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Mediware Information Systems, Inc. announced today that it will acquire Healthcare Automation Inc. and Advantage Reimbursement Inc. (ARI) and continue the company’s market expansion strategy to increase its penetration of the home care solutions market. The two organizations, acquired from a single ownership group, provide software and outsourced reimbursement services to home health providers, specifically home infusion and specialty pharmacies. Terms of the deal include a cash payment of $5.5 million, with an additional cash payment of up to $1.5 million if performance targets are met. Mediware expects to complete the acquisition before December 15.
“The additions of these organizations to Mediware are an exciting expansion of a growth strategy that includes strategic acquisitions, developing new products, and expansion of our existing customer base,” said Thomas Mann, Mediware’s president and chief executive officer. “Adding to the acquisition of HOS just over a year ago, our home infusion customer base will increase to more than 450 facilities.”
Home health products and services became a focus for Mediware last year with the acquisition of Hann’s On Software (HOS) and the Ascend pharmacy management system. These products help ensure safe and efficient drug therapies in small acute care and outpatient hospitals, as well as home infusion providers and specialty pharmacies.
The HAI acquisition expands Mediware’s market penetration by adding complementary pharmacy, home medical equipment, home healthcare and billing capabilities. In addition, advanced mobile technologies document care plans and medications at the time the therapy is administered. HAI also brings remote hosting capabilities that lower the operating costs for these solutions.”Research into the specialty pharmacy market indicates the segment is growing at an impressive 20% annual rate,” continued Mr. Mann. “These types of services are becoming increasingly popular as they allow therapies to be continued on an outpatient basis to lower the overall cost of care. While cost management is always a concern, medication safety remains our industry’s highest priority and Mediware’s substantial medication management experience provides a significant advantage over other vendors in the market.”The ARI acquisition adds an outsourcing business that manages reimbursement and collections throughout the United States to Mediware’s product portfolio. This provides the company with an additional recurring revenue stream as well as a wealth of industry knowledge regarding reimbursement practices and changing regulations. ARI will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Mediware.”These are well run businesses, with excellent customer relationships and a proven track record of success,” said Mr. Mann. “I’m very happy that we will retain all employees and look forward to investing in growth for this market to become the top vendor for solutions, service and customer satisfaction.”Key leaders for each business are being retained, including the group’s CEO, Ken Pereira, and other operational leaders. Mr. Pereira will become a Mediware vice president and general manager, leading the Company’s new Alternate Care Solutions group.The acquisitions of HAI and ARI represent the fourth and fifth Mediware acquisitions in 24 months. Mediware’s strategy is to acquire sound businesses with products and services in or adjacent to the company’s core markets. Prior acquisitions include:
Integrated Marketing Solutions provided donor recruitment technologies to blood centers. IMS formed the basis for
Mediware’s Blood Center Technologies product group that provides integrated technology for blood and plasma centers.
Hann’s On Software added to existing pharmacy management capabilities with a robust medication management solution
targeting smaller healthcare organizations. HOS expanded Mediware into home health technology solutions.SciHealth added a powerful business intelligence solution used by more than 100 hospitals. The Insight product, which allowshospitals to create performance managing dashboards, launched a new product group for the company as well as enhances the overall usability ofMediware’s other software systems. Mediware delivers interoperable best of breed software systems that integrate with electronic medical records to improve efficiencies and address safety concerns to enable healthcare organizations to improve care processes while decreasing costs. Core Mediware solutions include blood management technologies for hospitals and blood centers; medication management solutions for hospitals, behavioral health facilities, infusion and specialty pharmacy providers; and business intelligence based performance management solutions for clinical, regulatory and financial aspects of the broader healthcare market. For more information about Mediware products and services, visit our web site at www.mediware.com.
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Ulitzer.com announced today “the World’s 30 most influential Cloud bloggers,” who collectively generated more than 24 million Ulitzer page Ulitzer,views. Ulitzer’s annual “most influential Cloud bloggers” list was announced at Cloud Expo West, which took place at the Santa Clara Convention Center, California.West drew more delegates than all other Cloud-related events put together worldwide.”The world’s 50 most influential Cloud bloggers list will be announced at the Cloud Expo East, which will take place at the Jacob Javitz Convention Center, in New York City, with more than 5,000 expected to attend.Detailed information on how to become a Ulitzer blogger can be obtained here.Ulitzer New Media Power Panel at the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA, during Cloud Expo West.
