Zipclik Acquired by Amwest
Amwest Imaging has acquired Zipclik Technologies to add to their technology that helps companies become efficient through digital conversion and indexing of documentation.
Seeking Solutions to Healthcare Challenges
Healthcare organizations continue to seek out ways to be more financially independent and address challenges brought on by healthcare reform, coding classification changes and the economy. Many facilities are seeing a merge or partnership as the resolution.
Daymarck Reacts to AMA’s Concerns
Provider of home health care coding and auditing services, Daymarck, has reacted to a statement released by the American Medical Association (AMA) where they came out against the ICD-10 conversion.
The Need for Training
IOD Incorporated has launched the IOD Learning Institute (ILI), an education platform that includes online learning, classroom led education and personalized one-on-one learning. This comes about in preparation for the ICD-10 transition.
One Size Fits All Taxonomies
A constant challenge for any content manager is the training to apply the right tags and metadata. We all know how important leaving these breadcrumbs can be to operating a comprehensive search. It is like filing something away in a blank folder with no idea of what it is and no way to find it. The DataFacet solution from WAND Inc provides sets of extensive taxonomies, and tools to automate the classification of documents and web content.
ICD-10 Creates Need for New Disease Taxonomy
The National Research Council released a report earlier this month that highlights the need for new systems to incorporate the health and disease-related information that continues to amass at an amazing rate, into a single resource that can help improve health outcomes.
Access Innovations Receives U.S. Patent for Unique MAIChem™ Software Search Method
Access Innovations, Inc., a leader in data integrity and content creation, has announced it has been awarded a U.S. Patent No. 8,046,212 for MAIChem™, a software-based method for searching chemical names in one or more text-containing documents that have been loaded into computer memory.
ICD-10 Trumps the Y2K Anxiety
We all know that behind the scenes in the health care industry many people are working towards one of the biggest changes to information systems in years. That is of course, the transition to the new ICD-10 medical coding classification system. For some, this is a business opportunity that could create growth and revenue.
Increased Activity Among Healthcare Technology
Most healthcare organizations are focused on getting their electronic health records (EHR) systems running properly in preparation for the transition to meet ICD-10 compliance. The significant revision to reimbursement guidelines at the federal level has captured the attention of those concerned about cash flow and compliance.
Proper Coding Requires Training
Med-Line School of Medical Transcription has launched a medical coding training program called the Coding Bridge Program. Considering the changing health care industry right now, the name seems appropriate.