Consumer Health Technologies, Inc., of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has announced an agreement with TSYS Healthcare of Minneapolis to integrate TSYS' payment card solution with CHT's BenefitSpan benefit administration platform for managing HRA, FSA and HAS accounts.
RelayHealth, an Atlanta-based provider of healthcare connectivity services and subsidiary of the McKesson Corporation, has signed an agreement with VHA, Inc., the Texas-based healthcare network, to supply RevRunner to improve the network's financial clearance services.
The Kryptiq Corporation has announced that Greenfield Health in Portland, Ore., has become the first medical practice in the country to deliver all patient statements electronically using the company's Online Bill Pay and eStatement technology.
The McKesson Corporation has announced that St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, Pa., has selected the company's Revenue Management Solutions group to manage its medical billing processes. The hospital will deploy McKesson Practice Complete, a bundled solution that provides such RMS services as patient billing, accounts receivable management and reporting, in conjunction with Horizon Practice Plus practice management software and RelayHealth payer connectivity services.
Bloodhound Technologies, a Durham, N.C.-based provider of claims editing and analytics software and services, is partnering with Eldorado Computing, Inc., a Phoenix-based provider of health benefit and claims management platforms. The partnership will integrate Bloodhound's ConVergence Point claims editing platform with Eldorado's Javelina browser-based claims and benefits platform.
EngagementHealth, LLC, a Westchester, Ill.-based developer of employee wellness programs, has launched a platform of disease prevention and health promotion programs for the Store Kraft Manufacturing Company of Beatrice, Neb.
QuadraMed, based in Reston, Va., has announced that the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md., will use the company's AcuityPlus productivity, benchmarking and outcomes system to optimize its nursing resources.
Jackson Healthcare, an Alpharetta, Ga.-based healthcare staffing and technology firm, has launched Jackson Surgical Assistants, which helps hospitals with recruiting, placement, scheduling and billing support of trained clinicians to assist during surgery.
Gemino Healthcare Finance of Philadelphia has provided a $7.5 million revolving line of credit to VisionQuest National, Ltd., a provider of residential and community-based behavioral health and education programs for at-risk youths and their families in Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.
Jefferies and Company, Inc., of New York, has expanded its global healthcare investment banking effort with the addition of 35 professionals, including 16 managing directors and senior vice presidents, in the United States, Europe and Asia. The new head of the Healthcare Investment Banking group will be Sage N. Kelly.
The Metavante Corporation, a Milwaukee-based provider of banking and payments technology, has announced that HSA, which offers health savings account administration services to employers and individuals across the country, has selected the company to provide benefit debit card and healthcare payment technology.
VHA, based in Irving, Texas, has introduced SupplyLYNX, a broad suite of analytical products and services designed to help hospitals maximize contracts, fully optimize data and deliver insight into their supply chains.