Sanitas needed to move fast to improve its data collection capabilities so it could more accurately record charges, avoid inaccurate recording of patient and treatment data, and meet a new government mandate to track more medical procedures than ever. Gesundheitszentrum Sanitas, in Zurich, Switzerland, trusts EDS: After carefully considering three...
New Lows In Hospital Management: Auctioning Patient DebtHospital Bills Years OldWe get them all the time, on services as far back as 2003. Frequently, the hospital is trying to collect on charges that the insurance company declined like double billing for an exam room charge or discounted. You have to...
Just when you thought the hospital industry had plumbed the depths in its quest to reduce costs associated with care of the under- or uninsured, it pulls out a new twist. The latest one is a doozy, too, borrowed as it is from the mortgage industry: Some hospitals are auctioning...
Fitch's 2005 outlook for the for-profit acute care hospital management sector is guarded. 2004 was a fairly spotty year for the for-profit acute care provider sector. Earnings and margins were again pressured throughout the year by trends that emerged in mid-to-late 2003 and are expected to linger into 2005. Specifically,...
Vacci-Test Corporation ("Vacci-Test") is pleased to announce that its French subsidiary, Vacci-Test Europe ("VTE"), has launched its first human diagnostic test, VACCI-TESTTM -Tetanus in France and Germany. The product is being distributed by Groupe ServioBio, one of Europe's largest distributors of point-of-care diagnostic tests to hospitals and emergency clinics. VACCI-TESTTM...
Alliance Enables API to Provide Enhanced Value to Its Customers HARTFORD, Wis. -- api software, inc. API, a provider of workforce management software solutions for healthcare organizations, today announced it has joined the VMware Technology Alliance Partner TAP program as a Premier Partner. The VMware TAP program enables...
Analytical Tools Enhance Patient Care Reporting Solution IRVINE, Calif. -- iQ4bis Software Inc., a global software provider of end-to-end business intelligence solutions for business managers and executives in midmarket enterprises, and EMSystems, LLC, a leading provider of real-time emergency communication and resource management solutions, today announced a strategic...
New User Interface, Enhanced Functionality and .NET Framework Are Key Improvements MINNEAPOLIS -- Amcom Software, the leader in mission-critical communications software, today introduced Amcom WebXchange 7.0, the latest version of its platform for directory, paging and on-call scheduling. The new version of WebXchange features a completely redesigned user...
Delivering Guest Satisfaction Through High Performance Networks and Proactive Managed Guest Support Services GERMANTOWN, Md. -- Telkonet, Inc. (AMEX:TKO), the leading provider of innovative, centrally managed solutions for integrated energy management, networking, building automation and proactive support services, announces that it has passed a significant milestone, with Telkonet...
JDA Software's Next-Generation Cargo Revenue Optimization Expertise Drives Asset Value and Profitability SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- JDA[R] Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS), the leading provider of Revenue Optimization software solutions for the transportation industry, today announced it will implement a next-generation Cargo Revenue Optimization platform at American Airlines Cargo....
CHICAGO and SAN DIEGO, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- TransUnion and Benchmark Revenue Management announced today a partnership that will allow hospitals to provide better financial avenues to patients seeking assistance. The collaboration will marry TransUnion's patented healthcare revenue cycle platform and predictive analytics capabilities with Benchmark's Web-based business intelligence,...
What It Takes To Succeed In Managing Images, Data, Structured Reporting, Scheduling and More - All From One System with Single Sign-On OAKLAND, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Mississippi Medical Center and St. Peter's Hospital each implemented a suite of IT applications to equip...
DALLAS -- Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced the appointment of Michael R. Blackburn as chief executive officer of Tenet's Frye Regional Medical Center, a 355-bed acute care medical center located in Hickory, N.C., effective Aug. 4, 2008. Blackburn, 56, is an accomplished senior executive with more than 30...
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. -- PAR Springer-Miller Systems, Inc. PSMS --- a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE:PTC) and the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management systems - is pleased to announce that Visa[R] USA has confirmed the upcoming SMS|Host([R]) Hospitality Management Solution release as validated with its latest...
Opera legend Joan Sutherland is recovering well after breaking both legs during a fall at her Swiss home, her agent said Monday. "She had an accident while doing the gardening, and somehow managed to break both her legs," agent David Sigall said. The 81-year-old...
AspenBio Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPY), anemerging bio-pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of noveldrugs and diagnostics for humans and animals, has appointed Michael R.Merson as a new independent member of its board of directors. Thisappointment brings the total number of company directors to seven, withfive serving independently. Merson is a...
CHICAGO -- Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of financial and operational consulting services, today announced the acquisition of Stockamp & Associates, Inc., a nationally recognized management consulting firm specializing in helping high-performing hospitals and health systems optimize their financial and operational performance. "Huron aims...
BETHESDA, Md., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the "Company") will report financial results for its fiscal second quarter 2008 after the market closes on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. A conference call for investors and other interested parties is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time ET on...
VANCOUVER, Canada and SPRINGFIELD, MA, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CounterPath Corporation (OTCBB: CPAH; TSX-V: CCV) today announced that Thing5, a premier provider of managed voice and data services to over 1400 hotels across North America, has chosen CounterPath's Quick Conference solution as part of its Hospitality offering. Quick Conference...
MCLEAN, Va., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Barcelo Hotels & Resorts today announced the appointment of Pamela Payne, CMP as a Director of Meeting & Incentive Sales for the South Central region of the United States. Ms. Payne joins Barcelo from Sol Melia Hotels & Resorts where she was...
