Medical Present Value, Inc., of Austin, Texas, has integrated its MPV Patient Portion Pricer and MPV Eligibility solutions to create a multi-payer application that uses claims valuation and real-time insurance and benefits verification to help physician practices reduce bad debt and collect more payments upfront.
Lawson Software of St. Paul, Minn., has announced that Liberty Healthcare Management in Wilmington, N.C., has licensed Lawson Human Resource Management, Lawson Workforce Management and Lawson S3 Enterprise Financial Management. In addition, the company has announced the availability of the new Lawson Online Learning Suites, designed to help reduce training costs and speed adoption of Lawson enterprise solutions. Also, the company has announced the launch of Lawson Smart Office 9.0.3 and Lawson Enterprise Search.
ZirMed, a Louisville, Ky.-based developer of revenue cycle management solutions for healthcare providers, has announced a partnership with Hands On Technology, Inc., Hinsdale, Ill.-based developers of the TheraOffice family of practice management software systems, to allow TheraOffice users to access ZirMed's end-to-end payment management services.
Navicure, an Atlanta-based medical claims clearinghouse for physician practices, has announced the availability of Navicure 5.0, an enhanced version of its claims management solution.
Perceptive Software, of Shawnee, Kan., has announced that the JPS Health Network, based in Tarrant County, Texas, will deploy ImageNow enterprise document management, imaging and workflow software in its accounts payable and human resources departments. The company has also announced that the Van Andel Institute, a research and educational organization base din Grand Rapids, Mich., will deploy ImageNow in accounts payable.
The Eclipsys Corporation of Atlanta has unveiled a new version of its PeakPractice solution, featuring functions aimed at the clinical and financial needs of ambulatory surgery centers, including an enhanced supply chain module that supports creation of a single solution that automates inventory supply management, clinical documentation and billing processes.
MediRegs, a Riverwoods, Ill.-based provider of specialized healthcare research products and workflow tools, has released Document and Policy Manager (DPM), a new module in its government, risk and compliance suite of solutions that's integrated with the company's ComplyTrack suite and custom portal solutions for enterprise document access.
Intuit, Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., has announced that CIGNA has made the company's Quicken Heal;th Expense Tracker software available to members of its Open Access, PPO, Point of Service and HMO health plans.
Chamberlin Edmonds, Inc., an Atlanta-based provider of patient eligibility services to hospitals, has been selected by Culpeper Regional Hospital in Culpeper, Va., to help obtain reimbursement for self-pay, indigent and disability cases.
Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. (HCCS), a Jericho, N.Y.-based provider of online compliance and competency solutions, has released COI-SMART, a Web-based system designed to help manage and track in real time conflict of interest disclosures.
Canopy Financial, a San Francisco-based developer of healthcare banking technology solutions, has announced that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has selected the company's CareGain on-demand healthcare banking platform to power Flexible Blue, BCBSM's consumer-directed healthcare plan offering.
Bloodhound Technologies, a Durham, N.C.-based provider of claims editing and healthcare analytics solutions, has announced the Health Cost Solutions, a Third Party Administrator of group medical plans, has migrated from Bloodhound's traditional claims editing application to its new ConVergence Point platform.
TriHealix, based in Norwalk, Conn., has changed the company's named to TransEngen. Company officials have also announced they are building and implementing a new platform called "the TransEngen" that is designed to drive efficiencies that reduce costs, streamline payments and reduce provider collection efforts for patient self-pay responsibilities.