This Week in Healthcare IT

M&A, Financial Reports and Funding

Hill-Rom Holdings, a vendor of hospital equipment and location-tracking and communication devices, will acquire Volker, a vendor of health care furniture, for $85 million...Scott Silverman -- former chair and CEO of PositiveID, a developer of diabetes management and molecular diagnostic systems -- will acquire the company's personal identification chip and PHR system under a deal that includes a $200,000 note, a 10% interest in Silverman's VeriTeQ Acquisition and possible royalty payments...iMedX, a provider of health care software and services, has acquired transcription services firm Abacus Transcriptions for an undisclosed sum.

Contracts

The Crescent City Beacon Community in Louisiana has selected Mirth's interoperability and care management applications to connect health care providers and organizations...the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has selected Cognosante, a provider of health IT services, to help the state upgrade its Medicaid Management Information System...St. Vincent's HealthCare in Florida has selected Orion Health's health information exchange system.

The East Tennessee Health Information Network, a collaborative group of health systems, has selected OptumInsight's health information exchange system...Shannon Health, a health system in Texas, has selected Rothman Healthcare's patient surveillance system...Baystate Health, a health system in Massachusetts, has selected Atlas Medical Software's physician outreach and connectivity applications.

Product Development and Marketing

Allscripts and DiagnosisOne, a provider of clinical decision support and analytics services, have entered into an alliance to offer clinical decision support and performance measurement capabilities to users of Allscripts' EHR services.

Personnel

Nathan Goldstein -- former executive vice president of the Gorman Health Group, a provider of software and professional services -- has been named CEO of the company...Elizabeth McNamara has been named senior manager of the Healthcare Information Technology Division at ECG Management Consultants, a health care consulting firm...Ian McGuiness -- former senior sales executive at consulting company IMS Health -- has been named vice president of business development at Qforma, a health care analytics and predictive modeling company.

Read more: http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2011/12/22/health-it-business-news-roundup-for-the-week-of-december-22-2011.aspx#ixzz1i2acq0gI

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athenahealth, Inc., a provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic health record, and care coordination services to medical groups, today announced that it has received the top ranking for its cloud-based EHR, athenaClinicals^®, in the annual 2011 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Services report for ambulatory EMR (11-75 Physicians).

To reach its awards conclusions, KLAS surveys hospital and clinic executives, administrators, physicians, nurses, and other directors and managers with business responsibilities regarding their experience with health information technology. KLAS surveys approximately 4,500 hospitals and nearly 2,500 ambulatory organizations annually.

Jonathan Bush, Chairman and CEO of athenahealth, said, “Physicians have to bear a number of pressures, so they certainly can’t afford dealing with the barriers that often come with traditional software-based EHRs. By harnessing the power of the cloud, athenahealth has a unique window into our physicians’ clinical workflow, allowing us to help address issues in real time and inject greater value faster. We’ve heard time and time again that, because of this capability, our providers feel more confident about achieving things like Meaningful Use, qualifying as a patient centered medical home, and, ultimately, their ability to provide the best patient care possible.”

Read more: http://emrdailynews.com/2011/12/15/athenahealth-cloud-based-ehr-service-earns-top-national-ranking-in-2011-klas-report-for-ambulatory-emr/#ixzz1gdF8Lhmg

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Just because they sent you an invitation and called it a party doesn't mean you're not at work...

written by Kate Rogers for FOXBusiness

With the holiday season in full swing, many companies will be showing appreciation for their employees with a party, but it's easy to overstep boundaries and present yourself in an unflattering light at these gatherings that may lead to missed promotions and fodder for office gossip.

The invite may say "party," but that doesn’t mean you should go wild and relive your college days, especially with upper-level managers present. Employees should enjoy the party, but use it as a networking opportunity to put your best  foot forward in front of the bosses.

So, before you hit the dance floor with your manager, or drink too much punch, here are some expert tips for what employees should and should not do at this year's holiday office party:

DON'T: Skip the party. Business etiquette expert Patricia Rossi says to consider the office party an extension of the business day.

