Beaumont Hospital selects ProVation Medical's ProVation® MD software for Orthopaedic Procedure Documentation and Coding Compliance

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, Aug 10, 2004 -- ProVation Medical®, Inc. announced today that Beaumont Hospital chose its ProVation® MD Orthopaedics clinical procedure documentation and coding compliance software for use at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI. Beaumont has used ProVation MD Gastroenterology software since February 2003.

ProVation® MD software for multi-specialty procedure documentation and coding compliance replaces the inefficient dictation/transcription approach and streamlines the coding and billing process. Driven by deep medical content, ProVation MD allows clinicians to quickly and completely document medical procedures and apply the appropriate CPT and ICD codes, as well as CCI edits.

The Beaumont Orthopaedic surgery service at Royal Oak offers complex joint surgery, shoulder, hand, foot and ankle surgeries, orthopaedic trauma, sports medicine, tumor orthopaedic and pediatric orthopaedics. In addition, it is one of the nation's highest-volume spine surgery centers, with close to 11,000 Orthopaedic procedures performed annually. U.S. News and World Report ranks Beaumont Hospitals among “America’s Best Hospitals” in ten specialties, including Orthopaedics.

“Providing technological tools and advancements like ProVation software reduces administrative steps and costs and streamlines workflow, enabling our staff to focus even more on patient care,” said Christine Zambricki, Administrative Director of Surgical Services at Royal Oak. “Most importantly, it contributes to patient care by improving safety and reducing errors.”

“Beaumont has been a valued customer since they implemented ProVation MD software to document Gastroenterology cases last year,” said Mark Wagner, chief executive officer, ProVation Medical, Inc. “To have the hospital also select ProVation MD software in their Orthopaedic surgery service – one of the most prestigious in the country – speaks volumes. It is validation that the ProVation MD multi-specialty platform plays an integral role in the delivery of care at today’s premier medical and teaching institutions.”

About Beaumont Hospital
Beaumont includes more than 2,400 private-practice physicians, two hospitals with five medical office buildings, a rehabilitation and health center, primary and specialty care clinics, four extended-care centers, a research institute, home care and a hospice. Beaumont's 985-bed hospital in Royal Oak is a major teaching and referral center with Level I trauma designation. It ranks third in the nation for inpatient admissions and second in outpatient surgeries. Beaumont's 254-bed acute-care facility in Troy is among the nation's leading community hospitals, ranking ninth in the nation for inpatient admissions and first for total surgeries among hospitals in its bed-size category.

About ProVation Medical, Inc.
ProVation Medical, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN), a leading healthcare software and services company, provides solutions that significantly enhance revenue and decrease costs per medical procedure. Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers that use ProVation Medical software (1) improve their coding accuracy resulting in a 5-25 percent improvement in reimbursement for their medical procedures, (2) eliminate transcription costs, and (3) consolidate and simplify all the major financial, clinical and administrative tasks that accompany each procedure. ProVation MD/RN software replaces inefficient dictation/transcription processes, producing complete, billing-ready, image- and diagram-enhanced documentation for multi-specialty clinical procedures. Through an innovative "Anticipatory Interface®", the software links deep medical content designed by ProVation's in-house 11-member physician and coding staff to compliant CPT/ICD/CCI-edit reimbursement codes, producing a comprehensive operative note. The result is coder-ready documentation delivering compliance, proper reimbursement, and shortened days in Accounts Receivable with an ROI ranging from 25-200% and payback within 12-20 months.

For more information contact:
ProVation® Medical, Inc.
Laura Gilbert
612.313.1506
laura.gilbert@provationmedical.com