Compusense and MedAptus Partner to Offer Integrated Practice Management Solution.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers NASHUA Nashua (năsh`  ə), city (1990 pop. 79,662), seat of Hillsborough co., S N.H., on the Merrimack and Nashua rivers near the Mass. line; settled c.1655, inc. as a city 1853. , N.H. & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2003
Alliance Integrates Compusense Practice Management Applications and MedAptus Point-of-Care Solutions to Provide Comprehensive Hand-Held Clinical and Financial Information System Compusense, the leading innovator of practice management solutions for the healthcare community, announced a strategic partnership with MedAptus, Inc., a healthcare information technology company providing point-of-care solutions for physicians. Under the agreement, MedAptus and Compusense have agreed to integrate their respective technology solutions. Working in combination, this offering provides healthcare organizations with an integrated enterprise-wide hand-held financial and clinical information solution. Utilizing the intuitive interface of a hand-held PocketPC, physicians easily identify encounter-specific procedure and diagnostic codes. Physician-indicated charges are automatically reviewed against national and state billing guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. using a sophisticated rule-set to assure confident, accurate and standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. physician documentation at the point-of-care. Charge information from the MedAptus handheld PocketPC is then wirelessly transmitted to the Compusense practice management system for submission. This process promotes the highest levels of accuracy in encounter documentation, as well as greater billing efficiency through the elimination of paper-based processes. "Compusense is very pleased to extend the power of our practice management systems to the point-of-care, where the accuracy of data and documentation is the most critical," said Bill Cafferky, 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. of Compusense. "Our partnership with MedAptus gives Compusense and our clients another option as we design the ideal information and financial data solution." Bryan Dieter, President and CEO of MedAptus, added, "The ability of Compusense to address the information needs of healthcare organizations across the spectrum of size and complexity facilitates a perfect match for MedAptus. From the small, single site, outpatient outpatient /out·pa·tient/ (-pa-shent) a patient who comes to the hospital, clinic, or dispensary for diagnosis and/or treatment but does not occupy a bed. out·pa·tient n. clinic to the largest, multi-specialty hospital system, MedAptus and Compusense can provide a world-class solution to drive financial efficiency and enhance clinical productivity." About Compusense Compusense Inc. is privately held and located in Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, Nashua had a total population of 86,605[1], making it the second largest city in the state after Manchester. As of 2005, the population is estimated to be 87,986. . Founded in 1983, Compusense specializes in designing and integrating practice management solutions for medical practices, supporting more than 5,000 satisfied providers representing 400 physician practices and service organizations. As an award winning (2001 Industry Solution Award for Healthcare) developer and Microsoft Certified See certification. Solution Provider Partner, Compusense provides software solutions utilizing the very latest technology, while subscribing to a strict set of development standards. For more information about Compusense, please visit www.compusenseinc.com, or call (800) 624-6053. About MedAptus MedAptus, Inc. is a healthcare information technology company providing point-of-care solutions for physicians. MedAptus provides clinicians with a comprehensive suite of workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. and revenue enhancing solutions including patient management, charge capture, dictation and clinical content. MedAptus' flagship application, Charges In Hand(TM), allows physicians to document professional charges at the point-of-care. The use of Charges In Hand(TM) increases efficiency, reduces the lag time between professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. and claim submission and improves compliance with billing regulations. Additional clinical solutions are under development to augment aug·ment v. aug·ment·ed, aug·ment·ing, aug·ments v.tr. 1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity: the suite and create a unified mobile and web-based offering. MedAptus can be reached via www.medaptus.com or by calling 617-896-4000. |
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