Baptist Healthcare System Selects ProVation(R) MD Software for Gastroenterology and Pulmonology Procedure Documentation and Coding.MINNEAPOLIS -- ProVation(R) Medical announced today that Baptist Healthcare System has selected ProVation 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. and Pulmonology pul·mo·nol·o·gy n. The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the respiratory system. pulmonology The study of the lungs and respiratory function procedure documentation and coding. The software will be implemented at Baptist Hospital East this spring, with future installations at three additional Baptist Healthcare System facilities. 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. Founded in 1924, Baptist Healthcare System is one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare systems in Kentucky, with five owned hospitals across the state, and one managed hospital. Baptist Hospital East, in Louisville has been named to the list of the 100 Top Hospitals(R) in the U.S. in an annual ranking of the nation's acute-care general hospitals by the Solucient Center for Healthcare Improvement for the second year. Solucient ranks hospitals in five areas: quality of care, patient safety, operational efficiency, financial stability and growth in community service. "Patients at Baptist Healthcare System hospitals are treated with some of the most advanced equipment and procedures available," said Tommy J. Smith Thomas John Smith AM MBE (1920 – 1998) also known as Tommy Smith or T.J. Smith was a leading trainer of thoroughbred racehorses based in Sydney, Australia. , 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. . "Part of our commitment to excellence is our willingness to embrace technological solutions like ProVation software to improve our processes and enhance the patient experience." "Baptist Healthcare System has been bringing advanced technology, modern facilities, and prominent physicians and medical professionals to Kentucky for more than 70 years," said Arvind Subramanian, President & CEO, Wolters Kluwer Health Clinical Solutions and ProVation Medical. "Their decision to implement ProVation software at four of their medical facilities is validation that our multi-specialty platform is aligned with the key enterprise initiatives of hospitals and health systems across the country." About Baptist Healthcare System Baptist Healthcare System is one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare systems in Kentucky. The first Baptist hospital was opened in 1924 to fulfill the Christ-centered mission of caring for the ill and infirmed. Currently Baptist Healthcare System consists of 407-bed Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, 371-bed Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, 373-bed Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, 240-bed Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin, and 120-bed Baptist Hospital Northeast in La Grange. Baptist Healthcare System manages 300-bed Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. The system also owns Bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. Family Health, a not-for-profit provider-sponsored health plan, and BaptistWorxSM occupational medicine clinics. 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. ProVation Medical is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Wolters Kluwer, Inc. and its WK Health Division. 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 & MultiCare 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. WK Health (Philadelphia, PA) is a leading provider of medical content for professionals and students in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. Major brands include traditional publishers of medical and drug reference tools and textbooks, such as Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Facts & Comparisons; electronic information providers, such as Ovid Technologies, Medi-Span and Clinical Resources@Ovid; and pharmaceutical information provider Adis International. WK Health is part of Wolters Kluwer Inc., a $4B multi-national publisher and information services See Information Systems. company. |
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