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Ankota releases Healthcare Delivery Management software

Ankota, Inc. a Baltimore, MD-based software company, announced today the release of the Ankota Healthcare Delivery Management (HDM) software suite for Home Medical Equipment (HME), Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and Respiratory Therapy (RT).

6 Oct 2009

Vocollect Healthcare's alliance with American HealthTech to deliver unified EMR

Vocollect Healthcare Systems, Inc. and American HealthTech, Inc. announce the sharing of information to contribute towards a more timely and unified Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for American HealthTech clients. This alliance interfaces the market's top performing interactive point-of-care delivery system into American HealthTech's market-leading clinical software and EMR offering.

6 Oct 2009

athenahealth sign merger agreement with Anodyne Health Partners

Athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of internet-based business services for physician practices, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Anodyne Health Partners, Inc., a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business intelligence (BI) solutions for healthcare providers.

5 Oct 2009

UTEK launches new online IP licensing platform for health-care devices

UTEK Corporation (NYSE Amex:UTK), a global IP licensing and innovation services company, is pleased to announce the launch of its new online IP licensing platform for health-care devices: www.MedicalDeviceLicensing.com.

5 Oct 2009

$40B needed to 'dramatically' reduce millions of child deaths annually, report says

Two million infants die within 24 hours of birth each year and almost nine million children died before the age of 5 in 2008, according to a report by Save the Children, which says it would take $40 billion annually to "dramatically" cut these numbers, Agence France-Presse reports (Mohiuddin, 10/5).

5 Oct 2009

Signostics launches new palm-sized ultrasound product for diagnosis at the point of care

Signostics Inc., a U.S. and Australian-based medical device company developing innovative portable and affordable handheld medical devices, today announced the launch of its new palm-sized, affordable ultrasound product for point-of-care use by medical practitioners.

5 Oct 2009

ZirMed launches new denial management solution for healthcare revenue cycle management

ZirMed®, a leading national revenue cycle management software and solutions provider to the healthcare industry, today announced the immediate availability of its new Denial Management and Decision Support (DMDS) solution, part of ZirMed's Analytics services.

5 Oct 2009

HealthCare Insight launches new care management program for oncology claims

HealthCare Insight, a division of Verisk Health, Inc., and a provider of clinically validated fraud, abuse, and overpayment prevention solutions for private and public-sector payors, announced today the release of a new care management program for oncology claims.

5 Oct 2009

Today's editorials and opinions

The Senate Finance Committee put the final touches on its healthcare bill early Friday morning, and soon Democratic leaders will begin reconciling it with a more costly alternative approved by the Senate's health panel.

5 Oct 2009

San Francisco’s public option receives high marks

The Los Angeles Times reports on San Francisco's public option: "Over the last two years, three-quarters of San Francisco's uninsured adults have enrolled in a public program that guarantees access to medical services, an effort that is being touted as a national model during the rancorous debate over healthcare reform.

5 Oct 2009

ArQule completes patient enrollment in ARQ 197 Phase 2 trial for non-small cell lung cancer

ArQule, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQL) today announced that patient enrollment in a Phase 2 trial with ARQ 197 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been completed.

5 Oct 2009

SAGE SOLUTIONS announces market release of Drain Pouch Management Gown

SAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. today announced the market release of its Drain Pouch Management Gown™ (DPM Gown™), a uniquely engineered patient gown, designed to manage drain bulb pouches during post-surgical recovery. The DPM Gown™ features patent pending, two-way pockets that securely hold drain bulbs in place.

5 Oct 2009

BJC HealthCare facility to implement OptiFlex supply management solution for hospital operating rooms

Omnicell, Inc., a leading provider of system solutions to acute healthcare facilities, today announced that Barnes-Jewish Hospital, named as one of "America's Best Hospitals" in the U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll 2009-10, will be the first BJC HealthCare facility to implement the OptiFlex point-of-use supply systems for their hospital operating rooms.

