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July 1, 2002
Coding
Buyers' Guide
A+ Medical
Management & Education
217 White Horse Pike
Sandpiper Square #16
Absecon, NJ 08201
Phone: 609-383-8840
E-mail: info@apmed.com
www.apmed.com
Become a certified coder! Coding certification training via national
telecourses and Internet recordings. Qualified CRN-approved instructors
coach students and facilitate learning of key coding principles.
Call today and ask for your free “Certification Info Pack.”
Call 866-965-8820 or visit www.apmed.com.
Accurate Coding, Inc.
P.O. Box 2076
Palm Harbor, FL 34682
Phone: 888-488-9355
E-mail: sales@AccurateCoding.com
www.AccurateCoding.com
Coding specialists providing on-site, off-site, and online coding
to HIM departments nationwide. Complete outsourcing of coding departments
available. When accuracy counts, count on Accurate Coding!
American Health Information Management
Association
233 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2150
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-233-1100
E-mail: info@ahima.org
www.ahima.org
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) offers
a number of coding resources, including instructive manuals, informative
audio seminars, online assessment and training programs, special
communities of practice, and certification (Certified Coding Associate,
Certified Coding Specialist, Certified Coding Specialist-Physician).
§Please see our ad on p. 9 and 36
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 health information management
consulting and outsourcing firm providing a full range of services,
including on-site and off-site coding for medical records and health
information management professionals in hospitals, clinics, and
physician offices.
§Please see our ad on p. 25
American Academy
of Professional Coders
309 West 700 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
§Please see our ad on p. 64
American Hospital Association Central Office
for ICD-9-CM
One North Franklin Street, 29th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-422-3366
www.ahacentraloffice.org
The American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Central Office on
ICD-9-CM, the official clearinghouse on ICD-9-CM coding, offers
these essential products for health information management professionals:
AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, AHA Coding Clinic on CD by 3M Health
Information Systems, and AHA Coding Clinic for HCPCS.
§Please see our ad on p. 44
American Medical Association
- AMA Press
515 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: 312-464-5994
Fax: 312-464-5837
E-mail: erin_kalitowski@ama-assn.org
www.amapress.org
AMA Press, the official publisher of CPT, provides the only book
on the market with official CPT guidelines and rules developed by
the CPT Editorial Panel. Look for our new billing and compliance
resources addressing HIPAA and medical record documentation and
our exciting enhancements and improvements to CPT 2003. Call us
to request a free 2003 product catalog.
§Please see our ad on p. 62
At-Home Professions,
School of Medical Coding
Department FTRB72
2001 Lowe Street
Ft. Collins, CO 80525
§Please see our ad on p. 54
Care Communications
205 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 800-458-3544 or 312-551-3100
Fax: 312-422-0106
E-mail: info@care-communications.com
www.carecommunications.com
Care Communications, the No. 1 source for hands-on help in HIM,
now provides online coding services via CAREcoding.com, the No.
1 solution for eliminating backlogs forever.
§Please see our ad on p. 45
Certus Corporation
2600 Michelson Drive, Suite 470
Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: 877-738-0945, ext. 50308
Fax: 818-728-1761
E-mail: Cdraper@certuscorp.com
Certus Corporation’s consulting services aim to improve cash
flow, decrease cost, and reduce risk. Certus provides experienced
credentialed staff for on-site and/or remote Web-based hospital/physician
contract coding; DRG, inpatient/outpatient documentation, coding
quality, and compliance audit/reviews; ICD-9/CPT 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,
MPI analysis and cleanup, and outsourcing.
Codebusters, Inc.
28907 North Deodar Place
Santa Clarita, CA 91350
Phone: 661-296-1907
E-mail: linda@codebustersinc.com
www.codebustersinc.com
Four-volume CCS prep study guides—quickly becoming coding study
guides of choice for CCS exam: Vol. 1: 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 11 case studies.
CodeCorrect
104 South 6th Avenue
Yakima, WA 98902
Phone: 877-937-3600
E-mail: info@CodeCorrect.com
www.CodeCorrect.com
coders.com
495 Circle 85, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30349
Phone: 800-999-6274
E-mail: sales@mcstrategies.com
www.coders.com
coders.com remote coding and consulting services include remote
backlog coding and outsourcing, coding validations, quality audits,
denial reviews, and EduCode Web-based coding training. coders.com
employs biometrics, a dedicated Internet server, and VPN technology
to ensure that records can never be duplicated, stored, manipulated,
or printed.
