SUNRx, based in Bensalem, Pa., has announced the release of a new 340B ‘least cost’ solution that scans multiple drug pricing programs to ensure the lowest cost on prescription drugs for community health organizations and patients.
Emdeon, Inc., a Nashville, Tenn.-based provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management solutions, has achieved compliance with the Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE) Phase II rules. In addition, the company has announced a partnership with Minneapolis-based FICO to incorporate the FICO Insurance Fraud Manager solution into Emdeon’s healthcare revenue and payment cycle transaction processing network to
target health insurance fraud, waste and abuse.
WM Healthcare Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc., has received the endorsement of the American Hospital Association for integrated environmental services for healthcare.
AssistMed, Inc., based in Beverly Hills, Calif., has announced a partnership with Savannah, Ga.-based HealthPac Computer Systems, Inc., to integrate AssistMed’s Duet data capture technology with HealthPac’s HPlus Pro patient accounting and control system. The integration supports the use of digital pen and custom forms service offered by AssistMed with automated delivery of data for charge capture and billing.
BancTec, Inc., a Dallas-based provider of document and payment processing solutions and services, has announced that its multi-vendor services division has been selected by Washington, D.C.-based Beyond Kiosks to deliver deployment and maintenance services to the company’s custom-manufactured self-service kiosks.
MDeverywhere, a Hauppauge, N.Y.-based provider of revenue cycle management solutions for physicians, has announced the availability of its Web-based practice management offering for hand-held mobile devices.
Vendormate, an Atlanta-based provider of vendor information management solutions for healthcare providers, has added TalentWise’s employment background checks and drug screening solutions to its value-added services portfolio.
HP Enterprise Services of Palo Alto, Calif., has been awarded a $119 million two-year technology services contract extension with the Kansas Health Policy Authority. The contract extends HP’s eight-year relationship with KHPA, the state agency that oversees the Medicaid and HealthWave programs for more than 300,000 Kansas residents.
Mercury Payment Systems, a Durango, Colo.-based developer of payment processing services for healthcare, pharmacy and other industries, has announced that Silver Lake, a New York-based technology investment firm, will make a strategic growth investment and acquire approximately 60 percent of the company.
Omega Healthcare Investors, based in Hunt Valley, Md., has entered into a new $320 million revolving senior secured credit facility, effective April 13, 2010. The new credit facility matures in four years under certain conditions and includes an “accordion feature” that permits the company to expand its borrowing capacity to $420 million during its first three years.
STI, a Halifax, Nova Scotia-based provider of pharmacy reimbursement intelligence solutions, has been chosen by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute to launch a project titled Extending Tobacco Treatment Excellence: A National Dissemination of Systems (EXTENDS). The project will make use of STI’s SmartTechnology platform to distribute pharmacy payment cards to subsidize pharmacotherapy for smokers who want to quit.
onFocus Healthcare, Inc., a Nashville, Tenn.-based provider of Web-based enterprise performance management solutions for healthcare, has secured $3 million in Series B financing.
IBM and the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa are collaborating to create an international center of excellence for business analytics at the university’s Telfer School to prepare students for jobs in healthcare and other key industries. The new IBM Center for Performance Management is being funded by a $4.8 million investment in cash and in-kind time of IBM research and development, software, services, consulting and support staff.
MedAZ, based in Princeton Junction, N.J., has announced that the EBM IPA, an independent practice association with more than 100 physician members in New York City, has selected the company’s suite of electronic health record, practice management and billing services.
Novation, an Irving, Texas-based supply contracting company, has awarded contracts to the Berchtold Corporation, Steris, Skytron, Lumenis, Inc., SSI Laser Engineering and Ron’s Home Style Foods, Inc., making those companies’ products available to members of VHA, Inc., the University HealthSystem Consortium and Provista.
Dolbey Systems has announced that the Adventist Health System in Orlando, Fla., has completed the first phase of implementation of the company’s Fusion computer-assisted coding (CAC) solution. The project uses natural language processing technology from Eatontown, N.J.-based Artificial Medical Intelligence.
Sage North America, of Tampa, Fla., has announced that Danville Polyclinic, Ltd., a Danville, Ill.-based multi-specialty clinic, has chosen the Sage Intergy electronic health record to improve coding accuracy and reporting as well as streamline workflow processes.
Divurgent, a Virginia Beach, Va.-based healthcare consulting firm, has joined the Foundation of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
HealthEdge, a Burlington, Mass.-based provider of software platforms for healthcare payers, has launched a new version of its HealthRules Portal, designed to enable payers to connect with members, providers and employers.
Iatric Systems, based in Boston, has announced that its IatriTRAC auditing software solution has achieved RACTrac compatibility certification from the American Hospital Association.
RAM Technologies, Inc., a Fort Washington, Pa.-based developer of software applications for healthcare payers, has released version 9.0 of its HEALTHsuite enterprise payer solution, featuring improvements in the areas of enrollment, benefit administration, premium billing, customer service and claims management for health plans and benefit administrators.
MEDSEEK, a Birmingham, Ala.-based provider of healthcare enterprise portal connectivity solutions, has launched a new portal for the Methodist Health System of Houston. The new portal, the second step in a three-step initiative, includes enhanced online customer functionality such as bill payment, physician search and a Web nursery.
Perceptive Informatics of Boston has enhanced the reporting solution in its medical imaging capabilities, providing a dashboard that presents high-level imaging performance metrics at a glance.
CynergisTek, an Austin, Texas-based developer of IT security solutions for healthcare organizations, has launched a HIPAA/HITECH Security Compliance Review solution tailored specifically for small, rural hospitals of 49 beds or less. The solution is designed to enable these hospitals to qualify for the Office of Rural Health Policy’s Small Rural Hospital Improvement (SHIP) grants.
Wolters Kluwer Health, based in Philadelphia, has announced that the Mesquite Surgery Center in Tucson, Ariz., has selected the company’s ProVation MD software for procedure documentation and coding for gastroenterology and the ProVation EHR electronic health record and patient charting solution.
RelayHealth, based in Atlanta, has announced that Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives, the nation’s second-largest Catholic healthcare system with 72 hospitals in 18 states, will deploy RelayHealth RevRunner to verify patient eligibility for healthcare benefits.