Scheduling is where medical necessity verification needs to occur for hospitals to effectively increase reimbursement levels, while also keeping patients happy,"

Info-X, Inc., announced that it has signed a reseller agreement with Tempus Software Inc. Tempus will offer Info-Xs medical necessity compliance solutions to their hospital and physician customers throughout the United States.

Tempus Software Teams With Info-X for Medical Necessity Compliance Solutions

Northvale, NJ December 09, 2002 Info-X, Inc., the healthcare industrys leading source of coding compliance solutions with a specialization in medical necessity, announced that it has signed a reseller agreement with Tempus Software Inc., the leading developer of enterprise scheduling technology. Tempus will offer Info-Xs medical necessity compliance solutions to their hospital and physician customers throughout the United States.

Info-X will provide Tempus clients with a combination of browser-based solutions and the supporting content, rules logic, and knowledge base of edits to validate medical necessity, maximize reimbursement, and protect customers from possible fraud and abuse. The combined solution will seamlessly address medical necessity validation at the point of scheduling for hospitals, physicians, clinics, and other remote sites. The integrated solution is an innovative, industry-first use of real-time XML transactions by a scheduling vendor for coding compliance validation. The key benefits of this technology to a healthcare organization include minimal workflow disruption, ease of implementation and virtually constant updates to Medicare Local Medical Review Policies (LMRPs).

Additionally, for walk-in and non-scheduled procedures Tempus will act as a reseller for Info-Xs browser-based solution MedicalNecessity.com. Some unique features of the product include Smart Encounter Forms with on-demand" Advanced Beneficiary Notices (ABNs) linked to multiple layers of Medicare LMRP intelligence, storing and printing of ABNs and Requisitions and capturing electronic patient and physician signatures. Info-Xs medical necessity solution can be rapidly deployed within 72 hours, enabling Tempus customers to quickly begin addressing this important compliance concern, while improving the revenue cycle with fewer rejections and write-offs.

Tempus has a very comprehensive scheduling system, enabling their customers to gather critical information that can be extremely valuable for coding compliance validation upstream" from what is typically available to providers. We are delighted to collaborate with them on this truly innovative approach, thereby expanding the range of services for our mutual customers," says Jerry Baker, President and COO, Info-X, Inc.

Scheduling is where medical necessity verification needs to occur for hospitals to effectively increase reimbursement levels, while also keeping patients happy," said Matt Lang, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Tempus. Our partnership with Info-X offers many benefits for our customers, including enhanced time savings for maintaining coding data, increased data quality and expanded application use through a stand alone offering."

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-Xs Medical Necessity Solutions are integrated into all major 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.
Corporate website: www.info-x-inc.com

About Tempus Software Inc.
With more than 270 healthcare sites throughout the U.S. and Canada, Tempus Software Inc. is the nations leading developer of enterprise-wide patient and resource scheduling software. Tempus healthcare access management products automate the process of scheduling patients for procedures, verifying medical necessity and launching patient call-back reminders. Corporate website: www.tempus.com.

Contact:            
Info-X, Inc.   
Dafna Zur   
dzur@info-x-inc.com      
800.299.1091 ext. 34            

Tempus Software Inc.
Kimberley C. Bostic
kim@tempus.com
800.583.6787 ext. 235