Info-X now provides APC capabilities to their line of products. The new APC feature provides the ability for the service provider to instantly calculate payments by line item that are due from Medicare and beneficiaries.

Hospitals now have an innovative tool to improve compliance and reimbursement by validating charges before service is rendered, reducing possible fraud and abuse. The APC feature provides the ability for the healthcare service provider to instantly calculate payments by line item due from Medicare and beneficiaries.

INFO-X'S INNOVATIVE MEDICAL NECESSITY SOLUTION
Introduces APC Ambulatory Payment Classification Solution

Northvale, NJ - October 15th, 2002 -Info-X, Inc., the healthcare industry's leading source of coding compliance solutions with a specialization in medical necessity, now provides APC capabilities to their line of products. The new APC feature provides the ability for the service provider to instantly calculate payments by line item that are due from Medicare and beneficiaries.

Key APC features and benefits include:

- Deployed at scheduling, patient registration, hospital ordering departments, ambulatory care centers, physician's offices and other remote sites.
- APC Fee Schedules - Pass-thru Drugs and Devices, Device Reduction, Multi-Procedure Discounts, Clinical Lab, Therapies and even Outliers.
- Deductibles and Co-Insurance Calculations - for more accurate billing of beneficiaries or secondary insurance.
- Medicare Vouchers Payment Verification - identifies discrepancies.
- Business Office Training Tool - assists staff in integrating APC's into existing office systems.

"This will enable hospitals to have the exact APC code and payment they should receive for the patient's encounter from Medicare based on their local wage index and Medicare reimbursement rates. Until now hospitals would generally rely on Medicare to tell them how much they are going to be reimbursed. Together with our browser-based Smart Encounter Forms, multi-lingual ABN's, Digitized Signatures and Requisition Forms this new capability addresses yet another aspect of the workflow challenges faced by many hospitals." says Jerry Baker, President and COO of Info-X.

About Info-X, Inc.

Info-X is the leading source of coding and compliance solutions. Info-X provides browser based as well as integrated approaches for hospitals, physician offices and other provider sites. Info-X's MedicalNecessityDictionaries have been selected by AHA Coding as a 'best in class' compliance solution. The medical staff at Info-X utilizes a sophisticated state-of-the-art technology to transform the latest coding data, government policies, and medical knowledge into comprehensive MedicalNecessityDictionaries. The MedicalNecessity Dictionaries are integrated within hospital information systems. Healthcare vendors and service organizations use Info-X's XML/HL7 Edit Engine to significantly expand their edit capabilities with supporting medical necessity content, rules logic and edits. Info-X's unique combination of content and application solutions blend with existing workflows to ensure compliance, revenue cycle improvement, and reduced cost to operations. Corporate website: www.Info-X-Inc.com