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Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Feb 26, 2014 — Precyse University, the most innovative and complete on-site, online and mobile healthcare education solution that is designed to prepare coders, physicians, nurses, case managers, administrative staff and all others impacted by the transition to ICD-10, is gaining increasing dominance in healthcare organizations nationwide. 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. The Precyse/HealthStream solution for ICD-10 education is now used by approximately 1.2 million learners in healthcare organizations. Precyse was recognized in the recent 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. Precyse clients praise the Precyse University training program as ‘mature, comprehensive, and flexible.’ ”
“Precyse has helped us identify the different levels and types of education needed for our entire staff including our clinicians and doctors, helping us to understand the full breath of impact and to plan accordingly,” said Marie Thomas, RHIT, CCS, CPC-H, CCDS, Revenue and Documentation Integrity, I-10 Lead Trainer Duke University Health System. “Our staff needed ICD-10 education that was easily accessible.”
Precyse and HealthStream also offer a powerful and unique ICD-10 education program for the physician office/ambulatory market, the Precyse University Physician Office ICD-10 Education Solution. This program is specifically designed with the needs of physicians in mind and provides a one-stop solution for all the ICD-10 education needs of physician practices, clinics and other ambulatory settings.
“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,” explained Thomas Ormondroyd, Vice President and General Manager of Precyse Learning Solutions. “Our solution is designed to ease the change to ICD-10 and have healthcare organizations ready for its arrival.”

Companies to jointly host ICD-10 Pre-Conference Symposium at HIMSS 2014
Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Feb 25, 2014 — Precysee, a leader in Health Information Management (HIM) Performance Management and Technology, and Jvion, a healthcare technology company that delivers software solutions designed to protect provider revenues from mandated reforms and compliance activities, have partnered together to offer the Precyse/Jvion ICD-10 Assured solution. This program brings together the best in data analytics, services and workflow technology to help healthcare organizations proactively diagnose risk areas, mitigate pitfalls, and capitalize on improvement opportunities on their path to ICD-10 and beyond.
Jvion, with its proven big-data analytic technology, pinpoints areas of vulnerability, and Precyse, with 14 years of experience in helping organizations of all sizes improve performance and reduce risk, will aid clients in resolving those vulnerabilities. After delivering actionable data that pinpoints risk, Precyse then builds a tailored HIM Performance Management solution that applies the right combination of people, process and technology to address these problem areas head on and ensure success and sustainability in ICD-10 and beyond.
“The intelligence provided by Jvion will be an essential element in meeting the needs of Precyse clients seeking data to efficiently focus resources in areas presenting the greatest financial and clinical risk,” said Denise Johnson, vice president, Integrated Services for Precyse. “It is only through the combination of superior analytics and comprehensive services that results can be ICD-10 Assured.”
A Pre-Conference Symposium, led by Jvion and sponsored by Precyse will be held at the HIMSS 2014 Annual Conference & Exhibition February 23-27, 2014, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. (Precyse will be at Booth #3613, and Jvion will be at Booth #4193). The symposium, titled “ICD-10: Stop Being Polite and Start Getting Real About ICD-10,” will be held on Sunday, February 23, 2014, from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. During this daylong program, attendees will learn how to address some of the biggest ICD-10 challenges including: implementing a successful ICD-10 program in an outpatient/ambulatory setting; how to increase retention and the effectiveness of documentation and training; how to support organizations that are behind in their ICD-10 conversion; how to optimize remaining ICD-10 budgets; what to do about post 10/14 reimbursement monitoring; and how providers can avoid ICD-10’s long-term impacts to fraud, waste, and abuse.

