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, 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 Americaâ??s (RSNA) Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting
SAN DIEGO (November 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
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.
Source: Ingenix
