2003 CODING BUYERS’ GUIDE
Aardvark Forms
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Accudata Systems
4908 Pleasant Mills Road
Sweetwater, NJ 08037
Phone: 800-609-2515
www.accudatasys.com
Accurate Coding Inc.
P.O. Box 3707
Holiday, FL 34690
Phone: 727-842-7899
e-mail: wendy@accuratecoding.com
www.accuratecoding.com
Accurate Coding will work on-site to deplete any coding backlogs, vacation
coverage, or special projects in your medical records department.
Alder Associates, Inc.
35560 Grand River #350
Farmington Hills, MI 48335
Phone: 248-473-0906
e-mail: gdalder@msn.com
Alder Associates, Inc. is a full-service HIM consulting and outsourcing
firm providing a full range of services, including on-site and off-site
coding for medical records and HIM professionals in hospitals, clinics,
and physician offices.
Alternative Link
6121 Indian School Road NE, Suite 131
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: 505-875-0001
e-mail: mail@alternativelink.com
www.alternativelink.com
Alternative Link (The Link) delivers information products and consulting
services that help health-promoting organizations and practitioners finance,
administer, and deliver cost-effective care that improves individual health,
industry efficiencies, and socioeconomic development.
American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
309 West 700 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Phone: 800-626-2633
e-mail: aapc@aapc.com
www.aapc.com
AAPC has more than 33,000 members across all 50 states and several foreign
countries. AAPC offers certification programs, educational curricula,
and membership services, which is supported by a national advisory board
made up of certified members representing clinics, facilities, payors,
and consulting firms.
American Health Information Management Association
(AHIMA)
233 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2150
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-233-1100
e-mail: james.bannen@ahima.org
http://campus.ahima.org
AHIMA provides the solution to maximizing coding education. Find out how
combining experience with quality coding education from AHIMA is highly
advantageous for you, both professionally and in the certification arena.
American Hospital Association
Central Office
One North Franklin Street, 28th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
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 and medical record auditing.
Amphion Medical Solutions
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 of
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.
ARTS, Inc. and STAT Healthcare
Consultants, Inc.
100 Corporate Pointe, Suite 210
Culver City, CA 90230
Phone: 310-641-7446 or 805-545-STAT
e-mail: information@artsstat.com
www.artsstat.com
ARTS, Inc. and STAT Healthcare Consultants, Inc. 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.
C3 Partners, LLC
Contact: Denisha M. Torres-Lich,
MS, RHIA, LHRM
350 2nd Street North, Suite 9
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: 727-822-7253 or 866-502-1515
e-mail: dlich@c3partners.com
www.c3partners.com
C3 Partners, LLC specializes in partnering with HIM and compliance professionals
to provide viable solutions and quality resources to meet today’s
challenges with coding shortages, HIM operations, and compliance requirements.
Care Communications, Inc.
205 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 800-458-3544
e-mail: info@care-communications.com
www.care-communications.com
CBIZ KA Consulting Services
Windsor Corporate Park
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 20 years, CBIZ KA Consulting Services has provided customized
HIM solutions to healthcare providers. Our professional coders blend industry
knowledge and practical experience 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 19046
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
2600 Michelson Drive, Suite 470
Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: 877-8CERTUS
e-mail: cdraper@certuscorp.com
www.certuscorp.com
Certus Corporation provides experienced credentialed staff for on-site
and/or remote Web-based contract coding; DRG, inpatient/outpatient documentation,
coding quality and compliance audit/reviews; ICD-9/CPT coding education.
Other Certus HIM services include interim management; operational assessments
and implementation of recommendations; DNFB reduction; HIM project management;
JCAHO survey preparation; imaging assessment/training; transition to EMR;
and outsourcing.
CHAMPS Health Information
Management Services
1226 Huron Road East
Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone: 216-696-6900, ext. 263 or 800-362-2628, ext. 263
e-mail: eleanor.joseph@chanet.org
www.chanet.org/serv02him.htm
CHAMPS HIM provides a wide range of coding, consulting, and management
services, including auditing, training, technical analysis, abstracting,
utilization review, research, and interim project management. Experienced,
HIPAA compliant, and strongly credentialed, CHAMPS HIM is issues oriented
and solutions driven.
Channel Publishing, Ltd.
4750 Longley Lane, Suite 110
Reno, NV 89502-5981
Phone: 800-248-2882 or 775-825-0880
Fax: 775-825-5633
e-mail: info@channelpublishing.com
www.channelpublishing.com
Publishers of The Educational Annotation of ICD-9-CM and other coding
resources. New 5th edition Softcover Hospital and PostBinder Hospital
ICD-9-CM available this fall. Save up to 50% on ICD-9-CM products during
our July sale. See Web site or call for details.