The Coding Network, LLC
324 South Palm Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone: 888-CODE-MED
www.codingnetwork.com
Coding Strategies, Inc.
168 North Johnston Street, Suite 103
Dallas, GA 30132
Phone: 877-6-CODING
E-mail: Cameron.mize@codingstrategies.com
www.codingstrategies.com
Coding Strategies, Inc. provides coding services for most medical
specialties with an emphasis on the fields of radiology, radiation
oncology, and anesthesia/pain management. CSI supports all of your
coding needs that include auditing, education, and coding support
services. Coding Strategies, Inc. is the leader in interactive-based
training by providing a series of animated reference-training CD
programs. Specialty-specific coding and self-study guides are published
by CSI. CSI clients are comprised of individual physician practices,
billing companies, and practice management companies. Academic practices
are also served by CSI.
Complete Coding Solutions (CCS)
156 8216 Princeton Glendale Road
West Chester, OH 45069
Phone: 877-265-5995
www.completecodingsolutions.com
CCS provides quality ICD-9 and CPT coding services using only RHIA,
RHIT, or CCS consultants. CCS also does assembly and analysis with
a 98% accuracy rate.
§Please see our ad on p. 60
Comforce
1408 North West Shore #106
Tampa, FL 33607
Phone: 866-302-4678
E-mail: cthomas@comforce.com
www.comforce.com
Comforce has more than 40 years experience nationwide with a presence
in your area. Call today for experienced, tested, credentialed coders
at your department tomorrow. Coding backlogs? Coding problems? Not
any longer. Accuracy and confidentiality are priorities. Competitive
rates!
CURES
8870 Darrow Road, Suite F106 #311
Twinsburg, OH 44087
Phone: 330-405-1996
E-mail: cures@curesteam.com
www.curesteam.com
A leader in the healthcare industry since 1994, C-U-R-E-S has been
committed to providing the very best in on- and off-site coding
to hospitals and physician practices, compliance audits, chargemaster
reviews, and educational seminars. Let us show you the difference!
§Please see our ad on p. 50
e-Coding Connection, Inc
11125 Park Boulevard, Suite 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 services. Keep your revenue flowing seven
days a week with coding performed by credentialed coders with a
minimum of five years experience. Presubmission compliance reviews
and abstracting inclusive in our low, per-record fees. 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!
eWebCoding
1140 Hammond Drive, Suite F6200
Atlanta, GA 30328
Phone: 877-661-CODE
E-mail: beth.friedman@ewebcoding.com
www.eWebCoding.com
eWebCoding helps more than 150 healthcare organizations attract
and retain quality coders. By offering a work-from-home option,
our customers improve coder productivity, reduce DNFB days, and
eliminate vacancies and backlogs. Let our secure Internet technology
add some green to your bottom line!
§Please see our ad on p. 47
First Class Solutions, Inc.
2060 Concourse Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146-4119
Phone: 800-274-1214
E-mail: Nancy1@FirstClassSolutions.com
www.FirstClassSolutions.com
and www.FirstCodeCentral.com
First class services for more than 14 years from First Class Solutions
… APC/DRG coding validation, compliance audits, and on-site/off-site/remote
coding services for backlogs or ongoing support; we employ only
AHIMA-credentialed, experienced coding professionals.
§Please see our ad on p. 54
Gina Serino, Inc.
19 Larboard Street
Beachwood, NJ 08722
Phone: 732-286-1637
Fax: 732-286-1440
E-mail: serinoginc@aol.com
Serving New Jersey for more than 16 years, Gina Serino, Inc. is
an independent coding consultant offering inpatient/outpatient (ICD-9-CPT4)
coding, DRG reviews, audits, and education services.
HB Coding Enterprise
P.O. Box 540493
Waltham, MA 02454-0493
Phone: 781-647-4771
E-mail: hbcodingent@aol.com
www.hbcodingent.com
We provide certified professionals to handle coding, billing, and
transcription services nationwide to hospitals and physician offices,
on-site or remotely. Why not give us a call at 781-647-4771 or visit
our Web site at www.hbcodingent.com.
