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June 14, 2004
2004
Coding Buyers’ Guide
Alfred State College
10 Upper College Drive
Alfred, NY 14802
Phone: 800-4ALFRED
e-mail: admissions@alfredstate.edu
www.alfredstate.edu
Alfred State College offers Internet-based credit and noncredit
programs in Health Information Technology/Medical Records, Coding
& Reimbursement Specialist, Medical Coding & Billing, and
Medical Transcription. All programs include professional practice
experiences and graduate career placement services.
Alternative Link
6121 Indian School Road NE, Suite 131
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: 505-875-0001
Fax: 505-875-0002
e-mail: sales@alternativelink.com
www.alternativelink.com
Alternative Link’s ABC codes, relative values, practitioner
identifiers, and legal practice guidelines support alternative medicine,
nursing, and integrative healthcare; fill gaps in older medical/dental
code sets and the national health information infrastructure (NHII);
and improve healthcare research, management, and commerce.
American Academy of Professional
Coders
309 West 700 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Phone: 800-626-CODE (2633)
e-mail: info@aapc.com
www.aapc.com
The American Academy of Professional Coders elevates the standards
of medical coding by providing ongoing education, certification,
networking, and recognition.
American Health Information Management
Association (AHIMA)
233 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2150
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: 312-233-1100
e-mail: james.bannen@ahima.org
www.ahima.org
AHIMA is an industry leader in the coding and HIM arena, providing
the latest in coding books, audio seminars, online learning, and
coding certifications, including the CCA, CCS, and CCS-P. Visit
our Web site at www.ahima.org
store for information on coding products.
See our ad on page 5
American Hospital Association
Central Office
One North Franklin Street, 29th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
See our ad on page 42
American Medical Association/AMA
Press
515 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: 800-621-8335
www.amapress.com
As the publisher of CPT, the AMA offers many ways to help healthcare
and coding professionals stay in compliance with the code changes
occurring each year. In addition to CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS code
books, we offer an extraordinary selection of coding education textbooks
and billing and compliance resources addressing HIPAA.
See our ad on page 39
Amphion Medical Solutions, LLC
8517 Excelsior Drive, Suite 402
Madison, WI 53717
Phone: 888-830-2644
e-mail: lschimek@amphionmedical.com
www.amphionmedical.com
Amphion Medical Solutions offers an excellent coding support service
and the fastest-growing review service in the country. Why? Only
Amphion offers a package approach to your coding review needs, which
includes all the coding education your staff will ever need, an
up-to-date compliance plan, and more. A decision to go with Amphion
is always welcomed by your CFO, as it has a proven track record
of being the best financial coding decision you’ll ever make.
It pays for itself. Find out what your HIM peers around the country
are so excited about. Call Laurie Schimek, RHIT, VP of sales and
marketing at Amphion Medical Solutions: 888-496-6409, ext. 229.
Arrendale Associates
20484 G. Chartwell Center Drive
Cornelius, NC 28031
Phone: 877-452-5700
www.aplusnetwork.com
Brown Consulting Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 468
Twin Falls, ID 83303
Phone: 208-736-3755
e-mail: shawnhafer@codinghelp.com
www.medicalcoding.com
Got coders? Physicians, as well as clinic and hospital administrators,
recognize the compliance and financial value of excellent coders.
We invite you, as an employer, to subscribe to this unique employee
search service. Learn to work smarter—not harder!
Care Communications, Inc.
205 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 800-458-3544
e-mail: info@care-communications.com
www.carecommunications.com
CBIZ KA Consulting Services
50 Millstone Road, Building 200,
Suite 230
East Windsor, NJ 08520
Phone: 800-957-6900, ext. 162
e-mail: pbelluomini@cbiz.com
www.kaconsults.com
For more than 25 years, CBIZ KA Consulting Services has provided
the solution for coding backlogs, inconsistent coding, and data
quality issues. Our professional coders blend practical experiences
to provide innovative contract coding services, data quality and
coding validation reviews, and educational programs.