ChartOne, Inc.
226 Airport Parkway, Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95110
Phone: 800-733-2679
e-mail: kmaul@chartone.com
www.chartone.com
With two decades of experience, ChartOne 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.
Linda Kobayashi
28907 North Deodar Place
Santa Clarita, CA 91350
Phone: 661-296-1907
e-mail: linda@codebustersinc.com
www.codebustersinc.com
Four-volume coding certification self-examination study guides: Vol. I
- Overview of ICD-9-CM; Vol. II - Overview of CPT; Vol. III - Inpatient
mock exam with 15 case studies; Vol. IV - Outpatient surgery mock exam
with 22 case studies. All four volumes contain scenarios similar to CCS
exam, plus quizzes with answer key for all code assignments. Pricing:
Vols. I and II: $85.00 each; Vols. III and IV: $75.00 each; shipping and
handling: $15.00
Coding Connections, Inc.
17201 Pleasure Road
Cape Coral, FL 33909
Phone: 877-926-2633 (toll free)
e-mail: sheriskipper@cs.com
Coding Connections, Inc. strives to perform exceptional-quality work by
employing only AHIMA-credentialed coders with a minimum of four years’
hospital coding experience. Consulting services include DRG/APC audits
and education for your entire coding staff. On-site coding services are
also available.
The Coding Source, LLC
1100 Glendon Avenue, Suite 1800
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: 310-622-1001
e-mail: info@thecodingsource.com
www.thecodingsource.com
The Coding Source provides remote outsourced coding services for medical
groups and faculty practices on a national level. Our CPCs have substantial
work experience covering all surgical specialities and E + M. In addition,
we offer CPC certification classes taught by PMCC instructors.
Coding Strategies, Inc.
5041 Dallas Highway, Suite 606
Powder Springs, GA 30127
Phone: 877-6-CODING
e-mail: info@codingstrategies.com
www.codingstrategies.com
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
Health information consultants offering temporary coding support, DRG
auditing, and interim management due to vacations, illness, or vacant
positions.
CURES
8870 Darrow Road, Suite F106 #311
Twinsburg, OH 44087
Phone: 877-712-8737
e-mail: cures@curesteam.com
www.curesteam.com
For nearly a decade, CURES has been committed to providing excellence
in coding, compliance, and educational services to the HIM field. If quality,
accuracy, and accessibility are important to you, then let us show you
the difference.
Eclipsys Corporation
1750 Clint Moore Road
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Phone: 561-322-4321
e-mail: info@eclipsys.com
www.eclipsys.com
Eclipsys is The Outcomes Company, founded with a mission of better healthcare
through knowledge. More than 1,500 healthcare facilities rely on Eclipsys
software and service solutions to improve patient safety, revenue cycle
management, and operational efficiency. Visit www.eclipsys.com
or e-mail info@eclipsys.com.
e-Coding Connection, Inc.
Contact: Mary Beth Bumbarger, RHIA
11125 Park Boulevard, #104-178
Seminole, FL 33772-4700
Phone: 727-492-9060
Fax: 727-320-9060
e-mail: info@ecodingconnection.com
www.ecodingconnection.com
e-Coding Connection, Inc. is solely dedicated to providing highly secure
Web-based coding and auditing services. Keep your revenue flowing seven
days a week with coding performed by credentialed coders (minimum 5 years’
experience) or have us review your coder’s work prior to bill submission
(24-hour turnaround). Presubmission compliance reviews and abstracting
inclusive in our low coding fee when we do the coding. Tremendous cost
savings are experienced due to no travel-related expenses. No commitment
required. e-Coding Connection, Inc. is the logical solution to a coding
shortage.
Elsevier
11830 Westline Industrial Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146
Phone: 800-325-4177
www.us.elsevierhealth.com
Elsevier is dedicated to being your integral partner in delivering exceptional
healthcare. You can trust Elsevier to offer superior resources that expand
your knowledge, foster communication, build insights, and enable individual
and collective advancement in the healthcare field. Elsevier proudly published
Mosby, Saunders, Churchill Livingstone, Butterworth-Heinemann, and Hanley
& Belfus titles. Elsevier: building insights, breaking boundaries.
eWebCoding
2550 Northwinds Parkway, Suite 175
Alpharetta, GA 30004
Phone: 877-661-CODE, ext. 210
e-mail: beth.friedman@ewebcoding.com
www.ewebcoding.com
When trying to attract and retain quality coders, your best tool is home
coding. And the leader in home coding is eWebCoding. The best way to find
and keep coders!
eWebExtend
2550 Northwinds Parkway, Suite 175
Alpharetta, GA 30004
Phone: 877-661-CODE, ext. 210
e-mail: beth.friedman@ewebcoding.com
www.ewebcoding.com
Now the leader in home coding offers the fastest, most economical way
to achieve electronic records with eWebExtend, your own virtual file room.
