The Sentinel Group, a Lake Forest, Ill.-based provider of health claim fraud and abuse services, has signed Summit Administration Services, a third-party administrator based in Scottsdale, Ariz., as a new client. Beginning Jan. 1, 2008, the Sentinel Group will evaluate all medical forms submitted to Summit for possible medical provider fraud or abuse.
Healthcare Access Solutions, LLC of Miami has announced the launch of Consult A Doctor, a complementary membership service designed to reduce healthcare costs by providing greater access to licensed physicians by telephone or secure e-mail.
The Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash. has announced that Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare in Orange County, Fla. will use Microsoft Dynamics GP technology to improve accounting and reporting functions.
The InterSystems Corporation of Cambridge, Mass. has announced that Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories in Spokane, Wash. has selected the company's CACHE high-performance object database as the database for its next-generation laboratory billing system.
Great Point Partners, LLC, a Greenwich, Conn.-based private investment firm focused on healthcare, has announced that it has made a strategic investment in Health Systems International, LLC, an Indianapolis-based healthcare information technology company offering cost management solutions to payers and networks.
Care Management International, Inc., a Hoboken, N.J.-based provider of medical management and clinical services smart sourcing, has announced an alliance with WNS Holdings Limited, a provider of offshore business process outsourcing services. The two companies will jointly offer a comprehensive unit of smart sourcing medical management and care management solutions, such as transaction-based care services, health risk assessments, data analysis and member outreach programs.
Medical Present Value, Inc. of Austin, Texas has announced that the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, a multi-specialty group with more than 800 physicians and based in Birmingham, Ala., will use MPV's financial tools and services to manage payer contracts and audit reimbursement.
BridgeHealth International, Inc. of Denver, which focuses on the medical tourism industry, has received a seven-figure seed round investment led by New York-based private equity firm Jovian Holdings.
Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, Pa. has announced the general availability of Invision 27, featuring platform, database and application upgrades designed to further assist healthcare organizations in streamlining information across clinical, financial and administrative functions.
Aetna has launched the Aetna Health Actions Rx-Savings program, an incentive program under which co-pays for individuals enrolled in self-funded benefit plans who have high-risk clinical profiles and are taking medications for chronic health conditions are paid in whole or in part by their employer.
MEDILINQ, Inc., a Houston-based health benefits provider that offers uninsured or partially insured consumers and business owners access to savings on healthcare, has announced a partnership with DenteMax, a Southfield, Mich.-based independent dental PPO network, with more than 79,000 dentists access points serving more than 4.5 million members nationwide.
The SSI Group, Inc. of Mobile, Ala. and the Bank of New York Mellon have entered into an alliance that is designed to enable healthcare industry clients to integrate SSI's suite of Web-based electronic document interchange (EDI) solutions into BNY Mellon Working Capital Solutions' range of revenue cycle product and service offerings.
Talyst, Inc. of Bellevue, Wash. has signed an agreement with Creekridge Capital LLC, a Minneapolis-based healthcare and technology vendor leasing company, to provide a private-label leasing program for the company's line of pharmacy automation solutions.
athenahealth, of Watertown, Mass., has announced that the Indiana State Medical Association will offer the company's centrally hosted practice management services to more than 8,400 ISMA physician members in the state. Under terms of the agreement, ISMA members will receive a discount on athenahealth's services.
Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. of Nashville, Tenn. has been selected by InterMedical Hospital, a 35-bed, long-term acute-care facility in Columbia, S.C., to supply a full suite of financial software.
HealthPricer Interactive of Vancouver has announced an agreement with The HealthCentral Network of Arlington, Va. to syndicate product search-and-comparison shopping to HealthCentral.com's network of condition-specific Web sites.
Atlanta-based Lodestone Solutions, a healthcare provider database company, has announced a partnership with ID Insight, a provider of analytics-based identity risk and fraud solutions. Lodestone will incorporate ID Insight's AddressWatch data solution into its Questionable Provider File, which is used by healthcare companies to screen claims and providers.
Pelikan Technologies, Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based developer of hand-held medical diagnostic and monitoring devices, has closed on a $69 million Series F Preferred Stock equity financing, led by Clarus Ventures LLC. Some of the money will be used to launch next-generation glucose monitoring products.