YAKIMA, Wash., April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- CodeCorrect, Inc., and DecisionHealth, a division of United Communications Group (UCG), have joined forces to provide physician practices with DecisionCoder(SM), a new Web-based tool to select the right code; speed up claims processing; facilitate prompt, correct payments; and help minimize reimbursement denials and delays.
“Creating this product with DecisionHealth is an ideal partnership for CodeCorrect,” states CodeCorrect CEO Kerry Martin. “DecisionHealth is the leading publisher of information on issues affecting the business operations of physician offices. CodeCorrect has established a proven Internet delivery system for physician and hospital outpatient payer reimbursement information. Together, we have created a groundbreaking revenue cycle tool for the physician market.”
“Now physician practices can get one-click access to our timely information and expert guidance within the DecisionCoder interface,” says DecisionHealth President Richard D. Hadley. “The integration of our products will improve claims accuracy and productivity.”
DecisionCoder(SM) is unique among existing coding resources because it combines CodeCorrect’s online, one-click wealth of critical payer coding and payment information with DecisionHealth’s rich libraries of coding, billing and compliance information. The result is an Internet tool that helps create clean claims, reduce accounts receivable days and obtain all the reimbursement dollars physicians are entitled to. DecisionCoder(SM) provides:
* CPT(R), ICD-9-CM and HCPCS codes sets, searchable by code or keyword * Official coding guidelines and Medicare carrier bulletins * Physician fee schedule information * Global surgical period information * Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits * Local Medical Review Policies and ICD-9/CPT code correlations * Expert analysis, timely narratives and professional billing/coding tips * Answers to complex E/M questions * Clarification of confusing documentation and auditing issues * Easy-to-follow CPT modifier decision trees, real world scenarios and illustrated, plain-English steps and explanations.
DecisionCoder(SM), launched on Sunday, April 4, 2004 as part of the American Academy of Professional Coders annual conference in Atlanta, can be viewed at the Decision Health’s booth (#401) during the duration of the conference. For more information about the product, visit http://www.decisioncoder.com/ or call (866) 847-1968.
About CodeCorrect
CodeCorrect maximizes revenue sourcing through one-stop, comprehensive coding reimbursement intelligence. Headquartered in Yakima, Washington, CodeCorrect is a strategic partner of Health Forum, an American Hospital Association company, and provides online tools to hundreds of hospitals and thousands of physicians nationwide. http://www.codecorrect.com/
About DecisionHealth
Based in Rockville, Maryland, DecisionHealth is a UCG portfolio company offering more than 80 publications and seminars providing news, guidance, information, analysis, data and solutions across the health care continuum. http://www.decisionhealth.com/
CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.
CodeCorrect, Inc.
CONTACT: Maribeth Stephens of CodeCorrect, Inc., +1-877-937-3600, ext.516, or maribeths@codecorrect.com; or Jay Lechtman of DecisionHealth,+1-800-929-4824, ext. 2470, or jlechtman@decisionhealth.com
