Alpha II to Provide Claim Scrubbing and Medical Necessity Services to UAE-Based Manteq
Alpha II, LLC (@Alpha_II), a developer of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions that support healthcare reimbursement, announced its relationship with Manteq Systems & Information Technology, LLC in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Through the terms of the agreement, Alpha II will integrate ClaimStaker™ web-based, claim scrubbing and medical necessity solution with Manteq’s Clemittance RCM offering. The move will enable Manteq’s hospital and health system clients to validate claims for medical necessity and clinical accuracy against thousands of procedure and diagnosis coding combinations.
AOIA Chooses CareCloud as Exclusive Partner to Deliver Modern Cloud Technolgy to Osteopathic Physicians Nationwide
The American Osteopathic Information Association (AOIA) has selected CareCloud as its exclusive preferred provider of practice management, revenue cycle management, electronic health record (EHR) and patient experience management technology. The AOIA chose CareCloud (@carecloud) as part of its focus on helping physicians advance patient care through health information technology. The AOIA will offer CareCloud’s full suite of technology solutions to American Osteopathic Association (AOA) physician members seeking cloud technology for their practices.
RADxx Opens Nominations for 2nd Annual Awards Program, Recognizing Outstanding Leadership in Medical Imaging Informatics
RAD Women (#RADxx), a networking group for the advancement of women in radiology and imaging informatics, announced the opening of nominations for the RADxx Awards. The RADxx awards recognize the achievements of women in the field of medical imaging informatics, as well as anyone— both men and women— who have supported the career advancement of women in medical imaging informatics.
‘Best Hospitals’ in the U.S. Trust Spok for Clinical Communications
Spok, Inc. (@spoktweets), a wholly owned subsidiary of Spok Holdings, Inc. and a healthcare communications company, announced that all 20 hospitals named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2018-19 Best Hospitals Honor Roll and all 10 hospitals named to the 2018-19 Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll trust Spok for clinical communications to support exceptional patient care and advance their missions. This year U.S. News & World Report surveyed more than 4,500 medical centers, which represent virtually all U.S. community inpatient facilities, and ranked hospital performance across 25 medical specialties, procedures, and conditions.
Caresyntax recognized by Goldman Sachs and Business Insider
Originally published on August 29, 2018, caresyntax (@caresyntax) was featured on Business Insider’s list of The 10 Biggest Start-Ups to raise funding in Q2 of 2018!
InstaMed Announces Date and Keynotes for the InstaMed Healthcare Payments Summit 2019
InstaMed (@InstaMed), a healthcare payments network, announced that the InstaMed Healthcare Payments Summit, formerly the InstaMed User Conference, will take place March 25-27, 2019 in Philadelphia, PA. Robert Herjavec, Founder & CEO Herjavec Group and star of ABC’s Emmy Award-winning hit Shark Tank, and David Horsager, national bestselling author and prominent public speaker, will deliver the opening and closing keynotes. Consumerism in healthcare will be a major focus of the event including digital strategies for engaging patients and members in the healthcare payments experience. Both Herjavec and Horsager will bring their unique perspectives on the critical role customer and staff experiences play in growing businesses today.
Innovation Care Partners and NextGate Pave Way for Trusted Ecosystem of Provider Data
NextGate (@NextGate), a provider of cloud-based healthcare enterprise identification, announced that Innovation Care Partners (ICP), an affiliate of HonorHealth, has selected its Provider Registry to deliver a trusted, centralized view of provider data across its physician-led clinically integrated network and accountable care organization. The implementation will create a flexible, enterprise-wide platform for efficiently managing ICP’s entire network of providers.
Versus Technology Is Now Midmark RTLS
Versus Technology announces its rebranding as Midmark RTLS, a move that signals full integration with parent company Midmark Corp. The brand transformation takes place in conjunction with a company-wide brand update, featuring a new Midmark logo and brand identity. In 2016, Midmark acquired Versus Technology to create a unique offering of clinical workflow solutions. By adding RTLS technology to the Midmark portfolio of medical equipment, diagnostic devices and design services, customers have access to a comprehensive product line of healthcare solutions.
