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Employees raise funds to support lifesaving mission of research hospita
Wayne, PA Nov 19, 2014 — Precyse, the industry leader in Health Information Management (HIM) performance solutions, is participating nationwide in the St. Jude Give thanks. Walk.™ on
Saturday, November 22, 2014. More than 50 employees of Precyse have raised funds to support the campaign, already surpassing the company’s goal prior to the walk. Leading the Precyse effort is CEO Chris Powell.
“St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is special to the entire Precyse organization, not only because of our pledge to ensure a healthy organization to promote a healthy population, but also for our chance to help families so that they can focus on healing their child and not have to worry about the bills,” said Powell.
In addition to raising funds, Precyse colleagues will walk for St. Jude in communities throughout the United States. Precyse is offering a Fitbit Zip™ to each Precyse colleague who walks. Precyse further contributed to the St. Jude Give thanks. Walk.™ by making a donation on behalf of the College of Health Information Management Executives (CHIME) Fall Forum attendees. The fall forum took place October 28 – 31 in San Antonio, Texas.
Participation in the fundraising event is one of many benevolent initiatives led by Precyse’s charitable interest, PrecyseCares. Since the program was established in 2011, Precyse colleagues have participated in more than 12 events, donating time and money for the betterment of lives throughout the
country.

Applications for Education Program Due January 4, 2015
South Burlington, VT Nov 12, 2014 — Precyse, an industry leader in Health Information Management (HIM) performance solutions and Vermont HITEC (a not-for-profit education center), announced today that the two organizations are entering into a partnership to fill Precyse’s current and future medical coding workforce development needs in Vermont.
The two organizations are now recruiting candidates for the first session of the medical coding education program to train candidates as at-home medical coders for Precyse. A medical coder analyzes medical documentation and assigns proper standardized codes used in medical claims. This program is a collaborative effort involving the US Department of Labor, Vermont Department of Labor, Vermont Agency of Commerce, Vermont HITEC and Precyse. Vermont HITEC has partnered with businesses to employ over 1,000 individuals in the healthcare, information technology and advanced manufacturing fields. The Precyse program is unique because the medical coding positions allow Precyse colleagues to work from home.
The Precyse program offers a combination of no-cost education and the advantage of working from home while receiving a competitive wage and full benefits. This presents an opportunity for those living in rural regions of Vermont with limited career opportunities, and is a great option for those who are looking for a fresh start with a new career, as no prior healthcare experience is needed for candidates to
apply to the Precyse program.
The program is offered at no cost to applicants who reside in Vermont. Candidates who have been unemployed for an extended period of time are encouraged to apply, as the educational program and apprenticeship is specifically designed to support Vermonters who are pursuing a significant career change or have been out of the work force, or who are recent graduates struggling to find a job.
“Vermont residents are in need of opportunities for higher skill jobs at higher wages. This program is a great example of how Vermont State government, the healthcare industry, and our non-profit sector can collaborate to bring living-wage jobs to Vermont,” says Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin. “This training program – with guaranteed jobs at the conclusion – is the right way to invest our State’s training money, as it has both immediate gains and long-term sustainability for our Vermont economy and citizens. I am pleased to see pre-apprenticeship, apprenticeship and on-the-job training programs being used successfully in our state to match and educate motivated, hardworking unemployed and underemployed Vermonters with good-paying career opportunities.”
“Vermont HITEC, in partnership with the State of Vermont, provides Vermonters with the education they need to thrive professionally in rewarding careers,” comments U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy. “The healthcare industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in our economy. I am pleased to see preapprenticeship, apprenticeship and on-the-job training programs being used successfully in our state to match and educate motivated, hardworking unemployed and underemployed Vermonters with goodpaying career opportunities.”
Potentially 15 individuals will be selected for the ten-week education program with Precyse through an extensive recruitment process. This education will prepare individuals to take the medical coding certification exam, issued by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). Upon graduation from the program, participants will fill one of the open medical coder apprentice positions. All positions will receive full wages and benefits.
“Our team is excited to partner with the State of Vermont and Vermont HITEC on this initiative,” said Chris Powell, Chief Executive Officer of Precyse. “But for the economic growth incentives offered by the state and the state funding to cover the costs of the education, Precyse would continue its practice of hiring these jobs in other states and outsourcing overseas. This partnership will help us to enhance our medical coding services for the healthcare industry while providing Vermont residents exciting and rewarding careers. It’s a win-win.”
The deadline for medical coding applications is January 4, 2015. To apply, complete the online application via Vermont HITEC website: www.vthitec.org. For more information or assistance, contact: Rebecca Carter, ITAR Project Leader & Mentor, via email: rebecca.carter@vthitec.org, or via phone: 802-872-0660.
“We fill the gap between motivated individuals who lack specific job skills and employers looking for well-trained and qualified staff,” said Gerry Ghazi, President of Vermont HITEC. “Our goal at Vermont HITEC is to provide motivated Vermont job seekers with the opportunity to acquire the skills needed for great jobs at highly successful businesses – these health care education programs are an excellent way to match Precyse up with exceptional individuals.”