"You want to make sure you are there and at your very best," she says.

Anna Post, co-author of the 18^th Edition of Emily Post's Etiquette, says even if you don’t like your colleagues or bosses, you still need to show up.

"Just because they are jerks doesn't mean you get to be one," Post says. "It's one night out of the whole year.

DO: Decide if you will drink ahead of time. If you decide to have alcoholic beverages at the party, take cues from the high-ups and be sure to limit yourself, says Dr. Gregg Jantz, founder of The Center for Counseling and Health Resources.

"A lot of times people don't realize they are being judged and monitored in some instances at a party," he says.

DO: Dress appropriately.  Rossi suggests finding out the dress code for the party and following it.

"Dress in a conservative manner. It's not Halloween or the day to break out the thigh-high disco boots."

Jantz stresses maintaining a sense of professionalism in your wardrobe. If in doubt, follow the golden rule of erring on the side of more formal, rather than showing up under dressed.

DON'T: Over consume…anything. Whether its food, alcohol or people, make sure you are enjoying every aspect of the party in moderation. While it may be fun to kick back with your office buddies, don’t monopolize them, the buffet table or the bar.

"Be aware of appropriate boundaries," Jantz says. "Don't try to just hang out with management because you want to impress them."

Rossi suggests having a goal of having three people you want to connect with at the party. It’s important to be perceived as outgoing and social; use the party as an opportunity to shine among your colleagues.

"Move about the cabin and remember that no matter where you go or what you do, you are representing your company," she says. "You don't want to be seen as grazing the buffet line or bar."

DO: Make proper intros. If you are bringing a date or spouse to the holiday party, be sure you are properly introducing him or her to your bosses and colleagues, Jantz recommends.

"Be prepared ahead of time about how you will make these introductions," he says. "Have the elevator speech prepared. Keep it brief and be consistent. It's also a great time to put in a positive plug for your manager or supervisor."

DON'T: Talk gossip, politics or religion.  No matter who you are talking to at the party, keep conversation light. Staying away from hot-button issues is a must, Jantz stresses, and be sure to steer clear of office gossip.

"Do not talk about personal issues. Be very alert as to what you are saying," he says.

DO: Put away your phone. A holiday party gathering is the perfect opportunity to get some face time with prospective clients and higher-ups, and the last thing you want to do is be tied up on your phone. Post says employees should consider leaving their phones off or at home for the event.

"Make the people your priority," Post says. "You don't want to look distracted. Make sure you are actually taking advantage of that face time."

DO: Say thank you. Rossi says one way to make a good impression is to seek out the party planner and thank him or her. If you want to go one step further, send a thank-you note afterward.

"The planner usually gets overlooked. This will help you really shine and be remembered as a courteous person."

DON'T: Give the boss a gift. Post says it is not appropriate to give your boss an individual gift. The only time gifting a higher-up would be acceptable is when the team chips in to give a collective one.

"Giving a gift from employee to boss.. there's no way to not look like you are kissing up.”

Read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/12/06/holiday-office-parties-10-dos-and-donts-for-employees/?cmpid=cmty_twitter_foxbusiness_holiday-office-parties-10-dos-and-donts-for-employees#ixzz1fnSadSuE

6 Most In-Demand Skills for HIT Professionals in 2012

by Michelle McNickle | HealthcareITNews

The demand for capable IT specialists is growing, and according to Guillermo Moreno, vice president of recruiting firm Experis Healthcare, certain skills are bound to take the spotlight come 2012. 

“This is an area that’s of interest and concern, given what we’re seeing in the marketplace,” Moreno said. “With the continuation of the build of the information technology movement in healthcare, we are seeing some sizable fractures in the healthcare space around human capital and human talent.” 

With the New Year around the corner, we asked Moreno to look ahead and share with us the top six most in-demand skills for healthcare IT professionals in 2012. 

