Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based self-managed, non-traded real estate investment trust, has closed on a $275 million unsecured revolving credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., as syndication agents and the U.S. Bank Association and Fifth Third Bank as documentation agents.
AMN Healthcare, a San Diego-based healthcare staffing and workforce solutions provider, has amended the contract between its Nursefinders division and VHA, Inc., the Irving, Texas-based national network of healthcare providers, to allow VHA members to access all of AMN Healthcare’s offerings, including temporary staffing needs and managed service programs for nurses, allied healthcare professionals, pharmacists and others,
Madison Healthcare Insurance Services, Inc., a Huntington Beach, Calif.-based insurance brokerage that specializes in medical malpractice and workers compensation insurance, has announced plans to increase its social media presence through Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
VHA, Inc., an Irving, Texas-based national healthcare network, has announced a deal with Salt Lake City-based 3M Health Information Systems to offer 3M ICD-10 transition services and advanced 3M performance management software to its 1,400 hospital members.
Health Market Science, a provider of healthcare provider data and solutions, has announced a partnership with PDX, Inc., a provider of retail pharmacy solutions, to integrate the PDX Pharmacy System – and later the Enterprise Pharmacy System – with HMS’ Prescriber MasterFile, which includes data such as licensure, status, sanctions and DEA prescriptive authority.
Aetna, based in Hartford, Conn., has entered into an agreement to purchase Medicity, a Salt Lake City-based health information technology company that focuses on health information exchange solutions.
Ascent, a Phoenix, Ariz.-based developer of healthcare resource sustainability solutions, has been awarded a single-source contract for reprocessing services under the Premier healthcare alliance’s Accelerated Supply Chain Endeavor (ASCEND) program. Effective Feb. 1, 2011, the contract is available to the 120 members of the ASCEND program.
Amerinet, a St. Louis-based healthcare group purchasing organization, has completed a national account agreement with The Pain Group, headquartered in Atlantic Beach, Fla., to provide service to pain management practices and physicians in more than 30 states.
MedAssets, based in Atlanta, has signed a long-term agreement with Ascension Health, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health system, to deploy the company’s suite of charge integrity solutions and consulting services in more than 65 of its acute care locations across the country. The MedAssets tools to be implemented include CDM Master, Price Master, KnowledgeSource, CrossWalk and CrossWalk Pharmacy. In addition, the company has announced that the Jackson Health System of Miami-Dade County, Fla., will use MedAssets tools and services to lower supply costs, drive operational efficiencies and engage physicians in cost and clinical use management improvement processes.
HealthPort, an Alpharetta, Ga.-based provider of health information technology services, has entered into an agreement to sell its Solution Services Division, based in Columbia, S.C., to CompuGroup Medical AG.
Medworxx, a Toronto-based provider of healthcare solutions that address patient flow, compliance and education, has announced that St. Michael’s Hospital of Toronto has gone live on the company’s Bed Optimization System, helping to manage 460 beds.
McKesson, based in Atlanta, has announced that North Sunflower Medical Center of Ruleville, Miss., will deploy a suite of McKesson information technology solutions, including the Paragon health information system, Practice Partner electronic health record solution and RelayHealth claims and eligibility processing solutions, as well as workforce management tools to enable efficient staff scheduling.
Geonetric, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based provider of online services for the healthcare industry, has recently launched online board portals for the Southern Regional Health System of Riverdale, Ga.; the Methodist Medical Center of Illinois, based in Peoria, Ill.; and Abington Health in Abington, Pa.
ikaSystems, based in Southborough, Mass., has announced that UCare, the fourth largest health plan in Minnesota, has gone live with cloud-based solutions designed to improve interactions with Medicare Advantage enrollees while supporting the plan’s administrative cost reduction and compliance goals.
Agfa HealthCare, based in Toronto, recently unveiled IMPAX Business Intelligence, a work-in-progress solution designed to provide historical, current and predictive views of radiology operations in the form of real-time dashboards and ad-hoc queries.
The Chartis Group, an advisory services firm with offices in Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and New York, has unveiled an analytic tool designed to provide healthcare executives with a picture of the nation’s healthcare reform landscape and assessments of strategies for their organizations. The analysis models the impact of different market and policy variables driven by reform legislation.
Compliance 360, an Atlanta-based provider of solutions for enterprise governance, risk management and compliance, has extended its “Cash-for-Clunkers” trade-in program for healthcare providers through May 31, 2011. The program provides discounts to providers who initially invested in low-end, limited-functionality software applications for managing overpayment recovery audits, including Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor audits and Medicaid Integrity Contractor audits.
Alpha II, a Montgomery, Ala.-based developer of coding, compliance and reimbursement tools, has announced the integration of its CodeWizard software with Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based First Medical Solutions’ First Medical Suite, a combination of the FirstEMR electronic medical record and First Medical Office practice management system.
Phreesia, a New York-based developer of patient check-in solutions, including the PhreesiaPad wireless touchscreen device, has entered into a five-year alliance with Elavon to allow the Atlanta-based global payments provider to offer Phreesia’s automated patient check-in solution to its healthcare clients.