Company offers providers comprehensive ICD-10 training
Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Oct 23, 2014 — CareCloud, the leading provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic health records (EHR), and medical billing software and services, has partnered with Precyse/HealthStream to offer its clients a powerful and unique ICD-10 education program for the physician office/ambulatory market. Precyse and HealthStream have teamed together to offer a unique and comprehensive ICD-10 education solution that is delivered exclusively through HealthStream’s workforce development platform. CareClouds thousands of medical provider clients in 48 states will join the more than 1.6 million learners already using the Precyse University ICD-10 education solution. CareCloud has offered clients leveraging its cloud-based platform access to the following revolutionary benefits and features of the Precyse University Physician Office ICD-10 Education Solution:
• A single solution for all ICD-10 education needs within a practice or clinic;
• Diversified education providing each impacted population with the specific tools and training needed to be successful in ICD-10;
• Myriad of advanced courseware, applications and tools to make education more practical, accessible and relevant to physicians’ concerns, needs and time constraints; and
• Exclusive access to Precyse University’s expansive, one-of-a-kind ICD-10 education program.
“With the ICD-10 transition just months away, we understand that many providers are still concerned about being prepared to make the switch,” explains, Kathleen Thompson, Senior Director of Product Management for CareCloud. “Through our partnership with Precyse/HealthStream, our clients will receive a comprehensive solution for successful migration to ICD-10 in their coding and clinical care workflows, while realizing the benefits of sustained reimbursement levels, improved outcome indicators and fewer claim denials.”
Precyse and HealthStream have partnered to offer a one-stop solution for all of the ICD-10 education needs within physician practices, clinics, and other ambulatory settings. With Precyse’s innovative ICD-10 education programs and HealthStream’s market leading platform for workforce development, healthcare providers have made the ICD-10 solution from Precyse and HealthStream the healthcare industry’s top choice.
“The Precyse University ICD-10 Physician Office Solution is built to fully prepare physicians and all members of their offices and/or clinics for the new world of ICD-10,” explains Thomas Ormondroyd, vice president and general manager of Precyse Learning Solutions. “Although ICD-10 seems daunting and burdensome, it actually offers tremendous opportunity to optimize reimbursement, minimize denials and appeals and improve clinical care through more valuable and detailed data. Our solution is designed to ease the change to ICD-10 and have physicians and their staffs ready for its arrival.”
Unlike its competitors, the Precyse University solution is fully built and tested with more than 300 courses, applications and tools specifically for physicians’ needs. In addition, most courses are mobileready for use on a computer, iPad® or mobile device to make education available anywhere and at any time. Innovative tools and resources such as video games, labs, simulators and animations are available as well.

