Waco, Texas (December 2003) McLennan County Commissioners approved a request by Indigent Health Care Director Wanda Koon to license CPT® codes and long descriptions from Indigent Healthcare Solutions (IHS). The Commissioners were told that effective September 1, 2003, Texas Counties had to have a license with the American Medical Association (AMA) in order to legally use the CPT codes and long descriptions. The Texas Department of Health (TDH) is only providing CPT codes with short descriptions and did not provide the revised payment rates in an electronic format. IHS will provide the codes, long descriptions, and updated payment rates to McLennan County electronically. IHS is the only provider of indigent health care software that is licensed by the AMA to provide CPT codes with long descriptions as part of its offering.

McKinney, Texas (November 2003) Collin County Heath Department Director Candy Blair told the Commissioners Court that the software and support provided by Indigent Healthcare Solutions of Conroe, Texas, is necessary to manage the County's indigent health care needs. Collin County is one of the ten fastest-growing counties in the nation. Collin County Commissioners approved Ms. Blair's request to authorize Indigent Healthcare Solutions to install its state-of-the-art Windows®-based software, beginning in November 2003.   Austin, Texas (November 2003) Indigent Healthcare Solutions President Robert Baird attended a conference on HIPAA compliance sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACO) and hosted at the Texas Association of Counties (TAC) headquarters in Austin. “Indigent Healthcare Solutions wants to make sure that we are on the cutting edge of the new HIPAA Security rules that went into effect this year. We will take what we have learned here in Austin and implement the ideas in our software”.   Wichita Falls, Texas (November 2003) Wichita County Commissioners approved a request by Indigent Health Care Director Dr. Joe Miller to authorize Indigent Healthcare Solutions (IHS) of Conroe, Texas, to install its state-of-the-art Windows®-based software, beginning in November 2003. IHS software will also be used to process eligibility and bills for Archer County according to an agreement between Wichita County and Archer County that allows Wichita County to manage the Archer County Indigent Health Care office.   Bastrop, Texas (November 2003 Bastrop County Commissioners approved a request by Indigent Health Care Director Yolanda Morales to authorize Indigent Healthcare Solutions (IHS) of Conroe, Texas, to install its state-of-the-art Windows®-based software, beginning in October. IHS was selected to replace the DOS-based software used by Bastrop County for several years.

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