Paperwork processor builds operations

Emdeon has agreed to buy closely held Chamberlin Edmonds & Associates for $260 million as the healthcare paperwork processor looks to further build up its operations, says the Wall Street Journal.

Chamberlin Edmonds helps hospitals lower bad-debt costs and incidence of uncompensated care. The company's revenue the first half of 2010 was $46.3 million; it serves more than 200 facilities in 30 states.

Emdeon, which electronically processes medical paperwork and connects health-care providers with insurers, has seen revenue rise of late, posting 8.3% growth in its latest quarter. The deal could increase its benefit from an expected increase in Medicaid volumes as a result of the ongoing federal healthcare overhaul.

MedLink, a provider of products and services designed to help create, manage, and share medical information, announced the company has partnered with Thrasys, a provider of health IT and solutions, states International Business Times.

The two companies will market the cloud-based platform to regional health information organisations and large hospital groups as a solution for interoperability, and to provide cloud-based applications that leverage both technologies.

MedLink and Thrasys have collaborated to provide interoperability and health record management based on SyntraNet from Thrasys, a cloud-based health information exchange and collaboration Network. SyntraNet enables more efficient and coordinated care across healthcare communities.

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced it has executed an agreement with Mount Kisco Medical Group (MKMG) to deploy NextGen Ambulatory Electronic Health Record (EHR), Practice Management, and Patient Portal, reveals RFP Connect.

“We are determined that our previous EHR solution would not enable us to meet meaningful use criteria, so that factored heavily into our decision when selecting this new technology,” said Joe Abate, director of IT at MKMG.

“Not only does NextGen Healthcare offer a proven EHR product, but its practice management and portal technologies also provide the enhanced functionality needed to significantly impact financial efficiency - all through a single database.”