“Ulitzer New Media Power Panel” was streamed live to more than 60,000 viewers via SYS-CON.TV. The panel was moderated by Jeremy Geelan . Geelan’s guests in the first power panel were Ian Thain and Tim Crawford
he World’s 30 Most Influential Cloud Bloggers list was announced today by Ulitzer.com at the Cloud Expo East conference Website
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Windows Azure Diagnostics Managed Library: The new Diagnostics API enables logging using standard .NET APIs. The Diagnostics API provides built-in support for collecting standard logs and diagnostic information, including the Windows Azure logs, IIS 7.0 logs, Failed Request logs, crash dumps, Windows Event logs, performance counters, and custom logs. Windows Azure Storage Client Managed Library: The Storage Client library provides a .NET API for accessing the Windows Azure storage services. Certificate Management: Enhanced support for SSL certificates in Windows Azure and in the Windows Azure SDK enables the secure automated deployment of certificates to services hosted on Windows Azure. Variable-size Virtual Machines (VMs): Developers may now specify the size of the virtual machine to which they wish to deploy a role instance, based on the role’s resource requirements. The size of the VM determines the number of CPU cores, the memory capacity, and the local file system size allocated to a running instance. External endpoints for worker roles. A worker role may now define any number of external endpoints for HTTP, HTTPS, and TCP, and specify the desired port number for any external endpoint. Development Storage: Development storage provides a high-fidelity simulation of the Windows Azure storage services in the cloud. Tables can now be created dynamically in the development storage Table service. Additional role templates: Support for ASP.NET MVC 2 worker roles (2010 only), and WCF Service Application web roles. Updated Samples: The samples included with the Windows Azure SDK have been updated to demonstrate new features. The samples now include both C# and Visual Basic versions.”
Open-Xchange, the leading provider of business-class open source collaboration software, announced today an agreement with Nexen – Alter Way Hosting, the French leader in open source web hosting to offer hosted e-mail and collaboration.Hosting customers of Nexen – Alter Way Hosting will get both Open-Xchange webmail and PIM (Personal Information Management) at no additional charge with an option to move to full groupware, as well as support for mobile devices.Nexen – Alter Way Hosting is part of Alter Way and has a sister company, Alter Way Solutions, which is the system integrator unit. Alter Way Solutions has experience with a series of successful on-premise Open-Xchange implementations in the French market and was named for three consecutive years by Open-Xchange as “Best integrator of the year.” Based on its experience, Alter Way decided to expand its Open-Xchange offerings with a hosted solution provided by Nexen – Alter Way Hosting. This gives small- and medium-size business in France the option to select either hosted Open-Xchange delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS), or a traditional on-premise installation.”Nexen – Alter Way Hosting and Alter Way Solutions are excellent examples of how our partners benefit from the Open-Xchange technology and business model,” said Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open-Xchange. “Both on-premise and hosted Open-Xchange use the same software code, which gives partners freedom to choose either deployment model. We’ve found that SaaS enables small- and medium-size enterprises to benefit from groupware technology without an initial investment or on-going administration, which translates into cost savings.”Open-Xchange software integrates e-mail, calendar, contact and task management with advanced groupware features such as information management and document sharing. Productivity is enhanced through unique teamwork features, like team view, single-password document sharing, and shared calendars, contacts, tasks and documents.”SaaS is a great business model for system integrators and service providers because it provides an additional source of recurring revenues, along with a tight customer linkage,” said
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Open-Xchange is the innovator of scalable and integrated open source e-mail and collaboration solutions for enterprises, academic institutions, and government authorities. The company provides on-premise versions called Open-Xchange Server Edition and Open-Xchange Appliance Edition, along with Open-Xchange Hosting Edition, which enables web hosting companies to provide an easy-to-use and feature-rich application delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS). The Open-Xchange Hosting Edition is architected to integrate into a hosting provider’s existing infrastructure, such as authentication, provisioning, billing, and e-mail storage and does not require that these systems be replaced. Open-Xchange AG is a privately-held company headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany with offices in Olpe, Germany and Tarrytown, N.Y. For more information, please visit www.open-xchange.com.
3E Company, the leading provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, recently reported on the status and capabilities of its specialized GHS (Globally Harmonized System) practice. 3E Company stands ready to support companies in preparing for OSHA’s proposed rule to adopt the Globally Harmonized Hazard Communication System. 3E Company’s knowledge and experience in understanding and acting upon the proposal’s significance and potential impact has made it a leader in the field of GHS compliance, as shown by numerous published articles and speaking engagements by expert staff on the topic.
