Products & Services - News Briefs

Health Management Technology, Sept, 1999

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Dictation/Transcription Management System

TransNet[TM] software is an enhancement to Enterprise Express[TM] dictation/transcription management system. It's designed to reduce the cost of medical transcriptionists working at home or other remote locations by using inexpensive LAN or Internet connections. It lets remote workers make a single Internet connection to a central Enterprise Express system in order to receive voice files and associated patient data and upload completed typed reports. Remote transcnptionists have the full functionality of the Voice and Text management systems as if they were on site, avoiding the many problems associated with offline remote batch work.--Dictaphone Corp.

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Compliance Audit Integrated Into Coding Process

A complete compliance audit can now be seamlessly integrated into a hospital's medical record coding process Enhanced Version 2.0 of 3M Audit Expert Software, a sophisticated data analysis tool, allows healthcare providers to audit 100 percent of their inpatient medical records for coding accuracy and compliance. Integrated with the 3M Coding and Reimbursement System, this software gives providers the option of using the software as a retrospective audit tool or as a way to examine coding transactions record-by-record during the coding process. Both options document the review of all coded records and create a database for compliance review, analysis and reporting. An important feature makes it possible to create a Medicare Benchmark Comparison report, which allows a hospital to compare its coding results to national standards published by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), creating an audit trail of changes made to a patient record as it moves through the coding, billing, and audit processes.--3M Health Information System

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Harness the Power of Secure Intranets and Extranets

Now available are the ConferWeb[TM] platform and Confer Application to automate complex and paper-intensive processes by harnessing the power of secure intranets and extranets. The result is truly enabling care chain management by linking payors, providers, suppliers and consumers around common processes. The scalable Web-based platform enables rapid and flexible application development and enterprise-caliber, server-based deployment, t provides application services such as activity management, records management, reporting, workflow, and cost management, as well as system services such as security, data management, and application integration. It also includes a full suite of tools for rapid application development and system management.--Confer Software

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Healthcare-Specific Knowledge Repository

A healthcare-specific knowledge repository for patient accounting offices, the Claim Master database is integral to EDIMaster suite of electronic data interchange tools. When implemented in conjunction with EDIComm's clearinghouse services, the Claim Master database provides an on-site repository of claim data that are accessible by all authorized personnel across an entire healthcare network. The repository allows personnel to track and store data over the entire life of a claim, from the time it is created on the patient accounting system to its final resolution.--EDIComm, Inc.