Achieves the top Transcription Services ranking while offering a trifecta of HIM services, including coding, transcription and full HIM department strategic sourcing
Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Feb 3, 2014 — Precyse, a leader in health information management (HIM) Performance Management and Technology, has been named Best in KLAS for
Transcription Services in the recent report titled “2013 Best in KLAS: Software & Services.” Precyse has achieved consecutive top rankings, receiving very high marks in all three categories; Sales and Contracting, Service and Support, and General, all with scores over 90. “We listened to the providers, and these are the results,” said Adam Gale, CEO and president of KLAS Research. “This report isn’t about KLAS. It is a reflection of thousands of providers who wanted to be heard and counted. That is the reason top-performing vendors should be proud of their achievements.”
The clinical documentation of the patient story is critical to the success of a healthcare facility. Without accurate, concise clinical documentation it is impossible to achieve Core Measures, to transition to ICD-10 or to establish clinical data mining to produce required statistics. Precyse’s combination of technology, processes and services accelerates turnaround time, reduces costs, minimizes capital outlay and transforms dictation into meaningful clinical information for ultimate patient care while achieving financial goals.
“I am thrilled to see Precyse honored as Best in KLAS for transcription services again this year. The continual commitment, hard work and relentless effort of our colleagues supports our vision where all meaningful information is available and helps save time, money and lives. I’m proud that we are unmatched in quality of service staff and living up to client expectations, among many other things.’” said Chris Powell, president of Precyse. “We believe that this recognition reflects the relentless focus on continual improvement. The year over year consistency of our ranking is outstanding.”
One Precyse customer on the KLAS website stated, “I do not have any gaps or shortcomings with Precyse. I have been with them since 2006. My HIM department utilizes them as a full outsource
service. I could not be more thrilled. Using Precyse was the best decision I made. They beat their contract term times by a mile. I don’t have any quality complaints or upset doctors. Transcription is a nonissue.”

Nationally recognized healthcare insurance executive to lend valuable insights to leading healthcare information company
Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Jan 23, 2014 — Precyse, a leader in health information management (HIM) Performance Management and Technology, has announced that Dennis W. Casey
has joined the Precyse Advisory Council (PAC). Casey, who is widely recognized as a leader in the healthcare insurance and related employee benefits business with over 37 years of experience,
recently retired from Wellpoint Inc. where he served as Senior Vice President for Individual and Group Business, overseeing operations of 13 of Wellpoint’s health insurance plans. Previously, he served as CEO of Acordia Financial Industry Benefits Inc., a publicly traded subsidiary of Indiana Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
With his industry knowledge and years of expertise, Casey was tapped to advise Precyse as it works to simplify its clients’ everyday challenges by providing holistic services and technologies that transform clinical data directly into actionable information. The Precyse Advisory Council functions as a source of high-level input and advice on the strategic positioning and expansion of Precyse’s service and technology offerings. The PAC also serves as a conduit for new business opportunities because of the extensive experience and networks developed by each of the nine council members.
“We are excited to welcome Dennis to our Advisory Council,” said Precyse Board Member Alan Weinstein, Chairman of the PAC. “As a key executive with Wellpoint, Dennis was instrumental in
promoting growth and success within that organization. We look forward to the valuable insights and perspectives he will bring to Precyse.”

The industry’s only integrated, NLP-driven platform for inpatient and outpatient coding and CDI – precyseCode and precyseCDI
Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Oct 28, 2013 — Precyse, has developed the industry’s only single, integrated platform enabling both inpatient and outpatient coding and CDI, supported by state of-art Natural Language Processing (NLP). Precyse technology is contracted in 21 hospitals, with more than half signing on in 2013. In the third quarter alone, eight new organizations have contracted for precyseCode™ and precyseCDI™. The Precyse implementation methodology developed by industry experts ensures these newly contracted organizations will be live well in advance of the 2014 deadline, joining the other organizations already utilizing the Precyse technology to great success.
Precyse clients have come to realize the value of a single, integrated application that enables concurrent review and streamlined throughput for the analysis of inpatient and outpatient encounters. As an example, one particular Precyse client has already seen a 50 percent increase in productivity with the use of precyseCode for Same Day Surgeries (SDS), and only expects this number to grow.
“There are several methods and technologies an organization can choose to help manage the change to ICD-10 and ever evolving healthcare reform,” said Linda Kloss, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, president Kloss Strategic Advisors and former CEO of AHIMA. “However the more integrated your technology solutions and workflow, the more successful the technology will be. Precyse offers this solution.”

