MedeFinance, Inc. of Emeryville, Calif. has announced that St. Vincent Health System, based in Little Rock, Ark. and part of Catholic Health Initiatives, will implement the company’s Revenue Cycle and Registration Quality Analytics software and services.
The SSI Group, Inc. of Mobile, Ala. has announced that Siemens Healthcare has signed an agreement to offer claims management solution through SSI’s ClickON, ClickON’s LinX offering and content partnership.
Metavante, a Milwaukee-based provider of banking and payment technology, has announced the availability of BenSoft, a software product that combines the RepayMe flexible benefits administration platform with the company’s healthcare payments processing and benefit debit card solutions.
The WebMD Health Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire QualityHealth.com and its owner, Marketing Technology Solutions, Inc.
Broadlane, a Dallas-based provider of technology-based healthcare supply chain services, has launched the latest version of its OnRamp client portal, which is designed to be a primary tool for accessing contract and product information, receiving relevant communications and accessing reports. In addition, the company has announced the University Physicians Healthcare in Tucson, Ariz. has selected Broadlane to provide supply chain services, using Broadlan’s OnRamp client portal and BroadLink e-commerce exchange. Also, the company has unveiled Capital Procurement Services, which is designed to streamline the capital equipment purchasing process for healthcare facilities.
The Diversinet Corp. of Toronto, Canada, a provider of secure application platforms for mobile technology, has signed a license and revenue sharing agreement with the Pennsylvania-based AllOne Mobile Corp., a subsidiary of the Hospital Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania, to cross license certain software and share revenues from the delivery of secure mobile access to personal health records and information.
VisionShare, Inc., a Minneapolis-based provider of connectivity platforms and automated information exchange services, has announced a partnership with the Foresight Corporation, a Columbus, Ohio-based developer of testing capabilities and regulations and compliance consulting services, to develop Total OnBoarding, an online self-service tool for healthcare claims submitters and insurance payers, including Medicare contractors.
Internet Payment Exchange (IPayX), a Toledo, Ohio-based provider of electronic billing and payment and customer service products, has received Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS Version 1.1) certification.
BPO Management Services, an Anaheim, Calif.-based provider of business process outsourcing services including human resources, information technology, enterprise content management and finance and accounting, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Healthaxis, Inc., an Irving, Texas-based provider of business process solutions and services, including claims and benefit administration applications, Web-enabled software and outsourced claims-related services for health benefit administrators and health insurance claims processors. Healthaxis will become the healthcare division of BPOMS.
Concerro, based in San Diego, has announced the successful implementation of its Web-based staffing technology at Alameda County Medical Center in Oakland, Calif.
Pinstripe, Inc., a Brookfield, Wis.-based recruitment and human resources outsourcing company, has been contracted by SSM Health Care-St. Louis to redesign its talent acquisition strategy and recruitment processes.
American Specialty Health of Ann Arbor, Mich. reports that, according to a recent study administered by Thomson Reuters, a phone-based coaching program such as that provided by the company can save employers $1.17 for every dollar invested in the program.
XTend Medical, an Oakland, Calif.-based provider of telemedicine services, has signed an agreement to begin a remote diabetic patient monitoring program with AmeriChoice, a division of the United Health Group.
Pegasystems, of Cambridge, Mass., has announced that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota is deploying the company’s Claims Repair Solution Framework to address new Blue Cross Blue Shield Association compliance mandates, boost productivity and increase accuracy in claims operations.
Ancillary Care Management (ACM) of Minneapolis has changed its name to NovoLogix, effective immediately. The company has also announced a new business development initiative aimed at federal- and state-level government programs (like Medicare and Medicaid) for value-driven electronic technology services to manage and re-price pharmaceuticals paid under the medical benefit.
BridgeHealth International, Inc. of Denver has announced a partnership with Passport Health, a Baltimore-based provider of travel medical services, to allow BridgeHealth to offer the Passport portfolio of pre- and post-travel medical services to its clients.
The Renato Corporation of Miami has provided an initial capital investment into Pic-See Inc.’s 3D Digital Stereoscopic Imaging technology, which converts two-dimensional images into true three-dimensional (3D) stereoscopic images through its Leticular Online Assembly (LOLA) system for ophthalmology offices and doctors. Officials hope to extend this technology to MRIs, CT scans and ultrasounds, among other uses.
Hoana Medical, Inc. of Honolulu has announced an agreement with the State of Hawaii Employer-Union Health benefits Trust Funds, the Health and Welfare Trust Fund of the Teamsters, Hotel and Restaurant Employees Local 5, Carpenters, Laborers, ILWU Hotel Workers and United Food and Commercial Workers in that those unions will make the company’s LifeBed Patient Vigilance System available to their collective member groups statewide as a reimbursable benefit when their members enter a hospital.
Perceptive Software, of Shawnee, Kan., has announced that Donor Alliance, a not-for-profit organ recovery organization, will deploy the company’s ImageNow document management suite in its accounts payable departments.
Phytel, a Dallas-based provider of automated patient care management services, has been named a qualified patient registry by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This announcement follows Phytel’s successful participation in the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) registry pilot.
Proposal Software, Inc., a Westport, Conn.-based developer of proposal management and production services, has announced a new stand-alone Search & Assembly module for its PMAPS (Proposal Management And Production System).
Peopleclick, Inc. has announced that WakeMed Health & Hospitals of Raleigh, N.C. will use the Peopleclick RMS recruitment management solution to manage its recruiting process.
SXC Health Solutions of Lisle, Ill. has signed two contracts for its HealthCare Information Technology Group in support of the state of South Dakota. SXC will be providing software licenses and implementation services to Client Network Services, Inc. for the state’s new Medicaid Management Information System and will provide the state with State Maximum Allowable Cost (SMAC) list design, development and management to support the state’s Medicaid pharmacy program.
AMICAS, a Boston-based provider of radiology and medical image and information management services, has announced the signing of 21 contracts for Vision Series Financials, the company’s new revenue cycle management solution.
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