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Thirty Hospitals Implement OptumInsight Coding Solution for Accurate Hospital and Physician Reimbursement, Improved Financial Performance and ICD-10 Readiness

OptumInsight — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:25:23 GMT

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 26, 2011 — OptumInsight (formerly Ingenix), a leading provider of health care information, technology and consulting services, announced that 30 leading U.S. hospitals will implement its Actus^® computer-assisted coding (CAC) solution.

The Actus CAC software solution will enable the hospitals to quickly and accurately code medical charts for more consistent and complete reimbursement of medical claims and to prepare for the eight-fold increase in codes required for ICD-10 documentation.

The hospitals, as well as physician groups and some of the nation’s largest imaging and billing services centers will leverage Actus software - backed by OptumInsight’s consulting, training and support - to manage the growth and complexity of 155,000 ICD-10 codes, which directly affect these organizations’ financial health. Effectively capturing codes tied to each chart ensures accurate billing of medical procedures, tests and services, improves the productivity of coding teams and provides consistent, reliable reimbursement and revenue management.

“The addition of Actus CAC will help hospitals, physician groups and billing services improve financial performance – even while faced with today’s complex reimbursement requirements and clinical documentation,” said Ron Jones, senior vice president of hospital solutions at OptumInsight. “From smaller hospitals and physician groups to large and complex health systems, organizations are recognizing the impact that Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology provides to CAC by helping them deliver efficient and accurate reimbursement of patient care.”

OptumInsight’s CAC software and its patented LifeCode^® NLP engine can precisely translate clinical documentation, generate billing codes, and ease coders’ workloads. As a result, health care organizations get faster, more accurate and consistent coding of treatment claims for reimbursement and become better prepared for ICD-10 compliance.

Billings Clinic in Billings, Mont., a multi-specialty physician group and 272-bed hospital that serve patients in Montana, Wyoming and the Western Dakotas, selected Actus to help coding experts validate and review clinical documentation to maintain a high degree of accuracy without expanding billing timelines.

“We were concerned with our ability to maintain best practices in the face of ever-expanding audits and the implementation of ICD-10. With Actus, we believe we will be able to increase coder productivity, enhance accuracy to improve case mix index, reduce our coding timeline and help prepare for ICD-10 changes,” said Connie Prewitt, Billings Clinic CFO. “Ultimately, I believe this will help us ensure the accuracy of the coding and billing of the medical services we provide."

More than 30 other organizations are implementing OptumInsight’s CAC solution.

· Hartford HealthCare, an integrated health system consisting of six hospitals whose flagship site, Hartford Hospital, is one of the largest teaching and tertiary care hospitals in New England, will deploy CAC to prepare for the ICD-10 transition and help with its corporate coding standardization and efficiency management initiatives.

· John Muir Health, an integrated system consisting of two medical centers ranked in the top three of the San Francisco area’s best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, selected Actus to increase productivity, quality and compliance, while counteracting escalating pressures from a shortage of coders and the ICD-10 transition.

· Mission Health, located in Western North Carolina, selected Actus to help improve coder productivity and deliver ICD-10 readiness in two of the health system’s hospitals.

· Pacific Radiology Group, an expanding group of hospital-based radiologists in Honolulu, chose Actus to help address its coder shortage and ICD-10 compliance while providing a quick implementation and the interoperability needed with new vendors and legacy systems.

For more information, visit our resource page on CAC and read about the productivity gains of NLP use in healthcare organizations in a new white paper, “Advanced coding technology to advance the revenue cycle.”

About OptumInsight

OptumInsight provides health information, technology and consulting services. Commercial health plans, physicians, hospitals, life sciences companies, government agencies and other organizations that comprise the health care system depend on OptumInsight solutions and insights to improve their performance. OptumInsight is part of Optum, a leading information and technology-enabled health services company dedicated to making the health system work better for everyone. Visit www.optum.com or www.optuminsight.com for more information.

OptumInsight's LifeCode Natural Language Processing Technology Receives U.S. Patent

OptumInsight — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:00:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO, June 24, 2011 — OptumInsight’s LifeCode^®Natural Language Processing technology, which powers its computer-assisted coding software, has received a 2011 U.S. Patent as the coding industry’s first natural language processing (NLP) engine to accurately interpret the meaning and context of medical terminology in electronic health records (EHR).

LifeCode bridges the natural way physicians communicate about patient care and the data required in hospital information systems to help provide consistent and accurate diagnoses and procedure codes for proper reimbursement and metrics for quality reporting.

The newest LifeCode NLP engine patent recognizes OptumInsight’s innovative “mere-parsing” methodology, which not only identifies and interprets words and phrases, but enables the technology to understand their contextual use to make coding decisions and track clinical documentation practices.

For example, a patient record may include the phrase “breast cancer.” Other computer-assisted coding (CAC) tools are often unable to determine whether this is a current or past diagnosis, or whether it pertains to the patient or the patient’s family history.

Because LifeCode understands the words around such phrases, the software can make these distinctions, which results in more accurate coding recommendations and clinical analytics. These capabilities help increase the accuracy of the information to the insurer, increase the productivity of medical claims coding staff, decrease claims rejected by health plans or missed charges and speed time to payment. NLP can also be used to improve the meaningful use of EHRs by identifying holes in current documentation practices and specific clinicians who may need additional support with regards to best practices.

“OptumInsight’s patented NLP technology is helping hospitals increase coder accuracy and productivity today. It will help support the transition to the more complex ICD-10 code system, and information used for measuring quality, best practice adherence and documentation improvement,” said Mark Morsch, vice president of technology, OptumInsight.

