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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 30, 2008Alpha II and CPU Medical Management Systems Announce Contract
CPU to interface Alpha II’s ClaimStaker with its MED/FM medical billing software system
by Sage Practice Management SystemTALLAHASSEE, Fla. – July 30, 2008 – Alpha II, a leader in healthcare coding, compliance and reimbursement, today announced a contract with CPU Medical Management Systems, a leading provider of healthcare information software to medical billing services and physician organizations. Alpha II’s ClaimStaker, a claims scrubbing application, will be interfaced with CPU’s flagship product, MED/FM, a medical billing and revenue cycle management software system, and offered as an integrated claims scrubber to CPU’s clients.
In April, CPU deployed ClaimStaker software to a client, MediNomics™, as a beta installation. MediNomics, a revenue cycle management firm, uses ClaimStaker to verify and edit every claim prior to committing the claim or a batch of claims.
“With the integration of ClaimStaker and MED/FM, our physician practice clients get the best claims scrubbing available,” says Patrick F. Lukacs, CEO, MediNomics. “ClaimStaker gives our coders and data-entry staff the tools to scrub all claims against CCI edits, LCDs, NCDs and customized macros and rules. Our clients not only see faster reimbursement through reduced denied claims, but the denials are now limited to complex coverage issues and requests from insurance companies for paper records to support payment. We are not seeing denials based on medical necessity and inconsistent diagnosis denials, which used to slip through and require rework on the back end.”
ClaimStaker is also helping MediNomics meet another key objective: providing clients with coding education and awareness of reimbursement and compliance issues. “ClaimStaker supports these objectives through its rules-based engine and clear and concise reporting,” says Lukacs. “ClaimStaker reports assist our team in providing crucial education and awareness to our clients.”
“Similar to what we’ve witnessed from MediNomics, we are expecting a very strong response to the availability of ClaimStaker from our medical billing service clients,” says Michael Stringer, president and CEO, CPU Medical Management Systems. “After all, several of our clients specifically recommended that we consider interfacing ClaimStaker with MED/FM. We’re confident that ClaimStaker will help our clients better serve their physician customers that are having problems with medical necessity denials.”
“CPU and its medical billing service clients are informed, discerning customers when it comes to evaluating claims scrubbers, and we’re delighted that CPU and its clients have chosen ClaimStaker,” says Marla Harmon, vice president of operations for MEGAS, LLC, one of the software developers behind the Alpha II cobranded solution. “ClaimStaker has a demonstrated track record of helping practices increase revenue, reduce denials, meet compliance regulations and monitor coding practices. We are thrilled that CPU and its clients appreciate the results that ClaimStaker delivers.”
Using essentially the same technology utilized by payers, Alpha II’s ClaimStaker verifies both professional and institutional claims using the industry’s most comprehensive medical necessity and coding edits database. ClaimStaker validates the overall claim for technical details including file format and checks line items for valid procedure, diagnosis and revenue codes, proper modifier usage, medical necessity, LCD/NCD appropriateness, unbundling and E/M over-coding or under-coding.
About CPU Medical Management Systems
CPU Medical Management Systems is an employee-owned software system developer for the healthcare industry with over 25 years of experience. Our sophisticated solutions are operational in practice management and managed care organizations throughout the United States. Proven success and continuous enhancement of products and services have earned CPU national recognition and strong customer loyalty. For additional information, visit CPU online at www.cpumms.com.About MediNomics
MediNomics is a multispecialty revenue cycle management firm supporting independent practices as well as professional billings of employed and contracted physicians for hospital organizations. MediNomics differentiates itself from its competitors through solid business processes which leverage today’s available technologies. For additional information, visit MediNomics online at www.medinomics.com.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 online at www.alphaII.com.Press contact information:
Dave Anderson, Dodge Communications, 770-998-0500 ext. 229
danderson@dodgecommunications.comJan Powell, MEGAS Corporation, 850-668-3922
jpowell@megas.netStuart Newsome, Unicor Medical, 334-395-9807
snewsome@unicormed.com
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