) September 13, 2009 -- Healthcare Market Resources' Data Supports Recent Medicare Home Health Reform for Substantial Savings

Healthcare Market Resources, a leading provider of customized local market research for home health agencies and hospices, has conducted a state by state analysis of the Medicare Home Health Outlier payments.

Its research reveals that Washington's recent health care reform of a 2.5% cap on the outlier payments will in fact produce meaningful health care savings without negatively affecting patient access.

) July 1, 2009 - To improve the quality of home care services for older persons, the Center for Home Care Policy & Research is expanding its CHAMP Program web site (http://www.champ-program.org) with new online community features, best practice information, and a redesigned look-and-feel to further its establishment of a national Community of Practice for geriatric home care excellence. The initiative is based on the nation's first evidence-based recommendations specific to geriatric homecare - the Framework.

) September 16, 2009 -- Digital Healthcare, the Cambridge England and Wake Forest, NC based company that is recognized as the leading provider of care management systems for diabetes, celebrated their 10 year anniversary this month.

From its beginning as an image management and storage solutions provider for the UK Ophthalmology sector, the company has extended its product range and expanded into international territories. Digital Healthcare is now a leading software provider to the National Health Service in the UK, a major service supplier to US physicians and has solutions in use within some of the Worlds' leading Eye Institutions.

) April 8, 2009 -- MedTouch, the leading provider of interactive, web-based solutions for healthcare organizations, announced its recent partnership with Exeter Health Services to enhance their web presence and to implement its proprietary enterprise content management solution, ContentBridge.

"Exeter chose both our services and our software to take them to the next level of patient interactivity," said Paul Griffiths, CEO of MedTouch. "Our core competency is to serve healthcare organizations who understand that the success of integrated marketing campaigns depends on a strategic web presence to fully serve their constituencies, both in health and in crises."
   

) December 17, 2008 -- Axsium Group, North America's premier Workforce Management consulting firm, today announced the successful deployment of Infor Workforce Management (formerly Workbrain) for Visiting Nurse Service of New York's (VNSNY). With over 10,000 highly skilled providers, VNSNY is the largest not-for-profit home health care agency in the nation. Serving an average of 30,000 patients a day, VNSNY required a comprehensive WFM solution to effectively track and manage its workforce while improving the overall quality of care provided.

) June 11, 2009 -- While more than one-third of home health care and nursing home organizations said they expect the government's economic stimulus package to increase use of healthcare information technology, another 52% said the stimulus package will have little or no impact on their businesses, according to a recent survey by IVANS, Inc.

IVANS Inc.

) October 21, 2008 -- OnSight’s message of, “bringing health care to you,” truly embodies its main objective. Its doctors and staff have been specifically trained to provide a comprehensive scope of professional vision, podiatry, and dental services. OnSight’s ability to provide remote health care to nursing homes, long term care and short term rehabilitation facilities is an invaluable service to those in need.

A new economic discovery utilizing innovative index economics and digital commerce provides the means to solve the countries problems associated with escalating health care costs and insurance.

) January 12, 2009 -- Allen Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of interactive communication and education patient television systems, announced today that Saint John's Health Center has finalized a contractual agreement to deploy Vigo for its 255-bed facility in Santa Monica, California. Saint John's selected Allen Technologies to continue its tradition of providing outstanding personal care as one of the premier community hospitals in the nation.

) July 22, 2009 -- To inspire a new generation of students to think about the benefits of healthcare software, Claricode is starting the Claricode Medical Software Essay Scholarship program which will award a total of $5000 in scholarships this year.    Five industry experts have generously donated their time to review the essay finalists:

Claricode

) June 4, 2009 -- Today Care.com (www.care.com), the premier source of trustworthy family care options, announced a new partnership with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Care.com will provide caregiving resources to Harvard Pilgrim's more than one million members as part of the organization's Your Member Savings program and Health & Wellness initiatives.

Care.com Logo

) May 12, 2009 -- A new Webinar slated for May 28, 2009, makes the vital connection between health care information technology and the leading model for health care transformation: the patient centered medical home.

) April 27, 2009 -- 23andMe, Inc., an industry leader in personal genetics, and Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH), the largest public health district in California, today announced that PPH will be offering the 23andMe Personal Genome Service for sale to San Diegans at its outpatient health centers. As an innovator in preventive health care, PPH encourages its communities to understand their genetic information in order to make more informed decisions about their health.

) December 22, 2008 -- The National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL) has elected Eric Christ to the organization's board of directors. Christ is the president of Patient Placement Systems, part of the Jackson Healthcare family of companies located in Alpharetta, Ga. NASL is a trade association of ancillary providers of products and services to the post-acute industry.

) December 22, 2008 -- The National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL) has elected Eric Christ to the organization's board of directors. Christ is the president of Patient Placement Systems, part of the Jackson Healthcare family of companies located in Alpharetta, Ga. NASL is a trade association of ancillary providers of products and services to the post-acute industry.

