In the News
The latest articles discussing MedAptus' Intelligent Charge Capture in real-world settings.
2009
"Charge Capture Upgrade Improves Cash Flow" - September 2009
Health Management Technology recently published a case study on MedAptus customer Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, the practice plan for University of Kentucky HealthCare. The piece talks about the business needs that prompted the organization to seek replacement charge capture automation, as well as highlights benefits experienced as a result of deploying MedAptus' Professional Intelligent Charge Capture to more than 250 users. Read the story
"Infusion charge capture automation: Minimizing paperwork to maximize nursing resources" - June 2009
Hematology and Oncology News and Issues recently published an article penned by MedAptus' Chief Medical Officer, David Delaney, MD, in conjunction with nationally recoginized coding and billing expert, Jugna Shah, MPH, outlining the benefits of automated infusion charge capture for organizations with increasingly strapped infusion nursing resources. The authors contend that by having access to sophisticated charge capture technology that supports rapid and compliant infusion coding at the point-of-care, nurses have more time to focus on patient care issues, so critical in the outpatient oncology setting. Read the story
"Facility Charge Capture Automation: Lahey Clinic Moves Closer to Paperless Medicine" - March 2009
Group Practice Journal, the official member publication of the prestigious American Medical Group Association (AMGA), recently featured Lahey Clinic in its cover story on MedAptus' Facility Charge Capture automation. The article, written by Lahey's Director of Professional Coding, Cynthia Trapp, describes the large group's journey to paperless coding and billing processes, first with Professional Charge Capture and more recently, through the widespread deployment of MedAptus' Facility tool for outpatient technical coding. According to the piece, staff feedback regarding adoption of the new tool was "euphoric," given that the technology permits compliant capture of charges in only ten seconds, as opposed to potentially 5-90 minutes per encounter! Read the story
"Investors Put a $6 Million Charge Into MedAptus" - March 2009
Business publication Mass High Tech profiles MedAptus shortly after the company announced a new round of $6 million in funding. MedAptus Chief Medical Officer David Delaney, MD, is quoted, as is Lahey Clinic. “MedAptus serves a specific role that some of the electronic health records software vendors don’t necessarily address,” said Linda Cagle, senior vice president of clinical services at Burlington-based Lahey Clinic Medical Center. Read the story
Editorial on RAC - January 2009
Dr. David Delaney shares his thoughts on the impact of the expanding RAC program for healthcare providers, and the importance of getting coding right the first time - ideally, from the point-of-care. Read the story
2008
Lahey Clinic and MedAptus Featured on CNBC's "Power Lunch" Program
Lahey Clinic Medical Center, a MedAptus customer since 2001, is a large, multi-specialty, ambulatory care center and 268-bed hospital that serves over 3,000 patients daily. Currently more than 400 Lahey Clinic physicians, clinicians and administrative staff use MedAptus for professional coding and compliance. Given Lahey's reputation as a technology early-adopter, when it came time for CNBC to feature a progressive institution on its "Power Lunch" finance program highlighting the state of healthcare information technology, Lahey was a clear choice. The segment, which aired on the July 24th episode of the widely televised show, includes Lahey's President and CEO, David Barrett, MD, speaking about the institution's adoption of MedAptus. Lahey estimates that usage of Professional Charge Capture has led to over $1 million in annual savings.Watch the Video: Click here.
"True Believer" - September 2008
Lahey Clinic Medical Center implements MedAptus' multidisciplinary charge capture solution and streamlines continuity of care. Cynthia Trapp, the MedAptus project lead at Lahey, shares lessons learned over Lahey's eight-years of experience with wireless infrastructure and automated charge capture. This first-person article appeared in the September 2008 issue of Health Management Technology. Read the story
"Technology - Payback Time" - June 2008
David Delaney, MD, MedAptus' Chief Medical Officer is interviewed for a feature story on charge capture technologies in the June, 2008 issue of Health Executive. Dr. Delaney discusses the ROI of electronic charge capture as well as the importance of encounter documentation at the point-of-care. Read the story
"MedAptus gives nurses coding relief" - May 2008
An article in the May 2008 issue of Healthcare Finance News on M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's implementation of MedAptus' Infusion Services Module and Facility Charge Capture. Read the story
2007
"Cancer Centers Turn to Charge Capture" - November 2007
MedAptus customers M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and NYU Medical Center were all mentioned in a sidebar article on the evolving cancer center in the November 2007 issue of ADVANCE for Health Information Executives. Read the story