Precyse Showcases Auditing Services and Applications at AHIMA 2015

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Precyse, a leader in health information management (HIM) technology, services and education, will show healthcare organizations how to "Unlock Revenue and Resources" at the AHIMA 2015 Convention and Exhibit September 26-30, 2015, at the Ernest E. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans (Booth #721). With the convention taking place just days before the official transition to the ICD-10 code set, Precyse will show attendees how the company is uniquely prepared to arm healthcare organizations with the tools and resources they need, not only at the outset of the ICD-10 implementation, but also as they face the inevitable challenges that will arise going forward. A particular area of focus at the convention will be Auditing Services and Technology.

"One of the concerns about the switch to ICD-10 is how it will impact the confidence and productivity of coders," noted Cindy Doyon, RHIA, Vice President, Coding & Client Audit Services. "Even coders who have years of experience coding in ICD-9 are bound to be a bit apprehensive about changing to ICD-10, and this has the potential to negatively impact not only the bottom line, but the ability of an organization to meet coding quality standards."

Precyse's Auditing Services and Technology can help to eliminate these risks. By evaluating an organization's coding activities in the ICD-10 environment, identifying areas of weakness, and providing education targeted at improving clinical data, the confidence of coders increases,  improving their accuracy and productivity.

Precyse's Auditing Services are flexible and can be customized to meet the specific needs of an organization. Precyse works with the organization to help determine the frequency, scope, volume, chart selection method, type of review, types of payers, and dates of service to be included in the audit sample. Audits can be performed remotely or on-site. Both during the audit and after the chart review portion of the audit is complete, Precyse educates coders on improving and strengthening identified areas of weakness. During the audit process, Precyse also identifies needs for improvement in clinical documentation. As a result, healthcare organizations can meet the challenges of the ICD-10 transition and beyond, including reimbursement impacts due to documentation limitations, increased claims denials, intensified scrutiny by external agencies and payers, and reduced accuracy in data impacting comparison studies, research and outcomes analysis.

Mark Hendricks, Vice President, Product Management, added that Precyse is currently in the process of deploying a revolutionary auditing technology tool that will replace the traditional manual auditing methods with an automated module. This new tool is part Precyse's cloud-based, integrated, single database Technology Platform that supports coding, CDI, and now audit functions. "The ability to integrate auditing technology with our other applications on one platform will complement our already powerful auditing services, making us uniquely positioned to provide comprehensive auditing solutions," said Hendricks.

"Targeted auditing is a critical function for effective information management.  It's not possible or necessary to audit everything, and it's counterproductive to perform separate audits in a silo," commented Linda Kloss, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, president of Kloss Strategic Advisors and former CEO of AHIMA.  "Precyse's integrated platform supports smart auditing focused on areas of greatest potential impact across related functions of CDI, coding and data management.  Resources can then be directed at improving data at their source so errors are prevented, not just continually fixed and fixed again."

After problem areas are uncovered through Precyse auditing solutions, healthcare organizations' auditing efforts can be complemented by Precyse University DNA™, providing eLearning solutions to target staff's knowledge gaps and prevent a repeat of previous errors.

Healthcare organizations attending AHIMA 2015 can discuss Precyse Auditing Services and Applications with the Precyse experts at Booth #721.

About Precyse

Precyse uniquely interweaves people, technology and education to remove barriers between clinical and financial operations, enabling healthcare organizations to thrive. The company has helped nearly 5,000 healthcare organizations nationwide improve efficiency and deliver tangible outcomes for more than fifteen years. Precyse offers fully outsourced Health Information Management (HIM) Services, Medical Coding, Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI), Medical Transcription, Cancer Registry and Oncology Data Management; an HIM Automation platform with expert workflow technologies and Natural Language Processing (NLP) that supports all inpatient and outpatient Computer Assisted Coding, and Computer Assisted CDI needs; and Precyse University™, an education solution targeted towards helping hospitals optimize coding, revenue cycle management, healthcare operations, clinical documentation, and case management practices before they hit the bottom line. www.precyse.com

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