Clients, colleagues and Advisory Council members present on an array of topics at the conference
Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Oct 24, 2013 — Precyse, a leader in health information management (HIM) technologies and services, will share expertise during three separate educational sessions at the 85th Annual American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Convention and Exhibit, October 26-30.
Kicking off the sessions is Lori Purcell, RHIA, CCS, Associate Director, ICD-10 and Educational Services at Precyse. Her presentation titled, “The Impact of ICD-10 on Ancillary Departments: Rely on the Principle of Specificity,” will explore the way ancillary departments can participate in a successful transition to ICD-10. It is critical these departments understand the process of coding and how documentation can ultimately impact the revenues of the facility. Participants will learn how to match the service (CPT code) with the diagnosis (ICD-10 codes). Purcell will also review common outpatient claim rejections and tackle problems with coding cheat sheets and documentation templates. This educational session will take place October 26, 4:15-5:15pm, during the Clinical Coding Community Meeting.
On Monday, October 28, Tom Ormondroyd, MBA, Vice President and General Manager, Precyse Learning Solutions, and Precyse University client Donielle Bailey, RHIA, ICD-10 Project Coordinator, UNC/Rex Health will present, “One Year Left: How to Prepare Your Documentation and Complete ICD-10 Education Before Time Runs Out.” With the implementation of ICD-10 less than a year away, this session will focus on how the transition will impact clinical documentation and what steps need to be taken to prepare. The presenters will outline best practices and insights on how to implement an ICD-10 education plan and how UNC/Rex Health is getting physician buy-in. Ormondroyd and Bailey’s presentation will take place 4:30-5:30pm.
Linda Kloss, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, president Kloss Strategic Advisors and former CEO of AHIMA and Member of Precyse Advisory Council will be presenting with Karen J. Lawler, MPS, RHIA, CHPS, FABC, Director Health Information Management and Privacy Officer, Stamford Hospital. Their presentation titled, “Health Information Management in 2016: Guiding Principles and a Governance Framework for a Digital Age,” looks toward the future of HIM.
This presentation will represent the work of 30 top healthcare institutions in North America – working together toward the common goal of advancing effective HIM and governance. The group, called the HIM Innovation Community, began in 2011 to consider how health information management is changing and to share learning about how to facilitate positive change. Recently, the Community developed guiding principles for each component of the Information Management function.

The most comprehensiveICD-10 education solution will now offer ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS books
Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Sep 30, 2013 — Precyse, the leading provider of ICD-10 education in the country, recently announced Precyse University is partnering with Contexo Media to provide a variety of ICD-10 products to help healthcare professionals prepare for the significant code set change to ICD-10 taking place October 1, 2014. These products, including ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS books, were designed with input from medical professionals from across the nation.
Thousands of healthcare professionals rely on Contexo Media’s coding books to stay on top of critical updates across the fast-changing medical landscape. And now, Precyse is pleased to offer official ICD-10-CM: 2014 and ICD-10-PCS: 2014 books directly, at a significant savings.
“Through our agreement with Contexo, we are able to private-label the official ICD-10 code books and offer a significant discount because of the amount of clients utilizing Precyse University,” said Thomas Ormondroyd, BS, MBA, vice president, general manager, Precyse Learning Solutions. “Precyse reaches thousands of healthcare organizations nationwide, including 14 of the 18 healthcare facilities listed in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospitals Honor Roll.” The Precyse University ICD-10-CM: 2014 book is for facilities interested in getting ahead of the 2014 ICD-10-CM mandatory implementation date for this new complex set of codes. It presents the data the way healthcare professional are accustomed to seeing diagnostic codes.
The ICD-10-PCS: 2014 books are a perfect complement for professionals currently using ICD-9-CM Volume 3, as it contains the latest draft of the ICD-10-PCS code set. The user-friendly format enables users to become familiar with valid code construction through the use of tables rather than code lists.
Precyse University has revolutionized healthcare education through innovation, creativity and the use of advanced technology to help healthcare professionals to prepare for the challenges of today and tomorrow. To place an order for a new ICD-10 coding book or to explore other helpful education tools, visit the Precyse University store at http://precyseuniversity.com/books.
Contexo Media
Contexo Media, a part of the DecisionHealth information network, is an independent provider of revenue-enhancing solutions for medical practices and healthcare providers to maximize their coding, reimbursement and compliance efforts. Thousands of healthcare professionals rely on Contexo Media’s coding books, software, eLearning and educational workshops to stay on top of critical updates across the fast-changing medical landscape. In addition to publishing the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Draft code sets, Contexo Media has developed a series of ICD-10-focused training tools to help prepare for the upcoming code change: advanced anatomy and physiology, documentation, a practical y-specific ICD-9 to ICD-10 code mapper quick reference guides. For more information go to www.contexomedia.com.

