Nuance Continues Specialty Expansion Adding Cardiovascular CAPD Through Partnership with Industry Leader ZHealth
January 29 2020 - 7:00AM
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today introduced Nuance
Cardiovascular CAPD, a new Computer-Assisted Physician
Documentation (CAPD) solution designed to help cardiologists
improve the quality of complex documentation and the accuracy of
reimbursement for cardiac catheterization procedures. The Nuance
Cardiovascular CAPD solution is available through an exclusive
partnership with ZHealth for this solution, which is based on
patented algorithms built with ZHealth’s industry-leading
interventional documentation and coding expertise.
Cardiac catheterization procedures are among the most complex
and difficult to document, code, and bill. According to recent
estimates, 60 percent of physician reports contain coding errors,
with 1 in 9 balloons, stents, or atherectomy devices going
unbilled, and 1 in 6 cases posing a compliance risk from
over-coding. ZHealth has been the industry leader in interventional
cardiovascular coding education and audits, with over 400,000 cases
for the country’s leading hospitals and 99 percent accuracy for
cases coded.
Said Dr. David Zielske (‘Dr. Z’), Founder and CEO, ZHealth,
“Interventional cardiovascular procedures are difficult to code,
with an average of $160 in revenue lost per case due to hospitals
under-coding. We are honored to work with Nuance to automate our
expertise in complex coding and deliver the most intuitive,
easy-to-use technology to improve accurate coding and appropriate
reimbursement for cardiovascular procedures.”
Nuance Cardiovascular CAPD allows physicians to create complete,
accurate documentation in real-time and automate coding for cardiac
catheterization procedures to:
- Accelerate the revenue cycle
- Improve documentation and coding efficiency
- Support compliant coding while eliminating the need for
physician coding education
- Improve patient and care team communications
“We saw a significant need for cardiovascular coding support due
to the complexities associated with documentation and coding
accuracy,” said Michael Clark, Senior Vice President and General
Manager of Provider Solutions, Nuance. “ZHealth brings two decades
of focused expertise in complex coding to our Cardiovascular CAPD
solution, providing our customers with the most accurate and
innovative technology for even the most complex cardiovascular
procedures.”
The new solution for Cardiovascular Catheterization Labs, along
with other solutions for the Emergency Department, Pediatrics,
Surgical, Hospitalists, and Outpatient care, is part of a growing
series of workflow-integrated CAPD solutions tailored for medical
specialties and care settings. To learn more about Nuance
Cardiovascular CAPD and how it improves coding accuracy, please
visit this link.
About ZHealth ZHealth provides expert solutions
for complex coding and documentation. They publish Dr. Z’s
Medical Coding Series to over 4,000 hospitals, directly and
through technology partners. ZHealth has provided expert consulting
on over 400,000 specialty cases to more than 700 hospitals. For
more information,
visit http://www.zhealth.io/etchcv-solution/
About Nuance Healthcare Nuance provides
intelligent systems that support a more natural and insightful
approach to clinical documentation, freeing clinicians to spend
more time caring for patients. Nuance healthcare solutions capture,
improve, and communicate more than 300 million patient stories each
year, helping more than 500,000 clinicians in 10,000 global
healthcare organizations to drive meaningful clinical and financial
outcomes. Nuance’s award-winning clinical speech recognition,
medical transcription, CDI, coding, quality, and medical imaging
solutions provide a more complete and accurate view of patient
care.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.Nuance
Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN) is the pioneer and leader in
conversational AI innovations that bring intelligence to everyday
work and life. The company delivers solutions that understand,
analyze, and respond to people – amplifying human intelligence to
increase productivity and security. With decades of domain and AI
expertise, Nuance works with thousands of organizations globally
across healthcare, financial services, telecommunications,
government, and retail – to create stronger relationships and
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