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Industry News
Barry Libman Inc and JLU Health Record Systems Collaborate to
Provide High Quality and Low Cost Courses to
Home Health and Hospice Coders
Strategic Collaboration between Two Leading Healthcare Service Organizations
BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS – May 7, 2012 – In a unique marketing collaboration
two leading healthcare-service organizations—Barry Libman Inc, a provider of online
medical coding courses for HIM professionals, and JLU Health Record Systems, a
consultant and Home Health Coding educator—have partnered to provide high
quality and low cost courses to medical coders.
The courses, which train HIM professionals, as well as home health, nursing, and hospice
coders, are designed to increase coder knowledge base and staff morale, and to improve
staff efficiency.
The strength of the Barry Libman Inc and JLU partnership is seen in the organizations’
complementary specialties: Barry Libman Inc, recognized for its medical record coding
expertise and resources, offers a robust education platform and effective marketing skills,
as well as an in-depth knowledge of the HIM workforce. JLU, an expert in the area of
home health, and hospice coding education and consulting, brings knowledge and skill in
communication of complex HIM issues.
“Barry Libman Inc is excited to embark on this partnership with JLU Health Record
Systems,” said Barry Libman, president. “Between Barry Libman Inc’s expertise in
health information coding, audit, and education; JLU’s expertise in home health and
hospice; and our combined expertise in healthcare training, we have the capacity to
influence HIM and coder training in an unprecedented way. We look forward to how this
partnership might positively influence the HIM profession in years to come.”
Joan L. Usher, BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE, president of JLU Heath Record Systems,
recommends these home care coding courses to home health and hospice providers. “It is
a win-win for the home health and hospice providers: high quality coding and OASIS
training is available at your agency location now resulting in significant advantages to the
providers immediately and going forward.”
According to Usher, “These courses have helped many providers improve staff efficiency,
which results in increased revenues and cash flow, while also ensuring regulatory
compliance, which results in decreased audits and penalties.” While Usher has offered
in-person training for many years, the online learning modality results in more people
being trained for less. Online learning will also save on travel time and agency cost.
Usher added, “This valuable training is now available to a much broader audience and
allows participants to learn at their own pace while not having to wait for a class to be
scheduled.”
ABOUT BARRY LIBMAN INC
Barry Libman Inc provides medical record coding, audit, and educational services to the
HIM departments of healthcare institutions. Barry Libman
Inc offers the right-mix of online and classroom education to ensure that the HIM
professional is prepared to handle changes in the medical record coding systems and the
transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS. Its increasingly
popular Anatomy & Physiology for Coders course, which prepares coders for the
transition to ICD-10, is used to train staff at several prestigious organizations, including
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Lahey Clinc, Carroll Hospital Center, and the Lifespan Health
Network of Rhode Island. For more information, visit www.barrylibmaninc.com.
ABOUT JLU HEALTH RECORD SYSTEMS
JLU Health Record Systems provides performance improvement, nursing consultants,
and health information and medical record professionals to service the needs of health
care organizations. In addition, JLU educates organizations and provides individual
training to achieve excellence in healthcare.
JLU offers a wide variety of courses in multiple categories, including ICD-9-CM Coding,
ICD-9-CM ACE Coding Certification, ICD-10 Coding, OASIS C, HIPAA, Privacy &
Security Issues, Electronic Health Records Issues & Compliance Activities, and more.
For more about JLU Health Record Systems, visit www.jluhealth.com/index.htm. |
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