CCS Exam Success Review Book
P.O. Box 123
Gwynedd, PA 19436
Phone: 215-620-3390
e-mail: ccsreview@netcarrier.com
www.ccsreview.com
This book provides a thorough review of coding related to the CCS
examination. Exercises for DRGs, APCs, CPT, and ICD-9 are provided,
as well as a mode examination. Answers are provided for all exercises
and the mode exam.
Certus Corporation
23 Inverness Way East, Suite 100
Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: 714-744-4576
e-mail: cdraper@certuscorp.com
www.certuscorp.com
Certus offers a range of coding and HIM services. All Certus coders
are certified, have a minimum three years experience, and maintain
accuracy through quality monitoring. Coding services include reviews
and education either on-site or remote. Our HIM team utilizes comprehensive
proven processes in DNFB reduction, interim management, and projects
such as EMR, JCAHO, etc.
CHAMPS Health Information Management/Oncology
Data Services
1226 Huron Road East
Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone: 800-362-2628
e-mail: toni.hare@chanet.org
www.chanet.org
Channel Publishing
4750 Longley Lane, Suite 110
Reno, NV 89502-5977
Phone: 775-825-0880 or 800-248-2882
Fax: 775-825-5633
e-mail: info@channelpublishing.com
www.channelpublishing.com
Publishers of The Educational Annotation of ICD-9-CM and other ICD-9-CM
coding resources. Now 4th editions of Clinotes and Expanded ICD-9-CM
Drugs & Chemicals this fall. Save up to 50% on ICD-9-CM products
during July sale. See Web site or call for details.
See our ad on page 49
ChartOne, Inc.
226 Airport Parkway, Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95110
Phone: 800-733-2679
e-mail: info@chartone.com
www.chartone.com
With two decades of experience, Chart-One is the leader in patient
chart management, delivering services to 1,300 U.S. healthcare organizations.
ChartOne’s Coding Manager allows organizations to manage the
coding process from anywhere, with greater flexibility and control.
Codebusters, Inc.
28907 North Deodar Place
Santa Clarita, CA 91350
Phone: 661-296-1907
e-mail: linda@codebustersinc.com
www.codebustersinc.com
Give yourself the best chance to pass the CCS exam. Vol. I: ICD-9
DX/PX Analysis; Vol. II: CPT Body System Analysis; Vol. III: Inpatient
Mock Exam With 15 Case Studies; Vol. IV: Outpatient Surgery Mock
Exam With 23 Case Studies. New — Emergency Room Coding for
Beginning Coders: 31 Case Studies.
CodeCorrect, Inc.
1200 Chesterley Dr, Suite 260
Yakima, WA 98902
Phone: 877-937-3600
e-mail: Sales@codecorrect.com
www.cordcorrect.com
CodeCorrect maximized revenue sourcing through online
coding reimbursement intelligence. Our RevenueSource Suite for hospitals
and the RevenueSource PRO suite for physicians provide accurate
information for codes, compliance, chargemaster and medical necessity
determination - a comprehensive resource that's easy to access and
use.
Coding Strategies, Inc.
5041 Dallas Highway, Suite 606
Powder Springs, GA 30127
Phone: 877-6-CODING
e-mail: info@codingstrategies.com
www.codingstrategies.com
Coding Strategies, Inc.’s (CSI) mission is to provide exceptional
certified medical auditing, education, reference tools, and coding
support services with a degree of quality and productivity that
delights our customers and complements their individual compliance
plans. CSI will accomplish this mission through our customer focus,
caring employees, and a commitment to making a difference in the
lives of individuals, the community, and the healthcare industry.
Complete Coding Solutions
Box 156
8216 Princeton-Glendale Road
West Chester, OH 45069
Phone: 877-265-5995
e-mail: robin-lumbert@yahoo.com
www.completecodingsolutions.com
Complete Coding Solutions is a health information consulting company
providing credentialed coders, DRG auditors, assembly, and analysis
on a contract basis.
