Primeau Consulting Group (PCG) is a health information consulting company established to provide high quality health information services to its clients.
At Primeau Consulting Group, we have a long tradition of breaking new ground. A clear set of principles and corporate values have allowed us to readily adapt to changes in the market without sacrificing the quality or integrity of our work. Since our founding, this has been our recipe for success.
PCG supports organizations in establishing creative, innovative solutions in all facets of health information in order to improve the quality of patient care while managing privacy and security, mitigating risk and positively managing any impact to cost of patient care.
We endeavor to be recognized as the leader in health information management consulting by our clients, partners, and associates. PCG’s culture fosters and recognizes excitement, passionate, knowledgeable, and experienced HIM professionals who collaborate together to provide exceptional results for our healthcare clients.
PCG’s consultants have the ability to work directly with our clients to meet their needs. We are driven by our desire to provide advice and expertise to help our clients meet their individual goals. With a broad range of expertise, PCG consultants partner with our clients to recommend and evaluate the best options for each situation.
PCG helps healthcare organizations make better decisions by identifying sensitive information assets and developing a governance program. Here are all services PCG offers:
Interim Management
When organizations need skilled, experienced leadership to oversee planned or unexpected opportunities, PCG Consultants assure stability through periods of transition. Our interim Health Information Management professionals bring deep leadership, revenue cycle management and operating experience, with the highest levels of industry expertise.
Coding and Documentation Audits
Accurate medical coding is critical in assuring compliance and protecting revenue integrity. PCG’s Coding and Documentation Audit Services assist you in identifying weaknesses in your documentation and coding processes. Our team of experienced auditors understand the complexities of the coding process and leverage their vast experience to identify lost revenue and compliance exposure. Based upon our findings our customized education services will assist you in mitigating future risk.
Privacy and Security Consulting Services
A Privacy and Security Risk Assessment is the core element in safeguarding patient privacy and security. As cyberthreats and social engineering continue to grow at a rapid pace, organizations must take the first step in assessing their risk and developing plans to mitigate potential breaches. PCG’s team of experienced privacy and security experts will conduct a comprehensive privacy and security risk analysis to assist you in developing plans before you become a victim of a cyberattack. PCG Consultants also provide subject matter expertise in the development of policies, procedures, and training materials based upon the Privacy and Security Risk Analysis.
P&S Toolkit
Meeting HIPAA Compliance and minimizing privacy and security risk can be overwhelming and costly. PCG’s P&S Toolkit provides access to a Virtual Privacy and/or Security Officer along with a library of policies and procedures, standardized training tools, documents, forms, and templates. In addition, the library includes a Privacy and Security Risk Assessment that will guide you meeting your privacy and security needs at an affordable cost.
Project Management
Selecting and implementing a new or replacement electronic health record (EHR) system, Computer Assisted Coding (CAC), or other technology can be a daunting task. In addition, centralization or re-engineering are complex projects requiring change management expertise. Our experienced Health Information Project Management team provides competent project management resources by overseeing the full life cycle of the project implementation. We inform strategy, planning, pre-implementation, and post implementation work to ensure project success.
Information Governance Assessment and Consulting
Healthcare organizations need the right information at the right time to make sound decisions regarding patient care and business growth. However, disparate systems and cloud-based data often present difficulties regarding the demand and trust of the data. PCG helps healthcare organizations make better decisions by identifying sensitive information assets and developing a governance program to mitigate risk, reduce cost, and safeguard compliance. PCG’s IG Consulting Services provide onsite and remote IG Consulting Services to identify an organization’s current state and aligns data governance with the organization’s strategic goals. PCG’s aim is to increase the adoption and awareness of IG.
Cures Act & Information Blocking Assessment and Consulting
CMS released its Final Rule designed to help patients more easily access their complete health information in interoperable forms across the many programs that CMS administers. At the same time, ONC released a separate Final Rule on interoperability, information blocking and the health information technology (IT) certification program. These highly anticipated Rules lay out a vision where a patient’s health information can move seamlessly between health plans and providers and where every American can see and use electronic health information through common technologies such as smart phones, home computers, laptops, and tablets.