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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 16, 2010Alpha II Announces Contract with MedAppz
Alpha II's CodeWizard software integrated with MedAppz software to provide more accuracy in evaluation and management codingMONTGOMERY, Ala. – March 16, 2010 - Alpha II, a leader in healthcare coding, compliance and reimbursement, announced today a contract with MedAppz to integrate Alpha II's CodeWizard software with iSuite. This integration of technologies will allow iSuite users to generate evaluation and management codes (E&M), delivering a more decisive calculation based on history, exam and medical decision making information obtained from medical records.
"We're excited about the introduction of CodeWizard to the MedAppz iSuite," said Stuart Newsome, vice president, business development of Unicor Medical, one of the software developers behind the Alpha II cobranded solution. "Through this integration, CodeWizard will dramatically enhance accurate E&M code determinations based on E&M documentation guideline elements and CodeWizard's proprietary methods for measuring risk and medical necessity. We're excited that one of the industry's leading developers of ambulatory care software is building on the already established benefits of CodeWizard."
The integration with iSuite uses CodeWizard's E&M generation functionality, which ultimately helps to prevent both E&M over-coding and under-coding. Overall, CodeWizard is designed to improve revenue cycles through an enhanced medical necessity database, as well as a clinically-oriented code search.
"This integration with CodeWizard brings even greater strength to iSuite version 4, a MedAppz product which is CCHIT Certified for ambulatory EHR," said Brian Lichtlin, CEO of MedAppz, which is located in Wichita, Kan. "We find that in trying to address the risks of over-coding, users sometimes err by under-coding. The integration with CodeWizard resolves these issues through the ability to better determine the complexities involved in the medical decision making component of E&M codes and improve calculations in history and exam criteria."
About Alpha II
The Alpha II technology solutions support coding, compliance, claims editing and revenue analysis for more than 30,000 healthcare professionals at medical practices, hospitals and health systems, clinics, billing services, outpatient facilities and other healthcare organizations, both commercial and governmental. More than 30 developer partners trust Alpha II solutions to enhance their practice management, electronic medical record (EMR) and other healthcare information systems. Alpha II is a cobranded solution suite developed jointly by Tallahassee, Fla.-based, MEGAS Corporation and Montgomery, Ala.-based Unicor Medical. For additional information, visit Alpha II on the Web at
www.alphaII.com.Press contact information:
Dave Anderson, Dodge Communications,770-576-2547
danderson@dodgecommunications.comStuart Newsome, Unicor Medical, 334-395-9807
snewsome@unicormed.comJan Powell, MEGAS Corporation, 850-668-3922
jpowell@megas.net
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