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Vendor Notebook - Kronos Workforce Central 6.1 certified by SAP

By Eric Wicklund

Kronos, Inc., has announced that version 6.1 of its Workforce Central suite has been certified by SAP.

WellCentive, an Atlanta-based provider of patient registry and chronic disease management programs, has joined the executive committee of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, a Washington, D.C.-based organization of more than 400 members.

SXC Health Solutions
, a Lisle, Ill.-based provider of pharmacy benefits management services and IT solutions for the healthcare benefits management industry, has announced that it healthcare information technology (HCIT) group has been awarded a Medicaid Drug Rebate Services contract by the Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Medical Assistance Services.

MedAptus
, a Boston-based developer of charge-capture technology, has announced that the University of Minnesota Physicians multi-specialty physicians' group has selected the company's Practice Plus Edition for charge capture automation.

WebMD is partnering with the Carolinas HealthCare System to develop a wellness plan that will pay employees to enhance their wealth and fitness. As part of the healthcare provider's LiveWELL Carolinas! Program, employees in the health plan will have the option to save anywhere from $200 to $600 annually based on meeting as many as 10 wellness criteria.

MD On-Line
, a Parsippany, N.Y.-based developer of electronic insurance transaction processing for healthcare providers, has achieved accreditation with the Healthcare Network Accreditation Program (HNAP) of the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC).

Universal Capital Management, Inc.
, a Wilmington, Del.-based business development company that provides management and strategic growth resources to emerging growth companies, has announced that one of its holdings, iVolution Medical Systems, Inc., has acquired Continental Collection Services, a New York-based medical collection service company.

The MRO Corp. of King of Prussia, Pa., has released Audit Tracker Online, a request management program designed to enable hospitals and health systems to manage payer audits and denials from the initial medical records request through appeals and payment resolutions.

The Compuware Corporation of Detroit has announced a partnership with the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) to launch www.meaningfuluse.org, a Web site to promote discussion on the definition of "meaningful use" in relation to the HITECH Stimulus Act.

UPP Technology, Inc., of Downers Grove, Ill., has released IRMS Clinic Management, a clinic management module that incorporates commercial grade inventory management functions.

McKesson has announced that IN Compass Health of Alpharetta, Ga., one of the nation's leading providers of hospitalists, with clients in 36 hospitals in 15 states, has outsourced its revenue cycle operations to the company, which will be using Revenue Management Solutions to handle billing and collections.

Canopy Financial
, a San Francisco-based developer of online healthcare banking technology, has released the Mobile Consumer Directed Healthcare software application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.

Anakam, Inc., of San Diego has announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration has deployed the company's Identity Suite to provide two-factor authentication and remote identity verification of disaster victims' online loan applications.