McKesson, based in Atlanta, has announced that three of its physician electronic health record and practice management solutions – McKesson Practice Partner version 9.5, Medisoft Clinical Version 17 SPI, and Lytec MD 2011 – have been certified as 2011/2012 compliant by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology. In addition, the company has announced that Chicago’s Wellington Radiology Group will implement McKesson’s Revenue Management Solutions for radiology billing and practice management services.
CDW Healthcare, based in Vernon Hills, Ill., and Greenway Medical Technologies of Carrollton, Ga., have announced a partnership to deliver a comprehensive electronic health record using Greenway Medical’s PrimeSUITE platform.
Verisk Health, based in Waltham, Mass., has announced that Highmark, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based health insurer, has selected the company’s Sightlines Performance Measurement solution to manage its Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) processing and reporting initiatives.
American Well, headquartered in Boston, has announced that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has opened its Online Care Anywhere platform, powered by American Well, to all Minnesota residents regardless of health plan affiliation. This follows the recent launch in Minnesota of OptumHealth’s NowClinic online care service, also powered by American Well.
3M Health Information Systems, based in Salt Lake City, has announced that the Cleveland Clinic will implement the company’s Codefinder computer-assisted coding technology.
Benefitfocus, based in Charleston, S.C., has announced a partnership with NASCO, a provider of back-office systems for claims processing, membership and billing, to integrate the Benefitfocus platform for shopping, enrolling and managing benefits with NASCO’s MembersEdge membership system.
HIMSS has announced the launch of Meaningful Use OneSource, an online library of hundreds of documents, tools and links designed to help healthcare providers prepare for meaningful use and certification criteria and standards regulations associated with healthcare reform.
The Market Center Management Company, based in Dallas, has announced the creation of a Global Business Development Center in the Nashville Medical Trade Center, slated to open in 2013. The 5,000-square-foot center is expected to be the first permanent service center in the United States for companies seeking a turnkey solution for entry into the U.S. healthcare marketplace.
CareNet Healthcare Services, based in San Antonio, Texas, has been awarded the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Health Information product (HIP) certification. The company has been recognized for managing a diverse set of solutions, including health appraisals, pharmacy benefits, health information lines and wellness and prevention solutions.
SSI, based in Mobile, Ala., has announced that its ClickON Recovery Audit Defense system (RADs) solution has been named RACTrac-compatible by the American Hospital Association.
WellDoc, a Baltimore-based developer of healthcare IT solution designed to improve chronic disease management outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, has announced the integration of its WellDoc Diabetes Manager mHealth coaching platform with an electronic health record system.
Alicare Medical Management, a White Plains, N.Y.-based provider of care management solutions, has announced that its independent review services are now compliant with federal external review requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.
Connance, based in Waltham, Mass., has announced that the Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health System has selected Connance Agency Manager to streamline the handoffs and coordination of internal and external business office transactions.
Wolters Kluwer Health, based in Philadelphia, has announced that the Community Memorial Health System in Ventura, Calif., has selected ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support, for its two hospitals. The company has also announced that the College of Notre Dame of Maryland School of Pharmacy has won the company’s 2010 Facts & Comparisons Academic Partnership program Advancement of Clinical Education (ACE) Curriculum Grant of $10,000, to be used in the development of a drug information and/or pharmacy informatics curriculum. Also, the company has announced that Essent Healthcare of Nashville, Tenn., has selected ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support, for its five hospitals.
TransTech Medical Solutions, based in Houston, has announced an expansion of the company’s transcription services agreement with the MD Anderson Cancer Center, also in Houston. The agreement increases the suite of services provided by TransTech to include medical transcription and voice recognition editing services.
Carestream Health, based in Rochester, N.Y., has announced price increases of up to 25 percent on all medical imaging, dental and non-destructive testing films and related supplies, as dictated by continuing increases in the cost of raw materials used in film manufacturing.
Torque Medical Holdings, LLC, based in New York, has acquired J-Pac/Doyen Medipharm, a global provider of contract manufacturing and high-volume precision machinery for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.
