Avreo to Imbed A-Life Medical Technology Into ARIIS.Business Editors/Medical & Technology Writers NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000 Avreo (formerly Riptide Technologies), a leading Internet software developer of integrated workflow solutions for radiology, and A-Life Medical, the world leader in natural language processing Natural language processing Computer analysis and generation of natural language text. The goal is to enable natural languages, such as English, French, or Japanese, to serve either as the medium through which users interact with computer systems such as (NLP (Natural Language Processing) The capability of understanding human language. If the language is spoken, voice recognition plays an important role in converting the sounds to individual words. Then, natural language processing figures out what the words mean. ) tools for medical coding, announce a partnership to integrate A-Life's technology into Avreo's product offerings. "The opportunity to integrate A-Life's NLP technology into ARIIS is very important to Avreo. Both organizations have built their systems in XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. . This so greatly facilitates the integration process that the partnership is a natural" said Larry Ranahan, Director, Product Marketing at Avreo. "A-Life provides us the tools to support the difficult task of accurately and compliantly coding in an on-line, real time setting never before available to radiology practices and departments. This valuable product addition further validates our commitment to transforming the business of radiology." The scope of the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and agreement is to provide for seamless, real time CPT CPT See: Carriage Paid To 4, ICD-9, and APC (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. code generation, and payor-based compliance checking. This will be accomplished by integrating A-Life's LifeCode technology into Avreo's ARIIS, the Advanced Radiology Integrated Internet Solution. The partnership will also lead to the development of a new extension of A-Life's technology designed to be implemented at order entry and to provide a point-of-service check for the completeness of medical information. This new service, Clinical Data Checker, will determine if there is sufficient medical history and diagnostic information to support the clinical need of the imaging service being requested based on published local medical review policies (LMRP LMRP Local Medical Review Policy LMRP Lower Marine Riser Package (ocean drilling) ), or on payor specific guidelines when available. Avreo also plans for the future integration of LifeCode technology into it's voice recognition solution with ability to provide the radiologist immediate feedback regarding the specificity and completeness of the diagnostic report. Avreo and A-Life will be demonstrating LifeCode's real-time coding of radiology reports fully integrated into ARIIS at the Radiology Society of North America's (RSNA RSNA Radiological Society of North America, Inc. RSNA Robust Security Network Association ) Annual Meeting at McCormack Center Booth No. 6543. "The integration of A-Life's family of services into ARIIS helps imaging practices and radiology departments improve patient care through the capture of more complete and accurate patient clinical data, streamlined documentation review, validated coding accuracy, and opens the door to highly efficient claims processing" added Richard Wesson, 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. of A-Life Medical. "For those using the ARIIS product, these enhancements will help reduce coding costs, improve completeness of documentation, help ensure that the right procedure is done, reduce billing errors, decrease 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 time, and most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , improve satisfaction levels of all stakeholders in the system." About A-Life Medical A-Life Medical, Inc. is the leader in advanced natural language processing (NLP) technology for the medical industry. This technology emulates human understanding of language. Through its expertise in NLP technology, A-Life has successfully taught a computer to "read" narrative text associated with physicians' charts and to automatically assign complex medical codes used for billing and data collection. A-Life's current focus is on coding in the emergency medicine and radiology specialties, with plans to expand to other areas of medicine, including inpatient services. Founded in 1996, A-Life Medical is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. . For more information on A-Life and its products, call 858/268-9999 or visit A-Life at www.alifemedical.com. About Avreo Founded in 1997, Avreo (formerly Riptide Technologies) is a total service provider that develops and deploys technologies that specialize in the secure access, distribution, and storage of clinical information. Avreo looks to transform the business of radiology and is doing so with its first product, the Advanced Radiology Image and Information System (ARIIS), an Internet, XML-based workflow solution for radiology departments and imaging centers. ARIIS focuses on the integration of all workflow components for the clinical environment, to include information systems, image storage and distribution, scheduling, billing, and transcription. Avreo provides end-to-end integrated Internet solutions that provide tomorrow solutions today. ARIIS will be on display at the RSNA (In the McCormack Center Booth No. 6543), as the company demonstrates its vision for the Internet transformation of the business of radiology. By incorporating Intel(R) Internet Authentication Services, Avreo offers a clear path to attaining this vision by enabling customers to securely and confidently establish Web presence that is an extension of the entire business process. Additional information about Avreo and its ARIIS product is available by visiting the company's website at www.avreo.com |
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