) October 1, 2008 -- Broadlane is pleased to recognize the Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM) National Healthcare Resource and Materials Management Week October 5-11. This week is dedicated to acknowledging and celebrating resource and materials management professionals for their outstanding contributions to healthcare and the overall success of the healthcare supply chain.

) July 29, 2009 -- Tabyat Partners, LLC. (www.tabyat.com), a health care technology company, is proud to announce the Beta launch, in Illinois, of its Web-based communication portal iluvmydoc.com™ (www.iluvmydoc.com). The site offers interactive services to doctors and individuals interested in actively participating in their health care management. Through iluvmydoc™ ("I Love My Doc"), doctors can create a customized doctor profile and purchase such Web-based services as online appointment requests and secure messaging services.

) April 19, 2009 -- What is a Patient Centered Medical Home? Why do hospital executives across North America think having a medical home strategy is important? Why did Continuum of Care models fail in the past? How will the HITECH Act impact your decision on which projects to focus on and what should hospital organizations be doing now to prepare?

Join us for the next reThinking eHealth Webinar as Garett Trumpower, RN, vice president of consulting services for MEDSEEK, describes the principles of the Patient Centered Medical Home and provides information on how eHealth, marketing and information technology departments can take action now to prepare for current and future coordinated care models.

) February 5, 2009 -- More and more people are turning to the Web seeking answers about their health or the care of someone they love. Arming themselves for doctor visits, trying to figure out why they are getting a bill for something or researching the right hospital for lower back surgery--people turn to search engines and specialized health sites.

Many health insurers are beginning to prefer that members turn to the insurer's own personalized, password protected site for help. The sites include articles on health topics vetted by physicians, tools to assist in finding the right hospital, and calculators to help people determine out-of-pocket-costs, along with other features intended to enhance user experience.

) August 25, 2009 -- Patient Placement Systems (PPS), a leading provider of Web-based discharge referral software, announced today that Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare (JHSMH) has implemented the innovative Discharge Referral System to automate the discharge referral process for patients needing post-acute care at five of its facilities: Jewish Hospital, Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital, Jewish Hospital Shelbyville, Frazier Rehab Institute, and Our Lady of Peace. The Discharge Referral System is a Web-based application that enables JHSMH case managers to send referral inquiries to post-acute providers electronically - eliminating faxes and phone tag and significantly streamlining the placement process.

) November 10, 2008 -- Use of radiology imaging tests has soared in the past decade with a significant increase in newer technologies, according to a new study that is the first to track imaging patterns in a managed care setting over a substantial time period.

Study results are reported in the November/December 2008 issue of the journal "Health Affairs," which focuses on the pros and cons of the medical technology boom, the biggest driver of increasing healthcare costs.

) October 21, 2008 -- The Fall Collaborative Communications Summit: Transforming Health Care through Health Information Technology announces that Saint Luke's Health System will present a case study on the future of e-ICU at the fall summit this October 27-28, 2008 at the Sofitel Los Angeles. http://www.ccsexpo.com/fallccs.html

The case study entitled "The e-ICU: A Model for the Future" will take place Monday, October 27th at 4:00 p.m. and be presented by Jennifer Ball, RN, BSN, MBA eICU Operations Director & Director, Nursing Informatics, Saint Luke's Health System

) January 28, 2009 -- Purkinje, a leading software and service partner to physicians, announced today that, for a limited time, it will offer free training and implementation services to all new customers, in an effort to accelerate Electronic Medical Records adoption and in support of the current administration's healthcare transformation initiatives. Practices that choose the Purkinje EMR during the month of February 2009 will receive free training and implementation services.

) August 20, 2009 -- Florida spine surgeon Alfred Bonati, M.D. announced the results of a nonpartisan national poll commissioned by the American Society of Medical Doctors (ASMD) that shows physicians are unwilling to accept new patients covered by a government-run health care plan. Dr. Bonati announced the poll results at a press conference earlier today in Washington, DC.

The poll conducted on August 7, 2009 by WRS Opinion Research on behalf of the ASMD shows that:

) December 4, 2008 -- HealthCare.com, Inc., the leader in local healthcare provider search and health insurance information search, announced today that it has launched a network of websites to expand the reach of HealthCare.com's proprietary Care Provider Search™.

) September 16, 2008 -- The Fall Collaborative Communications Summit: Transforming Health Care through Health Information Technology announces that the Avera Health System Chief Information Officer and Director of Telehealth will present a case study that will take place at the fall summit this October 27-28, 2008 at the Sofitel Los Angeles. http://www.ccsexpo.com/fallccs.html

The session entitled "Avera Health - IT and the Greater Vision" will take place Monday October 27th at 10:45am and be presented by Jim Veline, SVP & CIO of Avera Health. The session's co-presenter will be Mary DeVany, Avera Health's Director of Telehealth.

) October 6, 2008 -- Cielo MedSolutions, a provider of healthcare software and web applications, today announced a Preferred Business Affiliate agreement with TransforMED LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Through this relationship, Cielo MedSolutions' customers will have access to TransforMED's practice transformation services. In addition, TransforMED will encourage medical practices implementing a Patient-Centered Medical Home to use Cielo Clinic's integrated patient registry, clinical decision support and population management tools.

