ActiveHealth Management of New York has rolled out a new solution that combines its disease management (DM) program with a value-based insurance design (VBID) incentive. The company's CareEngine system powers Active Disease Management and the VBID program, allowing individuals with chronic conditions to qualify for reduced co-payments on their medications when they engage in disease management nurse coaching.
athenahealth, Inc., of Watertown, Mass., has announced that the e-prescribing service component of its athenaClinicals EHR has received additional Surescripts certification for Prescription Benefit and Prescription History (for payers) and Prescription Routing of new prescriptions to mail order pharmacies. The company has also launched a new Clinical Intelligence Team (CIT) as part of its electronic health record and practice management services platform, called athenaNet. This new service team will look to deliver the maximum allowable stimulus benefits for providers and ensure that the athenaClinicals EHR is continuously updated and compliant with the HITECH Act reporting requirements, PQRI and other national P4P programs.
Craneware, an Orlando, Fla.-based provider of financial performance solutions for healthcare providers, has signed an agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, the group purchasing unit of Premier, Inc., to offer performance software and services to its more than 2,100 member and client hospitals and more than 54,000 other healthcare providers.
The MedCurrent Corporation, a Los Angeles-based provider of physician practice management solutions, has released the latest version of MedCurrent Verify, a Web-based insurance eligibility verification tool.
Perot Systems of Plano, Texas, has announced that The Christ Hospital of Cincinnati will deploy the company's revenue cycle management software and services.
Information Builders, a New York-based developer of business intelligence solutions, has unveiled the first module of its Integrated Health Intelligence platform, a new Clinical Management and Reporting Analytics (CMRA) application.
Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. (HCCS), a Jericho, N.Y.-based provider of online healthcare compliance and competency training, has released updated online multimedia compliance courses in Corporate Compliance, Professional Compliance and HIPAA Compliance.
MedeFinance, Inc., an Emeryville, Calif.-based provider of healthcare performance analytics, has changed its name to MedeAnalytics. In addition, the company has announced that St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., has implemented the company's Clinical Resource Analytics solution. Finally, the company has announced that its services will be marketed to health plans with membership starting at 300,000, rather than 1 million, the previous limit.
Mimecast, a Newton, Mass.-based provider of SaaS-based e-mail archiving, continuity and security services, has announced that the University of Tennessee Medical Center has realized a 60 percent IT cost savings through use of the company's Unified Mail Management (UEM) system for its 4,000 e-mail users.
Trapeze Networks of Pleasanton, Calif., has launched Newbury Active Asset 4.0, a new WLAN asset tracking and management solution.
The Foundation Radiology Group, a Pittsburgh-based provider of diagnostic imaging professional services to hospitals, outpatient imaging centers, urgent care centers and long-term acute care institutions, has raised $10 million in the company's initial round of venture funding. Louisville, Ky.-based Chrysalis Ventures led the funding, while Health Evolution Partners also invested.
Reva Systems, a Chelmsford, Mass.-based provider of RFID infrastructure services, has announced the closing of a $5 million round of new venture funding following 43 percent growth in 2008. Funding was led by existing investors North Bridge Venture Partners and Charles River Ventures.
Axial Financial Network, LLC, a Burlington, Mass.-based financial services firm, has completed the acquisition of Boston-based Atlantic Benefit Services, LLC, an independent employee benefits brokerage firm.
APS Healthcare, a White Plains, N.Y.-baseed provider of specialty healthcare solutions, and Thomson Reuters, a New York-based provider of business information services, have been selected by the New York State Department of Health to manage the state's Medicaid clinical best practice utilization review program.