§Please see our ad on p. 60
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.
§Please see our ad on p. 5
Health Information Consulting, Inc. (HIC)
3671 Lauren Lane
Bloomington, IN 47404
Phone: 812-935-6896
Fax: 812-935-6816
E-mail: hic_inc@bluemarble.net
HIC, Inc. is a national coding and auditing company that provides
services to hospitals and physician offices. Our staff of experienced,
credentialed professionals is ready to serve all of your health
information needs, on-site or remotely with eWebCoding technology.
§Please see our ad on p. 23
Healthcare Compliance Resources
507 West Jefferson
Augusta, MI 49012
Phone: 800-973-1081
E-mail: info@complianceresources.com
www.complianceresources.com
Healthcare Compliance Resources (HCR) is committed to educating
professionals on the rules for full healthcare compliance. HCR offers
the Medical Office Compliance Program Guide and Certified Healthcare
Compliance Consultant and Officer designations. HCR guides you through
the education essentials of compliance.
§Please see our ad on p. 51
Healthcare Contract Resources Inc.
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.
§Please see our ad on p. 60
Healthcare Management Advisors, Inc. (HMA)
2325 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 200
Alpharetta, GA 30004
Phone: 770-751-1199
E-mail: info@hma.com or jwaters@hma.com
www.hma.com
HMA has served 1600+ hospitals and 20,000+ physicians with compliance,
coding, and clinical data quality services. We provide audits and
education in the inpatient and outpatient environments, APC evaluations,
compliance services, on-site and online coding, plus free newsletter
and benchmarking.
Healthcare Financial Solutions, Inc. (HFS)
825 Washington Street, Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: 510-768-0066 or 800-888-4966
E-mail: judithh@hfsolutions.com
www.hfsolutions.com
HFS provides operational, financial, and reimbursement consulting
services, including Web-based coding, coder education, auditing,
CDM review, and assessment of HIM departments. Additional services
include cost report and financial statement preparation, clinical
operation assessments, interim CFO, and management recruitment.
H.I.M. On Call, Inc.
1033 Hamilton Street
Allentown, PA 18101
Phone: 610-435-5724
E-mail: him@himoncall.com
www.himoncall.com
We code thousands of cases each week, on-site and off-site. We provide
temporary and long-term services. We can eliminate backlog, fulfill
staffing shortages, or assume general operation of your coding department.
We meet HIPAA’s security and confidentiality requirements.
§Please see our ad on p. 53
HRM Hospital Resource
Management, LC
15400 Knoll Trail, Suite 112
Dallas, TX 75248
Phone: 972-866-9869
E-mail: sales@hrmlc.com
www.hrmlc.com
HSS, Inc.
2321 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
Phone: 800-999-3747
E-mail: marketing@hss-info.com
www.hssweb.com
Improve coding, increase reimbursement, and avoid compliance risk!
• WinStrat with AccuCode — Manage coding and reimbursement.
• APCAssistant — Knowledge resource for APC success.
• EASYGroup — Cut correct bills.
• Hospital Insight — Target areas for improvement.
• Consulting and Education
§Please see our ad on p. 41
IAMS - Island Automated Medical
Services, Inc.
5999 Central Avenue, Suite 300
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
Phone: 800-322-1139, ext. 375
E-mail: mailus@iams-inc.com
www.iams-inc.com
iMedica Corp.
2250 Charleston Road
Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone: 650-960-6890
E-mail: Kcossell@imedica.com
www.imedica.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 the leading provider of integrated
clinical and administrative management systems for cancer specialists.
Specializing in practical software solutions for practice management,
electronic medical record, image management, and decision-support
software. IMPAC helps providers better manage the process of delivering
care.
§Please see our ad on p. 40
In Record Time, Inc.
7520 NW 5th Street
Plantation, FL 33317
Phone: 800-788-4960, 954-316-2221
Fax: 954-584-4203
E-mail: info@inrecordtime.net
www.inrecordtime.net
On-site, off-site, full range of HIM services, including coding
and abstracting, assembly and analysis, MPI consolidation, interim
management, loose filing, and e-coding. Cost-effective POWERCode
E-Coding System available for efficient, secure use by facility
or work-at-home coders. Also, total oncology data management services.
