Announcements - News Briefs

Health Management Technology, May, 1999

Enabling a real-time educational program and a needed diversion during hospital stays for children with serious and chronic health conditions, Proxim, Inc. and Data General Corp. donated Proxim's RangeLAN2[TM] wireless LAN solutions to the Sunrise Children's Hospital Foundation as part of the STARBRIGHT World Program.

Horizon Live Distance Learning Inc. and Physicians Work Communications Group entered into an exclusive agreement to provide live CME courses, interactive programs, presentations and seminars via the Internet. For more information contact www.horizonlive.com.

ATL Ultrasound, a Philips Medical Systems company, received U.S. Patent No. 5,879,303 for Tissue Harmonic Imaging technology. Tissue Harmonic Imaging is a major advance that reduces unwanted artifacts in ultrasound imaging caused by the interaction of low frequency sound waves with certain tissue types and enables physicians to make more definitive diagnoses.

J. Larry Tyler, President of Tyler & Company wrote a chapter published in the Handbook of Health Administration and Policy. Mr. Tyler's Chapter 53, entitled "Recruitment and Interviewing," examines the vital importance of hiring talented and professional individuals to the long-term success of any organization. From the crafting of the job description through the offer negotiation stage, Mr. Tyler explores methods for attracting the best candidates, interviewing and evaluating their compatibility with the role and the organization, and conducting background and reference checks.

Oleen Healthcare Information Management announces the certification of Susan Moschella, RN, MS, and Susan Grace, RN, BSN, as NCQA Certified Auditors by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Individuals who conduct the NCQA HEDIS Compliance Audit[TM] are required to undergo an NCQA training program that includes passing a rigorous standardized test.

Erisco Managed Care Technologies has reached the coveted industry milestone of one million member for Facets[TM], a client/server solution for payer managed care administration. Facets scaled to one million members at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee.

Consumer Health Network announces that its Medical Director, Mary Leonide Sipski, M.D., Ph.D. recently received certification in Managed Care Medicine from the American Board of Managed Care Medicine. After completing all the necessary requirement for certification, Dr. Sipski has been duly elected a diplomate in the organization.

Superior Consultant Holding Corp. announced that the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) selected Superior Vice President John Haffty as this year's recipient of the Constituency Award for Information Systems. The Constituency Award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions, meriting national recognition, to their organization and profession.