1. ICD-10/5010 expertise. Moreno said with the movement to reach the audit function and compliance right in front of us, the demand in the market place for professionals is at an all-time high. “More and more organizations are beginning to road map themselves in ICD-10 migration,” he said. “Everyone understands what ICD-9 is and what it means to generically migrate to ICD-10, but there are few who have actually made the transition or are in the process of doing so.” Moreno said he’s seeing requests and demands both on the payer and provider side, as well as large government organizations looking for skilled professionals. This includes those with expertise in project management, program management, and coding. “Those are the three pretty major areas for people who understand ICD-10, and frankly, in this country, there isn’t a lot of experience in that space.” 

[See also: ICD-10 stirs controversy among payers.]

2. EMR and EHR implementation. The increased momentum and adoption of electronic health records is prevalent both for ambulatory and inpatient care. But, according to Moreno, with adoption comes voids and needs in the industry. “Some of the major software houses are tailoring their agendas around meaningful use and CPOE and other things that are required,” he said. “This includes quality measures and compliance in the future around payment. So when you look at that and who is in the marketplace today, there’s clearly a higher degree of contracts in place and requirements to deliver against inpatient and outpatient EMRs versus what’s in the marketplace that’s available.” He added that for certain implementation skill sets “there is a higher demand than there is availability.”

3. Applications know-how. “The other piece, both in the payer and provider space, is the development solution space,” said Moreno. This includes applications and data management, as organizations become more mature regarding solutions. “They’re beginning to fill the landscape and [are looking into] a lot of applications required to measure quality and standards,” he said. “So some increase in software development, software management, and application management. Yet, when you look at the marketplace, and in some cases, companies who own the solutions themselves, they’re having difficulty finding those skills.”

4. Security and compliance skills. Both of which go hand-in-hand with where we are today in the industry and where we’re navigating to, said Moreno. “[This is] where information is collected and is required to move from one environment to another,” he continued. “There’s a notion of how do we protect that information and be HIPAA compliant and deal with PHI.” In the past, added Moreno, the industry was focused on introspective security. “And now, there’s a higher increase for skills in the information management security side of the business.”

[See also: Data breaches top of mind for IT decision makers.]

5. Data management talents. Moreno said data management and data security is where he and his team have placed a lot of effort and emphasis. “It’s the complaint side of the business, so it’s important to understand how you manage and protect the information.” This includes putting together the appropriate structure to govern security, he said, and knowing how to protect information and address breaches from a compliance perspective. “Knowing how to have plans in place so you address the potential losses and breach of information and how to be protected in the future,” added Moreno. “It’s going to require some skill sets that aren’t mainstream in healthcare; they are in other industries, so I think we’re going to see a gap for a period then a movement of professionals who have that skill set in other industries, helping to address this need in healthcare.”

6. BI and analytics abilities. Moreno concluded business intelligence and analytics data is a way to “aggregate information in a better way and with better quality.” But he sees the need for these skills as yet to come. “They aren’t necessarily in the marketplace," he said. "There are tools, but they aren’t as robust and mainstream as those the pharmaceutical industry has been using for a long time.” The industry is starting  to see a higher degree of attention on finding newer and more aggressive BI and analytics tools, he added, “which, in turn, will have a higher degree of demand for those professionals."

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This week in Healthcare IT

M&A, Financial Reports and Funding

 HMS Holdings, a vendor of health insurance software services, will acquire HealthDataInsights, a claims review firm and Medicare recovery audit contractor, for $400 million...Grant Thornton LLP, a consulting firm, has acquired the health solutions division of IT consulting company Computer Technology Associates for an undisclosed sum.
Perminova, a developer of online software for cardiology centers, has secured $7 million in venture capital funding...AmbiCom Holdings, a developer of wireless medical products, has signed an investment agreement for up to $1 million with Kodiak Capital Group...Comprehend Systems, a developer of data analytics tools, has secured $1.2 million in seed round funding with contributions from multiple investors. 