Ohio Health, a network of not-for-profit hospitals in Central Ohio, made significant gains in coding efficiency when five of its hospitals implemented OptumInsight’s CAC solution. OptumInsight’s CAC solution helped Ohio Health realize a 106-percent increase in productivity among diagnostic coders and a 60-percent increase in emergency department coding within months of using the technology. Ohio Health hopes to realize an improved case mix for inpatient services over the longer term, a critical measurement for ensuring accurate Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates.

Implementing OptumInsight’s CAC is also foundational to Ohio Health’s ICD-10 readiness efforts. By October 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires all health care providers to code medical claims using the ICD-10 classification system, a 155,000-line index of medical diagnoses and procedures that replaces the 17,000-line ICD-9 system. As a result, hospitals and physicians offices face an increased demand for coding resources and are at greater risk of lost revenue and productivity from bottlenecks, inaccuracies, denials and delays in the coding process.

“ICD-10 requires a lot more data knowledge and will take more time to code correctly,” Diane Setty, Ohio Health’s corporate director for health information management. “We wanted to make sure that we had sufficient resources to accommodate the additional time required to use ICD-10 accurately. We knew OptumInsight’s CAC solution had the capability to do what we needed today, and will enable us to work more rapidly within the coming ICD-10 environment.”

LifeCode Technology

OptumInsight’s NLP system received its first patent in 2005 for its architecture and sophisticated method of interpreting the context of words used in clinical documentation and assigning meaning. It has continually been refined for more than a decade, reading more than 300,000,000 medical documents since its creation and over 5.5 million medical documents per month.

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About OptumInsight
OptumInsight provides health information, technology and consulting services. Commercial health plans, physicians, hospitals, life sciences companies, government agencies and other organizations that comprise the health care system depend on OptumInsight solutions and insights to improve their performance. OptumInsight is part of Optum, a leading information and technology-enabled health services company dedicated to making the health system work better for everyone. Visit www.optum.com or www.optuminsight.com for more information.

UnitedHealth Group Announces "Optum" Master Brand For Its Health Services Businesses

Ingenix — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:22:07 GMT

MINNETONKA, Minn. (April 11, 2011) – UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) today announced that the company’s health services businesses will unify their market presence under the master brand Optum™.

This brand unification is focused on making it easier for the broad health services marketplace to understand and access the company’s full range of capabilities that help participants throughout the health care system improve health, increase efficiency and create a better overall experience for consumers.

“Just as our distinct health benefits businesses market under the UnitedHealthcare master brand, our individual health services businesses will now align their market engagement under the Optum brand, as the next step in the evolution of our two business platforms,” said Stephen Hemsley, president and CEO, UnitedHealth Group.

The change reflects increased coordination and collaboration among three leading health services companies that are committed to addressing meaningful and positive change across the health care system: OptumHealth™, which will retain its name; OptumInsight™, which will replace the Ingenix name; and OptumRx™, which will replace the Prescription Solutions name. These combined businesses serve more than 60 million people, have more than 30,000 employees, and in 2010 reported combined revenues of $25 billion, giving Optum as a whole the scale of a FORTUNE 100 enterprise.

“We are aligning these businesses to better match the way we serve clients and the way our clients access health services,” said G. Mike Mikan, CEO of Optum. “This step will make it simpler for clients to connect with the broad expertise and innovative capabilities across our businesses, so we can help them improve population health, reduce the cost of care and make health care work better for everyone. Clients will know they can come to Optum for all their health services needs.”

OptumHealth, which supports and delivers population health solutions that address the physical, mental and financial health needs of individuals and organizations, will retain its name but adjust its brand positioning to fit the new Optum brand. Ingenix, a leading health information and analytics, technology, services and consulting business, will become OptumInsight. Prescription Solutions, which specializes in the delivery, clinical management and affordability of prescription medications and consumer health products, will become OptumRx. The three companies will continue to operate under the leadership, respectively, of Dawn Owens, CEO of OptumHealth, Andy Slavitt, CEO of OptumInsight, and Jacqueline Kosecoff, CEO of OptumRx. Migration to the new brands is expected to take place over the next 12 months.

The Optum businesses serve care providers, including 250,000 professionals or groups and 6,200 hospital facilities; more than 270 state and federal government agencies; over 2,000 independent health plans; two of every five FORTUNE 500 employers; 2,200 global life sciences companies; and one in every five U.S. consumers. Together, these businesses help organizations address significant challenges such as improving clinical performance, implementing new models for care delivery and reimbursement, complying with new regulations, and reducing administrative and financial burdens. Optum’s deep understanding of the needs of the multiple participants across the health ecosystem enables it to deliver collaborative solutions that provide the insights and care to help build sustainable health communities.

About Optum

Optum is an information and technology-enabled health services business platform serving the broad health care marketplace, including care providers, plan sponsors, life sciences companies and consumers. Its business units – OptumInsight, OptumHealth and OptumRx – employ more than 30,000 people worldwide .

About UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is a diversified health and well-being company dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and making health care work better. With headquarters in Minnetonka, Minn., UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of products and services through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare, which provides health care coverage and benefits services; and Optum, which provides information and technology-enabled health services. Through its businesses, UnitedHealth Group serves more than 75 million people worldwide. Visit www.unitedhealthgroup.com for more information.

Wayne Memorial Hospital selects Ingenix’s computer-assisted coding solutions to support its transition to ICD-10

Ingenix — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:30:00 GMT

GOLDSBORO, N.C. – March 30, 2011 – Wayne Memorial Hospital, a 316-bed health care facility serving Goldsboro, N.C., is implementing Ingenix’s computer-assisted coding (CAC) solutions to increase medical coding productivity, accuracy and compliance by automating administrative processes associated with preparing medical claims to be submitted for reimbursement.

