Butler Health System Selects ProVation Software for Gastroenterology Procedure Documentation and Coding
ProVation® Medical, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, and Butler Health System announced today that Butler Health System has selected ProVation® MD software for Gastroenterology documentation and coding. The software will be implemented at Butler Ambulatory Surgery Center and Butler Memorial Hospital.
ProVation® MD software for multi-specialty procedure documentation and coding compliance replaces dictation/transcription and streamlines the coding and billing process. Driven by deep medical content, ProVation MD allows clinicians to quickly and completely document medical procedures and apply the appropriate CPT and ICD codes, as well as CCI edits.
Butler Health System (BHS) is a system of healthcare services that includes Butler Memorial Hospital, outpatient locations, physicians and resource centers found throughout Butler County, PA. BHS employs 1,700 people and provides services, including Cardiology, Women’s Health, Behavioral Health, Rehabilitation, Cancer Management, Pain Management, Outpatient and Community Health Education
“Our goal at BHS is to deliver innovative health care in a very personalized way,” said Ken DeFurio, President and CEO of Butler Health System. “By embracing technological solutions like ProVation software, we continue to turn our vision into reality.”
“Butler Health System is a regional healthcare leader with a history of growth,” said Arvind Subramanian, President & CEO, Wolters Kluwer Health Clinical Solutions and ProVation Medical. “Their selection of ProVation software for GI procedure documentation and coding confirms that our software plays an integral part in technological strategy for hospitals, health systems and surgery centers.”
About ProVation Medical
ProVation Medical is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information for professionals and students in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. Major brands include traditional publishers of medical and drug reference tools and textbooks, such as Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Facts & Comparisons; electronic information providers, such as Ovid Technologies, Medi-Span and ProVation Medical; and pharmaceutical information providers Adis International and Source.
Wolters Kluwer Health is a division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global information services and publishing company with annual revenues (2006) of €3.7 billion and approximately 19,900 employees worldwide.
ProVation Medical provides solutions that significantly enhance revenue and decrease costs per medical procedure. ProVation MD & MultiCaregiver software replaces dictation/transcription and paper charting, producing complete, billing-ready, image- and diagram-enhanced documentation for clinical procedures. The result is coder-ready documentation delivering compliance, proper reimbursement, and shortened days in Accounts Receivable.
About Butler Health System
Butler Health System is an independent, community-based system providing multiple facets of health care. The system centers around Butler Memorial Hospital, a 234-bed acute care hospital, founded in 1898. On the hospital campus, BMH offers top-notch open heart surgery in the award-winning HeartCenter at BMH. A comprehensive Women’s Center offers mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, bone density testing, maternity services, women’s surgery. In addition, BHS offers physical rehabilitation programs in two locations, a Center for Sleep Disorders, full-service lab and radiology testing at multiple sites and much more.
Butler Memorial Hospital is concerned about more than just physical health. BMH has a team of professionals trained to address behavioral health both on the BMH campus as well as several off-site locations. BMH helps families heal from addictions; helps individuals struggling with mental illness learn to function in society; and provides education, confidential support and help for families in crisis from abuse, divorce and other societal pressures.
No system of care would be complete without the family doctor. Butler Health System provides primary physician care through Butler Medical Associates with offices in Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, and Sarver. Butler Medical Providers also offers specialists in ob/gyn services, endocrinology, and infectious disease. In addition, there are many highly skilled physicians affiliated with Butler Memorial Hospital including those that work as general practitioners and those that specialize in many medical disciplines. Butler Health System also offers off-site outpatient lab and x-ray services through Outpatient Services of BMH in several locations around the county such as Cranberry Township, Chicora, East Brady, Mars, Petrolia, Sarver, Saxonburg, Slippery Rock and Zelienople.