RemitDATA, a Dallas-based provider of reimbursement and use data and analysis solutions for the outpatient healthcare market, has agreed to a new distribution agreement with the SYNNEX Corporation, a Fremont, Calif.-based business process services company, to include the company’s Reimbursement PRO and WebScan PRO revenue cycle management products. In addition, the company has announced a new RemitPARTNER program agreement with Advantage HOYA, a membership program that provides business solutions to augment the growth of eyecare practices.
Iatric Systems has announced that its new PTAccess, a Web-based personal health information portal, has been declared 2011/2012 compliant as an EHR module by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology.
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The Wellsoft Corporation of Somerset, N.J., has announced that version 11 of the company’s Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) is now compliant with additional Stage 1 criteria supporting meaningful use by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology.
CenTrak, Inc., a Newtown, Pa.-based provider of real-time location systems, has announced that its technology was recently installed in Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, Calif., in less than four weeks.
Upp Technology, a Downers Grove, Ill.-based provider of emergency preparedness and response solutions, has announced that the State of Washington Department of Health has selected the company’s IRMS/360 Enterprise platform to manage the state’s public health resources.
Kryptiq, based in Portland, Ore., has announced that North Florida Women’s Care, a 12-physician practice based in Tallahassee, Fla., has adopted Online Bill Pay with eStatements.
Enhanced Equity Fund, a New York-based private equity firm investing in leading, lower-middle market healthcare services companies, has announced an investment in Specialty Therapeutic Care, a national specilty pharmacy providing healthcare management, pharmacy and delivery services to patients primarily suffering from chronic bleeding disorders, like hemophilia.
MediClick, a Raleigh, N.C.-based provider of supply chain solutions for the healthcare industry, has introduced the All-Spend function to its Analysis Workbench for MediClick for Contracts Analysis software, enabling users to see a complete picture of both catalog and non-catalog spends.
MagTek, Inc., a Seal Beach, Calif.-based provider of electronic payments security technology, has announced that InstaMed, a Philadelphia-based healthcare payments network, has implemented the company’s Centurion Secure Card Reader Authenticator (SCRA) device, offering an end-to-end encrypted card reader for patient payments.
Geonetric, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based developer of online solutions for healthcare providers, has unveiled a new consumer site for the Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System.
Novation, an Irving, Texas-based healthcare supply contracting company, has announced that its Failure-to-Supply Recovery Service has saved members of VHA, Inc., the University HealthSystem Consortium and Provista more than $6.5 million in 2010.
RelayHealth, based in Atlanta, has unveiled RelayClinical EHR, now fully certified as an ambulatory electronic health record by the Drummond Group. In addition, the company has announced that St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington, La., has selected the company’s Health Information Exchange (HIE) solution to take part in a community-wide HIE.
eResearch Technology, Inc., (ERT), a Philadelphia-based provider of technology and services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, has announced the launch of a comprehensive suite of electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) solutions.
API Healthcare, a Hartford, Wis.-based developer of healthcare-specific workforce management solutions, has introduced an Electronic Employee Record.
AdvancedMD Software, a Salt Lake City-based provider of Web-based practice management, electronic health record and medical billing software for medical practices and medical billing services, has announced that Momentum Billing LLC of San Diego, Calif., will implement the company’s medical management software.
Pegasystems, Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of business process management solutions, has announced that Health Net, Inc., whose health plans and government contract subsidiaries provide health benefits through group, individual, Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE and Veterans Affairs programs, will use the company’s software for claims, care management and customer service.
Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, an Indianapolis-based healthcare-focused law firm, has launched a Web site providing information on healthcare reform. The site can be found at www.hallrender.com/hcr.
The QuadraMed Corporation, based in Reston, Va., has announced that the Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals (TORCH) Foundation, through a grant from the Texas Department of Rural Affairs, is offering the QuadraMed ICD-10 Countdown Program and Readiness Assessment Services to its 150 member hospitals.
Craneware, based in Atlanta, has announced that the Billings Clinic, the largest healthcare organization in Montana, has signed a multi-year agreement to implement the company’s revenue integrity solutions.
Lawson Software, based in St. Paul, Minn., has acquired Enwisen, a Novato, Calif.-based provider of human resource service delivery solutions.
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