The safest way to share records!
First Class Solutions, Inc.
2060 Concourse Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146-4119
Phone: 800-274-1214
e-mail: rose@firstclasssolutions.com
www.firstclasssolutions.com
and www.firstcodecentral.com
Don’t settle for anything less than 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, and coding support—remote and
on-site.
Health Language, Inc.
3950 Lewiston, Suite 210
Aurora, CO 80011
Phone: 303-307-4400
e-mail: info@healthlanguage.com
www.healthlanguage.com
Health Information Associates (HIA)
9841 Ocean Highway, Suite A
Pawleys Island, SC 29585
Phone: 843-235-8278 or 866-HIA-CODE
e-mail: jshealy@hiacode.com
www.hiacode.com
HIA is a Southeastern-based company providing accurate, efficient, and
ethical coding, as well as comprehensive inpatient and
outpatient review services.
Health Record Services Corporation (HRS)
1777 Reisterstown Road, Suite 330
Baltimore, MD 21208
Phone: 800-329-0365
e-mail: wendy@healthrecordservices.com
www.healthrecordservices.com
With almost 25 years of service, HRS can give you exactly the coding support
you need—on-site or remote off-site, temporary or total outsource.
HRS also offers coding reviews, customized coding workshops, cancer and
trauma registry, DRG validation, and APC and chargemaster reviews.
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 (HCR)
3621 Manassas Drive
Roanoke, VA 24018
Phone: 888-989-0660
e-mail: HCR@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.
Healthworks Alliance, Inc.
500 North Gulph Road, Suite 400
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone: 800-335-8346
e-mail: sales@hworks.com
www.hworks.com
Our Compliance Checker All Payer screens requested procedures against
the reimbursement edits for Medicare (and other payors) to identify potential
write-offs before they become denials. Electronic updates keep your LMRPs
and CCI Edits constantly up-to-date. Deployed on your network or on our
ASP Web server.
H.I.M. ON CALL, Inc.
1033 Hamilton Street
Allentown, PA 18101
Phone: 610-435-5724, ext. 12
e-mail: info@himoncall.com
www.himoncall.com
Thousands of cases coded and audited each week, on- and off-site, using
DocuXP, our proprietary imaging and data management system. Why our competitors
are concerned: client dictate pricing, 48-hour TAT service, work reviewed
prior to submission, electronic data upload, secured Web-based access
of image and coded data, no capital investment.
HRM
15400 Knoll Trail, Suite 112
Dallas, TX 75248
Phone: 972-866-9869
e-mail: sales@hrmlc.com
www.hrmlc.com
HRM provides coding and data quality services to healthcare organizations
nationwide. Call today and our experienced, credentialed coding professionals
will tailor a solution to fit your needs, whether you are in need of coding
support, coding reviews, education, or training.
HSS, Inc.
2321 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
Phone: 800-999-DRGS
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.
The Hutton Group, Inc./Executive Search and Placement
815 Live Oak Road, Suite A
Vero Beach, FL 32963
Phone: 877-315-2298
e-mail: info@huttongrouphc.com
www.huttongrouphc.com
IMPAC Medical Systems
100 West Evelyn Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94041
Phone: 888-GO-IMPAC
e-mail: salesinfo@impac.com
www.impac.com
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of specialized IT solutions
that streamline clinical and business operations to help improve the process
of delivering quality patient care. IMPAC offers specialized electronic
charting, full-featured practice management, clinical laboratory management,
and outcomes reporting. IMPAC delivers practical solutions that deliver
better overall communication, process efficiency, and quality patient
care.
