations must remain steadfast and continue their ICD-10 implementation plans
Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Jun 28, 2013 — Precyse, a leader in Health Information Management (HIM) technology and services, continues to encourage current and prospective clients to move forward with their ICD-10 preparations. Despite recent distractions, such as the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates agreeing to lobby Congress and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for a 2-year “grace period” for physicians to ensure accurate implementation following the October 2014 deadline, the deadline is holding fast. Farzad Mostashari, MD, the national coordinator for healthcare IT, stated last week there would be no extension of the deadline.
While these ramblings continue, there is a clear picture emerging that healthcare organizations are not ready. According to two separate recent surveys — one from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the other from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) — ICD-10 readiness is lagging.
“There is certainly much hard work in the form of clinical documentation improvement, training and development, process improvement and systems testing to be completed between now and October 2014. We are telling our clients that now is not the time to procrastinate,” said Chris Powell, president of Precyse. “As physicians, hospitals and payers manage the ICD-10 transition amid other pressing initiatives, it is critical that we remind ourselves why ICD-10 is so important. ICD-10 gives physicians and hospitals better information about patient populations for use in quality and outcomes programs to help improve patient health, while allowing them to be appropriately reimbursed for the care provided. Staying resolute on this cutover date allows our industry to focus on the health of our nation’s hospitals, physicians and the patients whom we all ultimately serve.”