§Please see our ad on p. 27
Info-X, Inc.
20 Charles Street
Northvale, NJ 07647
Phone: 800-299-1091, ext. 27
E-mail: sales@info-x-inc.com
www.info-x-inc.com
Info-X is the leading provider of coding compliance solutions with
a specialization in medical necessity. Info-X’s MedicalNecessity
Dictionaries have been selected by AHA as a “best-in-class”
coding compliance solution. Info-X also delivers browser-based solutions,
including an XML-based interface with supporting medical content,
to ensure compliance and revenue cycle improvement.
Ingenix
2525 Lake Park Boulevard
Salt Lake City, UT 84120
Phone: 877-INGENIX (877-464-3649)
www.IngenixOnline.com
St. Anthony Publishing and Medicode are now Ingenix. As a recognized
leader in healthcare data, Ingenix strengthens St. Anthony Publishing
and Medicode’s ability to provide powerful coding, compliance,
billing, and benchmarking tools. Together we’re an invaluable
source for your financial, clinical, and operational needs.
§Please see our ad on p. 3
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 demo!
Jean Cantieni
4762 Iroquois Avenue
Trevose, PA 19053
Phone: 215-396-7909
E-mail: cantienij@aol.com
A seasoned professional with extensive experience in the implementation
of productivity standards and technologic applications to enhance
and streamline workflow. If you’re interested in ensuring both
quality and quantity in your daily workflow, let us assist you!
Jennifer Hornung Garvin, MBA, RHIA, CPHQ,
CCS, CTR
P.O. Box 123
Gwynedd, PA 19436
Phone: 215-620-3390
E-mail: ccsreview@netcarrier.com
www.ccsreview.com
Order the CCS Exam SUCCESS Review Book to prepare for the Certified
Coding Specialist (CCS) credential. Educational coding workshops
are also available for CCS preparation, APCs, radiology, and general
ICD-9 and CPT-4 coding.
JLG Medical Transcription Service
141 Stevens Avenue, Suite 15
Oldsmar, FL 34677
§Please see our ad on p. 57
Kforce Healthcare Staffing
1001 East Palm Avenue
Tampa, FL 33605
Phone: 800-397-9814
Fax: 813-552-2122
www.kforce.com/healthcare
Kforce Healthcare provides permanent and outsourced specialty-staffing
services for medical records and business office professionals.
Our clients include hospital systems, managed care networks, and
physician practice groups. Our consultant services include on-site
or off-site delivery of medical records coders, coding supervisors,
HIM directors, transcription services, certified tumor registrars,
as well as other outsourced personnel.
§Please see our ad on p. 30
LanVision
5481 Creek Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Phone: 513-794-7123
E-mail: tcostello@lanvision.com
www.lanvision.com
LanVision’s codingANYware Web-based remote coding solution
provides automated case routing with encoder integration and automated
upload of codes to your abstracting system. codingANYware provides
user-defined security levels and record retention that supports
HIPAA regulations.
§Please see our ad on p. 49
LexiCode
P.O. Box 190
Ballentine, SC 29002
Phone: 800-448-CODE
E-mail: LXSC01@aol.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 twenty
years experience for the quality coding support you need.
§Please see our ad on p. 11
Maxim Coding Solutions
1515 190th Street, Suite 150
Gardena, CA 90248
Phone: 888-450-3339
E-mail: gastein@maximstaffing.com
www.maximcoders.com
In times of tight deadlines and staff shortages, you need more than
a quick fix—you need a quality partner. Maxim Coding Solutions
is your answer. Our services include:
• medical coding (all areas)
• outsourcing
• coding compliance auditors
• interim directors/supervisors
• charge master review
• tumor registry
• project managers
• JCAHO consulting
§Please see our ad on p. 21
MC Strategies, Inc.
495 Circle 85, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30349
Phone: 800-999-6274
E-mail: sales@mcstrategies.com
www.mcstrategies.com
For more than 16 years, MC Strategies has been a leading provider
of quality coding, consulting, and training services to healthcare
organizations. Consulting services include documentation analysis
and training, coding validation, chargemaster reviews, DRG and APC
reviews, and coders.com remote coding and consulting services.
