Precyse to Host Pre-Conference Symposium, Lunch & Learn Panel and Two Presentations at HIMSS 2014

WAYNE, Pa. and ALPHARETTA, Ga., Feb. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Precyse, a leader in health information management (HIM) Performance Management and Technology, will sponsor a pre-conference symposium and a panel discussion as well as two presentations at the HIMSS 2014 Annual Conference & Exhibition February 23-27, 2014, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., (Booth #3613). Precyse is once again a HIMSS Gold Sponsor of the conference.

Pre-Conference Symposium, Sunday, February 23, 2014, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Tom Ormondroyd, MBA, Vice President & General Manager, Precyse Learning Solutions

Precyse is the sponsor of the HIMSS 2014 Pre-Conference Symposium titled "ICD-10: Stop Being Polite and Start Getting Real About ICD-10." During this daylong program, attendees will learn how to address some of the biggest ICD-10 challenges including: implementing a successful ICD-10 program in an outpatient/ambulatory setting; how to increase retention and the effectiveness of documentation and training; how to support organizations that are behind in their ICD-10 conversion; how to optimize remaining ICD-10 budgets; what to do about post 10/14 reimbursement monitoring; and how providers can avoid ICD-10's long-term impacts to fraud, waste, and abuse. To view the symposium schedule and to register, visit precyse.com/symposium.

HIMSS 2014 Lunch & Learn, Monday, February 24, 2014, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Precyse will host the HIMSS 2014 Lunch & Learn panel discussion titled "CDI Strategies for Success: Advance Documentation and Win with ICD-10." Panelists include: Linda Kloss, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, president Kloss Strategic Advisors, former CEO of AHIMA and Member of Precyse Advisory Council; Donald Bialek, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer for Galloway Consulting; Teresa Michael, BA, RHIT, Director, Health Information Management, Sarasota Memorial Hospital; and Larry Schunder, Senior Vice President of Business Processes and Chief Information Officer, LHP Hospital Group, Inc. To register for the provider-only Lunch & Learn, visit precyse.com/register.

Precyse HIMSS 2014 Presentations

"Improving Data Quality: Beginning with the End in Mind," Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Presented by Linda Kloss, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, president Kloss Strategic Advisors, former CEO of AHIMA and Member of Precyse Advisory Council, this presentation provides a framework and principles for managing data quality as part of enterprise information management. Practical approaches that target areas of greatest vulnerability will be discussed.

"Keys to Successfully Implementing CDI and CAC Technology," Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

This educational session is presented by John Forrester, CPHIMS, MBA, Director, Information Services, Hamilton Medical Center and Martha Heesen-May, RHIA, Senior Implementation Consultant, Precyse. There is much industry buzz surrounding stalled and struggling implementations of Computer Assisted Coding (CAC) technology and Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) programs at many facilities. This session will look at reasons for these challenges and outline strategies for success with best practice sharing from Hamilton Health Care System of Dalton, Ga.

"Precyse has a variety of educational opportunities planned for HIMSS 2014," said Linda Kloss, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, president Kloss Strategic Advisors, former CEO of AHIMA and Member of Precyse Advisory Council. "What all of these forums have in common is an emphasis on leveraging the power of healthcare information to yield better operational performance as well as optimum patient care."

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 nearly 4,000 healthcare facilities 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 Processing to HIM consulting and services, Precyse's flexible software can be delivered stand-alone or complemented by a professional staff of more than 1,300 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.  

Sparking innovation in healthcare information™

SOURCE Precyse

WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM?

440k+
Newsrooms &
Influencers

9k+
Digital Media
Outlets

270k+
Journalists
Opted In

GET STARTED