) July 10, 2009 -- Consumer Health Technologies, Inc. ("CHT") a leader in Consumer Directed Healthcare (CDHC) software for administrators, payers and financial institutions, announced a strategic partnership agreement with Health Advocate, Inc. ™, to incorporate Health Advocate's suite of services into its already function rich CDHC solution. Under the agreement, Health Advocate will provide its program of independent healthcare advocacy and assistance to subscribers of the BenefitSpan™ platform. BenefitSpan™ is an award-winning total benefit administration platform for managing CDHC and the underlying accounts associated with them, like HRA, FSA and HSA.

) July 14, 2009 -- Standard Insurance Company ("The Standard"), a subsidiary of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: SFG), announced today a partnership with leading health advocacy service company, Health Advocate™. In addition to its insurance products and services, The Standard will offer the Health Advocacy Solution which will help organizations and their employees simplify health-related issues, relieve stress and improve well-being through the power of Health Advocate's Personal Health Advocates.

) July 9, 2009 -- Long-term care financing reform must be included in health care reform according to this article by Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts. Ecumen is the most innovative leader of senior housing and services, empowering individuals to live richer and fuller lives. Kathryn also serves on the board of the AAHSA, which created The Long-Term Care Solution.

Kathryn Roberts, President and CEO of Ecumen

) June 18, 2009 -- Today Care.com (www.care.com), the premier source of trustworthy care options for families, announced the launch of Care Club, its own online shopping mall that provides Care.com users with access to deep discounts and cash back from more than 600 popular online retailers.

) September 30, 2008 -- SingaporeMedicine, the government-industry partnership to develop and promote Singapore as the leading medical hub and international healthcare destination, announces its presence on Facebook. By creating a place where people can share and talk about their experiences, SingaporeMedicine strengthens its position as the leading destination for medical and healthcare.

) October 22, 2008 --
HealthGrades, the nation’s leading independent
healthcare ratings organization, announced today that Yahoo! has
selected the company as the exclusive provider of physician and hospital
quality information for Yahoo! Health. HealthGrades’
physician quality reports and hospital ratings will be integrated into a
variety of Yahoo! Health consumer health tools, including a new Yahoo!
Health Physician Directory.

) June 17, 2009 -- IVANS, Inc. has been regularly engaging its healthcare provider customers in discussions about healthcare reform, the importance of Medicare to their business and the steps providers should take in implementing technology to address short and long-term healthcare objectives.

IVANS Inc.

) September 29, 2008 -- Drexel University Online is increasing its range of prestigious online healthcare programs with the addition of the Post-Master's Certificate in Medical Family Therapy. This 14 credit certificate is offered fully online.

) August 14, 2009 -- Patient Placement Systems, the leading provider of automated Web-based admissions for long-term care providers, announced today that it will present a session at the Tennessee Health Care Association 2009 Annual Convention. The convention takes place August 16, 2009, at the Nashville Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn.

Doug Walker, VP and general manager of Patient Placement Systems, will present to THCA members on the topic of "Five Long-Term Care Admissions Fiascos and How to Avoid Them." The session incorporates feedback from series of long-term care surveys conducted over the past 18 months.

) August 13, 2009 -- Atlanta Women’s Specialists, the long-term Ob/Gyn practice affiliated with Northside Hospital, is leading the way as one of the first physicians’ offices in Georgia to provide patients with online access to personal medical records, a new but growing trend in practices across the United States. The practice also allows patients direct e-mail contact with their physician. This inclusive approach to care strengthens communication between doctors and patients and encourages patients’ participation in their own care.

) November 2, 2009 -- PDS Health, Inc. is announcing the launch of a wireless proprietary hardware that works seamlessly with MDMonitor.com online software to monitor Diabetes, Congestive Heart Failure and Hypertension.

“The name of the new wireless device is Celemonitor™ and it can submit the readings from patients’ glucose meters, Blood pressure monitors and scales from anywhere. When the Celemontor is placed with a patient’s the patient can use the Celemonitor from anywhere, as well as a computer. The system does not require a computer, so its very convenient and cost effective. “

) April 1, 2009 -- Patient Placement Systems announced today the launch of CaringForward.com, a Web site designed for continuing care professionals to discuss and learn about challenges, advancements and technologies in long term care.

) June 28, 2009 -- California eHealth Collaborative announced today that five community-based health information exchange (HIE) projects in California successfully tested the exchange of clinical health information to improve patient care. Taking advantage of recently released Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) Connect software, Kaiser Permanente, Long Beach Network for Health, ER Connect- Orange County, Redwood MedNet and Santa Cruz HIE verified the ability to share patient clinical information among regional networks across the state. The public test demonstrated how clinicians might treat a patient within an emergency room care or other clinical settings by obtaining critical clinical information from the patient's medical record in another location.