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Vendor Notebook - QuadraMed inks deal with Fremont-Rideout Health Group

By Eric Wicklund , Editor, mHealthNews

The QuadraMed Corporation of Reston, Va., has announced that the Fremont-Rideout Health Group, a not-for-profit health system based in Yuba City and Marysville, Calif., will implement the company's Revenue Cycle and Quantum Health Information Management solutions.

Sage Software Healthcare of Tampa, Fla., has announced that Family Health Centers of Baltimore, StayWell Health Care, Inc., and HealthLinc (formerly Hilltop Community Health Center) have selected the Sage Intergy  CHC community health management system. The community health centers have also purchased other Sage products, including the Sage Intergy EHR electronic health records system.

LodgeNet Healthcare, based in Sioux Falls, S.D., has announced that the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Care Center will implement several of the company's interactive patient television services, including DIRECTV satellite programming, professional services, high-definition interactive patient television and a patient education application.

Siemens has been awarded a contract by the Via Christi Health System of Wichita, Kan., to provide a wide range of technology and service solutions designed to contribute to the success of the health system's strategic plan - including the completion of a new hospital in west Wichita.

McKesson Provider Technologies of Atlanta has signed an agreement with VHA, Inc. to provide the national healthcare alliance with its Performance Analytics software as its preferred enterprise business intelligence solution. In addition, the company has announced contracts for its Horizon Enterprise Revenue Management suite with Health Quest Systems of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Longmont United Hospital in Longmont, Colo., Carroll Hospital Center in Westminter, Md., the HealthEast Care System in St. Paul, Minn. and the Suburban Hospital Healthcare System in Bethesda, Md.

The GammaTech Computer Corporation, a Fremont, Calif.-based developer of notebook computers, has unveiled the DURABOOK RT10 model with Intel health technology, designed for healthcare professionals.

Thomson Reuters' Healthcare and Science business has launched IDRAC Notes, an add-on commenting feature to IDRAC that allows colleagues within the same organization to create, update and share comments attached to IDRAC PDF documents.

Imprivata, Inc., a Lexington, Mass.-based provider of employee access management solutions, has seen an increase in demand for the OneSign Authentication and Access Management Platform in the healthcare market since signing a distribution deal with CDW Healthcare in 2007.

Medical Web Technologies
of Norwell, Mass., has enhanced its One Medical Passport perioperative workflow solution to allow ambulatory surgery centers to display required CMS conditions for coverage and obtain patient acknowledgement of receipt in advance of a procedure, as required by Section 416.50 of the new CMS guidelines for ASCs.

Wandering WiFi, based in Atlanta, has announced that Proctor Hospital has successfully deployed the company's WiFi service for public wireless networks throughout its Peoria, Ill. hospital campus.

The ThinIdentity Corporation, a new, Denver-based IT company, has launched a virtual desktop infrastructure solution designed to improve access to healthcare data in the hospital setting by replacing PCs with thin-client terminals connected to the ThinIdentity Synchronizer.

Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc.
, of Palm City, Fla., has signed an agreement with Strategic Medical Communications, Inc., to promote its MedFlash Personal Health Record storage device to the pharmaceutical industry.

AuthenTec, a Melbourne, Fla.-based provider of fingerprint sensors and solutions, has announced that its fingerprint sensor has been integrated into the new Motion Computing J3400 tablet PC.

Infolinx System Solutions of Kensington, Md., has announced that The Cleveland Clinic has selected its Infolinx WEB RFID-based solution to track study-related patient files.

MMR Information Systems of Los Angeles has announced that former Congressman and Presidential candidate Richard Gephardt, a member of MyMedicalRecords, Inc.'s Board of Advisors, will work with the company to educate the public on the importance of starting a personal health record.

Technology Solutions Company (TCS), a Chicago-based software and services company based on the healthcare provider market, has received notice from the NASDAQ Stock Market that the company no longer satisfies Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(3), the requires an insurer to have stockholders' equity of at least $10 million. Company officials are seeking an exception to the rule in order to complete a recently announced Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution.