CRN Institute
330 North Genoa Avenue
Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215
Phone: 609-965-9585
e-mail: Laureen@crn-institute.com
www.crn-institute.com
The CRN Institute is a division of the Coding & Reimbursement
Network, Inc. Our medical billing and coding courses are offered
in an online, phone, or classroom format for as low as $100 per
month. Call for info pack today!
Elsevier
1830 Westline Industrial Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146
Phone: 800-545-2522
www.us.elsevierhealth.com
Elsevier is the leading publisher of medical coding educational
resources.
You can trust Elsevier to deliver accurate, authoritative coding
resources—presented in a practical, user-friendly way. Elsevier
proudly publishes Mosby and Saunders titles.
Special offer: Buy any three Elsevier titles (book,
video, or CD-ROM) and save 10%. Plus, get FREE shipping on all prepaid
orders!
Elsevier. Building Insights. Breaking Boundaries.
eWebHealth
2550 Northwinds Parkway, Suite 175
Alpharetta, GA 30004
Phone: 877-661-CODE, ext. 210
e-mail: beth.friedman@ewebhealth.com
www.ewebhealth.com
eWebHealth, formerly eWebCoding, pioneered Web-based coding and
is the recognized leader in providing medical record solutions via
the Internet. By using the Web to code charts remotely, eWebHealth
improves your fiscal health, with faster reimbursement, reduced
DNFB, and decreased coding costs.
See our ad on page 43
First Class Solutions, Inc.
2060 Concourse Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146-4119
Phone: 800-274-1214
e-mail: info@FirstClassSolutions.com
www.FirstClassSolutions.com
online link: www.Cortrak.com
First Class Solutions, Inc.—serving clients nationally since
1988. Temporary management, operational reviews, JCAHO preparation,
department and APC/DRG coding compliance assessment, documentation
improvement education, coding support (remote and on-site), and
CORTRAK, our release of information software.
Health Information Associates
9841 Ocean Highway, Suite A
Pauleys Island, SC 29585
Phone: 843-253-8278 or 866-HIA-CODE
e-mail: jshealy@hiacode.com
www.hiacode.com
HIA is a Southern-based company providing accurate, efficient, and
ethical coding, as well as comprehensive inpatient and outpatient
review services.
See our ad on page 32
Health Record Services Corporation
1777 Reisterstown Road, Suite 330
Baltimore, MD 21208
Phone: 410-653-0194
Health Revenue Assurance
Associates, Inc.
10097 Cleary Boulevard, Suite 513
Plantation, FL 33324
Phone: 919-644-0533
e-mail: info@healthrevenue.com
www.hraa.com
Health Revenue Assurance Associates’ (HRAA) mission is to
build reimbursement integrity for hospitals by providing an outsource
solution for performing internal auditing functions for coding and
documentation of outpatient encounters and providing educational
services designed to increase outpatient data integrity. This process
often uncovers entitled reimbursement for the facilities whereby
the end result for medical facilities utilizing HRAA services will
be accurate claims submission and compliant reimbursement prosperity.
Healthcare Compliance Resources
507 West Jefferson
Augusta, MI 49012
Phone: 269-731-2561 or 800-973-1081
e-mail: info@complianceresources.com
www.complianceresources.com
Healthcare Contract Resources,
Inc. (HCR)
3621 Manassas Drive, Suite A
Roanoke, VA 24018
Phone: 888-989-0660
e-mail: info@contractcoding.com
www.contractcoding.com
A national firm providing cost-effective solutions for HIM concerns.
Services include backlog/support coding, data quality reviews, audits,
interim management, and education. HCR consultants are some of the
industry’s brightest and most experienced HIM professionals.
H.I.M. on Call, Inc.
1033 Hamilton Street
Allentown, PA 18101
Phone: 610-435-5724
e-mail: info@himoncall.com
www.himoncall.com
Accurate, timely coding!
