Nursefinders and PHNS Form Strategic Alliance; Partnership Gives Nursefinders' Clients Access to Health Information Coding Staff Through Innovative Web-Based Ordering System.DALLAS -- Nursefinders, Inc., one of the nation's largest providers of healthcare personnel and home care services, and PHNS PHNS Provider Healthnet Services , a leader in health information management, information technology and business office services, have formed a strategic alliance to offer healthcare providers the convenience of securing health information coders from one automated source. Through Nursefinders' innovative web-based ordering system, hospitals now have the option of requesting health information coding professionals from PHNS. PHNS' credentialed, experienced coders provide timely and accurate coding of health information that is crucial to the financial viability of healthcare providers. Timely staffing of open coder positions and single source-invoicing will positively impact healthcare provider's revenue cycle. Bob Livonius, Nursefinders Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , said, "Our new strategic alliance with PHNS will allow Nursefinders to provide our healthcare customers with health information coding staffing services. PHNS has excellent on-site and remote coders, along with proprietary coding processes and procedures, that will provide our customers with access to high quality and accurate medical coding." "PHNS is excited about being able to offer our high quality coding services to hospitals through Nursefinders' excellent web-based ordering system," said Kathy Willis, Sales Executive of PHNS. About Nursefinders, Inc. Arlington, TX-based Nursefinders, Inc. provides nursing, allied health and physician placement (locum tenens LOCUM TENENS. He who holds the place of another, a deputy; as A B, locum tenens of C D, mayor of the city of Philadelphia. ) services through its Nursefinders, Club Staffing and Linde Healthcare/Kendall & Davis brands, to more than 4,700 hospitals, nursing homes and clinics across the country. Founded in 1974, Nursefinders is a leader in providing healthcare staffing and home health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract and the largest provider of Vendor Managed Services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality (VMS (1) (Virtual Memory System) A multiuser, multitasking, virtual memory operating system for the VAX series from Digital. VMS applications run on any VAX from the MicroVAX to the largest unit. See OpenVMS. ) and Managed Staffing Programs (MSP (1) (Management Service Provider or Managed Service Provider) An organization that manages a customer's computer systems and networks which are either located on the customer's premises or at a third-party datacenter. ) in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The company has a system-wide network of more than 100 offices in the United States providing RNs, LPN/LVNs, and other health care and medical clerical professionals for staffing needs. Additionally, Nursefinders' Patient Care Division provides home health services for all age groups from newborn care to senior living services from 25 locations nationwide. For more information on the company, visit www.nursefinders.com. About PHNS PHNS provides comprehensive healthcaring solutions for hospitals including information technology, health information management (including medical record management and storage, transcription, coding, release of information and electronic medical record services) and receivables management services. Serving more than 400 U.S. hospitals, PHNS creates business-healthy hospitals by improving operations, enhancing technology and increasing cash on hand. This allows hospitals to focus on their core competency A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
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