Company to Showcase its Leading, Custom Coding Solution, Actus®for Hospital Applications
--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A-Life Medical:
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A-Life Medical, Inc., the pioneer in and leading provider of computer-assisted coding (CAC) products and services for the healthcare industry and its wholly owned subsidiary, A-Life Hospital. | ||
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A-Life Hospital to exhibit and demonstrate its pioneering CAC offering including its Actus® solution during leading industry trade association platform. Demonstrations to highlight Actus’ capabilities as well as its ICD-10 features and functionality. In addition, Mark Morsch, vice president of technology at A-Life, will present on Saturday, September 25, 1:00 PM in the Osceola Room 4-6 at the Gaylord, on the topic of “Computer-Assisted Coding of Medicare Advantage (Part C) Hierarchical Condition Codes - A Case Study.” |
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SEPTEMBER 25-30, 2010 |
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AHIMA CONVENTION AND EXHIBIT |
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Gaylord Palms Hotel and Convention Center |
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6000 W Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, FL 34746 (Orlando) |
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BOOTH 2317 |
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CAC is a growing component within the healthcare information management, technology and reimbursement sector. | ||
| During this convention, A-Life will be demonstrating its Actus® CAC solution, designed for hospital coding use. The Actus application suite is a patented computerized coding and workflow management tool that can increase coder productivity by up to 300% through improved coding automation, consistency and compliance. The application allows for the appropriate coding claims of claims, making the billing process more efficient, accurate and quick. This results in significant administrative cost savings, increased reimbursement, lower labor costs, enhanced compliance adherence and improved productivity. | |||
| With 600,000 physicians and 88,000 medical coders currently in U.S., medical coding costs now total $8 billion annually. A-Life’s technology has the potential to save providers 35 percent or $2.8 billion, based on its accuracy, efficiency and ability to enhance productivity using its proprietary technology. | |||
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AHIMA is the premier association of health information management (HIM) professionals with more than 59,000 members. |
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A-Life Medical pioneered the CAC sector. Its hospital subsidiary provides both inpatient an outpatient CAC solutions. The company uses its proprietary and patented Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology to decipher electronic transcribed patient encounters via the Internet through its data center, which are then appropriately coded for reimbursement purposes. A-Life’s solutions address medical coding needs within the radiology, emergency medicine, pathology, cardiology and hospital sectors. The company processes more than five million transactions monthly, has thousands of users and provides coding services to more than 40,000 physicians nationwide. Its customers include medical billing companies, physician groups, university medical centers and hospitals. |
CONTACT:
A-Life Medical
Susan Lewis, 303-804-0494
[email protected]
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