Emdeon Business Services of Nashville, Tenn. has announced that it has processed its one billionth pharmacy claim for the U.S. Department of Defense through the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service (PDTS). Emdeon has been providing services to the DoD as a subcontractor to CSC since 1999.
CareMedic Systems, Inc. of St. Petersburg, Fla. has announced the successful go-live of its eFR electronic financial record at three of the University of Maryland Medical System’s four business offices: Shore Health System in Easton, Md., Maryland General Hospital in Baltimore and Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, Md. The final office, at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, should be implemented this summer.
QuadraMed, based in Reston, Va., has completed a one-for-five reverse stock split and says it hopes to move its shares from the American Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq. Shareholders approved the reverse split in order to boost the company’s per-share price above the $5 minimum requirement for listing on the Nasdaq Global Market.
Ingenix, of Eden Prairie, Minn., has announced a collaboration with the Wisconsin Health Information Organization to create a statewide depository of health claims data.
eGistics, Inc., a Dallas-based provider of hosted document management solutions, has signed a contract with Revenue Management Solutions, LLC of Oklahoma City to provide image and data archive and delivery services. eGistics will support RMS’ solutions for Explanation of Benefits (EOB) conversion, reconciliation, posting and contract management.
MEDecision, Inc., a Wayne, Pa.-based provider of collaborative healthcare management systems, has reached a merger agreement with the Health Care Service Corporation of Chicago, which operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans in Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, in which HCSC will acquire all outstanding shares of MEDecision stock, a deal worth roughly $121 million.
DentalXChange, an Irvine, Calif.-based provider of connectivity, technology and transaction solutions for patients, payers and providers in the dental industry, has launched a Patient Payment Program, designed to reduce the account payable workload in dental offices and give patients the financial flexibility to receive doctor-recommended treatment.
Dell has donated more than $75,000 in personal computers to the Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas for the final phase of its “One Patient, One Record” information system capital campaign.
Dallas-based PHNS has announced that the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, Fla., which operates the Jackson Health System, including Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, has entered into an agreement with the company to provide receivables management services to Jackson’s Patient Financial Services departments.
BSP, Ltd., an Israeli company which develops and markets systems for non-invasive diagnosis and monitoring if Ischemic Heart Disease, has raised $2.6 million in a private funding round.
UMB Healthcare Services of Kansas City, Mo. is partnering with drugstore.com, Inc. of Bellevue, Wash. to provide the growing number of UMB health Savings Account holders direct access to eligible products for the tax-advantaged health plans.
nTelagent, Inc., a Franklin, Tenn.-based provider of next-generation revenue cycle solutions, is partnering with Affiliated Creditors, Inc. of Nashville to help hospitals and other healthcare providers target appropriate patient accounts for debt collection and to ensure that patients’ rights are protected.
The Luminetx Corp. of Memphis, Tenn. has signed a three-year supplier contract with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems to provide MedAssets hospital customers with access to custom group purchasing discounts as they relate to the VeinViewer.
ikaSystems, a Southborough, Mass.-based provider of Web-based technologies for healthcare payer organizations, has released ikaMedicareGateway. Offered through a partnership with Government Works, a contractor with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the new product allows payers to expedite and increase the accuracy of Medicare application processing, eligibility verification and enrollment, membership and payment reconciliation through online functionality and real-time access to information from CMS’ MARx database.
Decision Resources, Inc., a Waltham, Mass.-based research and advisory firm focusing on healthcare insights and analysis, has announced the planned acquisition of New York-based Manhattan Research, a provider of access to physician and consumer opinions on the global healthcare market.
HealthTrio, a Centennial, Col.-based healthcare information technology provider, is partnering with America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) to assist health insurance plans with providing personal health records (PHRs) to their consumers.
A.D.A.M., Inc. of Atlanta has announced that St. Luke’s Hospital & Health Network of Bethlehem, Pa. has expanded the use of the company’s Benergy benefits and health management portal.
Alpha II, a Tallahassee, Fla.-based provider of healthcare coding, compliance and reimbursement solutions, has announced a contract with NCEB – Practice Management Solutions, a billing services and practice management solutions firm based in Sheffield Village, Ohio, to allow NCEB to use Alpha II’s ClaimStaker software to verify client claims and edit them prior to submission.
mPhasis Healthcare Solutions (Eldorado Computing, Inc.), a Phoenix, Ariz.-based provider of health benefit management and business process outsourcing services, has launched Javelina, a next-generation, browser-based healthcare claims and benefits platform designed to address the performance needs of health plans, third party administrators, insurance carriers and self-insured organizations.
Cincom Systems has announced that the American Community Mutual Insurance Company, a provider of individual and group health insurance, has chosen Cincom Eloquence to streamline its document automation and production processes and speed time to market for new offerings.
MedeFile International, Inc., a Cedar Knolls, N.J.-based provider of portable electronic medical records management solutions, has launched a nationally televised advertising campaign, consisting of 300 30-second commercials to air on several major networks, to “generate broad consumer awareness of” the company’s products. In addition, the company is teaming with the Newark (N.J.) Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 12, to supply every member with MedeFile Basic memberships, allowing them mobile access to their personal medical records.
OB 10, an Atlanta-based provider of B2B e-invoicing solutions, has announced that Memorial Hermann Healthcare of Houston has agreed to use OB 10’s products to automate its accounts payable and supply chain processes.
McKesson has released Horizon Enterprise Revenue Management, designed to combine rules-based software, connectivity services and best practices for hospitals and health systems, physicians, payers and financial institutions into an open solution.
Medical Present Value, Inc. (MPV) of Austin, Texas, has added three more multi-specialty groups to its list of clients. Signing contracts for MPV’s Phynance are MidMichigan Physicians Group of Midland, Mich., Minor & James Medical, PLLC of Seattle and the Beloit Clinic of Beloit, Wis.
MessageSolution, Inc. of Silicon Valley, Calif. has announced the release of Enterprise Email Archive 5.6, delivering more powerful archive intelligence tools for internal auditors and executives, including drill-down analysis and comprehensive reports.
The TriZetto Group, Inc. of Newport Beach, Calif. has announced that the Universal American Corporation health plan is implementing the company’s CareAdvance Medicare software module.