Precyse ranked number one for firms offering both CDI and CAC solutions
Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Oct 15, 2014 — Precyse, an industry leader in Health Information Management (HIM) performance solutions, is pleased to announce Precyse’s Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) services received high scores in a recent KLAS report, titled “CDI Services 2014: Providing Light to Documentation Darkness.” Overall Precyse ranked the highest among firms that offer both Computer-Assisted Coding (CAC) and CDI solutions, and scored well above the market average for CDI Training and CDI Software/Tools categories.
Many providers interviewed prefer a CDI vendor who also provides a CAC solution, which is in line with Precyse’s current day offering of a single, integrated CDI and CAC technology solution, plus enabling services, to enhance data access and communication among coders, CDI specialists, and clinicians. One Precyse client explained, “One thing I liked about Precyse, when we looked around, was that their CDI and computer-assisted coding tools were on the same platform. I felt that would be very important for the synergy between the coders and the people doing the documentation.”
The role of CDI continues to evolve, driven by a focus on reimbursement, quality care and Value Based Purchasing reporting. Precyse incorporates people, processes and technology to provide the specificity of documentation that is required by ICD-9-CM, eases the transition to ICD-10, and supports Meaningful Use and other quality care initiatives. Organizations that improve clinical documentation by investing in CDI programs with training and process improvements that build a strong foundation and support best practices stand to gain significant improvements today and will be prepared for the challenges of tomorrow.
Other areas praised by clients in the report include Precyse University education software, training, peer-to-peer education and overall ICD-10 preparedness. As one client explained, “Precyse has done a good job with ICD-10 preparedness. They gave us some clues as to how CDI would impact us in the ICD-10 world, and they helped convert all of our queries into ICD-10-compliant language with the level of detail we needed.” In the report most clients touted Precyse’s, “breadth of resources and strength of their clinician support.”
Chris Powell, CEO of Precyse, stated, “Our emphasis on fully understanding our client’s current challenges and business processes, and then applying the wide breadth of our portfolio – targeted education, leading practices consulting, and integrated, enabling technology – is helping our customers succeed through a very challenging time in the history of healthcare.”

The industry’s only integrated technology platform for inpatient and outpatient coding and CDI – precyseCode™ and precyseCDI™ offers additional functionality with easier to use interface
San Diego, CA Sep 30, 2014 — The use of precyseCode™ and precyseCDI™ by provider organizations continuous to grow. Precyse’s single, consolidated platform offers both inpatient and outpatient computer-assisted coding (CAC), and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) workflow supported by state-of-the-art Natural Language Processing (NLP). The technology and Precyse’s unique ability to offer associated services helps minimize denials, reduce audit risks, and improve coding compliance.
Nationally, Providers are starting dual coding programs to ensure their coders have hands-on coding practice before the proposed ICD-10 implementation in October 2015. Dual coding allows providers to analyze for documentation gaps, identify educational opportunities and the potential impact on contract and reimbursement.. Client facilities using precyseCode and precyseCDI are taking advantage of the technology’s dual coding capabilities, which are complemented by Precyse’s dual coding services. “The technologies are helping our clients lower their coding error rates and reduce the number of queries back to the physician for clarification or correction,” comments Chris Powell, CEO of Precyse. “Since AHIMA October 2013, we’ve experienced 26 percent growth in our CAC/CDI technology client base.”
Adds Debra Stenner, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, “Hospitals using Precyse’s technology have experienced significantly higher productivity rates. One client reported a 50 percent increase in productivity with the use of precyseCode for same day surgeries (SDS) and expects the number to grow.”

Healthcare education leader collaborates with providers to take advantage of ICD-10 delay and improve documentation for each specialty.
San Diego, CA Sep 29, 2014 — Precyse University, the most innovative, complete and widely adopted on-site, online and mobile ICD-10 education solution, continues to support its growing population of more than 1.6 million learners by offering more courseware to support improved clinical documentation. This unique and comprehensive ICD-10 education solution is delivered exclusively through HealthStream’s workforce development platform. “Our clients are interested in clinical documentation improvement training for a number of reasons,” explains Tom Ormondroyd, Vice President and General Manager, Precyse Learning Solutions. “There is a large consensus that regardless of an ICD-10 deadline, improvingdocumentation has a significant positive impact on patients, healthcare providers and facilities. That’s the focus that keeps the momentum going and supports healthcare facilities in achieving better outcomes.”
Clinical documentation training enhances the skills of providers, and results in more accurate coding, and reimbursement, whether coders are using ICD-9 or ICD-10. A growing number of provider facilities recognize the process of documentation accuracy and integrity as crucial to helping them meet numerous goals.
Precyse University’s solution offers foundational and specialty courses to help organizations move forward with documentation improvement plans and education. Each program is filled with tips, strategies and readiness information for documentation and coding best practices. Due to the ICD-10 delay, the Precyse University solution has been enhanced to focus on optimal documentation and processes that maximize performance in an ICD-9 or ICD-10 world. Precyse has released additional coding tools and courseware to help maintain skills for those coders who have already completed their education and risk losing this knowledge. The focus of Precyse University is to encourage impacted populations to stay the course with their ICD-10 training programs, and focus on accurate and complete documentation for each specialty to minimize the risk of falling behind.
“Precyse University is innovating courseware and programs to help clients through this time period. We’re building and shaping content to help them navigate the delay and be best prepared for a successful transition,” summarizes Ormondroyd. “This is an unexpected opportunity for provider facilities to improve their documentation.”