“Ingenix’s CAC solutions are easy to implement and use and provide comprehensive capabilities that will enable our medical coding staff to process clinical documentation more efficiently and with greater accuracy,” said Phyllis Dreading, director of health information management at Wayne Memorial Hospital.

Dreading noted that Ingenix’s CAC technology will also support Wayne Memorial’s preparations to code medical documentation using the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10), a highly detailed system for indexing and describing medical conditions and their severity. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will require all health care organizations to use ICD-10 when coding medical documentation by Oct. 1, 2013.

ICD-10 includes more than 155,000 medical codes and replaces ICD-9, which included approximately 17,000 codes. The expanded code set will facilitate better analysis of disease patterns and treatment outcomes; however, it may also increase the time required to process medical claims and the potential for errors, which could lead to more rejected claims and higher administrative costs.

“CAC capabilities will help us manage increasing administrative challenges, such as the impending ICD-10 implementation deadline, while controlling costs,” Dreading said.

How Ingenix’s CAC technology works

Medical coding is the process of documenting clinical diagnoses and procedures by assigning numerical codes that can be used for billing and health care provider performance measurement programs. Ingenix’s CAC solution features Ingenix Web.Strat, which provides Internet-based reference and encoding tools, and LifeCode®, a proprietary natural language processing system that automates the reading of clinical documentation, deciphers the meaning and context of words within medical records and recommends the appropriate codes. The system then presents a consolidated view of each case to medical coding staff at Wayne Memorial Hospital, who can either confirm the suggested codes or conduct additional research to validate them.

For hospital managers, the system also provides comprehensive reporting tools that gauge individual coder productivity, assess Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) frequency and determine the hospital’s case-mix index –critical measurements for ensuring accurate Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates.

“Ingenix’s CAC technology combines innovative natural language processing capabilities with leading claims encoding technology, and will play an important role in critical ICD-10 preparedness efforts at Wayne Memorial Hospital,” said Ron Jones, senior vice president of hospital solutions at Ingenix. “The advanced capabilities of LifeCode technology will ensure comprehensive, accurate results that help medical coders be more efficient and effective, while providing support for coding requirements across inpatient and outpatient specialties and all venues of care.”

Wayne Memorial Hospital joins Bethesda Healthcare System in Florida, Gwinnett Medical Center in Georgia and HealthEast Care System in Minnesota among leading regional health care systems that have recently selected Ingenix solutions to support their medical coding, compliance and financial performance improvement efforts.

About Wayne Memorial Hospital

Wayne Memorial Hospital has evolved from its humble beginnings 114 years ago as a one-room emergency hospital to a nationally accredited hospital in Eastern North Carolina, licensed for 316 beds and serving citizens of Wayne and surrounding counties. As a result of its growth and financial stability, the hospital has continued to expand and renovate facilities on its 97-acre campus, adding a new wing, a new MRI unit, a new cafeteria, new laundry and new power plant. It has also added new service lines such as outpatient behavioral health and wound care, and expanded some existing service lines such as radiology, rehabilitation, cardio-pulmonary. The hospital, a not-for-profit corporation, is part of Wayne Health Corporation, a not-for-profit organization which also includes a Foundation and Wayne Health Physicians. Specialties include anesthesiology, cardiology, critical care, dermatology, emergency medicine, endocrinology, family practice, gastroenterology, general and vascular surgery, gynecology, internal medicine, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, obstetrics, oncology, ophthalmology, oral surgery, orthopedics, otorhinolaryngology, pathology, pediatrics, plastic surgery, psychiatry, pulmonary medicine, radiation oncology, radiology, rheumatology, and urology.

About Ingenix

Ingenix is a leading provider of health information, technology and consulting services. Organizations, institutions, businesses and government agencies that comprise the health care system depend on Ingenix solutions and insights to improve their performance. Visit www.ingenix.com for more information.

Ingenix to Manage Bethesda Healthcare System's Revenue Cycle Activities

Ingenix — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:53:00 GMT

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. and BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., Dec. 21, 2010 – Bethesda Healthcare System, a not-for-profit, 401-bed health care organization serving South Palm Beach County, Fla., has selected Ingenix to manage comprehensive revenue cycle functions for its hospital and outpatient facilities.

The arrangement enables Bethesda Healthcare System to maximize the dedication of resources to patient care as Ingenix assumes responsibility for administrative operations to reduce denied claims and ensure prompt, accurate payments.

Ingenix will redesign revenue cycle processes across Bethesda Healthcare System, using an integrated suite of technology and services, including Ingenix’s Electronic Financial Record™ (eFR™) technology, computer-assisted coding and electronic health records solutions, patient financial counseling services, emergency department information systems and medical necessity consulting. Ingenix will also provide full-time onsite staff to manage revenue-related functions, including scheduling, patient registration, health information management, patient financial services, decision support and managed care contracting.

The Ingenix eFR platform will serve as the cornerstone of revenue cycle solutions for Bethesda. The eFR integrates disparate financial data into a single database to create a real-time, patient-centered financial record. The system uses automated intelligent workflow processes to advance documentation to each department that sees a patient in the course of his or her care, flagging items that require information and alerting the appropriate person to take steps to keep claims and reimbursement processes moving forward. This automation minimizes time spent on administration and will allow Bethesda Healthcare System to achieve faster claims reimbursement, while reducing administrative costs.