• Clean validated coded data all sent within 48 hours
• Utilizing Docu-XP, our highly secured Web-based technology
• We provide the scanning equipment
• All coded data is validated prior to submission
• Free Web-based access to patient records and corresponding
coded data all within HIPAA compliance.
HSS, Inc.
2321 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
Phone: 800-999-DRGS or 203-407-3900
e-mail: hss_sales@hss-info.com
www.hssweb.com
Web.Strat, HSS’s Web-based coding solution, enables
coding to be easily deployed throughout the enterprise and in remote
locations. Featuring both logic and dictionary encoders, Web.Strat
provides automatic, electronic regulatory updates. It is available
for desktop or ASP deployment.
See our ad on page 7
Impac Medical Systems
100 West Evelyn Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94041
Phone: 888-GO-IMPAC
e-mail: salesinfo@impac.com
www.impac.com
Info-X, Inc.
20 Charles Street
Northvale, NJ 07647
Phone: 800-299-1091
e-mail: dzur@info-x-inc.com
www.info-x-inc.com
Info-X, Inc. provides hospitals and physician groups with Web-based
coding compliance tools and medical necessity data dictionaries,
enabling these organizations to integrate the latest medical coding
and regulatory compliance requirements into existing information
systems and operational workflows.
LanVision, Inc.
5481 Creek Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Phone: 513-794-7141
e-mail: ddillingham@lanvision.com
www.lanvision.com
LanVision offers document-centric workflow solutions for the healthcare
enterprise. Our codingANYware workflow module allows in-house and
remote coders to complete coding of the chart more quickly while
ensuring accuracy, translating into increased productivity and improved
cash flow for your organization.
MC Strategies, Inc.
495 Circle 85, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30349
Phone: 800-999-6274
e-mail: sales@mcstrategies.com
www.mcstrategies.com
MC Strategies’ HIM consulting services, along with our remote
coding solution, coders.com, helps hospitals realize maximum coding/billing
accuracy and regulatory compliance. Our WebInservice e-learning
solutions combine a robust learning management platform with expert-authored
content, such as our proprietary EduCode coding and compliance curriculum.
Medical Coding Services,
Inc.
60 Oswego Street
Bladwinsville, NY 13027
Phone: 800-627-8588
e-mail: info@mcscoding.com
www.mcscoding.com
Medical Coding Services, Inc. provides experienced coding professionals
for ICD-9-CM and CPT coding and quality compliance audits on-site
and remote. All of our coders are credentialed RHIA, RHIT, CCS,
CCS-P with extensive coding experience.
MediNotes Corporation
1025 Ashworth Road, Suite 222
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Phone: 877-633-6683
info@medinotes.com
www.medinotes.com
Charting Plus is the best EMR value for small- to medium-sized primary
care and specialty practices. Dedicated to a best-of-breed philosophy,
MediNotes integrates with more than 40 PMS systems.
MedLearn
287 East Sixth Street, Suite 400
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 800-252-1578
e-mail: mrogge@medlearn.com
www.medlearn.com
Medical Learning, Incorporated is a nationally recognized consulting,
publications, and training company that specializes in providing
coding, reimbursement, compliance, and educational services for
hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare service organizations.
Our ongoing development of professional personnel and products provide
innovative and real-time solutions for our clientele to further
establish our presence and growth within the marketplace.
MLT Medical Coding, Inc.
115 Campbell Street, Suite 202
Geneva, IL 60134
Phone: 630-208-0280
e-mail: mtomer@sbcglobal.net
www.mltcoding.com
MLT Medical Coding, Inc. provides professional HIM support staff
on a temporary basis. Services include inpatient and outpatient
coding, data abstracting, coding and reimbursement review, tumor
registry, and HIM consulting. Remote coding is available.
