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VP/Other Executive

There's a lot that can be outsourced, so it's actually cheaper to outsource to AGS Health than to...

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VP/Other Executive

The one thing AGS Health could do better for their clients is look for trends and big wins when...

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I worked with AGS Health at a different organization. When I came to this organization, we were...

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VP/Other Executive

If I were talking with someone about AGS Health and they were looking for someone to take on coding,...

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VP/Other Executive

We have a fabulous leadership team with AGS Health. They do an amazing job. We have a lot of...

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VP/Other Executive

In terms of quality of staff, I would give AGS Health's leadership the highest score, but the...

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Director

Sometimes we get a little bit of push from the firm around what they would want us to do and...

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Director

I would absolutely engage with AGS Health again. They've been wonderful. We've given them some...

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Director

Language barriers are always a challenge with offshoring. The time difference is also a challenge....

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Director

We have a wonderful account executive. They have been wonderful with us, and they are very much...

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Director

I'm not jumping ship. I'm keeping AGS Health. I like them.

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VP/Other Executive

Especially within the medical record, we ask whether things translate cleanly to offshore coding....

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VP/Other Executive

When we were selecting an outsourced coding firm, the firm's technology played into the decision,...

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VP/Other Executive

Where AGS Health could improve is in the alignment of the leadership structure between their onshore...

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VP/Other Executive

We just did an RFP, and we are moving the majority of our coding services to another firm. We...

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VP/Other Executive

AGS Health has barely met expectations. It's taken a lot to get them to meet expectations. Before,...

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Manager

My advice to others working with the firm is to have a clear understanding and be aware of all the...

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Manager

The firm could be better at follow-up. There have been a couple of times when we've asked for...

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Manager

We've had some issues, but the firm has been very responsive to the problems. They have been good at...

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Other C-Suite

AGS Health was our first global supplier. I think everyone was apprehensive because all they had...

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There's quite a bit of staff turnover in the market. When we were evaluating AGS Health, their...

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Other C-Suite

AGS Health is certainly very capable. But, depending on our needs, they may have to secure...

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AGS Health has very good communication, and that is often a concern for organizations working with a...

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Other C-Suite

Offshoring helps address the shortage of domestic coders by providing access to skilled workers who...

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Other C-Suite

We partnered with AGS Health to help stand up their computer-assisted coding application within our...

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Other C-Suite

More often than not, when people ask about AGS Health, the question isn't whether AGS Health can do...

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Director

AGS Health is cheaper than onshore domestic resources. They do a great job.

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Director

AGS Health does a great job of keeping tabs on our work through daily reports and moving resources...

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Director

AGS Health has been able to handle high volumes well. We can direct them to focus on the areas with...

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Director

AGS Health demonstrates that they have our long-term interests in mind. They're constantly checking...

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Director

AGS Health's consultants are very receptive. If AGS Health makes a mistake, they go through it,...

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VP/Other Executive

AGS Health is very responsive. We have a stateside representative, and anytime I have questions or...

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VP/Other Executive

Our sentiment toward the outsourced team is highly positive. The offshore resources are very...

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VP/Other Executive

AGS Health's staff and consultants are very responsive. The coding quality could sometimes be a...

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Director

AGS Health measures quality, and that helps us stay compliant and out of the eyes of the OIG. As a...

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Director

I partnered with AGS Health because I was getting many denials since our physicians were doing their...

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Director

I appreciate the people we work with at AGS Health. There is one person who touches base, comes in,...

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VP/Other Executive

AGS Health understands the need, and they do proactively share industry best practices. They are...

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VP/Other Executive

The per-chart rate that AGS Health charges is pretty reasonable.

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VP/Other Executive

Our goal is to have in-house coding. We used to have several vendors for outpatient coding, and now...

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Director

AGS Health is a good firm, and their leadership and their collaboration with our team are just spot...

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Director

AGS Health’s technology and their knowledge of it is pretty good. They pretty much keep up with us....

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Director

There is a bit of a language barrier with the offshore workers interpreting some of our records a...

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VP/Other Executive

I need AGS Health to use our technology for quality auditing and things like that, but I do not need...

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VP/Other Executive

With AGS Health, there are some challenges with quality, but I think that is how it goes with any...

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VP/Other Executive

The good thing is that in some of our service lines, AGS Health has been consistent with their...

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Director

AGS Health is very responsive. Even though it can be hard to connect at times, when we do, they are...

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Director

The biggest barriers with AGS Health are time zones and communication. Because of time-zone...

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Director

AGS Health meets expectations, but I don't know that they exceed expectations. An area I would like...

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VP/Other Executive

I like AGS Health’s customer service. The customer service people address anything we need right...

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Director

When the end dates for our contracts come up for different coding firms and we discuss whether we...

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Director

AGS Health has been really good at avoiding charging for every little thing. We have our contracts,...

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Director

Solving our problems is certainly where AGS Health excels. They are very friendly and easy to work...

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Director

If AGS Health is not meeting a standard, maybe because they have new coders coming on, they work on...

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Director

We have been using offshore resources for a long time. Obviously, there is a cost benefit to doing...

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Director

I love AGS Health’s executive team; they work really hard. The firm has made a lot of strides and...

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Director

AGS Health’s offshoring of outsourced coding services is slightly positive because of the time and...

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Manager

AGS Health is very easy to communicate with. Even when there are potential language or communication...

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Manager

When we had a special project where we had a lot of charts to code pretty fast, AGS Health stepped...

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Manager

AGS Health is a wonderful group to work with. I really appreciate AGS Health’s kindness and their...

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Manager

The fast turnaround time for coding is very important because our physicians need to get the proper...