Info-X, Coding Compliance Solutions
20 Charles Street
Northvale, NJ 07647
Phone: 800-299-1091
e-mail: dzur@info-x-inc.com
www.info-x-inc.com
Ingenix
2525 Lake Park Boulevard
Salt Lake City, UT 84120
Phone: 800-INGENIX (464-3649)
www.ingenixonline.com
St. Anthony Publishing and Medicode are now Ingenix. A leader in simplifying
the complex business of healthcare, Ingenix combines the coding, compliance,
and benchmarking strength of St. Anthony Publishing and Medicode with
its ability to help organizations with their financial, clinical, and
operational needs. Reach us at www.ingenixonline.com or 800-INGENIX
(464-3649).
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Innovative Health Solutions
A Division of Besler
3 Independence Way, Suite 201
Princeton, NJ 08540-6626
Phone: 866-822-6700
www.innovativehealthsolutions.com
Innovative Health Solutions—through its Coding Focus suite of products—provides
Web-based coding, compliance, and reimbursement systems in the areas of
CDM, APC, and DRG management. All you have to do is come and get it. Right
now, right here at www.innovativehealthsolutions.com.
Intelligent Medical Objects, Inc. (IMO)
60 Revere Drive, Suite 475
Northbrook, IL 60062
Phone: 847-272-1242
e-mail: gwycoff@imo-online.com
www.e-imo.com
IMO’s ICD Enhanced and CPT Enhanced relational tables and software
development kits are ideal for building a powerful look-up capability
into your application. Medical necessity tables for every region. Let
IMO help with your medical informatics needs.
Iron Mountain Coding Services
Contact: William Jackson, RHIA
Phone: 800-665-6026, ext. 226
e-mail: coding@ironmountain.com
www.ironmountain.com
Iron Mountain Records
Management Headquarters
1000 Campus Drive
Collegeville, PA 19426
Phone: 800-899-IRON
e-mail: recordsmanagement@ironmountain.com
www.ironmountain.com
Since 1951, Iron Mountain has been the partner thousands of companies
trust to store, manage, and protect records, media, and electronic data
in any format for any length of time. Iron Mountain has the industry leadership,
expertise, resources, experience, proven processes, and responsive service
to help you meet your information-management challenges.
IRP Systems, Inc.
5 Alexander Road
Billerica, MA 01821
Phone: 800-634-0496
e-mail: sales@irp.com
www.irp.com
Clinical Coding Expert is the most comprehensive and affordable coding,
reimbursement, and compliance software available. Complete DRG and APC
support, quarterly updates, and the revolutionary CliniGuide coding reference
ensure compliance and proper reimbursement. Call today for a free demonstration!
JLG Medical Transcription Service
141 Stevens Avenue, Suite 15
Oldsmar, FL 34677
Kforce HealthCare Staffing
1001 East Palm Avenue
Tampa, FL 33605
Phone: 800-397-9814
e-mail: jmoreno@kforce.com
www.kforce.com/healthcare
Kforce HealthCare provides contract and direct hire staffing services
for HIM departments. Our consultant services include on-site or off-site
delivery of coding specialists, APC and DRG audits, HIM directors, transcriptionists,
certified tumor registrars, trauma registrars, as well as other outsourced
personnel. In addition, our QA management team screens and audits each
consultant to ensure you’re getting the best from Kforce.
Kimball & Associates
200 Executive Way
Ponte Vedra, FL 32082
Phone: 904-273-2111
e-mail: jdksak@bellsouth.net
We employ only credentialed, experienced coders. Offering nationwide coding
services
LanVision
5481 Creek Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Phone: 513-794-3681
e-mail: sfreihofer@lanvision.com
www.lanvision.com
codingANYware is a remote or in-house workflow that integrates popular
encoding software and abstracting capabilities, while providing online
access to the chart. Highlights include automated work distribution, integration
with leading encoders, abstracting capability, and interface of codes
to the abstract.
LexiCode Corporation
P.O. Box 190
Ballentine, SC 29002
Phone: 800-448-CODE (2633)
e-mail: info@lexicode.com
www.lexicode.com
LexiCode’s services include compliance and reimbursement audits,
physician documentation programs, coding education, and on-site and remote
staffing solutions for healthcare providers. Whether you need to ensure
regulatory compliance or eliminate a coding backlog, you can depend on
our credentialed consultants and more than 20 years’ experience for
the quality coding support you need.
LYNX Medical Systems
15325 SE 30th Place, Suite 200
Bellevue, WA 98007
Phone: 800-767-5969
e-mail: info@lynxmed.com
www.lynxmed.com
LYNX is a leading provider of coding and documentation solutions. Our
software and services improve efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and coding
compliance. For outsourcing services or software tools, we can help. Documentation
management, coding, and coding workflow software, plus coding, audit,
and education services.
