PRESS RELEASE Of interest to editors and journalists covering: Medical, Insurance, Accounting, General Interest, IL Business News Decision Support Intelligence Analysis Offers New Patient Advisor Program Programs Help Patients And Their Families Receive All Of The Benefits That Are Available To Them CHICAGO, IL - July 6, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Decision Support Intelligence Analysis (www.patientadvisor.org), an industry leader in information services for consumers, physicians, and the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced the launch of a new PatientAdvisor Services program. The PatientAdvisor program is comprised of two consumer programs designed to help patients and their families receive all of the benefits that are available to them, from their health care plans. These two plans are "Bill Audit," and "Audit and Recovery," and are consolidated in the Reimbursement Maximization Division. "Patients with primary and secondary coverage are often involved in a 'he said, she said' scenario when claims are not getting paid," said Alan Glick, a special advisor to DSIA. "The average consumer is increasingly being denied coverage for services that should be covered. DSIA's service is really unique in that it offers claims management services to consumers, and I hope consumers will take advantage of that." Reimbursement Maximization Plans offer clients the following features: * Simple Bill Audit: DSIA will review any EOB (explanation of benefits) to insure that it is correct, and offer suggestions for adjustments. * Audit and recovery: DSIA will provide all services of a Simple Bill Audit as well as performing all work necessary for your provider (doctor or health care facility) to be paid. * Consumer Claims Maximization Service: DSIA will assist clients in obtaining approval for reimbursement, identifying opportunities for claims maximization, and assessing offers of alternative methods of obtaining reimbursement. Concurrent with the implementation of the Reimbursement Maximization Program, DSIA is also introducing the Patient Medical Research Companion. This service will provide patients and their families with the most current information available concerning any disease of interest. The firm discovered, when talking with patients, that they are often confused by conflicting information that is pertinent to their condition. A simple search on Google(tm), for the topic "diabetes," returned 14,200,000 hits. That is an enormous amount of information. "It can be overwhelming and confusing for people to sort through the wealth of information available without any informed guidance," says DSIA President, Alan Kelsky. "Experienced DSIA staff will help guide the consumer to the information that is right for them. The research is not off the shelf, but customized for the individual based on diagnosis, length of current treatment, and willingness to participate in clinical trials and off-label treatments." Adds Kelsky, "As a consumer, I would want to get the most current and accurate information for the various treatment options available for my own -- or a family member's -- medical condition in the most timely manner. And that is what our PMRC service can provide." All information offered by DSIA is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult a medical professional. For more information call 312-666-9929, or toll-free 866-815-1952, or visit us online at: http://www.patientadvisor.org Media Contact: Alan Kelsky President, DSIA/Patient Advisors info@patientadvisor.org phone: +1-312-666-9929 toll free +1-866-815-1952 fax: +1-312-226-1764 # # # [ source of news = DSIA/Patient Advisors ] ref: http://www.send2press.com/2archive/2004/pr04-070601-decision.txt http://www.send2press.com/2archivePDF/pr04-070601-decision.pdf ----------------------------------------------------------------- *IMPORTANT NOTE TO MEDIA: to reach the organization releasing this news, please contact: info@patientadvisor.org (media only) If used for publication, please send specimen copy. ----------------------------------------------------------------- S2P-NP/ 0C / IL / CHICAGO, Illinois / USA / English Copr. (c) 2004 Send2Press. This release was issued on behalf of the above organization, who is solely responsible for accuracy of content, by Send2Press(TM), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com keywords: -------- diagnosis, mediacal terms, medical insurance issues, Lupus, Cancer, Diabetes, Melanoma, Liver Disease, heart Disease, transplants, medical information