The QuadraMed Corporation has completed the acquisition of the Misys computerized patient record assets of Raliegh, N.C.-based Misys Healthcare at the purchase price of $33 million in cash. Misys CPR will be renamed QuadraMed CPR.
Northrop Grumman, based in McLean, Va., has announced that it has won a 10-year, $4 billion enterprise system development contract from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to help the agency modernize services, improve healthcare quality and reduce costs.
Nashville, Tenn.-based HealthStream, Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $3 million of the company's common stock. As of Sept. 20, 2007, there were approximately 22.3 million shares of common stock outstanding.
InfoLogix, Inc., a Hatfield, Pa.-based provider of mobile enterprise technology solutions, announced that the NASDAQ Stock Market has approved its application for a listing of the company's common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market. Trading on the company's common stock, listed under the symbol "IFLG" began Sept. 24.
NextGen Healthcare of Horsham, Pa., a provider of ambulatory healthcare and connectivity solutions, has announced that Health Management Associates of Florida, which owns and operates 59 hospitals throughout the United States, has purchased software licenses for the unified NextGen electronic medical records and enterprise practice management system.
Byrne Healthcare of Denver has announced the launch of HealthAware services, which offers exclusive programs to hospitals that are designed to drive more at-risk patients through their doors in an effort to detect and prevent life-threatening diseases.
The Montreal-based Medisys Health Group Income Fund has announced that it has broken off merger discussion with CML Healthcare Income Fund.
Medical Learning, Inc. of St. Paul, Minn. has announced that it has forged an agreement with A-Life Medical under which MedLearn's medical coding and billing expertise will be integrated into A-Life's LifeCode technology.
Optio Healthcare of Alpharetta, Ga. is partnering with Kentucky-based DTE Consulting to implement Optio forms management and document automation services at hospitals and healthcare facilities.
Healthsense, Inc., a Mendota Heights, Minn.-based supplier of healthcare monitoring systems for the senior living industry, has announced that The Ziegler Companies, Inc., through its private equity group, Ziegler HealthVest Management, LLC, has purchased a significant stake in the company.
The UnitedHealth Group of Minneapolis, Minn. and PacificCare of Cypress, Calif. have announced a plan to fund $25 million in new grants to benefit healthcare consumers and improve the delivery of healthcare services in California. The groups are seeking applications from qualified local organizations for grants of $100,000 to $5 million each.
Standard Register, a Dayton, Ohio-based provider of document and print management services, has signed a three-year agreement with the HealthTrust Purchasing Group of Brentwood, Tenn., the nation's fourth largest group purchasing organization, to be the GPO's contracted vendor for document management services and supplies.
Medical Present Value, Inc. of Austin, Texas has announced a new agreement with the Austin Regional Clinic for payer contract management and payment verification services.
ikaSystems, a Southborough, Mass.-based provider of Web-based ERP solutions for the managed care industry, has released ikaProHEDIS, a Web-based transactional application for health insurers that identifies patients early in the reporting cycle who have not received immunization or preventive screenings.
Base Technologies, Inc. of McLean, Va. has been awarded a $1.15 million TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) contract for Oracle Federal Financial system support. The work will be performed at TMA's Aurora, Colo. facility. TRICARE if the healthcare program of the United States Department of Defense, serving active duty and retired military personnel, other uniformed service personnel and their dependents.
AmWINS Group Benefits, a Warwick, R.I.-based distributor of wholesale retiree and employee health benefits and professional services, has released No Borders, an international medical plan that provides healthcare services for expatriate Americans.
Matria Healthcare, Inc., a Marietta, Ga.-based provider of health enhancement programs for health plans, employers and government agencies, has announced that it has been awarded seven new health enhancement accounts, while 15 of the company's existing accounts have been expanded.
The Wachovia Corporation has expanded its product offering for the healthcare industry with the addition of the PatientPOS platform, a payment technology that allows point-of-sale payment by patients, enables playment plan management and integrates it with patient accounting and general ledger keeping.
First Horizon Msaver, an Overland Park, Kan.-based administrator of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and TSYS, a Columbus, Ga.-based provider of payment solutions, are teaming up to offer a multi-purse healthcare and benefits payment card, which allows an employee to use a debit card to access HSA, Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA) funds to pay for healthcare costs at locations like a doctor's office or pharmacy.
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. of Dallas has announced that it has been awarded a seven-year, $111 million contract re-bid with the Department of Health, Medical Assistance Administration of the District of Columbia to continue operating the district's Medicaid Management Information System.
San Jose, Calif.-based Quantros, Inc. has announced that Alamance Regional Medical Center has added Quantros Claims Manager to its existing portfolio of Quantros SRM solutions.