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Time for CMS to Get Prescriptive: Electronic Notes and Meaningful Use

Posted in Client News Coverage on Tuesday, June 26, 2012.

As the industry awaits the final rule for Stage 2 of electronic health records meaningful use, the ultimate success of Stage 2 may hinge on a requirement that was not even included in the proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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O’Bleness Memorial Hospital Selects ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support

Posted in Press Releases on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN June 20, 2012— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that O’Bleness Memorial Hospital has selected its ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, software as its electronic order set solution.

7 Steps to Reduce Hospital Pharmacy Costs Without Eliminating Staff

Posted in Client News Coverage on Tuesday, June 19, 2012.

Each year, hospital executives are faced with the same daunting task of finding ways to tighten the budget belt one more notch. It's a sign of the times against looming — and in some cases significant — reimbursement cuts from Medicare and a regulatory backdrop demanding more for less.

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Just Associates Celebrates a Decade of Mastering Patient Identity, Improving Data Integrity

Posted in Press Releases on Monday, June 18, 2012.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. – June 18, 2012 – Just Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in data integrity and data quality solutions for healthcare organizations, is celebrating a decade of delivering to hospitals and healthcare organizations the innovative services and solutions that drive quality care by mastering patient identity and improving data integrity.

Meet Our Members: Bob Brown, Mosaica Partners

Posted in Client News Coverage on Wednesday, June 06, 2012.

Bob Brown is the co-author of “The Health Information Exchange Formation Guide: The Authoritative Guide for Planning and Forming an HIE in Your State, Region or Community.”  The book was published in February 2011 and was recently named HIMSS Book of the Year. Along with co-author, Laura Kolkman, RN, MS, FHIMSS, he also writes the monthly HIE Formation column in HIMSS monthly e-newsletter, HIMSS HIELights.

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Just Associates Appoints Monica Mosis as Senior Consultant

Posted in Press Releases on Tuesday, June 05, 2012.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. – June, 5, 2012 – Just Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in data integrity and data quality solutions for healthcare organizations, has appointed Monica Mosis, RHIA, as its senior consultant. In this role, Mosis will work with Just Associates’ clients on a wide range of data integrity projects.

Memorial Medical Center of West Michigan Selects ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support

Posted in Press Releases on Thursday, May 31, 2012.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — May 31, 2012 — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Memorial Medical Center of West Michigan has selected its ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, software as its electronic order set solution.

HealthPlan Services Launches “benefit crossroads”

Posted in Press Releases on Wednesday, May 30, 2012.

TAMPA, Fla. – May 30, 2012 – HealthPlan Services (HPS), the nation’s leading technology and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, announced today the launch of “benefit crossroads” to provide consumers with a single online source for top-rated individual insurance plans. It combines medical, dental, vision, life, Medicare advantage, PDP and Medicare supplement plans from the nation’s leading carriers with advanced online search and education tools and trusted advisors to guide consumers toward insurance that is tailored to their specific needs.

Australia’s Austin Health Selects ProVation® Medical Software for Gastroenterology Documentation and Coding

Posted in Press Releases on Tuesday, May 29, 2012.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – May 29, 2012 — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Austin Health has selected its ProVation® Medical Software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

Center for Ambulatory Surgery Selects ProVation® Medical Software for Gastroenterology Procedure Documentation and Coding

Posted in Press Releases on Tuesday, May 29, 2012.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – May 25, 2012 — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that the Center for Ambulatory Surgery has selected its ProVation® Medical Software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

Just Associates Appoints Vice President of Consulting Services

Posted in Client News Coverage on Friday, May 25, 2012.

Just Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in data integrity and data quality solutions for healthcare organizations, has appointed Karen Proffitt, MS, RHIA, CHP as its vice president of consulting services.

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Just Associates Appoints Karen Proffitt as Vice President of Consulting Services

Posted in Press Releases on Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. – May 21, 2012 – Just Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in data integrity and data quality solutions for healthcare organizations, has appointed Karen Proffitt, MS, RHIA, CHP as its vice president of consulting services.

Just Associates names Proffitt as VP

Posted in Client News Coverage on Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

Just Associates, a health information management and integrity company based in Centennial, Colo., has named Karen Proffitt to the newly created position of vice president of consulting services.

Modern Healthcare»

A Positive Side-Effect: How Clean MPIs Can Enhance the Patient Portal Experience

Posted in Client News Coverage on Monday, May 21, 2012.

Left unchecked, duplicates can prevent patients from fully utilizing portals.

Patient portals are emerging as an effective channel of communication and information exchange between hospitals, physicians and their patients, as well as a key element of many provider organizations' meaningful use strategies. However, realizing their full value can be hindered by a problem that is shared by the majority of hospitals across the nation - duplicate patient records.

Executive Insight»

Arizona Taps Mosaica Partners to Update Health Information Exchange Plans

Posted in Client News Coverage on Thursday, May 17, 2012.

Mosaica Partners, a health information consulting and advisory firm, has been selected to assist the state of Arizona in updating its health information exchange (HIE) strategic and operations plans.

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