Contracts

Athens Regional Medical Center in Georgia has upgraded its Omnicell medication and supply management tools and analytics software...Lompoc Valley Medical Center in California will implement Allscripts' acute care EHR system...UC Health in Ohio has chosen Ciena's performance network connectivity platform...San Francisco VA Medical Center has deployed DSS' chemotherapy manager system.
CalOptima, a regional extension center in California, has picked Office Ally as one of its preferred EHR vendors...Conway Medical Center in South Carolina has chosen PatientKeeper's automated physician workflow and clinical applications...the John C. Lincoln Health Network in Arizona has picked iSirona's device connectivity tool...Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center in Kentucky has selected ChartLogic's EHR system.
ProHealth Care in Wisconsin has chosen Epic System's EHR platform...Sedgwick County Health Center in Colorado has picked Prognosis Health Information Systems' EHR system...Lakeland Regional Health System in Florida has chosen RelayHealth's health information exchange platform...The U.S. Army has awarded four contracts to CACI International to provide software for the U.S. Army's Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support System.

Product Development and Marketing

Medicomp Systems has imbedded its documentation and patient management application into MED3000's EHR platform...athenahealth -- a provider of cloud-based practice management, EHR and care coordination services -- will collaborate with Medley Health, a provider of membership practice marketing and communications services for independent primary care providers, on product integration, co-marketing programs and sales outreach initiatives.

Personnel

Edward Shortliffe -- an adjunct professor of biomedical informatics at Columbia University in New York -- is resigning as president and CEO of the American Medical Informatics Association...Michael Chrissos -- a partner at Ann Arbor Bone and Joint Surgery, a site director for the University of Michigan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and director of orthopedic trauma services at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Michigan -- has been appointed to the Michigan Health IT Commission; Gregory Forzley -- CMIO at Saint Mary's Health Care and medical director of Advantage Health Physicians Network in Michigan -- has been re-appointed to the board.
Rahul Singa -- former president and CEO of WorldDoc, a provider of health risk assessments, member portals and consumer engagement programs for insurers -- has been named chief medical officer at MedHOK, a vendor of care management and compliance software...James Karis -- former president and CEO of biotechnology firm Entelos -- has been named CEO of CollabRx, a developer of cancer treatment databases...Bharadwaj Heragu -- former vice president of quality for Wipro, an IT services and consulting company -- has been named chief quality officer at Anthelio, a health care technology and business processes company.
Viet Nguyen -- a pediatrician at Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Associates -- has been named CMIO at Systems Made Simple, a provider of health IT platforms...Randall Lipps -- chair, president and CEO of Omnicell, a provider of health IT services -- has been named to the board of directors of Radisphere, a provider of radiology products...Peter Urbain -- formerly of IBM -- has been named senior vice president of partner sales at Merge Healthcare; the company also named Steven Tolle -- former senior vice president and general manager at health IT company OptumInsight -- its senior vice president of solutions management.

Read more: http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2011/11/11/health-it-business-news-roundup-for-the-week-of-november-11-2011.aspx#ixzz1duMZsY41

Email 101: 8 Etiquette Rules for Job Seekers

By Tony Morrison

While it’s probably the most easily forgotten, E-mail is one of the sharpest tools in any job seeker’s toolbox. After all, it is the key to any online membership, keeps you up-to-date with your network, and is home to your Daily Deals newsletters!

While it’s easy to take E-mail for granted, job seekers should remember that E-mail is a powerful tool that should be used appropriately, especially when used with potential employers or networking contacts.

Even if you think you’re on top of E-mail etiquette, refresh your memory with these eight rules:

Pick your name carefully – It was really cute when your E-mail address was “PlayBoyBunny88” in college, but a potential employer or networking contact is going to find it tacky and inappropriate. When in doubt, the best E-mail address is a combination of your first and last name.

Don’t forget the subject line – Would you open an E-mail from someone you don’t know that contains no subject line? Stay out of the spam folder by addressing the topic of your E-mail in your subject line. The more specific you are, the more likely your E-mail will be opened.

Leave the LOL out of it – LOL, JK, ROFL, and other web jargon you have up your sleeve belong on Facebook, Twitter, and SMS not professional E-mails. While E-mail can be casual, resorting to jargon, emoticons, and text slang could be telling a potential employer that you don’t take this seriously.

