HealthWyse First to Receive Approval for HIPAA Compliant Billing Transactions.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

READING, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2003

HealthWyse has received approval for production transmission of the 837 HIPAA Compliant Transaction set for billing from Associated Hospital Services of Maine (AHS), which serves New England's home care agencies as the Fiscal intermediary for Medicare. HealthWyse is one of only four vendors in the entire country with a client approved for production by AHS. "We are delighted to be in this first group for approval," said Andrew Braunstein, CTO HealthWyse. "This demonstrates HealthWyse's commitment to HIPAA compliance and completeness of its financial solution." HealthWyse provides an integrated financial and clinical information solution for Home Care and Hospice Providers. Fast and accurate claims are produced using HealthWyse's integrated solution and collections are streamlined through HealthWyse's unique integrated collections functionality. Clinicians use Pocket PCs, Microsoft Tablets or laptops for the clinical record and automatically exchange patient information with the office for immediate availability for billing. With this approval for production transmission, HealthWyse can now begin transmitting bills electronically in the HIPAA compliant format.

HealthWyse, LLC (www.healthwyse.com) is a profitable, privately held national company, with headquarters in Reading, MA that provides integrated clinical and financial information solutions for Home Health and Hospice Providers. HealthWyse solutions streamline operations and improve financial performance through faster, more accurate billing, better collections and reduced rejected claims. HealthWyse is in its fifth year of providing clinical and billing information services to this market, with a reputation for strong customer responsiveness and support.