Medical Coding Services, Inc.
60 Oswego Street
Baldulinsville, NY 13027
Phone: 315-635-1145 or 800-805-MCSI
E-mail: info@medcodservices.com
www.medcodservices.com
Medical Coding Services, Inc. provides ICD-9-CM and CPT coding and
quality compliance audits both on-site and off-site. All of our
coders are credentialed, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, with extensive
hospital coding experience.
§Please see our ad on p. 15
Medical Coding Services, LLC
6075 Foster Branch Drive
Pendleton, IN 46064
Phone: 765-778-1829
E-mail: medcodsvc@aol.com
www.medicalcodingservices.com
Medical Coding Services, LLC (MCS) provides quality ICD-9-CM and
CPT coding services, transcription, and medical record auditing
nationwide. We promise to meet and/or exceed your minimum coding
standards, already set for your medical records department, with
complete accuracy and timeliness in mind. MCS provides satisfaction
with a smile!
§Please see our ad on p. 31
MedQuist Inc. Coding and Information Services
Division
4 Foster Avenue
Gibbsboro, NJ 08026
Phone: 856-566-8000
E-mail: sschoenecker@medquist.com
www.medquist.com
Comprehensive services include traditional on-site or remote coding
and innovative automated coding and document management using Natural
Language Processing. Contact us for a live Web demonstration of
our revolutionary browser-based system that will change the way
you think about coding.
MLT Medical Coding, Inc.
115 Campbell Street, Suite 202
Geneva, IL 60134
Phone: 630-208-0280
Fax: 630-208-0190
E-mail: MLTCoding1@Ameritech.net
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.
§Please see our ads on pgs. 11, 13, 15, and 17
National Health Systems, Inc. (NHS)
1104 Fernwood Avenue, Suite 404
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Phone: 800-222-2607
Fax: 717-763-9291
E-mail: ntlhealth@aol.com
www.nhsteam.com
NHS, a preferred provider of AmeriNet, Inc. and a Siemens Health
Services Allied Partner, provides nationwide coding support and
validation for hospitals. NHS offers on-site and eWeb Internet coding
support for inpatient, outpatient, emergency department, and clinic
medical records.
§Please see our ad on p. 14
New Jersey Hospital Association Information
Services (NJHAIS)
760 Alexander Road
Princeton, NJ 08543
Phone: 609-936-2200
E-mail: NJHAIS@NJHA.com
www.njha.com
NJHAIS has been servicing New Jersey hospitals for more than 25
years. We offer a variety of HIM consulting and data quality services
that can assist in improving your organization’s performance,
efficiency, and quality. For more information, please contact us.
§Please see our ad on p. 7
NJPR
129 Littleton Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Phone: 973-334-3443
E-mail: l.h.stephens@njpr.com
www.njpr.com
NJPR provides coding support for inpatient, outpatient, emergency
department, and clinic medical records, analysis of coding accuracy,
abstracting, and data entry on a regular or as-needed basis.
Optio Software, Inc.
3015 Windward Plaza, Fairways II
Alpharetta, GA 30005
Phone: 770-576-3515
E-mail: nmccluney@optiosoftware.com
www.optiosoftware.com
Optio’s software enables customers to drive efficiency into
their communications and business processes. Our products capture
data from disparate systems and networks, transform it into formats
needed by various recipients, and distribute it to a global network
of digital destinations.
Palmtop Publishing
2111 46th Avenue SW
Seattle, WA 98116
Phone: 206-923-0901
E-mail: cpt@palmtoppublishing.com
www.pocketpublishing.com
Palm OS-based CPT coding guide and reference with custom medical
coding features. Fully searchable, compact, easy to use, AMA-licensed.
Portable equivalent of traditional AMA CPT hard copy book.
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 offers on-site and remote coding as components
of their full line of outsourced health information management (HIM)
services. Specialists in consulting, project management, and outsourced
staffing, Precyse Solutions delivers quantifiable results that directly
impact your medical records return on investment.
§Please see our ad on p. 63
PRG Publishing Inc.
