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Vendor Notebook - Emdeon partners with Bloodhound Technologies on claims processing

By Eric Wicklund

Emdeon, a Nashville, Tenn.-based provider of revenue and payment cycle solutions, is partnering with Bloodhound Technologies, a Durham, N.C.-based provider of claims editing and analytics, to deliver a new claims processing model.

MedSolutions, a Franklin, Tenn.-based provider of medical cost management services, has unveiled its latest offering, Premerus Diagnostic Accuracy, at America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Institute 2009.

Internet Payment Exchange (IPayX)
, a Toledo, Ohio-based provider of electronic billing and payment technology and customer service solutions to healthcare providers, has launched eHealthPay Service, an online payment solution designed for healthcare providers who want to offer electronic payment options to patients and guarantors.

NaviNet, formerly NaviMedix, a Cambridge, Mass.-based real-time healthcare communications network, has launched two new solutions for health plans: NaviNet Sponsor and NaviNet Enterprise.

MDdatacor, Inc., an Atlanta-based provider of quality management technology for insurers and healthcare providers, has launched MDinsight, a technology solution designed to support the implementation of a patient-centered medical home model of care delivery.

Eldorado Computing, Inc., a Phoenix, Ariz.-based provider of health benefit and claims management platforms, has launched a new Web site, www.eldoinc.com, which provides details on the company’s new Javelina claims and benefits platform.

Portico Systems, a Philadelphia-based provider of integrated provider management solutions, has been selected by Anthem Credentialing Services, Inc., part of the WellPoint family of companies, to support the company’s credentialing verification organization (CVO) growth strategy.

American Well
, based in Boston, has announced a collaboration with OptumHealth, Inc., a Golden Valley, Minn.-based provider of personalized health advocacy and engagement programs, to integrate American Well’s Online Care platform with OptumHealth’s eSync Platform to offer a nationwide service for online physician consultations.

The SSI Group
of Mobile, Ala., has announced that the Duke University Health System and its affiliated hospital have chosen the company’s revenue cycle claims management services, including the ClickON LinX platform.

The TriZetto Group, Inc.’s founder and chief executive, Jeff Margolis, has published a new book, The Information Cure: Solving the Healthcare Crisis Systematically Through Integrated Healthcare Management. In addition, the company has launched TriZetto Advantage 10 Services, a broad set of services designed to help healthcare payers comply with ANSI 5010 and ICD-10 standards.

AMICAS, Inc., a Boston-based developer of image and information management solutions, has launched AMICAS Patient Services and AMICAS Payer Services, a suite of transactional services designed to reduce the time spent converting receivables into cash.

Picis, Inc., of Wakefield, Mass., has announced that 18 hospitals, including the Exempla Health System of Denver and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton, N.J., have implemented or are implementing ED PulseCheck, part of the company’s CareSuite family, integrated with the Picis Lynx E/Point point-of-care revenue capture system.

DHL, the Miami-based logistics provider, has launched an enhanced strategy for providing service and support to customers in the life sciences and healthcare sectors.

EngagementHealth LLC
, a Westchester, Ill.-based developer of employee wellness programs, has announced the successful launch of comprehensive disease prevention and health promotion programs at RMB Capital Management, a Chicago-based investment advisory firm.

BridgeHealth Medical, a Denver-based service provider for the medical travel industry, has unveiled its World-Class Provider Network, a network of more than 20 hospitals and hundreds of health professionals in the United States that expands it existing international footprint.