Keep it short and sweet – Think about how much time you have to read through your E-mails. Between newsletters, daily deals, and personal E-mail, you have a lot to go through in a short amount of time. If you’re E-mailing someone your resume, making a request, or simply introducing yourself, keep it to the point.

Make your signature your own – Your professional E-mail needs a solid signature. Not only does an informative signature make for a good finish to any E-mail message, but it also provides in one location your contact information making you immediately accessible. Everyone’s signature is different, but try to include your name, E-mail address, phone number, web address, and hyperlinks to your social media profiles.

Remember to sign-off – If you have a good professional signature, do you have to include a sign-off as well? Yes! Professional sign-offs include “best wishes” or “sincerely.” Use a phrase that seems most like you.

Attach it first – This has to be the easiest to commit and most common mistake ever. E-mailing your resume and forgetting to attach it to the E-mail. We have all done it! No worries. Mistakes happen. Thankfully, email service providers like Gmail will prompt you, but don’t rely on that. Make a habit of attaching the document before you even start writing the resume.

Follow the 24-hour rule – E-mail is immediate. No need to wait for the postman or scramble for a stamp. It’s a quick click and done! However, procrastination and overflowing inboxes will often slow down the effectiveness of E-mail communication. Follow the 24-hour rule. Make a point to deal with each E-mail message you receive within 24 hours. When an E-mail requires your response, act on it within a day, even if only to acknowledge that you have received their message and need a day or two to compile the requested information. Someone is waiting for you to answer them, and your appreciation of their time and consideration will send a strong message that you value them and will respond as requested.

It seems like such a simple thing, but it is because E-mail is so simple that the quality of our communication suffers.  We sometimes forget common courtesies and dismiss E-mails with a single click.  Be careful.  You could be dismissing your next job.

Read more: https://www.publish2.com/organizations/4413/newswires/571/stories/4941041#ixzz1dijjM1oB

Yesterday Influences Your Performance Today in Surprising Ways

 by Heidi Grant Halvorson at Forbes

It probably won’t surprise you if I tell you that thinking about your past successes and failures can influence your performance in the here and now.  There’s nothing like a winning season to give a player confidence going into that last game, and nothing like a string of awkward dates to make you nervous about how the next one is going to turn out.  But thanks to new research, it’s become clear that the relationship between our past and present isn’t as obvious as you might think.

Imagine you are about to take a difficult test, or undergo a grueling interview.  Before you begin, you take a few moments to reflect on some of your past successes – moments where you really shined.  This turns out to be a really good idea, because when you think about the many times in the past when you reached your goals, you start feeling like you’ve really got something that makes you a successful person.

In other words, reflecting on past successes (plural) leads your brain to unconsciously, and quite naturally, assume that since you are the common denominator in all of those successes, your traits (e.g., your intelligence, creativity, charm) are the reason for your success.

Believing that you’ve got it, whatever it is, makes you more confident, and provides a very real boost to your performance.

Of course the same kind of process occurs when you reflect on many past failures before embarking on a new task – you unconsciously assume that something about you is to blame for your bad track record, and as a consequence your performance in the here and now suffers.

No real surprises there, right?  But what if instead of reflecting on your past successes and failures plural, you just thought about a single success or failure?  What does your brain do with just one particular memory?  The answer:  it unconsciously draws the opposite conclusion!  That’s right – remembering a single episode of success can make you doubt yourself, just as the memory of a single instance of failure can leave you feeling more confident.  But why?

General memories, or memories about a group of similar behaviors (like many games won, or many dates gone wrong) lead you to make unconscious inferences about your own traits, because they seem to reflect what youtypically do.

Specific memories, on the other hand, are about a single event (e.g., that one win against Central High, that one bad date with Brad).  When you focus on a single event, you are less likely to see yourself as responsible for whatever happened, and more likely to unconsciously conclude that it was all due to the situation you were in.  (You beat Central High because their team isn’t that strong.  Your date with Brad was awkward because Brad isn’t really your type.)

In other words, memories of a single occurrence in our lives can easily feel like the exception, rather than the rule.

This was nicely illustrated in a set of recent studies.  Some of the participants were asked to reflect on a number of their past successes or failures by completing the sentence: “In general, I’m successful (I fail) when….”