PivotHealth, a Nashville, Tenn.-based provider of physician practice management and consulting services, has announced that Staten Island Physician Practice, P.C., of Staten Island, N.Y., will renew its multi-year management services contract with the company through December 2012.
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Square D Services by Schneider Electric, based in Palatine, Ill., has launched its HealthPower Infrastructure Program, which leverages state-of-the-art engineering and field services capabilities to help hospitals reduce risks to patient and employee safety associated with their electrical infrastructure, as well as to increase their operational efficiency and reduce wasted electrical costs.
PatientPoint, an Orlando, Fla.-based provider of self-service solutions and end-to-end billing services for physician practices, has announced that 50-provider Ear, Nose and Throat Associates of South Florida, with locations throughout Palm Beach and Broward counties, will implement the company’s revenue cycle management and self-service offerings.
J.P. Morgan Treasury Services, a New York-based administrator of health savings accounts, has launched a new HAS broker program.
Wolters Kluwer Health, based in Philadelphia, has announced that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries has entered into an agreement to acquire Pharmacy OneSource, a Bellevue, Wash.-based provider of compliance, patient safety and cost-reduction tools. In addition, the company has acquired iCare Academic LLC, a Tennessee-based developer of nursing education and medical simulation solutions, including the iCare EMR.
NaviNet, a Cambridge, Mass.-based real-time communications network linking healthcare providers with payers, has announced the acquisition of Prematics, Inc., a McLean, Va.-based developer of mobile care management solutions, in a move to expand the company’s clinical product suite for unified patient information management.
Stat Health Services Inc., based in Scottsdale, Ariz., has announced a partnership with Scottsdale Healthcare to offer the company’s STAT DOCTORS eHealth service as a supplemental health and wellness benefit for Scottsdale Healthcare’s employees and their covered dependents.
Cymetrix, an Irvine, Calif.-based provider of revenue cycle management solutions for healthcare organizations, has announced an alliance with Malvern. Pa.-based Siemens Healthcare for financial system conversion support. Cymetrix will assist Siemens clients in their transformation from legacy patient accounting systems to Siemens Soarian.
The Craig Research Continuum of Annapolis, Md., has unveiled the eQuity Tool, an online application designed to improve the performance of care management programs through the standardization of clinical workflows and the optimization of caseloads.
Ingenix, based in Eden Prairie, Minn., has announced that its ClaimsManager software, designed to help physician practices increase first-pass acceptance of claims submitted to health plans and receive payments faster, is now available to physician practices of 50 or fewer doctors.
Kryptiq, based in Portland, Ore., has announced that South Carolina Oncology Associates has implemented the company’s Online Bill Pay with eStatements solution, designed to improve patient service and revenue capture for the 20-physician practice.
US Oncology, Inc., based in The Woodlands, Texas, has unveiled iKnowMed PM, a new practice management system designed specifically for community-based oncology practices. The solution was designed with help from Henry Schein, a Melville, N.Y.-based distributor of healthcare products and services, including the MicroMD practice management platform.
RemitDATA, Inc., a Dallas-based developer of reimbursement and use data and analysis solutions for the outpatient healthcare market, has added MedEvolve LLC, a Little Rock, Ark.-based provider of revenue cycle and practice management solutions, to its RemitPARTNER program. The arrangement gives MedEvolve clients access to RemitDATA’s SaaS-based reimbursement and use platform.
Versus Technology, Inc., based in Traverse City, Mich., has announced that St. Clair Hospital Outpatient Surgery Center in Pittsburgh will implement the Versus Advantages real-time location system (RTLS) to improve nurse-to-patient assignment and continue automated nurse call cancellation functionality throughout the 34,000-square-foot same-day surgical center.
PatientPoint, an Orlando, Fla.-based provider of self-service and revenue cycle management applications, has announced partnerships with Clark and Daughtrey Medical Group, a 55-provider practice in Lakeland, Fla., and Central Florida Gastroenterology, a seven-provider specialty practice in Orlando.
SSI, based in Mobile, Ala., has announced that its ClickON Recovery Audit Defense system has been deemed RACTrac-compatible by the American Hospital Association. ClickON RADs is specifically designed for hospitals dealing with Recovery Audit Contractor letters.
Inpatient Management, Inc., a St. Louis-based provider of hospitalist services, has announced that Mercy Medical Center Merced in Merced, Calif., will implement the IMI 360 management and staffing program and Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa, will implement the IMI Edge hospital medicine management model.
Johnson Controls, based in Birmingham, Ala., has announced that it is helping the Children’s Hospital of Alabama, based in Birmingham, in its expansion by building a new central energy plant adjacent to the facility and working with the hospital to attain LEED certification.
Tennessee-based Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc., has announced plans to offer ten-year senior unsecured notes through an underwritten public offering. Proceeds will be used to repay the company’s senior unsecured notes and borrowings under its unsecured credit facility and for general corporate purposes.
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has unveiled “AskBlue Healthcare Reform,” an online tool offering advice and information on the near healthcare reform law.
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