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CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Oct. 16, 2012 – Just Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in data integrity and data quality solutions for healthcare organizations, announced today that it will deploy Repair™ at PIH Health (formerly Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital) to provide the facility with remote master patient index (MPI) management services.

MADISON, Wis. – Oct. 16, 2012 – Amphion Medical Solutions, an innovative provider of transcription and coding technology and outsourcing services, is poised to help hospitals and healthcare organizations meet the critical staffing challenges predicted to occur in tandem with the coming ICD-10 transition. Recently delayed to Oct. 1, 2014, the new deadline for converting to the expanded coding system provides hospitals with a unique opportunity to identify innovative approaches to proactively address anticipated staffing gaps created by the increased demand for services.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – (Oct. 11, 2012) – CanDiag, Inc., a University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) spin-out company focused on early-stage breast cancer detection has successfully closed on over $500,000 in a syndicated angel capital financing.

TAMPA, Fla. – Oct. 11, 2012 – MedHOK, one of the healthcare industry’s fastest growing software companies, has been named a finalist for the 2012 Tampa Bay Technology Forum (TBTF) Emerging Technology Company of the Year Award.

From the Medicare/Medicaid EHR incentive program to ACOs and HIEs, information exchange is the centerpiece of nearly every initiative designed to bend the health care quality and cost curves. The ability to access real-time clinical data wherever a patient encounter takes place drives these improvements by informing care decisions, avoiding preventable adverse events, eliminating diagnostic and therapeutic duplications and shortening lengths of stay.

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Fierce competition ahead. That’s what hospitals can expect in the pay-for-performance landscape that is already unfolding on the national regulatory scene. Medicare’s Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) and Readmissions Reduction programs officially began on October 1, while the Hospital-Acquired Conditions program will follow in a few short years. Similar programs are already being launched by commercial payers.

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TAMPA, Fla. – Oct. 3, 2012 – MedHOK, one of the healthcare industry’s fastest growing software companies, announced today that its integrated care, quality and compliance platform positions Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative participants to improve coordination of care provided under the program. The CPC initiative includes 500 primary care practices representing more than 2,000 primary care physicians and nurse practitioners in seven markets across the country.

TAMPA, Fla. – Sept. 27, 2012 – MedHOK, one of the healthcare industry’s fastest growing software companies, announced today the appointment of Maryalice Anderson, RN, BSN, PMP, as vice president of clinical solutions. MedHOK offers fully NCQA-certified software for HEDIS®, Pay for Performance and Disease Management performance measures.

The data integrity summary report is one of the most powerful – yet underutilized – tools hospitals have at their disposal for maintaining the integrity of the data within their MPI. Digging deeper into the statistics provided in these reports reveals far more than the volume of overlaid or duplicate records within the system. It can also reveal areas of weaknesses that, left unchecked, could threaten the long-term integrity of the MPI, limit its usefulness in achieving quality and safety goals and Meaningful Use, and hamper participation in ACOs and HIEs.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Sept. 25, 2012— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Methodist Dallas Medical Center has selected its ProVation^® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate^® Decision Support, software as its electronic order set solution.

Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) have taken center stage as a focal point of Medicare's push for more accountability from the healthcare industry. Pay-for-performance strategies across the board point to a movement that is emphatically and systematically aimed at improving performance through a no-tolerance policy for these costly and preventable events.

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Standardization, streamlined processes, and technology — all three are fundamental strategies for eliminating many of the complexities that plague the healthcare industry today. The Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) program is one FDA initiative that has taken center stage recently because of its inherent flaws in each of these areas.

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn – Sept. 6, 2012 — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that the Medical Center of the Rockies has selected its ProVation^® Medical Software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding in its GI labs.

In their methodical march from paper to digital, IT personnel at Southeast Alabama Medical Center (SAMC) have moved carefully, deliberately, vowing to get it right the first time.

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