“As health care delivery systems integrate to increase the coordination of patient care, we need a comprehensive approach to financial operations,” said Joanne Aquilina, vice president of finance and CFO of Bethesda Healthcare System. “After an extensive evaluation process, we determined Ingenix could best provide us with the support necessary to enhance revenue cycle performance and enable us to better meet the ever-growing needs of the community we serve.”

“With little investment risk, Bethesda Healthcare System will gain considerable financial expertise, services and technology solutions that will deliver better control of operational costs and more predictable revenue streams,” said Bill Miller, president of provider solutions at Ingenix.

“Ingenix will help Bethesda Healthcare System improve financial performance by providing efficient, integrated systems and expert staff who are skilled at designing processes to eliminate administrative bottlenecks and increase productivity,” said Miller. “Ingenix’s flexible approach to working within Bethesda’s organizational structure, and our alignment with their goals, will be critical to helping Bethesda deliver its vision.”

About Bethesda Healthcare System

Founded in 1959, Bethesda Healthcare System is a nonprofit healthcare organization serving the medical needs of South Palm Beach County with a mission to provide quality health services in a caring manner. As the flagship of Bethesda Healthcare System, Bethesda Memorial Hospital is a 401-bed hospital with more than 550 physicians in more than 40 areas of specialty on its medical staff. Bethesda Memorial Hospital and its affiliates offer a full array of healthcare services, including general, vascular and endovascular surgery, maternity, neonatal and pediatric intensive care, women’s health services and the Bethesda Comprehensive Cancer Center, an Affiliate of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. The Bethesda Heart Hospital, a 39-bed, all private room facility, provides the most comprehensive level of cardiovascular services and is ranked among the top five percent of heart hospitals nationwide by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Bethesda Healthcare System is building an 80-bed community hospital on the northeast corner of Boynton Beach Boulevard and US-441. The new Bethesda West Hospital will open in early 2013. Visit us at www.BethesdaWeb.com.

About Ingenix

A-Life Medical to Preview Health Care Industry’s First ICD-9 to ICD-10 Computer-Assisted Coding Technology at RSNA Meeting

A-Life Medical, Inc. — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:29:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 22, 2010 – A-Life Medical, a pioneer in computer-assisted coding (CAC) solutions for the health care industry, will demonstrate advancements in CAC solutions for radiology departments at the Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. The RSNA meeting will be held Sun., Nov. 28 through Thu., Dec. 2 in Chicago at McCormick Place. A-Life, which is now part of Ingenix, will exhibit at Booth #3816 in the South Hall.

Technology demonstrations include the debut of the new Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) coding capabilities of LifeCode^®, A-Life’s patented Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology. A-Life will also demonstrate side-by-side comparison views and analysis of ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes within the code grid of the Actus^® application, A-Life’s computerized medical coding and workflow management application.

New ICD-10 capabilities from A-Life will be available to clients beginning in 2011, ensuring clients have ample time to train coding staff and allowing them to gain experience using the new tools in advance of the 2013 ICD-10 changeover deadline.

“A-Life Medical will launch the health care industry’s first coding solutions that enable providers to compare and analyze ICD-9 and ICD-10 code sets and comply with ICD-10 coding requirements, all in advance of the 2013 CMS deadline,” said Mark Morsch, vice president of technology at A-Life Medical. “The radiology industry was among the first to realize the value of CAC solutions, and we are committed to delivering advanced solutions that help radiology practices increase productivity and reduce costs.”

About LifeCode and Actus

LifeCode assists medical coders and clinical abstractors through various software applications, including Actus, A-Life Medical’s industry leading CAC product. LifeCode reads clinical documentation, deciphers the meaning and context of words within medical records and correctly identifies diagnoses and procedures provided during patient care. The software then recommends appropriate and compliant ICD-9 and CPT-4 codes. Coding staff then confirm the suggested codes or conduct additional research to validate them or adjust them.

About A-Life Medical

San Diego-based A-Life Medical is now part of Ingenix. A-Life’s solutions address medical coding needs within the physician and hospital sectors. The company processes more than five million transactions monthly, has thousands of users and provides coding services to more than 40,000 physicians nationwide. Its customers include medical billing companies, physician groups, university medical centers and hospitals. For more information, please visit www.alifemedical.com.

About Ingenix

A-Life Medical to Become Part of Ingenix

Ingenix — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:36:25 GMT

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., – September 21, 2010 – Ingenix today announced that A-Life Medical will become part of the Ingenix Health Care Delivery business. The acquisition is the next logical step to the strategic alliance Ingenix and A-Life Medical established last year to develop advanced coding solutions for the health care market. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Ingenix has a long established history of providing leading medical coding research and encoding tools to hospitals and physician practices. A-Life Medical is the leading provider of computer-assisted coding (CAC) software. Together, the companies will accelerate development of advanced coding solutions for all billing services providers, physician practices and in-patient and out-patient providers, as well as for more medical specialties.

“Combining A-Life Medical with Ingenix is an extension of our strategic alliance that enables deeper integration of our complementary technologies to create more powerful coding solutions for our clients,” said Bill Miller, executive vice president of health care delivery solutions at Ingenix. “Even as the volume of medical claims grows, health care providers face increasing pressure to reduce administrative costs. These challenges will become more acute as 30 million more Americans obtain health insurance because of health care reform, and as regulatory requirements such as the transition to the ICD-10 coding system come into effect. Together, A-Life Medical and Ingenix will create advanced coding solutions to help our clients manage these challenges efficiently.”

“Ingenix has unparalleled expertise in medical coding, and together, we can truly advance the science of coding technology to create a single, advanced CAC platform that supports coding across all venues of care,” said A-Life Medical President and CEO, Jaye Connolly. “In addition to helping our clients increase coding accuracy and compliance, we’ll help them achieve greater efficiencies through improved productivity and reducing the cost of managing disparate coding tools. We’ve already proven the success of this model, which can now be extended for billing services providers and physician practices.”