Maxim Coding Solutions
180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1160
San Francisco, CA 94104
MC Strategies, Inc.
495 Circle 85, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30349
Phone: 800-999-6274
www.mcstrategies.com
MC Strategies provides performance-based solutions for healthcare organizations.
Our WebInservice e-learning solutions provide Web-based training via a
robust learning management platform and expertly authored content. Our
consulting services and coders.com remote technology help hospitals realize
maximum coding/billing accuracy and regulatory compliance.
MEDCO Consultants, Inc.
P.O. Box 650484
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365-0484
Phone: 718-217-3802 or 877-223-MEDCO (6332)
e-mail: medco@nyc.rr.com
www.medcoconsultants.com
Medical Coding Services, LLC
4682 South 600 West
Pendleton, IN 46064
Medical Coding Services, Inc.
60 Oswego Street
Baldwinsville, 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, and it’s on-site
and remote. All of our coders are credentialed RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P
with extensive coding experience.
MediNotes Corporation
1231 8th Street, Suite 222
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Phone: 877-633-6683
e-mail: info@medinotes.com
www.medinotes.com
Charting Plus is the best EMR value on the market. An innovative record
system designed to improve efficiency and charting for busy physicians.
Return on investment within six months.
MedQuist Inc.
Five Greentree Centre, Suite 311
Marlton, NJ 08053
Phone: 800-233-3030
www.medquist.com
MedQuist Inc., a member of the Philips group of companies, is the leading
provider of transcription outsourcing and HIM and document management
services. It provides document workflow management, digital dictation,
speech recognition, mobile dictation devices, Web-based transcription,
electronic signature, medical coding products, and outsourcing services.
With a client base of more than 3,700 healthcare organizations, MedQuist
serves the unique needs of its clients and their operating environments
with proven and trusted technologies. The MedQuist approach emphasizes
superior customer service and cost-effective results.
Meta Health Technology, Inc.
330 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 800-334-6840
e-mail: brosenberg@metahealth.com
www.metahealth.com
Meta Health Technology, Inc. develops, markets, and supports healthcare
software that operates in Windows PC and client/server environments used
on-site by healthcare facilities—from hospitals to physician groups
and HMOs. The software solution automates the health information department
with modules for chart abstracting, chart tracking, deficiency analysis,
release of information, electronic signature, and imaging.
MLT Medical Coding, Inc.
115 Campbell Street, Suite 202
Geneva, IL 60134
Phone: 630-208-0280
Fax: 630-208-0190
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.
National Health Systems, Inc. (NHS)
1104 Fernwood Avenue, Suite 404
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Phone: 800-222-2607
e-mail: ntlhealth@aol.com
NHS is a leader in healthcare consulting. We offer professional coding
support, coding validation, DRG assessment, and chargemaster review services.
On-site, off-site, or remote iCode coding is available. NHS RECESS provides
long-term, cost-effective chargemaster support.
NJPR
Contact: Barbara J. Parmese, president
129 Littleton Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Phone: 973-334-3443
e-mail: b.j.parmese@njpr.com
www.njpr.com
NJPR provides regular and as-needed coding support for inpatient, outpatient,
emergency department and clinic 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.
Oracle Transcription, Inc. (OTI)
4007-B Norbeck Road
Rockville, MD 20853
e-mail: sales@oracleti.com
www.oracleti.com
OTI utilizes 100% U.S.-based personnel and the most innovative, cutting-edge
technology to provide electronic coding and digital transcription services,
delivering unparalleled product accuracy, quality, security, turnaround,
and priced to maximize the spending power of American healthcare organizations.
Palmtop Publishing
2111 46th Avenue, SW
Seattle, WA 98116
Phone: 206-923-0901
e-mail: trina@palmtoppublishing.com
www.pocketpublishing.com
New! Complete Volume 1 ICD-9-CM for Palm—includes all appendices,
glossaries, classifications, and instructional notations. Professional,
easy-to-read screens, fully searchable, fast. Easy browsing, powerful
summarizing shows complete coding path. Requires just 690K on any make/model
Palm OS device—$99.95.
Precyse Solutions
198 Allendale Road, Suite 401
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone: 866-PRECYSE (773-2972)
e-mail: info@precysesolutions.com
www.precysesolutions.com
Precyse Solutions, L.L.C. 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.
PRG Publishing, Inc.