The Quantum Group, Inc., a Wellington, Fla.-based healthcare IT company and developer of the PWeR healthcare technology platform, has received notice from the NYSE Amex that it is not in compliance with Section 1003(a)(iv) of the Company Guide, and that the Exchange questions whether the company can continue operations or meet future financial obligations. Company officials intend to submit a plan by April 16 outlining their compliance strategy.

CoActive Medical of Ridgefield, Conn., has introduced new automated medical imaging solution for National Digital Medical Archive (NDMA) customers, designed specifically to meet the needs of those transitioning to a new storage solution as NDMA discontinues its traditional model for image archiving services.

Availity, LLC, based in Jacksonville, Fla., has expanded its relationship with Molina Healthcare to allow Florida providers to have access to Molina Healthcare via the Availity secure Web portal for the transmission of real-time eligibility and benefits, authorizations, referrals and claims.

SPi Healthcare, a Nashville-based provider of medical transcription solutions, has released the latest version of its eGlobal Enterprise transcription platform.

The Authentidate Holding Corp., a Berkeley Heights, N.J.-based provider of health information exchange and workflow management services, has announced that SuperCare Medical, Inc., a Southern California-based provider of home healthcare products and services, has implemented the company's Inscrybe Healthcare Web-based service to streamline the management of critical business workflows.

BoxTone, a Columbia, Md.-based developer of mobile user management services, is partnering with Wallace Wireless, a Toronto-based provider of Blackberry smartphone applications, to help healthcare providers and others extend the capabilities of their Blackberry platforms.

Entra Health Systems, an Alpine, Calif.-based provider of medical technology for the treatment of diabetes, has selected Sunderland in northeast England for its European base of operations, from which it will release MyGlucoHealth, a new Bluetooth-enabled Glucometer.

Halifax, Nova Scotia-based MedMira, Inc., a developer and marketer of rapid diagnostic technology and solutions, and Tri-Star Industries, a manufacturer and exporter of ground ambulances, are forming a strategic partnership to sell co-branded rapid diagnostics.

Mobile Aspects of Pittsburgh has announced that the University of Michigan Health System has implemented the company's iRISecure RFID-based tissue tracking solution to support the storage and use of implantable tissue products in the hospital's operating rooms.

Patient Placement Systems of Atlanta has launched Web-to-Referral, a feature of the company's Web-based referral management system for automating patient admissions that allows continuing care providers to instantly receive Web-based referrals and inquiries directly into their Referral Management System.

MobileMD, based in Warminster, Pa., has announced that PinnacleHealth, a non-profit healthcare system serving central Pennsylvania, will implement the company's Health Information Exchange (HIE) and Enterprise Access (EA) technology and services to connect the health system's various facilities and the physician practice community.

HSAGlobal, an Auckland, New Zealand-based provider of healthcare information software, has completed a successful pilot implementation of its Community Care Management Solution in Singapore and will soon be looking at expansion to Australia and Canada.

The iMedica Corporation, a Dallas-based provider of healthcare software solutions for physician practices, has announced a technology partnership with Imagetek, a Des Moines, Iowa-based developer of enterprise content management and business process automation services, to strengthen the capture of paper-based documents and ease the transition to a paperless physician practice.

Cardinal Health of Dublin, Ohio, has launched several new products targeted to improve safety and efficiency in operating rooms, including high-performance surgical scrubs, a high-tech mobile fluid management systems, advances in automated medical supply dispensing and new surgical instruments.

SK&T Integration, Inc., of Parker, Colo. and Zebra Technologies are joining forces to launch the new HC100 Patient ID Solution at The Children's Hospital in Aurora, Colo.

WebMD Health Corp
. of New York has announced a long-term strategic relationship with Boots UK Limited, the leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer in the United Kingdom, to jointly develop a consumer health and wellness information portal in the UK.

