Thomson Reuters, based in New York, has announced the fall launch of version 5.0 of its Advantage Suite decision support system for healthcare payers. New features include Web access that accommodates the workflow needs of data analysts and business managers, dashboard capabilities that enable users to create customized reports and distribute them to executives and stakeholders, and an improved interface.
MedAssets, Inc., based in Atlanta, has renewed its long-term spend management agreement with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The company will continue to supply UPMC with its spend management solutions, which include group purchasing services, supply chain data and analytical tools and custom interfaces.
Dell, based in Plano, Texas, has launched Dell State Health Services, a new practice designed to provide technology consulting services to states and other entities regarding various insurance exchange models, as well as advice on how states can best manage the influx of new Medicaid responsibilities and mandates.
MedAptus, a Boston-based provider of charge capture technology, has announced that Caritas Christa Health Care of Boston has implemented the company’s Intelligent Charge Capture suite for revenue and compliance enhancement initiatives. The organization has selected MedAptus’ Practice Plus Edition on Blackberry smartphone devices and Web-enables workstations for the capture of physician inpatient charges and is rolling out the MedAptus Facility Edition for the capture of outpatient clinic charges, starting with cardiology.
Ingenious Med, based in Atlanta, has announced that WakeMed Health & Hospitals in Raleigh, N.C., will be the first provider to adopt Clinical Xpert Billing, the new unified charge capture solution designed by the company and Thomson Reuters.
Portico Systems, a Philadelphia-based provider of integrated provider management solutions, has announced that Glenridge HealthCare Solutions, a professional services and data management firm specializing in provider network development, managed care contracting and health plan operations, are joining forces to integrate Portico’s Provider Management Platform with Glenridge’s provider network development and provider contract services.
Casenet, Inc., based in Bedford, Mass., will deliver its TruCare 4.2 product suite, including Case Management, Disease Management, Utilization Management and Provider Portal, to iCare, a Milwaukee-based private managed care organization. TruCare will be designed to manage care coordination for iCare’s population, including Medicaid SSI, Family Care, BadgerCare Plus and Medicare Advantage Special Needs.
VHA, Inc., an Irving, Texas-based national healthcare network, has enhanced its document management program with an education campaign to support hospitals’ efforts to streamline their administrative and clinical activities and move toward the adoption of electronic health records.
The SCIOinspire Corp., a Hartford, Conn.-based provider of analytics-driven business process solutions for health plans and hospitals, has unveiled Just InTime Wellness, designed to enhance members’ engagement in their healthcare consumption, ranging from encouraging preventive screenings to addressing gaps in care.
Wolters Kluwer Health, of Philadelphia, has announced that the Endoscopy Center for North Baltimore has selected ProVation MD software for gastroenterological procedure documentation and coding, as well as the ProVation electronic health record and patient charting solution. In addition, the company has been selected by IASIS Healthcare of Franklin, Tenn., to provide clinical decision support to the healthcare organization’s 16 hospitals.
SUNRx, based in Bensalem, Pa., has announced a partnership with Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems of Saltville, Va., to provide discounted prescription drugs through the federal government’s 340B program to patients of the healthcare provider’s seven health centers.
Webmedx, based in Atlanta and Nashville, Ky., has announced that University of Kentucky Healthcare in Lexington, Ky., will use the company’s medical transcription services and QualityAnalytics datra mining solution.
Halfpenny Technologies, a Blue Bell, Pa.-based health information exchange solutions provider specializing in laboratory, pathology and physician electronic medical record system interoperability, has acquired Laboratory Management Services of Hauppauge, N.Y., a provider of clinical data acquisition and reporting solutions for health plans and clinical laboratories.
Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, based in Chicago, has announced that UBMD, a 450-physician multispecialty group practice associated with the University of Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, will deploy the Allscripts Electronic Health Record solution.
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems of Horsham, Pa., has been named a preferred vendor of electronic health records by the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) and a selected vendor for the NYC Regional Electronic Adoption Center for Health (NYC REACH), the federally designated regional extension centers for New York state and New York City, respectively.
Spring Medical Systems, a Houston-based provider of software solutions for small- and medium-sized physician practices, has announced a teaming agreement with TEKfleet, an organization of independent computer consultants, to offer end-to-end support for electronic health record systems.
Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS) of Charlotte, N.C., has announced that Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, has selected the company’s Amelior Tracker system to automatically track medical equipment throughout the facility.
Versus Technology of Traverse City, Mich., has announced that its Advantages Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) is back in place at Columbus Regional Hospital in Indiana following severe flooding in June 2008, which damaged severs and data collection points.
The Eclipsys Corporation of Atlanta has been named the preferred electronic health record provider for the New York eHealth Collaborative Regional Extension Center (NYeC REC), one of the largest non-profit RECs in the nation.
Pharmacy OneSource, Inc., of Bellevue, Wash., has announced that Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sydney, Ohio, has implemented the company’s Amplifi solution to manage formulary and communicate medication information throughout the hospital.
Softheon, Inc., of Hauppauge, N.Y., has announced a partnership with FalconStor Software, the provider of TOTALLY Open data protection solutions, to create cloud-based data protection services tailored for the healthcare market.