Currently, medical claims coders use manual processes, supported by un-connected, single-purpose systems. Clinical documentation is reviewed individually by medical coding staff who identify diagnoses and related procedures provided during patient care. These events must have codes assigned to them for use in billing and performance measurement programs. Coders use one system to research medical codes and another to create encoded documents. Inefficiencies in medical coding add more than $8 billion in administrative costs to the health care system, result in billing and payment errors and slow payments to health care providers.

A-Life Medical has developed LifeCode®, a patented Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology that assists medical coders and clinical abstractors through various software applications, including Actus®, A-Life Medical’s industry leading CAC product. LifeCode reads clinical documentation, deciphers the meaning and context of words within medical records and correctly identifies diagnoses and procedures provided during patient care. The software then recommends appropriate and compliant ICD-9 and CPT-4 codes. Coding staff then confirm the suggested codes or conduct additional research to validate them or adjust them.

CAC to ease transition to ICD-10

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires all health care organizations to use the Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) when encoding medical documentation by October 1, 2013. ICD-10 is a sophisticated index of more than 155,000 codes that describe medical conditions and their severity. It will replace ICD-9, which had just 17,000 codes.

According to CMS, ICD-10 will facilitate better analysis of disease patterns, severity and treatment outcomes, and support health care quality improvement efforts. However, the vastly expanded code set will increase the time required to process documentation and the potential for errors, which lead to rejected claims and higher administrative costs. CAC technologies from Ingenix and A-Life Medical will enable physician practices and hospitals to transition to ICD-10 efficiently and without expanding their existing staff.

About A-Life Medical

San Diego-based A-Life Medical, Inc. is the pioneer and leading provider of computer-assisted coding products and services for the healthcare industry. Using its proprietary and patented Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology, LifeCode, A-Life deciphers electronic transcribed patient encounters via the Internet through its data center, which are then appropriately coded for reimbursement purposes.

A-Life’s solutions address medical coding needs within the physician and hospital sectors. The company processes more than five million transactions monthly, has thousands of users and provides coding services to more than 40,000 physicians nationwide. Its customers include medical billing companies, physician groups, university medical centers and hospitals. For more information, please visit www.alifemedical.com.

About Ingenix

A-Life Medical, Inc. Promotes President Jaye Connolly to the Additional Post of Chief Executive Officer

A-Life Medical, Inc. — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:15:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO … September 7, 2010 … A-Life Medical, Inc., the pioneer and leading provider of computer-assisted coding (CAC) products and services to the healthcare industry, announced today that Jaye Connolly has been promoted to the additional post of chief executive officer, effective immediately. Connolly had been serving as president since April 2010, and will continue in that role as well. Prior, Connolly was chief operating officer and chief financial officer at A-Life Medical for more than five years.

In addition to her role as CEO and president, Connolly will continue as a member of the Board of Directors for both A-Life Medical and A-Life Hospital, a wholly owned subsidiary of A-Life Medical.

During her tenure with A-Life, Connolly has been credited with expanding the company’s business and operations and enhancing its CAC capabilities, including the further penetration of A-Life’s products by expanding into the hospital market through its commercial offering of inpatient and outpatient coding. All this has strengthened A-Life’s position in the marketplace, allowed the company to capture additional market share and heightened its presence within the hospital sector.

“In the past five years since joining A-Life, Jaye has consistently demonstrated her capabilities and helped fuel the company’s recent, rapid growth. In the past two years alone, A-Life reported significant profitable revenue growth, primarily due to her leadership and expertise. We knew that Jaye was the right fit for this position not only because of her experience with our organization but also based on her exceptional analytic and organizational skills, keen business acumen and the decades she devoted to work in management, finance and acquisitions. Her distinguished career and leadership role has taken A-Life to new levels, making her the perfect candidate to serve in this capacity,” explained Robert Jaffe, A-Life’s executive chairman.

“I am very excited to assume the role of CEO. A-Life’s CAC portfolio is the industry’s only proprietary and patented solution using natural language processing technology, LifeCode^®. Our physician and hospital offerings code medical records so quickly and efficiently that they have truly differentiated A-Life in the marketplace, demonstrating that our solution improves efficiency, ensures accuracy, enhances productivity and expedites reimbursements,” Connolly said.

“With 600,000 physicians and 88,000 medical coders in the U.S. and escalating coding costs that total $8 billion annually, our innovative CAC technology has the potential to save providers 35 percent or $2.8 billion. There is significant untapped opportunity out there for A-Life, particularly as the shift to ICD-10 approaches, and we will continue to demonstrate our unparalleled abilities to the marketplace,” she concluded.

Connolly has extensive management, finance, acquisition and IPO experience, having served in key management roles at six publicly traded corporations. During her 25-year career, she led 18 accretive acquisitions totaling more than $1.0 billion in revenue. Connolly has demonstrated leadership across a variety of roles spanning the healthcare sector including those in diagnostic imaging, clinical laboratory, physician practice management and hospital services. Before joining A-Life, she served as vice president of business development/mergers and acquisitions at InSight Health Corp. and director of internal audit at Laboratory Corp. of America, where she successfully implemented the company’s corporate wide compliance, audit and ethics program.

In 2009, Connolly was named CFO of the Year in the private company category by the San Diego Business Journal. Connolly, a resident of San Diego, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Texas Tech University.

About A-Life Medical, Inc.

