Eric Wicklund

Less than a year after merging with its biggest competitor, HealthPort has filed plans for a $100 million initial public offering of stock.

With the advent of new technology, healthcare providers are taking a closer look at their accounts receivable practices. What had traditionally been a back-end process is now being pushed to the front, allowing providers to arrange for and secure payment before the patient leaves the office.

Not all healthcare IT innovations concern patient care – an important fact to consider when providers are looking to streamline costs.

Lawson Software, based in St. Paul, Minn., has announced that Oklahoma State University Medical Center will implement the Lawson S3 Enterprise Financial Management and Supply Chain Management suites.

The Perot Systems Corporation of Plano, Texas, has announcement a five-year agreement with Community Health Plan of Washington to provide technology and business process services to improve the Seattle-based health plan’s back-office functions.

Health Systems International, a provider of outsourced medical cost management solutions for payers and healthcare provider networks, has acquired @Global, a developer of software solutions for workers’ compensation, casualty insurance, claims administration and medical cost management environments.

Boston Medical Center is projected to generate an additional $7 million each year by automating – and thereby improving – its referral process.

The QuadraMed Corporation of Reston, Va., has launched the Quantum Coding Simulator, an ICD-10-compliant encoder training tool designed to help coders and students gain proficiency in using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS code sets ahead of the mandated Oct. 1, 2013 implementation date.

Hospitals looking to push their statement processing services online have a new tool at their disposal from Healthcare Management Systems, Inc.

Medical travel administrator BridgeHealth Medical is partnering with Competitive Health, Inc., in an effort to provide better healthcare options for people with limited benefit programs.