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Manager

I have been having a really good experience with AGS Health. What stands out is that if we bring up...

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Manager

Things change from time to time, but at present, AGS Health consistently exceeds my expectations....

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Manager

The people that we are involved with during an AGS Health call are pretty much the firm's leaders...

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Manager

AGS Health is one of the most affordable vendors that we have currently. From an ROI perspective, I...

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Manager

There is a little room for improvement with AGS Health’s staff, but they are getting better....

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Manager

My sentiment toward offshoring is highly positive with AGS Health specifically. They have been doing...

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Manager

I would rate AGS Health’s strategic ability top of the scale. AGS Health is very open to our...

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Manager

There are areas where AGS Health could improve, such as the communication piece. The firm's response...

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Manager

AGS Health has very robust education, and they use technologies to help them create rules. If we...

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Manager

When we present any type of issue or any goals for our organization, AGS Health really strives to...

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Manager

I’m not sure offshore coding is the best thing ever, but it definitely has its perks. For one, the...

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Manager

Our AGS Health coders tend to have a lot of unexpected absences. They do make up their hours, but it...

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Director

AGS Health is pretty productive. A lot of people get scared of offshoring, but with AGS Health, they...

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Director

The volume is high in the coding world, so we are never going to have perfect coding. However, I...

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Director

When I gave AGS Health a timeline to get something implemented, they were able to deliver on it. The...

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VP/Other Executive

AGS Health demonstrates a strength of partnership, and they really tried hard to execute. We had...

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VP/Other Executive

The positive things that we experienced with AGS Health are that we had a more stable experience...

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VP/Other Executive

We utilized AGS Health's coders across multiple areas, and our experience has varied significantly...

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VP/Other Executive

We have had some challenges with AGS Health. Some of the challenges we encountered were with their...

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Director

AGS Health isn’t as much of a subject matter expert as I thought they should be. They definitely...

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Director

I had a really rocky start with AGS Health, but they have definitely vastly improved. They recently...

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Manager

AGS Health is very responsive. They don't just do things. Some firms have people who just do things;...

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Manager

AGS Health is very helpful; if we tell them our needs or what is happening, they try to deploy...

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Director

AGS Health does not charge us for new solutions, and if anything, we have gotten some value savings...

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Director

We have a highly positive sentiment toward our AGS Health offshore resources. Our AGS Health account...

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Director

I feel like we are training AGS Health’s coders because we keep finding issues. Sometimes the same...

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Director

The firm’s technology is very important because without that technology, we can't get productivity,...

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Director

I would probably hire AGS Health again. So far, they have kept their promises. As far as I'm aware,...

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Director

I see problems with AGS Health’s coders. They have different skill sets. We consistently find errors...

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Manager

The offshoring of outsourced coding services is good. AGS Health is very accommodating with price...

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Manager

AGS Health could be less black-and-white. It is very hard for them to grasp how visits are case by...

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Manager

AGS Health is a great team. We are a pretty big group, and they are on it. We have a quick...

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VP/Other Executive

AGS Health was open to multiple contracting rate types. I wanted a by-the-record contract because...

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With AGS Health, this is the first time we have ever done ongoing coding work where we are giving...

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VP/Other Executive

We don't have any intention of not using AGS Health. There is no alternative to AGS Health. I would...

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VP/Other Executive

AGS Health rates very highly for their executive involvement. They aren’t that small, but they feel...

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Director

To help an organization successfully utilize AGS Health in their revenue cycle, I would tell them to...

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Director

The AGS Health's coders seem to be pretty flexible as long as we give them training. They also take...

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Director

We have worked with several people in the time I have worked with AGS Health, but they have all been...

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Director

Some drawbacks of using offshore coders are the language barrier and the difference in time zones....

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Director

We use offshore coders from AGS Health because we get better rates when we use them. They also help...

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Director

AGS Health brings some pretty good knowledge to the table. They know how to interpret guidelines,...

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Director

Before we were using AGS Health, offshoring was horrible because I moved from one offshore company...

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Manager

There are things that come up here and there, and I feel like we have great communication with AGS...

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Manager

I have a positive outlook on outsourced coding services. The only issue I have is that because AGS...

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There are two areas of improvement that I look at a lot. I do have someone from AGS Health I can...

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VP/Other Executive

AGS Health is willing to help out wherever we need them to. We just have to tell them what the...

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VP/Other Executive

The tangible outcomes we have achieved with AGS Health include improved accuracy and better...

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With AGS Health, we have an overall high-level contract. AGS Health is like our account manager.

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Most of the time, we are driving strategies for AGS Health. With the things that we strategize about...

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AGS Health consistently exceeds our expectations. We had an error, and the communication was poor. I...

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Our revenue cycle team already had a relationship with AGS Health before coding became involved....

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Offshoring with AGS Health has been very positive. Initially, when the firm started with us, we had...

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AGS Health provides other services for us, not just coding. There is some charging for every little...

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AGS Health is a strong partner with us. Their solutions are very integrated. We have met with the...

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VP/Other Executive

What we found with AGS Health is that they have been able to augment where our systems may have been...

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Director

We don't have any plans to let AGS Health go or anything like that yet. They actually work really...

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Director

For offshore coding, I would definitely recommend AGS Health to others. They go above and beyond...

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Director

I have never seen a company go above and beyond for the client like AGS Health does, but AGS Health...

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AGS Health’s executive involvement is very good. AGS Health is very transparent with us. We...

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AGS Health really works well with us to drive outcomes, but they still have opportunities for...

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I went to a conference recently where AGS Health was showcasing a lot of AI options for not only...

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My sentiment toward offshoring was highly negative before I started working with AGS Health. I'm not...

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