Precyse Solutions Appoints ICD-10 Program Management Director

WAYNE, Pa., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Precyse Solutions, a leading provider of medical transcription, coding and health information management technology solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Cortnie R. Simmons, RHIA, CCS, to the newly created position of Director, ICD-10 Program Management and Compliance.  

Simmons is a ten-year Health Information Management professional having held positions with Lexicode, HP3 and the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA).  Most recently, Simmons served as a Coding and Compliance Consultant with HCA, managing across the organization to ensure risk reduction through record review and providing training and education.  In her new role, Simmons will have responsibility for implementing Precyse's ICD-10 related technology and service offerings and in addition will oversee the rollout of ICD-10 training to Precyse's internal consulting resources.

Cheryl Servais, MPH, RHIA, Vice President of Compliance and Privacy Officer for Precyse sees the addition of Simmons as a marketplace differentiator. "Cortnie comes to Precyse with impressive experience within both the hospital and vendor segments, and knows first-hand the requirements and challenges each face.  Cortnie will be instrumental in directing Precyse's strategy on the utilization of technology to automate ICD-10 code assignments.  In addition, Cortnie has a comprehensive vision for the role of technology in creating interoperability with other coding systems.  We are thrilled to have someone with Cortnie's acumen join our ICD-10 team."

ABOUT PRECYSE SOLUTIONS

Precyse Solutions provides flexible clinical documentation solutions that accelerate turnaround, reduce human resource demand and advance the agenda of transforming clinical data directly into meaningful health information. Precyse offers an integrated platform solution for both medical transcription and coding operations. The Precyse transcription technology platform deploys advanced speech recognition and workflow technologies and is complemented by an extensive transcription services organization.  The Precyse coding platform offers robust remote coding functionality along with computer-assisted coding.  These technology offerings are complemented by a full suite of health information management services and solutions.

For more information visit www.precysesolutions.com or call 610-688-2464.

    
    
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