Morgan Stewart HIS
4833 Fitzpatrick Way
Norcross, GA 30092
Phone: 877-877-5802 or 866-370-0659
e-mail: info@msqim.com
www.msqim.com
Morgan Stewart provides a variety of HIM services in the areas of
coding, documentation, billing, and management. Call today to inquire
about on-site and remote coding, coding reviews, coding education,
interim management, consulting, and more!
NJPR
Contact: Lori A. Hedges-Stephens, RHIA, Director, Marketing
129 Littleton Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Phone: 973-334-3443
e-mail: l.h.stephens@njpr.com
www.njpr.com
NJPR provides regular and as-needed coding support for inpatient,
outpatient, emergency department and clinical medical records, analysis
of coding accuracy, E/M supporting documentation reviews, physician
education. NJPR also offers analysis, abstracting, data entry, interim
management support, and coding seminars.
On Assignment
26651 West Agoura Road
Calabasas, CA 91302
Phone: 800-355-6150
e-mail: HIM@onassignment.com
www.onassignment.com
Our HIM team has 25 years of experience providing highly skilled
and productive inpatient/outpatient coders and quality review auditors
locally and nationally. Our extensive hiring process allows us to
find the best in the industry so we don’t compromise quality.
Personal Touch Coding Solutions
P.O. Box 249
Brooks, KY 40109
Phone: 502-387-4604
e-mail: PTCS@insightbb.com
www.personaltouchcoding.com
Personal Touch Coding Solutions offers on-site and remote coding
services utilizing an elite team of accredited professionals all
with 10-plus years of hospital coding experience.
PHNS
15851 Dallas Parkway, Suite 925
Addison, TX 75001
Phone: 972-701-8042
e-mail: kathy.willis@phns.com
www.phns.com
PHNS, successor of RMS and MedGrup, helps hospitals harness the
latest in medical records management technologies and processes
to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant management of your hospital’s
medical records. Our professional HIM consultants are available
for on-site and remote coding, audits, training and education, interim
management, medical records services, and special projects.
See our ad on page 23
Precyse Solutions, LLC
198 Allendale Road, Suite 201
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone: 866-PRECYSE
e-mail: info@precysesolutions.com
www.precysesolutions.com
Precyse Solutions, LLC is a leading national provider of quantifiable
HIM consulting solutions to health networks, hospitals, and physician
practices. Dedicated to improving the delivery and utilization of
quality healthcare information, Precyse offers turnkey services
to simplify and extend your operations. For more information, contact
866-PRECYSE, e-mail info@precysesolutions.com,
or visit www.precysesolutions.com.
Pyramid HIM & Coding Services
(a division of The HealthCare Financial Group)
3033 South Parker Road, Suite 1000
Aurora, CO 80014
Phone: 800-721-0120
e-mail: productinfo@thcfg.com
www.thcfg.com
QuadraMed Corporation
12110 Sunset Hills Road
Reston, VA 20190
Phone: 800-393-0278
www.quadramed.com
Quantim Coding—one total HIM solution. QuadraMed Quantim is
the industry’s first fully Web-native HIM solution that includes
coding, compliance, and correspondence management in one integrated
platform—spanning the HIM workflow continuum. Quantim coding
provides advanced search tools with a knowledge-based approach to
increase accuracy and improve productivity.
See our ad on page 56
Reimbursement Management Consultants,
Inc.
12042 Southeast Sunnyside Road #452
Clackamas, OR 97015
Phone: 800-538-5007
e-mail: kristin@rmcinc.org
www.rmcinc.org
RMC is a Northwest-based consulting firm, providing exceptional
services to health information professionals nationwide. Our coding
support and compliance reviews are done by quality people who do
quality work. Your complete satisfaction is our guarantee!
