Enterprise Performance Systems, Inc. (EPSi), a St. Louis-based provider of financial decision support systems, has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Quantros, a San Francisco-based provide of quality compliance, safety and risk event workflow management solutions and analytic decision support tools. The two companies will develop "innovative new product offerings that merge financial, quality and patient safety data."
Arcadia Resources, Inc. of Southfield, Mich. has announced that it has received notification from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirming the correction of the issuance date for one of the company's supplier numbers. As a result, the company will bill and expects to receive Medicare reimbursement for certain durable medical and respiratory equipment and services previously thought to be uncollectible due to this licensure issue.
SXC Health Solutions of Lisle, Ill. has been certified to provide PBM services to members of the HR Policy Association, which is made up of more than 55 large employers who purchase pharmacy benefits for more than 5 million people.
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. of Dallas has announced contract extensions with the Hawaii Department of Human Services' Med-QUEST Division to continue providing fiscal agent and pharmacy benefits management services to the state's Medicaid program. The sixth-month extensions of the two contracts are valued at a combined $6.4 million.
Appian, a Vienna, Va.-based provider of business process management technology, has announced that the Gateway Health Plan has selected Appian Compliance Manager to enable smooth administrative processes for compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbannes-Oxley regulations.
DrFirst of Rockville, Md. has been selected by the Consortium of Independent Physician Associations, an affiliate of the Medical Advantage Group and a collection of 38 in dependent physician associations consisting of 4,000 physicians throughout Michigan, to deploy its Rcopia electronic prescribing technology to 1,200 member physicians.
AMICAS, Inc. of Boston has announced that it has signed three contracts for its Vision Series Financial product, a next-generation radiology practice management and billing software system.
athenahealth, Inc. of Watertown, Mass. has announced that Rush-Copley Medical Group in Aurora, Ill. has selected the company's athenaCollectorSM practice management service for its physician organization. Rush-Copley will also be using the Eclipsys Corporation's Sunrise Ambulatory Care offering as part of its new integrated clinical and financial ambulatory care solution.
Cognos has announced the release of the Cognos Clinical Trial Enrollment Forecasting Blueprint, a new performance solution that combines out-of-the-box functionality from Cognos 8 Planning and Cognos 8 Business Intelligence and pharmaceutical industry best practices to help ensure adequate patient participation in clinical trials.
Medical Present Value, Inc. of Austin, Texas has announced that Desert Radiologists, Inc., a Las Vegas-based specialty group of 39 radiologists, has signed a contract with the company to automate its payer contract management.
AdvancedMD, a Salt Lake City-based provider of physician billing and practice management software, has announced that GGB Medical Management Services has contracted with the company to provide medical billing services to GGB's pathology labs in the greater Los Angeles area.
Academic Medicine Service, LLC, a Nashville, Tenn.-based publishing group, has launched MedCenterToday.com, a Web site offering academic medical center news, academic faculty job listings and business content focused on academic physician compensation, collections, teaching issues, and NIH funding.