CardWorks Servicing, LLC of Woodbury, N.Y. has been selected to service the new HumanaAdvance Visa Card. The company will partner with E-Duction, Inc., a provider of employment-based payment solutions, to offer the card for one of the nation's largest health benefits companies.
Accuro Healthcare Solutions, Inc. of Dallas has announced the acquisition of TPMS, Inc., a Framingham, Mass.-based provider of contract management services to boost its presence in the revenue cycle management market.
Nursefinders, Inc., an Arlington, Texas-based healthcare staffing company, has acquired Resources on Call, a Hickory, N.C.-based independent allied staffing company, providing a range of travel allied professionals with an emphasis on imaging and medical laboratory technologists.
Information Builders, a New York-based provider of business intelligence systems, has announced that the University of Virginia Department of Medicine has chosen the company's WebFOCUS BI platform to help streamline clinical and financial reporting across 10 divisions.
SciQuest, Inc., a provider of strategic procurement services for healthcare, academic and research organizations, is joining forces with Provista, a multi-industry group purchasing and business solutions organization, allowing for the integration of Provista's pre-negotiated contracts in an online environment offered by SciQuest's on-demand e-procurement platform.
SHPS, based in Louisville, Ky., has introduced Carewise Health as the brand identity of its integrated portfolio of clinical, financial and administrative solutions. In addition, the company has rolled out a new Web site, www.carewisehealth.com.
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. of Franklin Lakes, N.J. has acquired a majority interest in Europa Apotheek Venlo, a privately held company providing healthcare and mail-order pharmacy services in Germany.
Guardian Technologies International, Inc., a Herndon, Va.-based developer of imaging informatics solutions, has entered into definitive agreements with five existing and four new accredited investors for the private placement of approximately 10 million shares of common stock at a purchase price of 70 cents per share. The company plans to use the projected proceeds of $70 million to advance its international business development activities, for healthcare research and development activities and to fund general corporate operations.
Workstream, Inc., a Maitland, Fla.-based provider of on-demand compensation, performance and talent management solutions, has announced that the Marshfield Clinic, a Wisconsin-based specialty group-practice healthcare provider, has selected the company's TalentCenter solution.
mPay Gateway, a Minneapolis-based company specializing in point-of-care patient payments, has announced that Minneapolis/St. Paul-based Obstetrics & Gynecology Associates, comprising 18 providers, will implement the mPay Gateway solution.
Dallas-based Claimsnet.com has signed an agreement with Aetna to provide electronic healthcare transactions services. Under terms of the agreement, Claimsnet will deliver claims and receive electronic remittance advice (ERA) to and from Aetna on behalf of its healthcare providers.
Rising Medical Solutions, Inc., a Chicago-based national medical cost containment organization, has signed a deal with WorkCompEDI, an electronic transaction clearinghouse company, to process electronic billing transactions between healthcare providers and payers of workers' compensation claims.
Intuit, Inc. of Mountain View, Calif. has announced that Medical Mutual of Ohio will offer Quicken Health Expense Tracker to its 1.6 million members, helping them to organize, understand and manage their medical claims and bills.