Precyse / HealthStream's ICD-10 Education Solution Reaches Approximately 1.2 Million Learners

WAYNE, Pa. and ALPHARETTA, Ga., Feb. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.' " ¹

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"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."

Precyse/HealthStream at HIMSS 2014

Representatives from Precyse and HealthStream will provide solution demonstrations of Precyse University and its innovative applications, arcade and simulators at the HIMSS 2014 Annual Conference & Exhibition February 23-27, 2014, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., (Booth #3613).

Precyse is the sponsor of the HIMSS 2014 Pre-Conference Symposium titled "ICD-10: Stop Being Polite and Start Getting Real About ICD-10." During this daylong program, attendees will learn how to address some of the biggest ICD-10 challenges. To view the symposium schedule, visit precyse.com/symposium.  Precyse will also host the HIMSS 2014 Lunch & Learn panel discussion titled "CDI Strategies for Success: Advance Documentation and Win with ICD-10." To register for the Lunch & Learn, visit precyse.com/register.

About HealthStream

HealthStream (NASDAQ: HSTM) is dedicated to improving patient outcomes through the development of healthcare organizations' greatest asset: their people. Our unified suite of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions are used by, collectively, approximately 3.7 million healthcare employees in the U.S. for training & learning management, talent management, performance assessment, and managing simulation-based education programs. Our research solutions provide valuable insight to healthcare providers to meet HCAHPS requirements, engage their workforce, and enhance physician alignment. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, HealthStream has additional offices in Laurel, Maryland, Brentwood, Tennessee, and Pensacola, Florida. For more information, visit http://www.healthstream.com or call 800-933-9293.

About Precyse®

Precyse provides industry-leading expert services and comprehensive technologies that empower healthcare organizations to most effectively and efficiently capture, organize, secure and analyze clinical data and transform it into actionable information, supporting the delivery of quality patient care and optimizing operating performance. Precyse has enabled nearly 4,000 healthcare facilities and health systems nationwide to improve efficiency and deliver tangible outcomes for more than a decade. With products ranging from an integrated transcription and coding platform with advanced speech recognition, expert workflow technologies and Natural Language Processing to HIM consulting and services, Precyse's flexible software can be delivered stand-alone or complemented by a professional staff of more than 1,200 experts. Now more than ever, hospitals and health systems are challenged to achieve meaningful use of the legal health record. Precyse is the partner hospitals across the country choose to achieve this

1 "ICD-10 Consulting: Roadmap to a Successful Transition." December 2012.

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