HIM technology and services leader offers key HIM events and demonstrates technology enhancements
San Diego, CA Sep 28, 2014 — Precyse, an industry leader in Health Information Management (HIM) Performance Management services and technologies, invites AHIMA 2014 show attendees to visit booth #1617 and see how it is driving the power of information with the only HFMA Peer Reviewed HIM Technology and Services Suite. Attendees will experience live demonstrations of the newest enhancements to precyseCode™ computer-assisted coding and precyseCDI,™ offered in one integrated platform that incorporates state-of-art Natural Language Processing (NLP) for embedded intelligence, and supports multiple HIM roles across your organization.
Another star feature at the show booth will be Precyse University, the company’s innovative, complete and widely adopted on-site, online and mobile ICD-10 education solution. This unique and comprehensive ICD-10 education solution is delivered exclusively through HealthStream’s workforce development platform and is used by approximately 1.6 million learners for ICD-10 readiness. Visit the Precyse booth and see why Precyse received a 100% client satisfaction score for its ICD-10 education solution, appraised by clients as a mature, comprehensive and flexible training program.
On September 30th, for the fourth consecutive year, Precyse will assemble the HIM Innovation Community, led by Linda Kloss, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, president of Kloss Strategic Advisors and former CEO of AHIMA. Comprised of Precyse thought leaders and HIM professionals from top healthcare institutions in North America, the assembly will convene with an overarching goal to gain insight from community members on the state of information and data governance. Our community members are leaders and as such, we are interested to hear how they are transforming HIM in their respective venues.
Additionally, Precyse will host its annual Precyse University User Group collaboration meeting, also on September 30.The meeting offers attendees the opportunity to collaborate with their Precyse University peers about ICD-10 education and transition, the impact of the delay’s impact on user groups’ plans, effective strategies used to drive utilization, and an exciting – and exclusive – sneak peek at the newest Precyse University technology coming soon. Precyse is proud to be an AHIMA Diamond Partner and support the AHIMA Foundation as a Platinum Partner.

HIM technology and services leader to present best practice strategies that transform ICD-10 challenges into success for staff, physicians and healthcare facilities
San Diego, CA Sep 28, 2014 — Precyse, the industry leader in health information management (HIM) technologies and services, announces its lineup of speakers and events at the 86th Annual American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Convention and Exhibit, September 27 through October 2, 2014. AHIMA attendees are invited to attend the company’s sessions that showcase the benefits and challenges providers face when transitioning to ICD-10.
On Monday, Precyse business executive and healthcare educational thought leader Tom Ormondroyd will present “Build Your ICD-10 Transition Strategy to Empower Physicians” during a networking breakfast at the San Diego Conference Center. Ormondroyd, Vice President and General Manager of Precyse University™, will provide attendees with valuable tips and ideas on how to engage physicians in ICD-10 preparedness programs for a successful transition amidst the impact of the ICD-10 delay. “ICD-10 promises strong benefits to physicians and the healthcare organizations in which they practice, including appropriate reimbursement, improved outcome indicators, reduced potential compliance issues, fewer claims denials. The key is proper training and preparation,” notes Ormondroyd. The breakfast and speaking event takes place September 29, from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. in Room 1A at the San Diego Conference Center.
Closing out the show on Wednesday, Precyse HIM expert, Marion Kruse, Senior Managing Director, Clinical Services, RN, MBA, will lead a discussion on how to turn the ICD-10 year long delay into an advantage for your organization. Titled “How to Survive and Thrive in the New World of ICD-10,” her informative presentation features points on how to make the most of documentation opportunities that may impact reimbursement and quality measurement, and minimize coding and revenue delays. The presentation includes documentation and coding quirks discovered in recent chart reviews to help keep coders on point and on task for maximum results. The speaking event takes place October 1, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Room 6A at the San Diego Convention Center.
AHIMA show attendees are encouraged to visit Precyse at booth #1617.