A-Life Medical, Inc. Debuts on the 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies

A-Life Medical, Inc. — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:15:00 GMT

San Diego … August 31, 2010 … A-Life Medical, Inc., the pioneer and leading provider of computer-assisted coding (CAC) products and services to the healthcare industry, announced today it has been included in the 2010 Inc. 500|5000 list of the fastest-growing, private companies in America. A-Life Medical ranked 2513 in its inaugural appearance on the list.

The Inc. 500|5000 ranks companies by overall revenue growth over a three-year period. From 2007 to 2009, A-Life enjoyed revenue growth of approximately 100% percent enabling it to secure a spot on the prestigious Inc. 500|5000 list.

“As our patented, proprietary CAC medical coding solutions and natural language processing technology become more and more widely embraced in the professional, inpatient and outpatient marketplace, we continue to rapidly grow and expand. Our solutions offer medical providers many ways to ensure accuracy, reduce expenses, enhance productivity, expedite reimbursements and achieve better efficiencies. We are pleased to be recognized by Inc. as one of the nation’s fastest-growing companies. With more than 27 million businesses registered in the U.S. according to Inc., this is quite an achievement for A-Life Medical and our entire team of professionals,” explained President Jaye Connolly.

Companies included in the 2010 listing will be honored at the 29th Annual Inc. 500|5000 Conference and Awards Ceremony to be held September 30 - October 2, 2010 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

In the past, companies included in the Inc. 500|5000 rankings were Microsoft, Timberland, Visa, Intuit, Jamba Juice, Oracle and Zappos.com, just to name a few. By making its debut on the prestigious Inc. 500|5000 list, A-Life is in the company of many newly emerging entities acknowledged for their extraordinary growth and entrepreneurial spirit.

About the Inc. 500|5000 list

Inc. first introduced the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S. in 1982. Since then, this prestigious list of the nation's most successful private companies has become the hallmark of entrepreneurial success and the place where future household names first make their mark. Oracle, Patagonia, E*Trade, American Apparel, Zipcar and numerous other well-known brands have been honored by the Inc. 500|5000. In 2007, the Inc. 500 list expanded to the Inc. 500|5000, giving readers a deeper, richer understanding of the entrepreneurial landscape and capturing a broader spectrum of success. Today, the list is a distinguished editorial award, a celebration of innovation, a network of entrepreneurial leaders, and an effective public relations showcase. The Inc. 500|5000 ranks companies by overall revenue growth over a three-year period. All 5,000 honoree companies are individually profiled on Inc.com. The top 500 are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, the leading entrepreneurial advocate for 30 years running. Inc. ranks the fastest-growing companies by industry, metro area, revenue, and number of employees and also highlights women- and minority- run companies. To view the list, go to http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2010/index.html.

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Gwinnett Health System Selects Computer-Assisted Coding Solution from Ingenix and A-Life Medical to Improve Medical Coding Efficiency

Ingenix — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:53:14 GMT

Ingenix News Release

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – July 26, 2010 – Gwinnett Health System will use an advanced coding solution from Ingenix and A-Life Medical Inc. to help process its growing volume of medical claims, improve coding accuracy and reduce administrative costs.

Gwinnett Health System, which includes two acute-care facilities, an inpatient rehabilitation center and a skilled nursing facility, serves one of the nation’s fastest-growing communities. As the health system provides medical care to more patients, its claims administration workload and expenses are increasing.

Ingenix has combined its Web.Strat encoding tool with A-Life Medical’s computer-assisted coding technology to help health care facilities like Gwinnett improve claim coding accuracy, increase staff productivity and control administrative costs. The solution is supported by LifeCode^®, a proprietary natural language processing system that automates the reading of clinical documentation, deciphers the meaning and context of words within medical records and recommends the appropriate codes. Medical coding staff at Gwinnett Health System can then either confirm the suggested codes or conduct additional research to validate them.

“The solution from Ingenix and A-Life Medical will enable us to manage our growing volume of medical claims much more efficiently,” said Carol Fowler, Gwinnett Health System director of health information management. “In addition to helping us resolve serious business and resource challenges, these technologies will be an integral foundation for impending regulatory and performance management initiatives.”

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will require all health care organizations to transition to coding medical transactions with the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) by Oct. 1, 2013. The new index

replaces ICD-9, which included approximately 17,000 medical codes, with a significantly expanded and more highly detailed taxonomy of more than 155,000 codes.

CMS is implementing ICD-10 to support better analysis of medical conditions and health care quality improvement efforts; however, the dramatic expansion of potential codes stands to make medical coding workflows more complex and time-consuming. Advanced coding solutions from Ingenix and A-Life Medical will enable Gwinnett to manage increased coding demands without expanding its administrative staff.

“Gwinnett Health System is a model for using advanced technology to address issues of cost and compliance,” said Ron Jones, senior vice president of Hospital Solutions at Ingenix. “Ingenix provides comprehensive solutions to our clients’ business challenges. By working with A-Life Medical, we’re helping hospitals and health systems increase staff productivity, manage their financial health and support their transition to ICD-10.”

“As hospital coding requirements become more complex, Ingenix and A-Life Medical have the necessary tools and services to ensure hospitals can meet new requirements,” said Jaye Connolly, president at A-Life Medical.

About Gwinnett Health System in Georgia

Gwinnett Health System is a not-for-profit healthcare network providing award-winning healthcare services to the Gwinnett community and beyond. The system is composed of two acute care facilities, an inpatient rehab center, and a SNF. GHS’s 4,300 associates and 800 physicians serve more than 400,000 patients annually. As part of the system’s vision for transforming healthcare, GHS was recently approved to offer open heart services for the citizens of Gwinnett County. To learn more, visit www.gwinnettmedicalcenter.org.

