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SpectraSoft Selects
HyperCereus Medical as Medical Necessity Data Provider
Tucson, Arizona—June 18, 2002
/Xpress Press/—HyperCereus Medical, Inc., a leading medical
informatics consulting company and source for medical necessity
data solutions, today announced a new licensing agreement with
SpectraSoft Inc., leaders in the patient scheduling and appointment
management software industry -- placing HyperCereus' medical
necessity content into SpetraSoft's AppointmentPro line of software.
Under the agreement, HyperCereus
will provide all Medical Necessity Medicare Part A and Part
B content for AppointmentsPro, a high-performance patient
scheduling and appointment management software tool available
for healthcare facilities of all sizes. Powered by HyperCereus'
data sets, AppointmentsPro will provide coding and medical
necessity compliance checks at the point of procedure or service
scheduling.
Medical Necessity is the criterion
Medicare and the majority of insurance companies use to determine
whether providers' services will be reimbursed. Only tests
and procedures considered "reasonable and necessary" are reimbursed.
To determine eligibility for reimbursement, each Medicare
Fiscal Intermediary and Carrier compiles lists of diagnosis
codes to identify and support each billed service. These lists
define medical necessity and are published as Local Medical
Review Policies (LMPRs) to which each provider must adhere.
The LMRPs are in a perpetual state of change and vary widely
from state to state making it very difficult for physicians
and clinics to stay up to date.
"We are pleased that our medical
necessity data solutions will enhance SpectraSoft's innovative
and exceptional scheduling product line," says Fabio Almeida
M.D., President of HyperCereus Medical Inc. "The lack of access
to medical necessity data at the point-of-care results in
coding and reimbursement errors costing U.S. physicians and
hospitals billions of dollars each year. Providing our medical
necessity data solutions as part of the scheduling process
reduces these errors and significantly improves reimbursement
for healthcare facilities and providers".
"For this sophisticated new compliance
feature, we needed the most comprehensive and accurate medical
necessity coding data available. HyperCereus Medical was the
logical choice,'' says Steve Petrie, President and CEO of
SpectraSoft. "We see this as the best option for our customers,
who will reap the benefits of the new compliance validation
features in our applications."
About HyperCereus, Inc. - HyperCereus
Medical, Inc., based in Tucson, Arizona, provides high-level
medical informatics consulting, custom application development,
and data management solutions for healthcare providers and
organizations. HyperCereus specializes in a wide variety of
consulting services and application development, including
electronic medical records, point-of-care applications, knowledge
management systems, and the development, application and use
of clinical and financial standards (ICD, CPT, LMRP). HyperCereus
Medical contact information: http://www.cereusmed.com
or 520.529.5515.
About SpectraSoft, Inc. -–
based in Tempe, Arizona, -SpectraSoft, Inc. is a leading developer
of Windows-based patient scheduling and appointment management
software. SpectraSoft's signature products, Appointware™,
AppointmentsPRO™,
and AppointmentsESTM
are installed in more than 3000 clinics, medical offices,
and hospitals nationwide. SpectraSoft's products have been
developed specifically for healthcare and other service oriented
industries. For more information contact 1-800-889-0450 or
visit our website at http://www.ssoft.com
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