Specialized expertise will optimize HIM department operations, productivity and workflow
Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Sep 11, 2013 — Precyse, a leader in Health Information Management (HIM) technology and services, has been awarded a five-year contract for its Health Information Management Strategic Sourcing Services by Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md.
As part of the agreement, Precyse will provide services in the areas of transcription, clinical documentation improvement (CDI) and coding, using both precyseCode™ and precyseCDI™, Precyse’s exclusive single, integrated platform enabling both inpatient and outpatient computer assisted coding and CDI. The Cloud-based platform incorporates state-of-the-art Natural Language Processing (NLP) for embedded intelligence and supports multiple HIM roles across an organization. The precyseCode platform also contains embedded encoder integration.
“I am confident that with Precyse’s specialized expertise, we will experience marked improvements in quality, workflow, efficiency and cash flow,” said Dale Bushey, Vice President, Finance, Meritus Health. “Their in-depth knowledge and experience in meeting healthcare regulatory and compliance requirements coupled with their background in health information systems are the reasons we selected Precyse as the ideal HIM partner.”
Precyse will also provide HIM administration, staffing support and education; processing of all patient records, reports and reconciliation; and regulatory and compliance review and adherence. Precyse strategic sourcing provides the best practices, processes and technology needed to facilitate the capture of data, the content and record management and finally, the information use, analysis and exchange required to produce consistent and quality outcomes.
“Providers are facing numerous challenges in meeting regulatory and compliance healthcare requirements, but Precyse has the people, processes and technology to support clients today while moving them step-by-step into the future,” said Chris Powell, President of Precyse. “Our HIM strategic sourcing solutions implement changes without compromise. We help strengthen health data integrity, drive EHR adoption, improve productivity and processes and prepare for a successful ICD-10 transition. We pride ourselves in taking care of the health information that is taking care of patient lives.”
Precyse currently provides HIM support to hundreds of hospitals and health systems nationwide and is the only company able to assume full responsibility for the entire HIM function for a hospital or health system on a short- or long-term basis.

The most comprehensive ICD-10 education solution is now available to physician practices
Wayne, PA and Alpharetta, GA Sep 10, 2013 — Through its partnership with HealthStream (NASDAQ: HSTM), Precyse University, the most innovative, complete and widely adopted on-site, online and mobile ICD-10 education solution, has launched a powerful and unique ICD-10 education program for the physician office/ambulatory market. Revolutionary benefits and features include:
• A single solution for all ICD-10 education needed 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 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.
“The transition to ICD-10 poses challenges to physicians, yet it also promises particular benefits,” explains Precyse President Chris Powell. “These benefits can only be achieved if physicians take the time to find the right educational solution to properly prepare themselves and their staffs.”
Precyse and HealthStream have partnered to offer a one-stop solution for all the ICD-10 education needed within physician practices, clinics and other ambulatory settings. With Precyse’s innovative ICD-10 education programs and HealthStream’s market-leading platform for talent management (i.e.,the platform and technology that provides Precyse University), healthcare providers have made the ICD-10 solution from Precyse and HealthStream the healthcare industry’s top choice.
ICD-10 will affect every aspect of a physician’s practice, including patient encounters, clinical and financial workflow and, depending on the circumstances, compensation and reimbursement. Physicians who take decisive steps to fully integrate ICD-10 codes into their clinical practice stand to benefit in several ways, including determining severity of illness and proving medical necessity, growing compensation and reimbursement and addressing technology and healthcare reform initiatives—such as value-based purchasing, pay-for-performance programs and the government’s physician quality reporting system (PQRS).
“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 200 courses, applications and tools specifically for physicians’ needs. In addition, all 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.
“Through this partnership, Precyse and HealthStream have become the leading provider of ICD-10 education in the country, reaching thousands of healthcare organizations nationwide,” said Powell. “We are the #1 choice by top hospitals in the United States, as our ICD-10 education solution is being used in 14 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 and look forward to now serving the physician office community.”
To learn more or purchase the Precyse University ICD-10 Physician Office solution for your office or organization, simply visit www.precyseuniversity.com/physician.

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