Health Systems International, an Indianapolis-based provider of outsourced medical cost management solutions for payers and healthcare provider networks, has acquired @Global, a developer of software solutions for workers’ compensation, casualty insurance, claims administration and medical cost management environments.
ConnectYourCare, a Hunt Valley, Md.-based provider of consumer-directed healthcare solutions, has announced a partnership with the Third Party Administrator Alliance (TPAA), an alliance of the nation’s top independently owned third party administrators. Under the arrangement, ConnectYourCare will offer TPAA ,members access to its CDH platform and solutions.
The Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) of Chicago, which operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, has announced the expansion of its Prime Therapeutics pharmacy adherence program.
DocSite, a Raleigh, N.C.-based developer of point-of-care decision-support, quality performance management and health information exchange services, has announced that the Pendulum Healthcare Development Corporation, based in Rockford, Ill., has selected the company is its preferred PQRI (CMS 2009 Physician’s Quality Reporting Initiative) vendor for its clients.
ZyDoc Medical Transcription, based in Hauppauge, N.Y., has completed its acquisition of Pennsylvania-based Administrative Advantage, a full-service medical transcription organization.
Preferred Health Technology, Inc., of Carrollton, Texas, has announced its endorsement of the Medical Group Management Association’s Project SwipeIT, an initiative launched in January to encourage insurance plans to issue standardized member identification cards that contain a magnetic stripe with machine-readable information. The company’s A-Claim medical payment solution is designed to help healthcare providers accurately determine and collect patient payments at the point of care.
Submit Patient Forms has launched an online Web site at www.submitpatientforms.com that allows medical and dental practices to establish a portal for patients to fill out HIPAA forms, personal and insurance information and medical histories prior to the first visit.
KePRO, a Harrisburg, Pa.-based developer of quality improvement and care management programs, has announced that its Ohio KePRO subsidiary, the state’s quality improvement organization, has been named as the Medicare Beneficiary Protection Program Support Contractor for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Gemino Healthcare Finance of Philadelphia has closed a $9.5 million transaction for Axium Healthcare Pharmacy, Inc., consisting of a $7 million revolving line of credit and $2.5 million term loan. Axium, a Lake Mary, Fla.-based independent nationwide specialty pharmacy, will use the money to pay off existing debt.
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