The Eclipsys Corporation of Atlanta has announced that St. Mary's of Michigan, a member of Ascension Health, has successfully activated the Sunrise Pharmacy medication management solution. In addition, the company has announced that Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill., has adopted the Sunrise EPSi integrated suite of business performance management solutions.

Agfa HealthCare has announced that the government of the Northwest Territories in Canada has chosen the company's IMPAX Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) to migrate its regional radiology services to a digital environment. IMPAX has already been installed at the Stanton Territorial Hospital, one of the four main hospitals in the province, and the agreement foresees expansion to the other three facilities.

SailPoint, based in Austin, Texas, has announced a new suite of deployment offerings for its SailPoint IdentityIQ identity governance solution, including a virtual appliance, a hosting option and a menu of managed services.

Pharmacy OneSource of Bellevue, Wash., has announced that the Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania has implemented Sentri7, a system designed to allow hospital pharmacists to cross-reference patient health information with the medications that patients are receiving. In addition, the company has announced that  Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Florida has adopted the company's ScheduleRx software.

NetMotion Wireless, a Seattle-based provider of mobile productivity and management software, has announced that the Puget Sound Blood Center has deployed the company's Mobile Virtual Private Network (VPN) solution to provide its mobile clinicians with access to wireless data and applications as they move across Washington state.

The Axolotl Corporation of San Jose, Calif., has announced that Physicians Medical Group of Santa Cruz County in California, the lead organization in the Santa Cruz Health Information Exchange (HIE), has implemented the company's Elysium Virtual Health Record. Also, the company has announced that its Elysium EMR has achieved advanced Surescripts certification status for e-prescribing.

INFINITT North America, based in Phillipsburg, N.J., is launching the INFINITT Cardiology PACS, a complete image management solution for the cardiology department.

GetWellNetwork, Inc., a Bethesda, Md.-based provider of Interactive Patient Care (IPC) solutions, and KidsHealth, the largest provider of online pediatric health information, have introduced two new content sites to their pediatric patient education library. The new products are the Medical Testing ("What to Expect") Suite and the Post-Procedural Care Suite.

Royal Philips Electronics has launched SpeechControl, driver software that enables compatibility between the Philips SpeechMike products and Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition program.

ShiftWise, based in Portland, Ore., has announced that the Memorial Health System of Colorado Springs, Colo., has saved more than $500,000 in contingent staffing costs in the eight months since deploying the company's workforce management system.

Capario, a Santa Ana, Calif.-based provider of revenue cycle management solutions that connect healthcare providers with payers, has secured contracts with Pathology Associates Medical Labs of Spokane, Wash., BRG Specialty Physician Billing of Birmingham, Ala., and San Diego Imaging Management, Inc., of San Diego.

Carefx, of Scottsdale, Ariz., has announced that Enloe Medical Center in Chico, Calif., has implemented the company's Fusionfx interoperability platform.

Versus Technology, Inc. of Traverse City, Mich., has announced that the Western Maryland Health System is installing the Enterprise VISion real-time location system in its new medical center in Cumberland, set to open this fall.

Keystone Therapeutics, Inc.
of Pittsburgh has signed a multi-year agreement to provide its DoseResponse Anticoagulation Management software to the Park Nicollet Health System's Anticoagulation and Primary Care Clinics in Minneapolis.

TeleHealth Services, a Raleigh, N.C.-based provider of healthcare-grade televisions and communication systems to hospitals, has been selected to provide an in-patient care program for Lakeland HealthCare of St. Joseph, Mich.

Concerro, a San Diego-based provider of workforce management software and services, has announced that the Moore County Hospital District in Dumas, Texas, has successfully implemented the company's software suite. The district is comprised of a 60-bed acute care hospital and a 60-bed nursing and rehabilitation center.

Merge Healthcare of Milwaukee has announced the addition of Fusion Hosted RIS/PACS and Fusion Hosted PACS Software-as-a-Service solutions to its portfolio of managed services.