West Penn Allegheny Health System Chooses LYNX Medical Systems Emergency Department Outpatient Charging Solution
Posted on: Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 09:01 CDT
BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- LYNX Medical Systems (LYNX), the leading provider of emergency medicine documentation and revenue management solutions, today announced that an agreement had been reached with West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS) to implement LYNX E/Point Online outpatient facility charging software.
E/Point Online is a standalone browser-based outpatient facility charging application that will allow WPAHS ED staff to record work performed during patient care. The software employs LYNX proprietary outpatient facility charging algorithm, which produces a visit level distribution and revenue that accurately reflects patient acuity mix and resource utilization in the ED. E/Point Online automatically calculates the visit level for consistent, compliant and complete E/M charge assignment.
"West Penn Allegheny Health System has a rich history of improving health care through excellence," said Gene Cattarina, president and CEO of LYNX Medical Systems. "We are extremely proud to be partnering with this well renowned health care institution."
About West Penn Allegheny Health System
Recognized nationally and internationally for their programs in numerous specialty areas, West Penn Allegheny Health System consists of two tertiary and four community hospitals, serving a five state-area. WPAHS hospitals admit more than 80,000 patients annually and log in more than 173,000 emergency visits. Combined, the WPAHS hospitals are among the leaders in percentages of total surgeries, cardiac surgeries, neurosurgeries and cardiac catheterization procedures performed throughout the region. WPAHS supports a strong charitable and academic mission with two clinical campuses: Allegheny General Hospital serves as the clinical campus for the Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, and The Western Pennsylvania Hospital serves as the clinical campus for Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia.
About LYNX Medical Systems
Since 1984, LYNX Medical Systems has been the leader in providing emergency medicine documentation and revenue management solutions to healthcare organizations. LYNX services and software protect revenue, reduce costs and ensure compliance by streamlining processes, improving code assignment and optimizing documentation. Currently, LYNX serves more than 400 healthcare organizations, representing more than 12 million annual encounters. For more information, contact LYNX Medical Systems at 425.641.4451, email info@lynxmed.com or visit http://www.lynxmed.com/.
LYNX Medical Systems
CONTACT: Cherie Wentz Blehm, Director of Marketing of LYNX MedicalSystems, +1-425-641-4451, ext. 2017, or cblehm@lynxmed.com
Web site: http://www.lynxmed.com/
Source: PRNewswire
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