Precyse Solutions to Sponsor FORE Scholarships and e-HIM Work Group - Hybrid EHR

King of Prussia, PA, and Chicago, IL September 5, 2003 -– Precyse Solutions today announced it will sponsor two of the American Health Information Management Association's (AHIMA) Foundation of Research and Education (FORE) merit scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students pursuing degrees in health information administration and health information technology. In addition, Precyse has provided a grant to FORE to be the exclusive sponsor of the new AHIMA electronic health information management (e-HIM) Work Group - Hybrid Electronic Health Record (EHR), to research and develop standards in electronic medical records.

Precyse Solution's FORE Scholarship will be awarded based on assessment of the following criteria:

·    Grade point average and academic achievement
·    Volunteer and work experience
·    Commitment to the HIM profession
·    Suitability to the HIM profession
·    Quality and suitability of references provided

The scholarships are also available to credentialed health information management (HIM) professionals pursuing graduate degrees to further their careers in HIM. Detailed information and applications for the scholarships can be obtained at http://www.ahima.org/fore/programs.html. The next application deadline is May 31, 2004.

A strategic focus for AHIMA in 2003 is to facilitate the transition from the paper record to the electronic record and define roles for HIM in the process. The Precyse sponsored e-HIM Work Group - Hybrid EHR will be comprised of volunteer experts in the subject area along with an AHIMA liaison. The standards developed by the workgroup will provide resources and guidance to members, according to Cindy Doyon, RHIA, and West Coast Client Strategy Director for Precyse Solutions.

"It is the desire of AHIMA and Precyse to allow these tools to help position HIM professionals to be part of the transition process to the electronic health record." said Doyon.

The charter and goals of AHIMA for the e-HIM Work Group - Hybrid EHR is to provide practice guidelines on how to manage and process records in a hybrid state. This includes how to define the legal record as well as how to manage many of the traditional functions in an HIM department such as release of information, assembly, analysis, delinquency rates, etc.

The results of the Work Group's efforts will be distributed to all attendees at the 2003 AHIMA National Convention, October 18-23, 2003 and made available to the industry later this year.

Simultaneous to the AHIMA effort, numerous Precyse HIM professionals are attending recent open forum meetings designed to gather feedback on the EHR model and standards being developed by HL7 before they are delivered to the Department of Health and Human Services. "Our collective commitment to impacting the value and quality of what ultimately becomes the official standard in medical history is exciting!" said Beth Kost, RHIA, and Precyse's vice president of Business Development.

About Precyse Solutions

Precyse Solutions is an industry-leading provider of quantifiable, outsourced Health Information Management (HIM) services to U.S. based hospitals and healthcare organizations. Precyse assists its clients in operationalizing their patient information to improve clinical and financial outcomes. With a business presence in 45 states and one of the largest employers of credentialed staff in the country, its services include medical transcription, coding, oncology data management, HIM consulting, interim management and departmental outsourcing special projects such as backlog processing and clerical staffing.

Healthcare providers utilize the company's services to reduce their administrative operating costs, improve cash flows and maintain regulatory compliance. Precyse Solutions is privately held and headquartered in King of Prussia, PA. For more information, contact 1-866-PRECYSE, email info@precysesolutions.com or visit www.precysesolutions.com.

About AHIMA

AHIMA is the professional Association that represents more than 45,000 specially educated health information management (HIM) professionals who work throughout the healthcare industry. AHIMA, celebrating its 75th Anniversary, continues to foster the career growth of its members through education, certification, and lifelong learning-promoting quality health information to benefit the public, providers, and others who utilize clinical data. For more information, contact (312) 233-1100, email info@ahima.org or visit www.ahima.org.

About FORE

The Foundation of Research and Education (FORE) is the charitable affiliate of AHIMA. FORE provides financial and intellectual resources to sustain and recognize continuous innovation and advances in HIM for the betterment of the profession, healthcare, and the public. For more information, contact (312) 233-1100, e-mail fore@ahima.org, or visit www.ahima.org/fore.

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MEDIA CONTACT:

Precyse Solutions
Daryl Toor
(770) 777-9489
AHIMA   
Theresa Reynolds       
(312) 233-1159   
Precision Communications
dtoor@precisioncommunications.net
theresa.reynolds@AHIMA.org




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