A-Life MedicalAnnounces The Release Of Actus 5.1

SAN DIEGO, July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A-Life Medical, Inc. announces the release of the newest version of their coding workflow product, Actus(TM) 5.1. The Actus(TM) application suite dramatically streamlines the code to bill process for medical billing by utilizing the Internet and A-Life's advanced Natural Language Processing technology, LifeCode(R).

Actus(TM) is a suite of applications developed and designed specifically for medical billing organizations. The Actus(TM) Workstation allows coders to work from home or office by securely routing the physician note and patient demographic data via the Internet. After the medical coder has reviewed the physician note and results, the billing information is automatically uploaded to the organization's billing system. All physician notes, patient information and billing information are then electronically archived. Currently, A-Life's patent pending technology, LifeCode(R) automates coding for radiology and emergency medicine. The company plans to expand their automated coding capabilities to other medical specialties in upcoming releases.

"The healthcare industry is starting to gain a better appreciation of what it takes to produce a quality, compliant bill and it starts with the medical coder. A-Life's Actus(TM) not only makes the medical coder more productive, but also improves the quality of the coding. The results are increases in efficiency, productivity, compliance and manageability that have a major impact on the bottom-line," stated David Byrd, A-Life's Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

A new feature of the Actus(TM) application suite is the Executive Dashboard. The Actus(TM) Executive Dashboard is a Windows smart client application that gives visibility into the coding and billing process in a real-time display. This provides managers with fast updates on business critical information, such as productivity, workload and resource utilization.

About A-Life Medical, Inc.

A-Life Medical is the leading provider of Natural Language Processing (NLP) based solutions for the healthcare industry. NLP is a cutting edge technology that has the ability to read and understand electronic text just as a human does. The company's Actus(TM) product, installed in over 200 sites nationwide, streamlines physician and hospital billing processes. A-Life's mission is to provide world-class solutions to streamline and automate the code to bill process and to fundamentally advance the way the healthcare industry gathers and reports on patient information. A-Life is a privately held company headquartered in San Diego, California. For more information about A-Life and its products, call 858.812.3200 or visit A-Life at http://www.alifemedical.com/.

For further information, please contact David Byrd of A-Life Medical, +1-858-812-3200, ext. 5, sales@alifemedical.com.

CONTACT: David Byrd of A-Life Medical, +1-858-812-3200, ext. 5,sales@alifemedical.com

Web site: http://www.alifemedical.com/