The Association of Alexandria Radiologists, an independent radiology practice with outpatient imaging centers and affiliations with four hospitals in northern Virginia, has chosen McKesson's Revenue Management Solutions (RMS) for radiology billing and practice management. Working with McKesson, AAR plans to optimize how it manages the day-to- day operations of its practice in the face of reimbursement and regulatory compliance pressures.
A-Life Medical, San Diego-based provider of computer-assisted coding products and services to the healthcare industry, announced that Jaye Connolly has been promoted to the additional post of chief executive officer, effective immediately. Connolly had been serving as president since April 2010, and will continue in that role as well. Prior, Connolly was chief operating officer and chief financial officer at A-Life Medical for more than five years.
MaxMD, of Fort Lee, N.J, a provider of secure web services to healthcare organizations, announced it will enhance its basic secure email service with automatic HIPAA-compliant audit controls and a 30-fold increase in secure storage, to 3GB, for email archiving. The company said the expanded mdEmail service package would also incorporate mdSecureSend, a service that allows a patient, peer, or business associate to initiate inbound secure messages to an mdEmail user from any PC connected to the Internet.
ClaimTrust, Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based provider of revenue cycle tools and services for hospitals, announced that its InSight Compliance, a fully automated, web-based coding and compliance application, and InSight Medical Necessity, a tool that provides instant access to medical necessity requirements, have been updated to effectively scrub claims and validate medical necessity for Texas Medicaid. Utilizing its core SaaS architecture and experienced staff resources, it offers Texas providers an easy and effective means to penetrate the complexities of Texas Medicaid rules.
GE Healthcare has announced that it is collaborating with HealthInsight, the regional extension center of record for Nevada and Utah, to help affiliated providers adopt certified EMR technology and meet meaningful use requirements. Funded by provisions in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the not-for-profit HealthInsight organization and other REC programs are designed to assist primary care providers throughout the United States adopt and meaningfully use certified Electronic Medical Record (EMR) technology.
Merge Healthcare, a Hartland, Wis.-based health IT solutions provider, has announced a new contract with McLeod Health in Florence, SC. This agreement integrates the Merge cardiology workflow solutions with McLeod's existing Merge radiology solution, allowing McLeod to streamline workflow and improve quality data across their entire cardiovascular service line, while also providing a unified image management platform.
Health Literacy Innovations, creators of the Health Literacy Advisor, the nation's first interactive health literacy software tool, announced the following organizations have signed new agreements to license the Health Literacy Advisor: Bay Pines VA Healthcare System; CalOptima; The Missouri Area Health Centers; University of Nebraska Medical Center; Prime Therapeutics; Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department; Low Country Health Care System; Odyssey HealthCare, Inc.; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota.
Intelimedix, a Lakeland, Fla.-based business intelligence company focused on multi-relational data mining and advanced analytics, has launched its Tru:Connect collaborative portal, a centralized, online collaboration and communication platform developed by the company to accelerate the development of common business goals for its customers and partners in the healthcare industry.
eClinicalWorks, of Westborough, Mass., maker of ambulatory clinical systems, announced that Massachusetts e-Health Institute (MeHI), the state's Regional Extension Center, has selected eClinicalWorks unified electronic medical records (EMR) and practice management (PM) system as a preferred vendor for its primary care providers state-wide. eClinicalWorks has also been selected by MeHI as a certified Implementation Optimization Organization (IOO)
RadarFind, of Morrisville, N.C., a subsidiary of TeleTracking Technologies, has developed a tamper-resistant version of its real time locating system's (RTLS) plug-in readers to further address hospital patient safety needs. Developed at the request of hospital clients, the tamper-resistant reader features a shutter system that prevents patients from inserting paper clips, pins and similar objects into the slots containing the energized contacts.
Navara, of Atlanta, has announced that its Mobility Suite 6.2 has expanded support for the iPhone. With all major device types supported by the Navara Mobility Suite – including Windows Mobile, Blackberry and iPhone – software companies can now support their client's growing mobile workforces, especially in healthcare, sales and field service organizations. Allscripts, the largest supplier of healthcare software in the United States, is the first user of version 6.2.
GE Healthcare has announced that Northeast Wisconsin's nationally recognized Affinity Health System has chosen its Centricity EMR for its patient care network. The Catholic, mission-oriented, regional health network is a collaboration between the Fox Valley's Ministry Health Care and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare and plans to implement Centricity EMR across its 22 multi-specialty clinics in 14 communities to help care for an average of 21,000 patients each year.
Greenway Medical Technologies, of Carrollton, Ga., has announced that its single- database electronic health record (EHR), practice management and interoperability solution, PrimeSuite, been selected by the Massachusetts e-Health Institute, a division of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative as a preferred EHR solution for its statewide deployment initiative within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) REC healthcare grant program.
Viztek, of Garner, N.C, has announced that PDQ Mobile X-Ray of Paris, Tex. has selected its Opal–RAD Web-based PACS and Opal-CR to create an image acquisition and communications system for its fleet of eight mobile x-ray vans. Operating throughout Central and Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma and Southwest Arkansas, PDQ Mobile X-Ray serves more than 100 nursing homes and imaging centers as well as 30 home health agencies, including nursing facilities, rural clinics, private practices and individual patients at home.
