Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center Selects ProVation(R) MD Software for Gastroenterology Procedure Documentation and Coding Compliance.MINNEAPOLIS -- ProVation(R) Medical announced today that Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center has selected ProVation(R) MD software for Gastroenterology gastroenterology Medical specialty dealing with digestion and the digestive system. In the 17th century Jan Baptista van Helmont conducted the first scientific studies in the field; William Beaumont published his own observations in 1833. procedure documentation and coding compliance. Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center is a 490-bed Magnet facility located in Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, city (1990 pop. 100,814), seat of Minnehaha co., SE S.Dak., on the Big Sioux River; settled 1856, inc. as a village 1877, as a city 1883. Settlers abandoned the site in 1862 because of Native American raids, but with the establishment (1865) of Fort , SD. Avera McKennan is a member of Avera Health Avera Health is a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters of Yankton, South Dakota and Presentation Sisters of Aberdeen, South Dakota. The network serves eastern South Dakota and surrounding states with hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and other health services at more than 100 , a regional healthcare family with more than 100 locations in eastern South Dakota and neighboring states. In 2003 and 2004, the hospital was recognized as a Distinguished Clinical Hospital by HealthGrades, a leading healthcare rating organization. ProVation(R) MD software for multi-specialty procedure documentation and coding compliance replaces the current dictation/transcription approach and streamlines the coding and billing process. Driven by deep medical content, ProVation MD allows clinicians to quickly and completely document medical procedures and apply the appropriate CPT CPT See: Carriage Paid To and ICD ICD International Classification of Diseases (of the World Health Organization); intrauterine contraceptive device. ICD abbr. codes, as well as CCI CCI Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie (France) CCI CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) Citation Index CCI Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Western Australia) edits. "Avera McKennan is committed to making individuals and communities healthier," said David Kapaska, DO, Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs. "As a not-for-profit organization, we strive to use our resources as efficiently as possible. A software solution like ProVation MD, which establishes efficient, streamlined workflows and ensures that procedure documentation is complete and coding is compliant, better enables us to meet this objective." "Avera McKennan has been a regional healthcare leader for almost a century," said Mark Wagner, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , ProVation Medical. "We are pleased to add them to the distinguished list of more than 260 hospitals and ASCs currently using ProVation software to streamline documentation and ensure compliant coding and timely, proper reimbursement." About Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center is a member of Avera Health, a regional healthcare family with more than 100 locations in eastern South Dakota and neighboring states. Avera McKennan is a 490-bed Magnet facility recognized for excellence in behavioral health, cancer care, cardiac care, emergency medicine and trauma, air ambulance air ambulance Emergency medicine A helicopter or, less commonly, a fixed wing aircraft, used to evacuate a person who requires immediate medical attention that cannot be provided at his/her current location services, home health and hospice programs, medical education and research, neurosciences, obstetrics, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation services and a full range of wellness services. About ProVation Medical, Inc. ProVation Medical, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN), a leading healthcare software and services company, provides solutions that significantly enhance revenue and decrease costs per medical procedure. Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers ambulatory surgery center A free-standing center that performs various types of surgery that use ProVation Medical software (1) improve their coding accuracy resulting in a 5-25 percent improvement in reimbursement for their medical procedures, (2) eliminate transcription costs, and (3) consolidate and simplify all the major financial, clinical and administrative tasks that accompany each procedure. ProVation MD/RN software replaces inefficient dictation/transcription processes, producing complete, billing-ready, image- and diagram-enhanced documentation for multi-specialty clinical procedures. Through an innovative "Anticipatory Interface(R)", the software links deep medical content designed by ProVation's in-house 12-member physician and coding staff to compliant CPT/ICD/CCI-edit reimbursement codes, producing a comprehensive operative note. The result is coder-ready documentation delivering compliance, proper reimbursement, and shortened days in Accounts Receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying with an ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). ranging from 25-200% and payback within 12-20 months. For more information, go to www.provationmedical.com. (C) 2005 ProVation Medical, Inc. All Rights Reserved Anticipatory Interface, Clinical Productivity by Design and ProVation are trademarks of ProVation Medical, Inc. |
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