P.O. Box 528
St. Petersburg, FL 33731
Phone: 888-383-7741
E-mail: PJSPRG@aol.com
www.prgpublishing.com
§Please see our ad on p. 37
Professional Dynamic Network, Inc. (PDN)
20280 Governors Highway, Suite 106
Olympia Fields, IL 60461
Phone: 708-747-4361
E-mail: info@pdnseek.com
www.pdnseek.com
PDN provides temporary and permanent staffing, education, recruitment,
and consulting for healthcare in the Chicago area, specializing
in health information management (HIM). Call for HIM coders, billers,
transcriptionists, clerks, and all HIM services; receptionists,
office managers, and other office support/management.
Pyramid HIM & Coding Services
3033 South Parker Road, Suite 1000
Aurora, CO 80014
Phone: 303-923-9000
E-mail: thcfg@thcfg.com
www.thcfg.com
Pyramid HIM & Coding Services provides a variety of services
to meet our healthcare clients’ needs. Services include on-site
and remote coding support, assessments and consulting, interim management,
outsourcing, chargemaster reviews, education and training, APC audits,
physician services, and more.
QuadraMed Corporation
22 Pelican Way
San Rafael, CA 94901
E-mail: info@quadramed.com
www.quadramed.com
QuadraMed Quantim software and services comprise the industry’s
only end-to-end solution for health information management. The
Quantim product suite offers integrated coding, compliance, and
record management function that assure data integrity.
§Please see our ad on p. 55
Radcode Inc.
Fairfield Office Center
387 Passaic Avenue
Fairfield, NJ 07004
Phone: 973-227-5898
Fax: 973-227-5862
E-mail: info@radcodeinc.com
www.radcodeinc.com
Radcode provides unique, automated interventional radiology coding
(CPT & ICD) software for groups, hospitals, and billing companies.
Just select and click the procedure(s): CPT codes (Dx and/or Rx
Vascular and Nonvascular Surgical and Radiological) are automatically
formatted and displayed with modifiers according to compliance and
insurance carrier’s requirements. Easy ICDs assignment.
Reimbursement Management Consultants, Inc.
(RMC)
13275 SE 242nd Avenue
Damascus, OR 97009
Phone: 800-538-5007
E-mail: connie@rmcinc.org
www.rmcinc.org
RMC, Inc. provides coding compliance reviews and coding support
services to hospitals and physician offices nationwide. RMC is your
solution, offering complete and accurate coding, documentation improvement,
and education by qualified, credentialed coding specialists. Obtain
correct reimbursement, minimize lost revenue: Call RMC today!
§Please see our ad on p. 60
RMS Corporation
1255 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Suite 2100
Allentown, PA 18103
Phone: 888-756-3515
E-mail: info@rmscorporation.com
www.rmscorporation.com
RMS Corporation’s experienced professionals, comprised of RHIAs,
RHITs, CCSs, CPCs, and RNs, provide innovative HIM solutions to
hospitals and physician practices throughout the United States.
Our expertise includes:
• interim management/outsourcing
• coding
• auditing, training, and education
• trauma and tumor registry
• severity of illness abstracting
• compliance assessment and plan development
• physician billing/reporting/enrollment services
§Please see our ad on p. 2
Seagate Consultants
P.O. Box 856
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
Phone: 910-392-0047
E-mail: seagate@wilmington.net
www.seagateconsultants.com
We’re a full-service national recruiting firm, focusing on
the diverse opportunities in health information management (HIM).
Seagate has been successfully helping HIM professionals for more
than 12 years.
Signature Associates
158 Highview Terrace
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
Phone: 877-962-6178
E-mail: a.mang@signature-staffing.com
www.signature-staffing.com
In order to provide our clients with higher quality service and
candidates compared with our competitors, we conduct individualized
candidate recruitment, in addition to utilizing potential candidates
already in our database, as well as on the Internet.
SNOMED
International
325 Waukegan Rd.
Northfield, IL 60093
Phone: 800-323-4040, ext. 7280 (Kathy Ax)
E-mail: Kax@cap.org
www.snomed.org
SNOMED International, a division of the College of American Pathologists,
is committed to the excellence in patient care through the development
of SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT), a scientifically validated
clinical terminology for global healthcare. SNOMED CT delivers to
the entire healthcare community unprecedented uniformity for medical
communications that spans languages, clinical specialties, sites
of care, and geographic boundaries.
