Mike Miliard

The Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, a nonprofit organization comprised of 60 medical groups and six health plans in Minnesota and surrounding states, will use decision support technology to help ensure patients only receive medically appropriate diagnostic imaging tests.

Hyland Software has purchased the privately held Computer Systems Company, Inc. (the CSC Group), a Strongsville, Ohio-based provider of business and clinical healthcare software and document conversion services.

A New York has granted final approval to a $350 million settlement between the American Medical Association and the UnitedHealth Group, giving doctors just one day file claims to share in the fund.

Hyland Software announced Friday that it had purchased privately-held Computer Systems Company, Inc., a Strongsville, Ohio-based provider of business and clinical healthcare software and document conversion services.

In a move that will add government program patient eligibility and enrollment services to its revenue cycle management suite, Emdeon has announced its agreement to acquire Chamberlin Edmonds & Associates, which serves more than 200 acute care facilities in 30 states.

There will be no shortage of hot-button discussion topics when the 82nd annual convention and exhibition of the American Health Information Management Association convenes Sept. 25-30 in Orlando, Fla.

The Ingenix buying spree marches on. In its third major acquisition in less than a month, the firm, which is owned by the UnitedHealth Group, is adding San Jose, Calif.-based Axolotl to the fold.

Emdeon, a Nashville-based provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management solutions, has acquired Chapin Revenue Cycle Management of Tampa, Fla., a provider of hospital-based revenue cycle services, including accounts receivable management, medical denials, appeals and collection improvement initiatives.

The California Department of Public Health announced this month that five hospitals were assessed administrative fines and penalties totaling $675,000 after it was determined they'd failed to prevent unauthorized access to confidential patient medical information.

The worldwide market for hospital information systems is positioned for significant growth in the coming years, according to a new study from GlobalData.