About A-Life Medical

San Diego-based A-Life Medical, Inc. is the pioneer and leading provider of computer-assisted coding products and services for the healthcare industry. Using its proprietary and patented Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology, A-Life deciphers electronic transcribed patient encounters via the Internet through its data center, which are then appropriately coded for reimbursement purposes.

A-Life’s solutions address medical coding needs within the physician and hospital sectors. The company processes in excess of five million transactions monthly, has thousands of users and provides coding services to more than 40,000 physicians nationwide. Its customers include medical billing companies, physician groups, university medical centers and hospitals. For more information, please visit www.alifemedical.com.

About Ingenix

Ingenix, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, is a leading provider of health information, technology and consulting services. Organizations, institutions, businesses and government agencies that comprise the health care system depend on Ingenix solutions and insights to improve their performance. Visit www.ingenix.com for more information.

A-Life Medical, Inc. Named Winner of the 2010 Red Herring Top 100 North America Award

A-Life Medical, Inc. — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:15:00 GMT

San Diego … July 1, 2010… A-Life Medical, Inc., the pioneer and leading provider of computer-assisted coding (CAC) products and services to the healthcare industry, announced today it was named a winner of Red Herring’s Top 100 North America award, a prestigious honor recognizing leading private companies from North America, which celebrated these startups’ innovations and technologies across their respective industries.

Red Herring’s Top 100 North America list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo!, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube and eBay would change the way we live and work. Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the track record and standing of startups relative to their sector peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models in North America.

“Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across North America to the Top 100 Winners. We believe A-Life embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. A-Life should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was very strong.”

“We are gratified to be named winner in the Red Herring 100 North America award competition. This is a significant achievement for our company and its growing team of professionals. We understand that Red Herring, after eyeing hundreds of submissions, had a tough choice in identifying those entities it deemed exceptional in discovering and advocating top business opportunities. A-Life is recognized in the healthcare information technology sector for its cutting-edge CAC technologies and solutions, which led to the rapid growth and innovation that Red Herring is now acknowledging. And for that, we are greatly appreciative,” stated Jaye Connolly, president at A-Life.

The winners were named at an event held in San Diego on June 24, 2010, during the Red Herring North America Conference.

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A-Life Medical Expands Growing Network of Professionals with New Appointments and Promotion

A-Life Medical, Inc. — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:15:00 GMT

Three Director Positions Added as Company Continues to Expand

SAN DIEGO … June 28, 2010 … A-Life Medical, Inc., the pioneer and leading provider of computer-assisted coding (CAC) products and services to the healthcare industry, announced today that it has named three new directors and promoted its engineering manager, all in an effort to fuel the company’s continued, rapid growth.

Rand Smith has been named to the newly created role of director of finance and administration, reporting to A-Life President Jaye Connolly. In this capacity, Smith will be responsible for managing all financial and administrative aspects of the company. Smith brings 20 years of financial-related experience to his new role, having garnered significant expertise working with start-up, growth companies and healthcare technology-based enterprises. Most recently, Smith served as controller and corporate secretary for iMetrikus, Inc., a healthcare technology company, where he handled all financial and accounting functions, corporate governance, shareholder as well as Board matters, human resources and facilities management. In addition, he prepared the company for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance by developing programs incorporating policies, procedures, training and adherence to the rules and regulations.

Additionally, A-Life appointed Maryagnes Marek director of sales. Marek, a seasoned professional in the coding arena, joins A-Life from MedQuist, the largest provider of transcription services, where she served as vice president of coding for the past seven years. Marek will primarily focus on business development efforts for the company’s hospital subsidiary, A-Life Hospital, which provides CAC solutions to hospitals. She will report to David Byrd, vice president of business development.

Marek has thirty years of extensive health information experience spanning corporate sales, business development, operations, academia, systems management, strategic expertise and not-for-profit executive leadership. Marek has built a reputation as an expert in the Health Information Management (HIM) sector. She has written and presented for various national and state organizations and was instrumental in the development of the remote coding vision throughout the HIM profession. She serves on various committees within the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), as well as state and local relevant organizations.

Concurrent with these new appointments, A-Life also promoted Craig Scott to director of engineering and information technology (IT). Scott initially joined A-Life in May 2000 as a software engineer, and in his new position, he will lead the engineering groups for both A-Life Medical and A-Life Hospital. This includes managing new software development and ongoing enhancements to the corporate IT infrastructure to ensure scalability, security and redundancy. Scott has 15 years of healthcare IT experience and reports to Mark Morsch, vice president of technology.

“A-Life is rapidly expanding as it continues to use its proprietary, innovative Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology platform to meet the industry’s evolving billing and coding needs. A-Life provides its services to an array of healthcare providers across various specialties as well as billing entities. They recognize the value of computer-assisted coding, which is quickly enhancing the way in which the billing function is performed. A-Life’s cutting-edge solutions are being embraced market wide, based on their ability to streamline the billing function, lower costs and enhance productivity and efficiencies. As a result, we continue to expand our network as we add new positions, identify and attract seasoned professionals, and/or promote current talent within the organization,” Connolly noted.

“In fact, in 2009, we grew our employee base by 50 percent. Our focus this year is on further strengthening our management team, and we are already ahead of this initiative for 2010,” Connolly explained.

Smith, a resident of San Diego, earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in finance from San Diego State University. Marek lives in Sicklerville, N.J. and is a member of American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), which includes the New Jersey Health Information Management Association. She holds a Master’s of Science degree in health service management and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in management, both from La Salle University. She is also a registered health information technician RHIT through AHIMA. Scott, who resides in San Diego as well, has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Systems from the San Diego State University.