SolCom
2516 East 52nd Street N
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phone: 888-335-0815
E-mail: julianneoconnor@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.
SOURCECORP HEALTHSERVE
3720 Langley Oaks Place
Marietta, GA 30067
Phone: 770-955-5808
Fax: 770-955-5809
www.srcp.com
SOURCECORP HEALTHSERVE specializes in a broad array of HIM coding
and consulting services. These services include contract coding
(on-site and remote), auditing services, physician documentation,
customized education, staffing, and special project services. We
offer the full spectrum of coding consulting services to help healthcare
providers enhance revenue and improve operations.
Spacesaver Corporation
1450 Janesville Avenue
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
Phone: 800-492-3434
E-mail: ssc@spacesaver.com
www.spacesaver.com
Storage solved; Spacesaver has the solution. Our high-density mobile
storage systems offer cost-efficient products for virtually any
space or application. You can expect to double your storage capacity
in the same amount of floor space. From bulk storage to HIPAA-compliant
controlled access systems, Spacesaver can custom-configure a storage
solution to meet your unique criteria.
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!
§Please see our ad on p. 32
SVC Coding Resource Group
P.O. Box 126
Russellville, AR 72811
Phone: 479-967-1409
E-mail: skirchoff@cox-internet.com
www.coding.wsmcafe.com
SVC Coding Resource Group offers innovative preparatory material
to assist healthcare professionals successfully pass the National
Certified Coding Specialist Exam.
Textware Solutions
58 Lexington Street
Burlington, MA 01803
Phone: 800-355-5251
Fax: 781-272-1432
E-mail: info@textware.com
www.textware.com
Instant Text (IT) is the most advanced expander solution for Windows
95/98/NT/2000/Me/XP. Reliable, powerful, and flexible, IT speeds
up text-entry and increases transcription productivity greatly.
Unique features include glossary compilation and natural language
processing, abbreviations without memorization, and continuations
suggesting what is likely to be said next.
Thomson Delmar Learning
Executive Woods
5 Maxwell Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065
Phone: 518-348-2300
E-mail: info@delmar.com
www.delmaralliedhealth.com
Delmar Learning is part of the Thomson Corporation and a leading
provider of lifelong learning products for healthcare,
including insurance and coding, medical terminology, medical assisting,
health information management, and more. Please visit www.delmaralliedhealth.com
for a complete catalog of products, books, and multimedia.
UnicorMed
4160 Carmichael Road
Montgomery, AL 36106
Phone: 800-825-7421
E-mail: sales@unicormed.com
www.unicormed.com
UnicorMed publishes Easy Coder ICD-9 code books in comprehensive
and specialty versions. Also produces Alpha II Coding System software
for complete coding solutions, I Coder for online coding, and Claimstaker
for claim editing. Offers free coding hotline.
United Audit Systems, Inc. (UASI)
360 Gest Street
Cincinnati, OH 45203
Phone: 800-526-0594 or 513-723-1122
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:
• QC-Suite Compliance Coding and Casemix Analysis Software
- QC-Code
- QC-Case
- QC-APCode
- QC-APServ
• Valicode STAT remote coding solution
• On-site temporary coding
• DRG/APC review
§Please see our ad on p. 59
WebInservice
495 Circle 85, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30349
Phone: 800-999-6274
E-mail: sales@mcstrategies.com
www.webinservice.com
WebInservice, a division of MC Strategies, Inc., delivers mission-critical,
Web-based training to healthcare professionals via the WebInservice
KDS e-learning platform. The WebInservice content library includes
more than 2,000 always-current, expert-authored lessons in areas
ranging from coding and compliance to nursing and software/IT applications.
YPRO Corporation
3150 Dandy Trail
Indianapolis, IN 46214
Phone: 800-726-3320
E-mail: Tmyers@yprocorp.com
www.yprocorp.com
A national healthcare consulting firm with 16 years experience helping
healthcare providers. All staff is AHIMA-certified and 100% certified
compliance professions with coding, compliance, reviews, etc. Other
services we provide: CIAs, education, A/R cleanup, interim management,
APC reviews, and chargemaster.
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