LA BioMed Announces $50 Million Bond Sale to Benefit Future High-tech Construction
LA BioMed (@LABIOMED52) announced that it has closed on the sale of its $49,835,000 Series 2018 Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds issued by the California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA). The proceeds of the revenue bond sale, which was led by Wells Fargo Securities, will be used to finance various capital improvements on the LA BioMed campus, including constructing and equipping a new biomedical research building and biotech incubator.
Cerner Reports Second Quarter 2018 Results
Cerner Corporation (@cerner) announced results for the 2018 second quarter that ended June 30, 2018. Bookings in the second quarter of 2018 were $1.775 billion, an increase of 9 percent compared to $1.636 billion in the second quarter of 2017. Second quarter revenue was $1.368 billion, an increase of 6 percent compared to $1.292 billion in the second quarter of 2017.
CynergisTek and Asimily Partner to Provide Complete Connected Device Lifecycle Management
CynergisTek, (@cynergistek), a healthcare cybersecurity and information management company, and Asimily, a solution for connected device lifecycle management in healthcare, announced a partnership to provide a joint security assessment for medical devices. The joint offering will provide healthcare providers with the ability to identify all devices connected to the network and the relationship between those devices, the capability to discover any existing risks or anomalies in the network, ability to discover and prioritize devices and vulnerabilities, and recommendations for mitigation and program improvement.
CynergisTek Gains Momentum with its New Biomedical Device Security Risk Assessment Service to Improve Cybersecurity
CynergisTek, a healthcare cybersecurity and information assurance company, announced it began providing its new Biomedical Device Security Risk Assessment service to multiple health systems, including a large, 28-hospital health system. Offered as the first step of its larger managed BioMedical Device Security service program, the assessment takes an enterprise approach to reviewing healthcare organizations’ security and risk management of biomedical and clinical devices to identify gaps, vulnerabilities, and risks and provides recommendations for improving overall device security.
Verscend Technologies, Inc., Completes Acquisition of Cotiviti Holdings, Inc.
Verscend Technologies, Inc. (@verscend), a portfolio company of Veritas Capital (“Veritas”) and a provider of data-driven healthcare solutions, has completed its acquisition of Cotiviti Holdings, Inc. (@CotivitiHC), a provider of payment accuracy and analytics-driven solutions focused primarily on the healthcare industry. Emad Rizk, M.D., current president and chief executive officer of Verscend, will retain these titles for the combined business. The combined private company plans to operate under the Cotiviti name.
Verscend Technologies has completed its acquisition of Cotiviti Holdings. The combined company plans to operate as Cotiviti, with Dr. Emad Rizk as president and CEO, helping its clients shape the economics and quality of healthcare. Learn more at https://t.co/Ut5BQZs7Aq. pic.twitter.com/vMMklUvqCR
— Cotiviti Healthcare (@CotivitiHC) August 27, 2018
Zynx Health Awarded Patent for Computer-implemented Method of Analyzing CDS Documents
Zynx Health™ (@zynxhealth), a market leader in providing evidence- and experience-based clinical improvement solutions since 1996, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued US Patent 9,996,670 related to systems and methods for performing analytics, and in particular, on performing analytics on content, such as medical clinical decision support content. The technology is an integral component of Knowledge Analyzer™, Zynx Health’s content management solution.
Health iPASS Announces Our Nomination for the 2018 Chicago Innovation Awards
Health iPASS (@healthipass) has been nominated for the 2018 Chicago Innovation Awards which recognizes pioneering products and services created by Chicago-based businesses. Even back in 2015, Chicago was thought to be the future hub of healthcare IT due to its high concentration of prestigious medical associations such as The American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), groundbreaking teaching hospitals, and influential healthcare publications. Chicago is also home to a large number of payer and practice management system headquarters. Certainly, Health iPASS is proud and grateful to be a part of such a robust and extensive healthcare IT community with the support of so many talented individuals within our network.
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