Precyse Awarded Strategic Healthcare Information Management (HIM) Contract from Adena Health Systems

WAYNE, Pa., and ALPHARETTA, Ga., Dec. 20, 2011  /PRNewswire/ -- Precyse, a leader in health information management (HIM) technology and services, was awarded a five-year contract by Adena Health Systems in Chillicothe, Ohio for its Healthcare Information Management Strategic Sourcing Services.

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"I have all the confidence in the world in Precyse," said George A. Semko, Revenue Cycle System Director for Adena Health System. "Having used Precyse's services at a former healthcare system, I have seen first-hand the elimination of backlogs, a decrease in Discharged Not Final Billed (DNFB) days as well as improvements in quality, workflow, efficiency, and cash-flow. Their in-depth knowledge and experience in meeting healthcare regulatory and compliance requirements coupled with their background in health information systems are the reasons we selected Precyse as the ideal HIM partner."

"The Adena management team was very impressed with the HIM knowledge and experience of the Precyse team and we look forward to this long-term partnership with Precyse," said Keith Coleman, Adena's Chief Financial Officer. "As a result of the cost savings and efficiencies that we expect to gain in the HIM department, we look forward to adding personnel and resources to other areas of Adena's health system."

"Providers are facing numerous challenges in meeting regulatory and compliance healthcare requirements and partners like Precyse with innovative solutions and expert staff and best practice processes help them to meet those challenges head on," said Chris Powell, President of Precyse.  "Our HIM strategic sourcing services implement changes without compromise. We help strengthen health data integrity, drive EHR adoption, improve productivity and processes and prepare for a successful ICD-10 transition. We pride ourselves in taking care of the health information that is taking care of patient lives."

As part of the five-year agreement, Precyse will provide transcription services which include use of precyseNet™, Precyse's transcription and patient record document management system. Precyse will also provide HIM administration, staffing support and education, processing of all patient records, reports and reconciliation, and regulatory and compliance review and adherence.

Precyse currently provides HIM support to hundreds of hospitals and health systems nationwide and is the only company able to assume full responsibility for the entire HIM function for a hospital or health system on a short or long-term basis.

About Adena Health System

Adena Health System is an independent, not-for-profit and locally controlled healthcare organization serving the needs of 13 counties in south-central Ohio and employing more than 2,400 people. Adena provides specialty services typically found in larger medical centers, like open heart surgery, cardiac catheterization, cancer care and advanced orthopaedic procedures, including reverse shoulder surgery, total joint replacement and minimally invasive spine surgery. The health system is based in Chillicothe, OH.

About Precyse

Precyse provides industry-leading expert services and comprehensive technologies that empower healthcare organizations to most effectively and efficiently capture, organize, secure and analyze clinical data and transform it into actionable information, supporting the delivery of quality patient care and optimizing operating performance. Precyse has enabled more than 850 hospitals and health systems nationwide to improve efficiency and deliver tangible outcomes for more than a decade. With products ranging from an integrated transcription and coding platform with advanced speech recognition, expert workflow technologies and Natural Language Comprehension™ to HIM consulting and services, Precyse's flexible software can be delivered standalone or complemented by a professional staff of more than 1,200 experts. Now more than ever, hospitals and health systems are challenged to achieve meaningful use of the legal health record. Precyse is the partner hospitals across the country choose to achieve this goal. To learn more, visit www.precyse.com.  

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