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HCL Technologies Forges Strategic Partnership With Healthcare Solutions Provider Wellogic

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:31:00 +0000

CAMBRIDGE, MA and NOIDA, INDIA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/17/10 -- HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCL), a leading global IT services provider, today announced a strategic partnership with Wellogic, a leading software solutions provider for the healthcare community. The companies have collaborated to provide interoperability and health records management solutions that enable safer, more efficient care delivery across the global healthcare industry.

Wellogic will leverage HCL's comprehensive global sales, professional services and cloud computing implementation services expertise to help clients adopt and operate Wellogic's market-leading health information exchange (HIE), electronic health record (EHR) and personal health record (PHR) solutions. Through this partnership, customer organizations can leverage Wellogic's innovative solutions coupled with HCL's world-renowned healthcare technology resources.

"Along with its deep technology and domain expertise, HCL shares Wellogic's dedication to making healthcare delivery safer and more cost-effective through the availability of comprehensive patient information at the point of care," said Sumit...

Stonebranch Publishes Healthcare IT White Paper

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

ATLANTA, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Stonebranch, the industry leader in Managed File Transfer software for businesses and Job Scheduling technology, announced today the publication of its most recent white paper, "Achieving Safe Harbor: What the HITECH Act Means for U.S. Healthcare Organizations' Communications and Business Processes." The paper focuses on recent healthcare regulations and how healthcare organizations (HCOs), related covered entities (CE) and business associates (BA) can secure personal health information (PHI) from infrastructure to people.

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In particular, the white paper examines how the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health ACT (HITECH) provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) address and define how to securely communicate both PHI both inside and outside of the HCO network. The HITECH act stipulates that PHI must be encrypted at rest and while in transit to meet security requirements. Moreover, the HIPAA Security Rule states that...

New Health Reviser Software Enables User-Friendly Access to Cutting Edge Professional Health ...

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

SEATTLE, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The scientifically validated Health Reviser hardware/software system delivers more than 15 years of scientific research from major universities and health scientists directly to a user's desktop computer. So health-cautious individuals, people suffering from hypertension, and beginning or advanced athletes are now able to monitor stress levels and assess and improve personal fitness.

Using a pulse sensor plugged into the computer's USB port, Health Reviser collects real-time heart rate variability data. Then it translates that information into user-friendly graphics to interpret the results and display them on the computer screen. No technical background is necessary to use the product. It is designed for the average consumer, presenting data in an easy-to-understand, intuitive format.

"Health Reviser was specifically designed to help users achieve their optimum health goals, monitor and manage stress, and measure fitness improvements without leaving their homes," explains Alexander Robinson, Health Reviser's CEO. "With this...

Emdeon To Buy Healthcare Technology Management Services

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:12:00 +0000

Mar 17, 2010 (FinancialWire via COMTEX) -- (Comment on this article at http://www.financialwire.net/2010/03/17/emdeon-to-buy-healthcare-technology-management-services/ )

March 17, 2010 (FinancialWire) -- Emdeon Inc. (NYSE: EM), a provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management services, said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Healthcare Technology Management Services, a management consulting company focused primarily on the healthcare payer market.

HTMS consultants have provided consulting services for payer organizations -- with a focus on technology and operations -- for more than 20 years. The acquisition is scheduled to close this month.

Tennessee-based Emdeon is a leading of revenue and payment cycle management solutions, connecting payers, providers and patients in the U.S. healthcare system.

Indiana-based HTMS has a regional office in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Lexi-Comp Releases Expanded Medical Software Application for Palm® webOS™ Devices

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:01:00 +0000

Lexi-Comp® ON-HAND™ delivers full complement of software for the Palm Pre™ and Pixi™

Hudson, OH (PRWEB) March 17, 2010 -- Lexi-Comp, Inc., a provider of drug and clinical information, and drug data solutions for healthcare professionals, has expanded its smartphone offering to now include Palm Pre and Pixi devices. This new release makes Lexi-Comp ON-HAND the most comprehensive medical software available for Palm webOS and expands Lexi-Comp's handheld solution, which already includes compatibility with Palm OS and Pocket PC devices, iPod touch®, and other smartphones including iPhone®, BlackBerry®, Android™, and Windows Mobile® devices. Individual database and package options are now available for purchase by visiting Lexi-Comp's Palm webOS page .

With the launch of Palm's webOS 1.4, Lexi-Comp's initially released Lexi-Drugs® + Interact™ package for the Pre is now expanded to include most of Lexi-Comp's databases and packages available for mobile devices. In addition to industry-leading drug information...