Alpha II's ClaimStaker software to be available as integrated solution to Allscripts client base

Alpha II, a leader in healthcare coding, compliance and reimbursement, announced today a new integration contract with Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, information and connectivity solutions for physicians. Alpha II's ClaimStaker software will soon be offered as an integrated solution to the Allscripts client base currently using MyWay, Tiger PM and Vision PM. Alpha II's CodeWizard will also be integrated into the Allscripts MyWay application. Estimated date of completion for the integrations is Q1 2011 for MyWay and Tiger, and Q2 2011 for integration into Vision.

“In an era so focused on regulatory compliance, it is crucial that Allscripts' provider customers have access to industry-leading claim scrubbing, coding and claims editing”

"Allscripts provides our physician practice customers with a broad range of industry leading EHR and Revenue Cycle solutions," said John Beck, vice president - Business Solutions Portfolio for Allscripts. "For years, our partnership with Alpha II and the integrated workflow we've created has allowed us not only to differentiate ourselves in the marketplace, but also to deliver practical, tangible clinical and financial results to our customers. Together, we're now working on enhancing the MyWay, Tiger PM and Vision PM applications leveraging the same successful approaches we used in our Professional and Enterprise solutions… the results will be compelling."

This agreement builds on the existing decade-long relationship between the two organizations. Currently, Alpha II's ClaimStaker and CodeWizard applications are integrated with Allscripts Professional PM, Enterprise PM and Professional EHR. The integration of these Alpha II products helps Allscripts to ensure that physicians and specialty practices capture accurate history, exam and medical decision-making determinations, in addition to verifying professional and institutional claim validity.

"In an era so focused on regulatory compliance, it is crucial that Allscripts' provider customers have access to industry-leading claim scrubbing, coding and claims editing," said Stuart Newsome, vice president, business development of Unicor Medical, one of the software developers behind the Alpha II cobranded solution. "We've been proud to call the Allscripts organization our partner for ten years now, and this integration of Alpha II applications into Allscripts' additional products further strengthens claim validity and clinical defensibility for its customers."