HMS Connex touted

Venture-backed Healthcare Management Systems (HMS) announced today the launch of HMS Connex, an interoperability product for exchange of clinical data between third-party systems, health information exchanges, and public registries. The announcement coincides with a major HiMSS exhibition, in Atlanta. The release is here.

Newsbits, Feb. 8

Interesting times: A B-round is underway at CredenceHealth...a maverick Hedge fund operator eyes Tennessee... HMS exec appointment... Debut Broadcasting... Lucius Burch's portfolio firm expands... and news from Bondware, the Chamber, et al, available right here.

Healthtech buys Medhost

Healthtech Holdings, parent of Healthcare Management Systems, has acquired MedHost, according to a release today. The acquisition beefs-up HMS' software-development capacity.

HMS signs Texas providers

Healthcare Management Systems signed Hamilton Healthcare System for clinical and financial technology. Release here.

HMS demo's health IT capacity

Nashville-based Healthcare Management Systems (HMS) today announced it had competed well in demonstrating its health information exchange capabilities.

HMS in IBM deal

Nashville-based Healthcare Management Systems is among four leading electronic healthcare records (EHR) providers that have joined IBM Global Financing, to offer new private financing for health IT purchases. Siemens, Lavender & Wyatt and SCC Soft Computer are the other firms. The IBM release is here.

Brentwood Capital guided HMS

Yesterday, not long after we published our piece on Tom Stephenson's Healthcare Management Systems hitting the $75MM mark, Tom wrote to add that Brentwood Capital Advisors had been HMS' financial advisor in acquiring HMS' new EMR product from a seller who has not been disclosed.

TN technology movers

Nashville-based Landmark Digital, a sub of BMI, was named Innovator of the Year for its audio-recognition technology (purchased from Shazam in 2005) during the Nashville Music Awards, Oct. 7... HealthIT Insight, a media outlet and conference organizer, named Nashville-based Informatics Corporation of America's (ICA) IT for integrating hospital and clinical systems "Best New Technology," placing it among Intel and VMWare, which won in market-potential and ROI categories, respectively... Healthcare Management Systems (HMS) said in a release Wednesday it'll launch a proprietary ambulatory electronic medical record and practice management solution called HMS Ambulatory EMR, later this month. HMS says it will apply for federal certifications that would help customers qualify for ARRA Hightech funds for puchasing the systems.

HMS' Stim-funding roadmap

Nashville-based Healthcare Management Systems (HMS) provide useful calculators and other resources for community hospitals that are eying Stimulus funding (ARRA) reimbursement. The HMS site is here.

Healthcare Management Systems' online billpay rollout

Healthcare Management Systems (HMS) announced the launch of online bill pay, which allows hospitals to send patients electronic bills and statements and receive online payments from patients.

Informatics ranking

Middle Tennessee healthcare tech and tech-enabled companies Spheris, Healthcare Management Systems, Passport Health Communications, Healthstream and Cumberland Consulting Group all made it into the 2009 Top 100 ranking by Healthcare Informatics.