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A-Life Medical, Inc. Named Finalist For The 2010 Red Herring 100 North America Award

A-Life Medical, Inc. — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:15:00 GMT

San Diego … June 21, 2010… A-Life Medical, Inc., the pioneer and leading provider of computer-assisted coding (CAC) products and services to the healthcare industry, announced today it has been selected as a Finalist for Red Herring's North America 100 award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the world’s North American business region.

The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a pool of hundreds from across North America. The nominees are evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy, and integration into their respective industries.

This unique assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the actual track record and standing of a company, which allows Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list an invaluable instrument for discovering and advocating the greatest business opportunities in the industry.

“We are honored to be recognized by Red Herring in this prominent competition. The prestigious acknowledgement A-Life earned from Red Herring is indicative of the company’s recent, significant growth along with the market’s acceptance of our pioneering CAC technologies and solutions. We appreciate that our ongoing expansion is now also noticed by Red Herring, and look forward to participating in the upcoming conference,” noted Jaye Connolly, president at A-Life.

"This year was especially difficult," said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. "Despite the global economic situation, there were many great companies producing really innovative and amazing products that we had a difficult time narrowing the pool and selecting the finalists. A-Life Medical shows great promise, and therefore deserves to be among the Finalists. Now, we’re faced with the difficult task of selecting the Top 100 winners of the Red Herring North America award. We know that this year’s crop will grow into some amazing companies that are sure to go far."

Finalists for the 2010 edition of the Red Herring 100 North America award are selected based upon their technological innovation, management strength, market size, investor record, customer acquisition, and financial health. During the several months leading up to the announcement, hundreds of companies in the telecommunications, security, Web 2.0, software, hardware, biotech, and clean tech industries sent in their submissions to qualify for the award.

The Finalists are invited to present their winning strategies at the Red Herring North America Conference in San Diego, June 22-24, 2010. The Top 100 winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony on June 24 at the event.

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A-Life Medical, Inc. Names Bill Sheehan Director of Product Management

A-Life Medical, Inc. — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:15:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO … June 18, 2010 … A-Life Medical, Inc., the pioneer and leading provider of computer-assisted coding (CAC) products and services to the healthcare industry, announced today that Bill Sheehan has been appointed to the newly created role of director of product management.

In this position, Sheehan is responsible for managing the growth and evolution of the company’s extensive CAC product lines and services offering, all of which are based on A-Life’s patented and proprietary Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology platform, LifeCode.

Sheehan brings to A-Life 20 years of product marketing and management experience, including employment with several highly recognized Fortune 500 companies. Most recently, he served as staff product manager at Kyocera Wireless Corp., where he oversaw the product life cycle for a diverse product line. Prior, he was product manager at Microsoft Corp., where he aided in growing the Windows Server product line in the enterprise market. He also served as director of product management at Websense, Inc., an Internet services and computer software firm; and Logitech, a computer hardware company. Sheehan also served as product marketing manager at both AT&T Microelectronics, and Intel Corp.

“Working with A-Life Medical and its seasoned management and product development team presents an excellent career opportunity for me, based on its advanced technologies, forward-thinking initiatives and established track record as a leader in CAC solutions,” Sheehan said.

“In my new role I am excited to work with A-Life as it continues to shape the CAC industry with the ongoing introduction of cutting-edge NLP-based technological products that are truly changing the way in which medical bills are coded and prepared for reimbursement. A-Life is miles ahead in its space and well positioned for today’s changing healthcare market with its next generation products, including those that address ICD-10 and other medical coding, healthcare records and administrative challenges. I look forward to being part of this sea-change in the health information management sector,” Sheehan noted.

David Byrd, vice president-business development, added: “We believe Bill will prove to be an asset to our product development team in that he brings decades of expertise in the technology realm, from his employment with large privately held and publicly traded corporations and tech trail blazers. His insights will prove invaluable in the expansion of our offering and growth of the company as we prepare for unprecedented times in the delivery of healthcare. We look forward to the contributions Bill will make as A-Life continues to lead the evolving CAC sector.”

Sheehan resides in San Diego. He recently earned a Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) certificate from the University of California, San Diego. He earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego.

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A-Life Medical, Inc. Included In Healthcare Informatics 100 Ranking

A-Life Medical, Inc. — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:30:48 GMT

SAN DIEGO … June 8, 2010 … A-Life Medical, Inc., the pioneer and leading provider of computer-assisted coding (CAC) products and services to the healthcare industry, announced today that it has been included in the Healthcare Informatics 100, a listing comprising the top 100 healthcare information technology (IT) vendors, according to this leading trade journal. The list appeared in the publication’s June 2010 issue.

The Healthcare Informatics 100 is the only ranking of its kind in healthcare IT, and provides detailed information on vendor revenues as well as other data on the companies included in the annual ranking. This year’s inclusion marks A-Life’s debut on the list, where the company ranked 95.

“We are pleased to be included in this prestigious ranking by Healthcare Informatics. The Healthcare Informatics 100 is an excellent, highly viewed resource, which is constantly referenced industry wide throughout the year. Our recent growth, technological advancements and new product introductions, coupled with A-Life’s proprietary Natural Language Processing technology, LifeCode, which serves as the engine for our highly recognized CAC capabilities, all contributed to our inaugural appearance on this prominent list. We are extremely proud to be included in the 2010 ranking,” said Jaye Connolly, president at A-Life Medical.

To view the Healthcare Informatics 100 coverage and list, please visit http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/ME2/dirsect.asp?sid=3FD926E0A2884506947FD7451869716C&nm=The+2010+HCI+100+List.

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