The other participants were focused instead on a single episode of success or failure, by completing the sentence: “I succeeded (failed) once when I had to….”

The results were remarkable.  People who were asked to reflect on their many past successes or a specific failure scored roughly 10% better on tests of mathematical ability, as well as verbal, spatial, and abstract reasoning, than those who reflected on either many past failures or a single specific success.

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This week in Healthcare IT

M&A, Financial Reports and Funding

HealthGrades, a vendor of consumer health content, has merged with CPM Marketing Group, a vendor of customer relationship management software.

NantWorks -- a health care, educational, scientific and communications technology firm -- has acquired ZioSoft, a developer of 4-D and 5-D medical imaging analytics, for an undisclosed sum and will rename the company Qi Imaging...Blackstone, an investment and financial advisory firm, has completed its acquisition of Emdeon, a provider of revenue and payment cycle management and clinical information exchange tools, for about $3 billion...Siemens Healthcare, a health care services and IT provider, has entered into an agreement to acquire MobileMD, a provider of health information exchange services, for an undisclosed amount.

Merge Healthcare, a provider of imaging and interoperability tools, reported a Q3 2011 net loss of $1 million on $60.1 million in revenue, compared with a Q3 2010 net loss of $5 million on $45.2 million in revenue; Merge also announced that it has begun an offer to exchange $52 million of senior secured notes due 2015 that are registered under the Securities Act for $52 million of outstanding senior secured notes due 2015 that are not registered under the Securities Act to comply with obligations under a registration rights agreement.

Clarity Health Services -- a provider of online medical care coordination, patient insurance and medical data services -- has raised $4.6 million in capital.

Contracts

Centracare Health System in Minnesota, health care payer and provider HealthPartners and 11 radiology practices in California, New Jersey, Virginia and Washington state have selected Merge Healthcare's imaging and interoperability systems...Brown & Toland Physicians in California will implement Allscripts' community health record system.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has chosen HP Enterprise Services as its contractor for the VA Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology health care and benefits services program; VA also has awarded Harris a three-year, $4.5 million contract to develop an online mental health treatment and medication management system under the My HealtheVet personal health record system.

Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians will implement eClinicalWorks' EHR system across its 44 practices...The Ohio State University Medical Center has implemented iSirona's device connectivity and integration platform...the British Columbia Ministry of Health has awarded CGI Group, a provider of IT and business process services, a four-year, $15 million contract extension for its services.

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health has selected Netsmart Technologies' integrated behavioral health clinical, administrative and financial IT system...the New Jersey Health IT Extension Center and the Chicago Health IT Regional Extension Center have selected Welch Allyn as a certified EHR vendor.

Product Development and Marketing

LifeCard Plans, a provider of online storage and emergency access to medical and legal documents, and U.S. Legal Forms are jointly providing state-specific and editable legal documents...athenahealth -- a provider of cloud-based practice management, EHR and care coordination services -- will collaborate with Medley Health -- a provider of membership practice marketing and communications services -- to integrate, market and sell their products.

Personnel

Joe Boyd -- owner of the management consulting and executive training firm Boyd Consulting -- has been named chair of Encore Health Resources, a provider of health IT consulting services...T. Forcht Dagi -- a neurosurgeon and partner at HLM Venture Partners -- has been named CMO at health IT company Aventura HQ...Russ Thomas -- president and COO of health information network Availity -- has been named CEO of the company.

David Gascoigne -- former vice president of promotion management at consulting firm IMS Health -- has been named executive vice president of consulting analytics, innovation and alliances at ImpactRx, a market research and IT company serving the health care industry...Amitav Hajra -- former manager at Epic Systems -- has been named director of Hayes Management Consulting's inpatient division...Darren Schulte -- former leader of clinical and product strategy at Anvita Health, a health care analytics company -- has been named CMO of Apixio, a provider of clinical integration and health data tools.

Read more: http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2011/11/4/health-it-business-news-roundup-for-the-week-of-november-4-2011.aspx#ixzz1clp89Sri