The proposed OSHA revisions include both philosophical and tactical changes to hazard communications, which have far reaching implications for Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and label authoring, publishing, distribution, and management. The proposal also includes revised criteria for the classification of hazardous chemicals, as well as changes to definitions and terms used in the standards, and new training requirements for employees. When the final rule is promulgated, companies will face many challenges, including re-evaluating how their substances and mixtures are classified, re-issuing MSDSs and labels, and training staff as appropriate.
The Company expects that achieving compliance with the new Hazard Communication Standard will be challenging for many companies. GHS requirements for the US are still evolving and need to be closely tracked. The risk of errors or misinterpretations can persist, which demands access to regulatory expertise. 3E Company stands ready with a broad suite of proven products and services, backed by a skilled staff of GHS experts, to simplify support for the new OSHA system. 3E Company’s status as the leader in MSDS and chemical regulatory data services and solutions, combined with its strong expertise with GHS, together make it ideally positioned to support customers as they navigate the challenges associated with the new standard and to help implement GHS compliance activities into businesses around the globe.
“3E has extensive experience developing and implementing proven solutions for GHS. Over the past several years, we have worked with a wide range of customers in locations around the world to ensure their conformance with GHS,” said Jytte Syska, President, Ariel Operations & Managing Director, 3E Company Europe. “Asian countries have had GHS requirements in place for a number of years. 3E has been preparing GHS compliant MSDSs for Japanese clients operating in their domestic Japanese market for more than three years. We have also prepared GHS MSDSs and labels for customers who sell in Taiwan, Korea, New Zealand and China where GHS classification, GHS conforming MSDSs and labels are either accepted or required. We have built upon this hands-on experience to further enrich our GHS solution offerings, and as GHS is implemented in regions around the world, we stand ready as a trusted source of GHS support.”While implementing GHS compliance activities can be complicated and time consuming, 3E Company is actively prepared to support the various aspects of compliance management for GHS with a broad suite of proven GHS related services and solutions, including the following:The Ariel WebInsight online chemical regulatory compliance reference tool, which provides quick access to official GHS classifications including the Japanese NITE classifications, the Korean KOSHA classifications, the New Zealand and the EU CLP classifications, GHS labels in multiple languages, and GHS full text of regulations and status updates.The Ariel Data Manager (ADM) integrated content tool, which feeds chemical regulatory data into standard ERP platforms, such as SAP EH&S, as well as various other corporate EH&S systems. GHS support includes GHS data, GHS classification and labeling rules (country specific implementations), rules and templates for MSDS preparation and multi-lingual GHS phrases. The Rules engine uses logic to automatically assign the GHS classification, taking the various countries’ adaptations into account, greatly simplifying and taking the guess-work out of, producing accurate, compliant hazard communication documentation.A broad suite of outsourced services, including Ariel MSDS Authoring & Professional Services, which can be tailored to a company’s needs. 3E Company can provide GHS classification of substances and mixtures as a separate service and/or as part of MSDSs and label authoring for companies that want GHS classification. 3E Company can also author MSDSs in compliance with GHS requirements for the country or region that has adopted GHS.The 3E MSDS Hosting and Push Distribution system supports the distribution of new GHS formatted MSDSs to customers. For companies that will need to re-issue large numbers of MSDSs as GHS implementation occurs, 3E MSDS Distribution services can significantly reduce the burden associated with ensuring the documents are sent downstream as well as accurately track historical data, such as who receives them, on what date. This system can push MSDS documents to end-user customers by email, fax or standard mail. This program also enables companies to post their MSDSs to a customized web interface for easy customer access.The MSDgen MSDS authoring system, which uses Ariel regulatory data as the basis for automatically computing the GHS classification for any product based on its formulation. The expert rules system within MSDgen is then used to automatically assign the phrase content in over 40 languages to all MSDS and Label sections based on the GHS classification. Numerous stock MSDS and Label formats are provided with the standard MSDgen system including country-specific GHS adaptations for EU, Japan, Taiwan, Korea and China.
The award-winning 3E Online-MSDS management system, which enables users to search, print, view and email inbound vendor and raw material MSDSs in a company-specific database via a web browser interface. As GHS requirements increase the burden of vendor MSDS management, 3E Company’s solutions can help reduce the time and resources necessary for effective compliance management.
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In addition to its extensive customer list of Fortune-500 companies, government agencies, universities, and small to medium sized businesses, Caspio works with hundreds of media companies and powers applications for over 80% of the nation’s top 100 newspaper websites.
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