5 Oct 2009

ACS to establish EHR and HIE interoperability for Wyoming Department of Health

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS), today announced a $4 million, three-year contract to provide the State of Wyoming with powerful tools to improve care for Medicaid clients and reduce program costs.

5 Oct 2009

Innovative health care information technology solutions to improve quality of patient care

Methodist Hospital of Arcadia, California, has launched an integrated deployment of innovative health care information technology (HIT) solutions designed to help improve the quality of patient care and deliver operational efficiencies. MedPlus®, the health care information technology subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), provided the integrated solution to help Methodist reduce the length of stay associated with patients and help realize gains in efficiency and revenue.

5 Oct 2009

New consumer At-Home Skin Typing and Analysis Kit unveiled

Reveal Sciences, LLC, a cosmetics and aesthetics innovation company pioneering breakthrough skin care diagnostics, has announced the launch of the new consumer At-Home Skin Typing and Analysis Kit.

5 Oct 2009

BronxRHIO to deploy Axolotl's health information exchange solutions

The Bronx Regional Health Information Organization today announced that it has signed an agreement with Axolotl Corp., the nationwide leader in health information exchange (HIE) solutions and services. The BronxRHIO, a not-for-profit organization established by the borough’s leading healthcare organizations, will deploy Axolotl’s Elysium® Exchange suite of solutions to enable healthcare providers to securely access and share clinical information, with a goal of reducing healthcare costs and improving the quality of patient care.

5 Oct 2009

Millennium Administrators named to the Philadelphia 100 for helping employers to control healthcare costs

Millennium Administrators, a healthcare consulting firm specializing in administering employee healthcare benefits, has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies the Greater Philadelphia Region. Millennium was named to the Philadelphia 100 for the second time in the past three years.

5 Oct 2009

Baptist Healthcare System deploys Mckesson's Horizon Enterprise Revenue Management solution

Kentucky-based Baptist Healthcare System plans to stay ahead of the information technology curve. When a switch was flipped on Aug. 15 at Baptist Hospital Northeast in La Grange, Ky., the health system became the first to simultaneously implement both the access and business management modules of McKesson’s Horizon Enterprise Revenue Management™ solution.

5 Oct 2009

QuadraMed announces the launch of its ICD-10 Countdown Program

QuadraMed® Corporation, a leading provider of healthcare information technologies and services that help turn quality care into positive financial outcomes, today announced the launch of its ICD-10 Countdown Program. This new program includes the Quantim® ICD-10 Coding Simulator software, ICD-10 educational tools and services to guide healthcare providers through the ICD-10 conversion.

5 Oct 2009

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Ankota releases Healthcare Delivery Management software

Vocollect Healthcare's alliance with American HealthTech to deliver unified EMR

athenahealth sign merger agreement with Anodyne Health Partners

UTEK launches new online IP licensing platform for health-care devices

$40B needed to 'dramatically' reduce millions of child deaths annually, report says

Signostics launches new palm-sized ultrasound product for diagnosis at the point of care

ZirMed launches new denial management solution for healthcare revenue cycle management

HealthCare Insight launches new care management program for oncology claims

Today's editorials and opinions

San Francisco’s public option receives high marks

ArQule completes patient enrollment in ARQ 197 Phase 2 trial for non-small cell lung cancer

SAGE SOLUTIONS announces market release of Drain Pouch Management Gown

BJC HealthCare facility to implement OptiFlex supply management solution for hospital operating rooms

ACS to establish EHR and HIE interoperability for Wyoming Department of Health

Innovative health care information technology solutions to improve quality of patient care

New consumer At-Home Skin Typing and Analysis Kit unveiled

BronxRHIO to deploy Axolotl's health information exchange solutions

Millennium Administrators named to the Philadelphia 100 for helping employers to control healthcare costs

Baptist Healthcare System deploys Mckesson's Horizon Enterprise Revenue Management solution

QuadraMed announces the launch of its ICD-10 Countdown Program

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