Arizona-based healthcare program Cochise Health Systems (CHS) has appointed Plexis Claims Manager to execute its claims processing and benefits administration and EDIWorks to offer an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) solution. Cochise Health Systems (CHS) is a division of Cochise Aging & Social Services (CASS) that serves residents of rural eastern Arizona by maintaining quality of life with alternatives, self-esteem, and liberty through education, recommendations, advocacy, and medical and in-house services. Per a deal with the state Medicaid agency, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), CHS runs Medicaid long-term care programs. Last year, Healthcare Informatics magazine ranked Plexis among the "Top 100 Healthcare IT Companies."
Matria Healthcare launches the first "Total Maternal-Newborn SolutionSM"
Matria Healthcare, Inc. (MATR) has launched the first Total Maternal-Newborn SolutionSM(TMNS). It is the only comprehensive integrated solution available nationwide to support health plans by offering management of pregnancies across the entire range of care. Gary Stanziano, managing director and senior vice president of Matria Women's and Children's Health, stated, "TMNS simplifies the decision for health plans" by managing childbearing-age and pregnant populations. Dr. Stanziano added that TMNS helps "potential complications" to be "identified sooner, allowing for earlier diagnosis and care" that would result in "improved patient outcomes and cost savings." Georgia-based Matria Healthcare is a prime provider of complete health-enhancement solutions to health plans, employers, and government agencies.
NEP names Dan Gladney operating partner in healthcare investments
U.S. mid-market private equity firm Norwest Equity Partners (NEP) has named Dan W. Gladney as an operating partner focused on healthcare investment opportunities. In his new role, Gladney will assess and accomplish new investment opportunities and add acquisitions within the healthcare products, services, and distribution industry sectors. He will also be involved in calculated planning, business growth, and corporate governance for NEP portfolio enterprises. Gladney is co-founder of Heartleaflet Technologies (HLT), a high-tech cardiovascular device start-up developing a percutaneous aortic heart valve system. Presently, he serves HLT as part-time CEO, along with the new position at NEP. Ranked among the "Top 40 CEOs to Watch in 2004" by The Business Journal, Gladney will help broaden the firm's investment facilities with his 25 years of experience in entrepreneurship, strategy, and business development.
