ATLANTA, Feb. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRM), a leading provider of knowledge management solutions for healthcare organizations, today announced that Cymetrix, a national leader in providing comprehensive revenue cycle management solutions, has signed a five-year agreement to use Streamline Health's software solutions. Streamline Health's ECM, CAC and CDI solutions will significantly expand Cymetrix's health information management (HIM) capabilities including coding and clinical documentation improvement services.

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An important part of Cymetrix's business is providing HIM-related solutions to assist healthcare clients drive efficiency and performance. Providers are often turning to HIM outsourcing partnerships due to the challenges of an industry-wide shortage of qualified professionals, in addition to the burden of preparing for the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. Cymetrix will be able to help providers avoid these challenges by importing necessary documents from their clients' host systems, or by scanning them directly into the ECM and CDI solutions from Streamline Health. Cymetrix coders will use a single, consistent and robust platform for every facility, providing more flexibility in reporting and immediate access to electronically stored documents that will improve coder performance.

Cymetrix will also implement Streamline Health's CAC solution to further improve the speed and accuracy of coding. Computer assisted coding is considered a key technology in helping providers prepare for ICD-10 and the dramatic increase in codes and specificity that they will be expected to employ.

"Speed and accuracy of coding will be critical in the transition to ICD-10 later this year and will have a direct and dramatic impact on healthcare organizations' revenues," said Robert E. Watson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Streamline Health. "Our ECM, CDI and CAC solutions will help Cymetrix increase coding efficiency and improve processes, which should be a huge benefit to both Cymetrix and their healthcare clients."

"We are excited to begin using Streamline Health's solutions to enhance and expand our HIM capabilities," stated Michael Halberda, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cymetrix. "This partnership is further testament to our commitment to providing our clients with innovative revenue cycle solutions that significantly improve net revenue and reduce cost."

About Streamline Health
Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRM) is a leading provider of SaaS-based healthcare information technology (HCIT) solutions for healthcare providers. The company's comprehensive suite of solutions includes: patient scheduling, surgery management, enterprise content management (ECM), business and clinical analytics, clinical documentation improvement (CDI), and computer assisted coding (CAC), and integrated workflow technology. This unique combination of solutions is designed to help healthcare organizations manage the financial and operational challenges they face in the ever-changing world of healthcare today and in the future. For more information, please visit our website at www.streamlinehealth.net.  

About Cymetrix
Cymetrix (www.cymetrix.com) is a comprehensive revenue cycle management company providing healthcare organizations and hospital-affiliated physician practices with end-to-end revenue cycle solutions, consulting services and proprietary business intelligence that deliver sustained improvement in performance and profitability. A privately held Delaware Corporation, Cymetrix has corporate headquarters in Irvine, Calif., and business processing centers in Los Angeles, Dallas, and Nashville. Cymetrix's equity partner is Riordan, Lewis & Haden, a private equity investment company based in Los Angeles.

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