One of the leading revenue cycle management companies offers providers comprehensive ICD-10 training
Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Aug 20, 2014 — Precyse and HealthStream (NASDAQ: HSTM) are teaming with Trizetto Corporation’s Provider Solutions business unit to offer a unique and
comprehensive ICD-10 education solution that is delivered exclusively through HealthStream’s workforce development platform. TriZetto’s more than 240,000 healthcare provider clients now have the
opportunity to join the more than 1.6 million learners already using the Precyse solution for ICD-10 readiness. TriZetto Provider Solutions now provides clients with access to the following revolutionary benefits and features of the Precyse University Physician Office ICD-10 Education Solution:
• A single solution for all ICD-10 education needs within a practice or clinic;
• Diversified education providing each impacted population with the specific tools and training needed to be successful in ICD-10;
• A myriad of advanced courseware, applications and tools to make education more practical, accessible and relevant to physicians’ concerns, needs and time constraints; and
• Exclusive access to Precyse University’s expansive, one-of-a-kind ICD-10 education program.
“Even though ICD-10 implementation has been delayed, this transition remains one of the biggest business challenges for the healthcare industry. TriZetto is committed to supporting our clients through this critical change,” stated Lori Logan, senior vice president, TriZetto Provider Solutions. “Precyse University offers our clients industry leading education designed to meet the unique demands of their office and staff, whether they are a physician office or a hospital,” said Logan. Precyse and HealthStream have partnered to offer a one-stop solution for all of the ICD-10 education needs for a broad range of healthcare organizations, including physician practices, clinics, and other ambulatory settings. With Precyse’s innovative ICD-10 education programs and HealthStream’s market leading platform for workforce development, healthcare providers have made the ICD-10 solution from Precyse and HealthStream the healthcare industry’s top choice.
“The Precyse University ICD-10 Physician Office Solution is built to fully prepare physicians and all members of their offices and/or clinics for the new world of ICD-10,” explains Thomas Ormondroyd, vice president and general manager of Precyse Learning Solutions. “Although ICD-10 seems daunting and burdensome, it actually offers tremendous opportunity to optimize reimbursement, minimize denials and appeals and improve clinical care through more valuable and detailed data. Our solution is designed to ease the change to ICD-10 and have physicians and their staffs ready for its arrival.”
“The Precyse University ICD-10 Physician Office Solution is built to fully prepare physicians and all members of their offices and/or clinics for the new world of ICD-10,” explains Thomas Ormondroyd, vice president and general manager of Precyse Learning Solutions. “Although ICD-10 seems daunting and burdensome, it actually offers tremendous opportunity to optimize reimbursement, minimize denials and appeals and improve clinical care through more valuable and detailed data. Our solution is designed to ease the change to ICD-10 and have physicians and their staffs ready for its arrival.”

Precyse urges providers to shift focus back to this important initiative
Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Aug 13, 2014 — On July 31, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted a final rule in the Federal Register announcing, as expected, that the ICD-10 implementation date will be October 1, 2015.
Providers have been in a state of flux since the announcement of the delay of the October 2014 deadline in April. Naturally, the delay caused lulls in momentum and, resources originally slated for
ICD-10 readiness were reallocated to competing priorities. Now that the final date has been published it is pertinent that providers reinitiate ICD-10 activities or run the risk of not being ready in time for the deadline.
The key to ICD-10 readiness is improved documentation skills, even minor changes such as more specificity in notes create obvious financial and non-financial benefits: fewer claims denials,
reduced audit exposure, improved case mix index and improved cash flows. Most importantly, patient care is improved when downstream clinicians can review and rely upon more complete chart notes, and better data is available for clinical decision making, analytics and comparative studies. Better documentation is achieved through education and training programs for physicians and other
caregivers. This includes developing processes, guidance and support for improved clinical documentation under ICD-9 to be better prepared for ICD-10.
Precyse has not stopped preparing for the implementation of the new coding rules and stands ready to support and meet the needs of providers, including our nearly 5,000 clients, many of whom already rely on our management, staffing and technology solutions, through our training and implementation process.
“While preparing for ICD-10 has been a long and challenging process for providers, a successful ICD-10 transition will lead to future benefits,” said Chris Powell, CEO, Precyse. “Staff education, clinical documentation improvement processes and process improvement efforts that support a successful transition to ICD-10 will also give providers a stronger foundation for other strategic initiatives embarked upon under the Affordable Care Act.”