SNOMED International
325 Waukegan Road
Northfield, IL 60093
Phone: 800-323-4040, ext. 7700
e-mail: snomed@cap.org
www.snomed.org
SOURCECORP
Phone: 800-448-CODE
www.lexicode.com
SOURCECORP provides a full complement of facility and physician
coding services nationally to healthcare providers. We deliver quality
and timely services to clients by utilizing professional and well-trained
employees. Each health information coding consultant is credentialed,
experienced, carefully evaluated, and trained to comply with all
the official AHA, AMA, and CMS guidelines. Our services include:
• On-site coding support
• Remote coding center
• Department outsourcing
• DRG/APC concurrent and retrospective auditing
• E & M coding and auditing
• Coder education
• Physician documentation improvement programs
• Other special projects
See our ad on page 9
SOURCECORP-ARTS/STAT
600 Corporate Pointe, Suite 1150
Culver City, CA 90230
Phone: 310-641-7446
e-mail: information@artsstat.com
www.artsstat.com
SOURCECORP-ARTS/STAT provides professional staffing and consulting
solutions. Our team assists our healthcare clients in meeting their
goals of quality patient care, regulatory compliance, and timely,
complete, and accurate HIM services.
SpeedType
2024 Majestic Woods Boulevard
Apopka, FL 32712
Phone: 407-880-2189
e-mail: betsy@speedtype.com
www.speedtype.com
SpeedType is a Windows-based macro expander program that is compatible
with the whole PC and expands in all Windows applications, even
your Instant Message boxes and e-mails! It allows the user to build
his or her own short-form dictionaries that will expand with a simple
keystroke. The program was created intentionally with the MT in
mind. It is simple to use with a less than five-minute learning
curve. SpeedType is fast and efficient, keeping productivity the
goal.
STAT Solutions, Inc.
P.O. Box 15206
Clearwater, FL 33766
Phone: 888-297-7212
e-mail: info@statsolutionsinc.com
www.statsolutionsinc.com
STAT Solutions, Inc.—the most respected name in coding support—provides
HIM departments nationwide with experienced, credentialed staff
for on-site/off-site coding. “Team STAT” is available
for elimination of backlogs, coverage of staffing shortages, or
total department outsourcing. Simply the best.
See our ad on page 28
Textware Solutions
Contact: Marianne Kleen
58 Lexington Street
Burlington, MA 01803-4005
Phone: 800-355-5251
e-mail: info@textware.com
www.textware.com
Instant Text is the most advanced fast text-entry solution for Windows.
Unique features include Glossary Compilation; Natural Language Processing;
Abbreviations Without Memorization; Patented Continuations that
show what is likely to follow. Instant Text offers the industry’s
highest transcription productivity gain with measurable keystroke
savings.
The Coding Center
One Riverchase Ridge, Suite 220
Birmingham, AL 35244
Phone: 888-ecoding or 888-326-3464
e-mail: sales@thecodingcenter.com
www.thecodingcenter.com
The Coding Center provides technology and services for medical coding.
Our technology enables remote coding of your records. Use our coders
or yours! Call us to find out how our specialized coders can improve
your coding compliance and quality.
The Hutton Group, Inc.
1650 North 42 Circle, Suite 112
Vero Beach, FL 32967
Phone: 877-315-2298
e-mail: info@huttongrouphc.com
www.huttongrouphc.com
The Hutton Group specializes in placement of HIM, coding finance,
quality/case management, and nursing management professionals nationwide.
Thomson Delmar Learning
Executive Woods
5 Maxwell Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065-2919
3M Health Information Systems
575 W. Murray Boulevard
Murray, UT 84123
Phone: 800-367-2447
www.3Mhis.com
3M Health Information Systems is a leading provider of advanced
software tolls and services that help healthcare organizations capture,
classify, and manage accurate healthcare data.
See our ad on page 55
Vianeta
694 Tasman Drive
Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone: 866-VIANETA
e-mail: info@vianeta.com
www.vianeta.com
Vianeta Communications is the premier provider of XML-based solutions
for health information management. Vianeta’s dictation, transcription,
speech-recognition, and document scanning products unify health
information into digital patient folders, advancing patient care.
More than 160 hospitals in North America utilize Vianeta for clinical
documentation, revenue cycle management, and clinical data applications.
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