MEDICAL PUBLISHER OFFERS FREE ELECTRONIC CODING ON THE INTERNET FOR THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY

(PRWEB) March 29, 2003

Medical Coding & Compliance Solutions, LLC (MCCS) and its parent, Practice Management Information Corporation (PMIC), are pleased to provide the health care industry free use of the #1 ranked ICD-9-CM/DRG electronic coding software, powered by FLASH CODE.

The International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) is used by the health care industry to classify illnesses, injuries, signs, and symptoms. ICD-9-CM is mandated by federal law for all Medicare claims and is also defined as a code set under the new HIPAA regulations.

Unlike other free internet services, this service does not require registration, passwords or sign-on. The service was launched on March 4th and has already logged over 300,000 page views.

Karlen Bailie, M.D., President of MCCS stated "Accurate diagnosis coding is a key component to getting paid for medical services and procedures. Flash Code makes diagnosis coding simple and more accurate and ultimately improves payment."

James B. Davis, President of PMIC, stated "Flash Code is already rated the #1 electronic program in the industry, but we wanted to give people an incentive to use it. We believe that people using the free module will become addicted and purchase the complete version."

PMIC is the nation's leading independent publisher of medical coding, compliance and practice management books, forms and software. MCCS offers electronic coding and compliance solutions to the health care industry.