A-Life Medical signs exclusive agreement with Drs. Hill & Thomas

A-Life Medical, Inc., the pioneer and leading provider of computer-assisted coding (CAC) products and services to the healthcare industry, announced today the forging of an exclusive agreement with the oldest and largest independently owned radiology group in Ohio, Cleveland-based Drs. Hill & Thomas Co.

Under the agreement, A-Life Medical will provide exclusive CAC services that directly address radiology procedures. A-Life's CAC offerings are provided through its Actus® Application Suite, a computerized coding and workflow management product that leverages A-Life's proprietary and patented Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology, LifeCode®. The combination of Actus and LifeCode can increase coder productivity by up to 300 percent through improved coding workflow efficiencies, code consistency and traceability for compliance. A-Life's LifeCode® technology significantly improves physician and hospital reimbursement by automating the medical coding process.

After exploring other coding alternatives in recent years, Drs. Hill & Thomas Co. chose to align exclusively with A-Life after realizing firsthand the extensive benefits of LifeCode® and the Actus® product, including rich feature functionality and high accuracy levels, which allowed for enhanced coding efficiency and productivity.

"After witnessing the power of A-Life's NLP capability, we determined that this NLP solution affords us many advantages. The LifeCode® engine has continually demonstrated its efficiency, accuracy and compliancy. Those features allow our physicians to focus solely on the delivery of high-quality radiology services, with the confidence that A-Life's efficient, labor-saving solution is capturing pertinent diagnosis and procedural information, thereby supporting procurement of the full and proper reimbursement to which the physicians are entitled," explained Jeffrey A. Kampman, chief financial officer at Drs. Hill & Thomas Co.

"We look forward to a long-standing partnership with Drs. Hill & Thomas Co. This new, exclusive agreement was forged based on A-Life's proven and unparalleled capabilities in the marketplace, which allow physician practices to significantly reduce coding costs, thereby enhancing overall business office efficiency. This is a result of the strength of our NLP technology, LifeCode® which is capable of reading and translating medical codes similar to that of a human in merely seconds," added David Byrd, vice president of business development.