Study cites importance of Web investments
A three-month study of 267 healthcare industry professionals has indicated that almost half feel that Web investments are continuing to increase in importance, while 26 percent name Web investments as “mission critical.” The study, conducted by Geonetric of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and available for sale in mid-December, also found that the importance of Web sites and intranets is fueling relationships between healthcare companies and technology vendors, but that few companies have the financial resources to build business plans for eHealth initiatives.
CareGuide completes Haelan Corp. acquisition
CareGuide, Inc. of Coral Springs, Fla., a national disease and health management company, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Haelan Corporation, an Indianapolis-based, privately held health improvement solutions company. Haelan produces a patent-pending predictive modeling approach called One Care Street, which identifies at-risk members for near-term healthcare utilization.
Perceptive Software touts ImageNow 6.0 Sunflower
Perceptive Software, Inc. of Shawnee, Kan. Has announced the general availability of ImageNow 6.0 Sunflower, the latest version of the company’s flagship document management, imaging and workflow solution suite. ImageNow 6.0 Sunflower features enhancements designed to simplify business processes, including version control and library services, digital signatures, ImageNow Projects, ImageNow Worksheets and ImageNow Workflow Designer.
MEDecision announces IPO share price of $10
MEDecision, inc., a Wayne, Pa.-based provider of software, services and clinical content to healthcare payers, has announced the pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) of 4.7 million shares of common stock at $10 per share. MEDecision intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, which was expected to close on Dec. 18, to fund a mandatory payment of about $9.5 million to Series B and C convertible preferred shareholders, with the remaining balance used for “general corporate purposes, including working capital needs.”