P.O. Box 528
St. Petersburg, FL 33731
Phone: 888-383-7741
e-mail: pjsprg@aol.com
www.prgpublishing.com
Let PRG Publishing help you prepare for your AHIMA certification. Use
the best up-to-date review guides for preparing for the CCS, CCS-P, and
CCA coding certification examinations, as well as RHIA, RHIT, CHP, CHS,
and CHPS certification examinations.
Priority 1 Coding
19280 359th Avenue
Miller, SD 57362
Phone: 605-870-3972
e-mail: priority1coding@starband.net
www.priority1coding.com
We offer a variety of coding services ranging from online, on-site, to
off-site capabilities. With our online coding capabilities and our HIPAA-compliant
servers, information can be transferred quickly and safely, allowing for
seamless transition any time you need support.
Pyramid HIM & Coding Services
3033 South Parker Road, Suite 1000
Aurora, CO 80014
Phone: 303-923-0361
e-mail: productinfo@thcfg.com
www.thcfg.com
Provider Health Net Services (PHNS)
1255 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Suite 2100
Allentown, PA 18103
Phone: 888-756-3515
e-mail: Jeffrey.Freedman@PHNS.com
www.PHNS.com
PHNS HIM Services help hospitals harness the latest in medical records
management technologies and processes to ensure accurate, timely, thorough,
secure, accessible, and compliant management of your hospital’s medical
records. Our professional HIM consultants are available on a complete
outsource or as-needed basis for medical records services that include
on-site and remote coding, audits, training and education, interim management,
and special projects large and small. Armed with an extensive knowledge
of healthcare information systems and current compliance regulations,
we are experts trusted by hospitals throughout the nation.
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.
Reimbursement Management Consultants, Inc.
12042 SE Sunnyside Road, #452
Clackamas, OR 97015
Phone: 800-538-5007
e-mail: connie@rmcinc.org
www.rmcinc.org
SNOMED International
325 Waukegan Road
Northfield, IL 60093-2750
Phone: 800-323-4040, ext. 7700
e-mail: snomed@cap.org
www.snomed.org
SNOMED International delivers SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT), a universal
healthcare terminology that makes healthcare knowledge more usable and
accessible wherever and whenever it’s needed. SNOMED CT facilitates
creating, sharing, retrieving, and aggregating of healthcare information.
SolCom
2516 East 52nd Street N
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phone: 888-335-0815
e-mail: info@solcominc.com
www.solcominc.com
SolComEHR helps healthcare providers solve the challenges associated with
health record management. With sophisticated integration tools to assemble
the electronic health record and established best practices, SolComEHR
automates administrative processes that rely on the medical record, such
as in-house or remote coding.
SpeedType
2024 Majestic Woods Boulevard
Apopka, FL 32712
Phone: 407-880-2189
e-mail: betsy@speedtype.com
www.speedtype.com
SpeedType is a basic user-friendly word expander program. Build your own
short-form dictionaries that will expand with a simple keystroke. The
program was created with the MT in mind. Simple to use with minimal learning
curve. SpeedType is fast and efficient, keeping productivity as 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.
Stern & Associates, Inc.
3914 North Highway 301, Suite 700
Tampa, FL 33619
Phone: 888-676-1997
e-mail: MAX@Stern-Associates.com
www.Stern-Associates.com
Nation’s premier healthcare executive and HIM search firm. With three
offices and more than 20 professional staff, nobody knows the HIM job
market better.
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.
3M Health Information Systems
575 West Murray Boulevard
Murray, UT 84123
Phone: 800-367-2447
www.3MHIS.com
3M Health Information Systems is an international leader in clinical information
management, with products ranging from medical records coding systems
to a comprehensive computer-based patient record system. Implementation,
training, and process-improvement services are also provided.
United Audit Systems, Inc. (UASI)
360 Gest Street
Cincinnati, OH 45203
Phone: 800-526-0594
e-mail: sales@uasi-qc.com
www.uasi-qc.com or www.valicode.com
UASI, a multifaceted HIM organization, provides quality coding/compliance
services, including Valicode STAT remote coding solution, Valicode Onsite
Temporary Coding, Valicode Review DRG/APC Reviews, QC-Suite Compliance
Coding and Casemix Analysis Software, QC-Code, QC-Case, QC-APCode, and
QC-APServ.
Webmedx, Inc.
564 Alpha Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15238-2912
Woodham & Associates, Inc.
2290 Ocean Shore Boulevard, Suite 102
Ormond Beach, FL 32176
Phone: 866-WOODHAM
e-mail: medcode3421@hotmail.com
Serving HIM departments with in, out, and ER coding services. Remote service
is available—clerical services also available. All coders are credentialed.
