J.A. Thomas and Associates, Inc. to Appear on Alexander Haig's Health Journal Television Series - March 19, 2006 on CNBC (As Paid Programming).BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla. -- Multi-Media Productions (USA), Inc. announces the appearance of J.A. Thomas and Associates, Inc. on World Business Review hosted by General Alexander Haig. As hospital physicians strive to provide the best treatment for patients, the systems being used to document the treatments could be lacking critical information. In this segment of Health Journal Television, J.A. Thomas and Associates, Inc. will discuss their Compliant Documentation Management Program that could ensure hospitals and physicians receive the appropriate credit and reimbursement for their services. Dr. Paul Weygandt, VP Physician Services, explained, "CDMP CDMP Cartilage-Derived Morphogenetic Protein CDMP Climate Database Modernization Program (National Climatic Data Center, NOAA) CDMP Certified Disability Management Professional (Data Management Association International) helped our physicians to more accurately demonstrate the severity of illness of the patients we treated through more accurate documentation. This is essential to us at a time when physician profiling physician profiling Managed care A method of cost containment that focuses on the patterns of health care provided by a single physician or group, instead of on specific clinical decisions; the resulting profile is then compared to other norms based on and pay-for-performance are expanding rapidly." Joanne Webb, Chief Executive Officer, J.A. Thomas and Associates, Inc., added, "The goal of CDMP is to achieve complete, compliant clinical documentation, which in turn can render a more appropriate Case Mix Index, improved reimbursement and additional revenue. Our program emphasizes collaboration among physicians, nurses, and coders to more accurately reflect severity of illness and complexity of treatment in clinical documentation." J.A. Thomas and Associates, Inc. Since 1991, JATA JATA Japan Association of Travel Agents JATA Jason and the Argonauts (movie) , a nationally recognized expert in healthcare compliance and documentation, has worked for over 450 hospitals and more than 30,000 physicians to improve clinical performance, justify reimbursement and bridge the gap between clinical documentation and regulatory requirements. Their tested and established programs create an understanding of coding requirements, cooperation between physicians and administrators and a foundation for hospital compliance programs. Additional information on J.A. Thomas and Associates, Inc. is available at http://www.jathomas.com. About Health Journal Television Health Journal Television airs on CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. (as paid programming) and the Bravo! Network (as paid programming). HJTV may also be viewed on United Airlines' in-flight TV and through video on demand via http://www.wbrtv.com. The HJTV Series is also available at more than 90 prestigious college universities, including Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). , the University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame , Dartmouth College Dartmouth College, at Hanover, N.H.; coeducational; chartered 1769, opened 1770, the ninth colonial college (see Wheelock, Eleazar). Originally a men's college, Dartmouth began admitting women in 1972. and Georgetown University. For specific market-by-market air dates and times, please visit http://www.healthjournaltv.com/broadcast/1652.htmlor e-mail Moniqueh@mmpusa.com. For more information, please visit http://www.healthjournaltv.com. |
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