CollaborateMD to Distribute RelayHealth Secure Online Messaging Under Private Label.RelayHealth's Physician-Patient Communications Meets Physicians' Demand for Enhanced Interactions and Online Consultation Reimbursement Reimbursement Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred. ORLANDO, Fla. -- CollaborateMD, a leading provider of Internet-based medical billing and practice management software for physician offices and medical billing services, announced today that it will private-label RelayHealth's physician patient connectivity solution. CollaborateMD will distribute RelayHealth's secure online messaging service under the name of CollaborateP2P+ to its customer base of 2,800 acute care and outpatient doctors. RelayHealth is the leading provider of healthcare connectivity solutions that allows physicians to communicate with their patients, efficiently, affordably and securely. As part of the agreement, CollaborateMD's physician customers will have access to RelayHealth's reimbursable re·im·burse tr.v. re·im·bursed, re·im·burs·ing, re·im·burs·es 1. To repay (money spent); refund. 2. To pay back or compensate (another party) for money spent or losses incurred. webVisit[R] consultations and other physician-patient communications services such as prescription refills and renewals, results delivery, requests for appointment scheduling and referrals, health education information, and more. "RelayHealth bolsters the demand we are seeing with expanding reimbursable webVisit consultations to payers and physicians wanting secure online interactions with patients," said Douglas Kegler keg·ler n. A person who bowls; a bowler. [German, from kegeln, to bowl, from Kegel, bowling pin, from Middle High German kegel, from Old High German kegil , president and founder, CollaborateMD. "We are thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to partner with RelayHealth to provide our physicians the industry's most advanced Web communications tool proven to enhance care, convenience and collaboration with patients on non-urgent practice procedures." Because of the urgent need to share information in today's healthcare environment, CollaborateMD will integrate its practice management system with the RelayHealth online service to provide single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. and automatic transfer capabilities. The integration is expected to be completed later this month. The expected result is a seamless stream of clinical and administrative data between the two systems. "This exciting relationship with CollaborateMD allows us to build our network and reach out and educate more physicians from the solo practitioner to doctors in medical group practices about the convenience and efficiency benefits of using easy RelayHealth online messaging," said Jim Bodenbender, senior vice president and general manager, RelayHealth. "Moreover, studies show patients, too, want an online relationship with physicians, and RelayHealth offers doctors that opportunity to enhance interactions and get patients more engaged in their care." About CollaborateMD Established in 1999 and headquartered in Orlando, FL, CollaborateMD provides the health care industry with a HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, compliant, Internet based Medical Billing Software program that has the speed of a local PC application and the "use anywhere" flexibility of a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. application. CollaborateMD is a 100% Java application A Java program that is run stand alone. The Java Virtual Machine in the client or server is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java applet. See servlet. utilizing Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. Java Platform Running Java programs under the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Java "platform" refers to the running of Java programs versus Java itself, which is a programming language. Java programs are machine independent and run intact on any hardware platform that has a Java interpreter (JVM). . CollaborateMD offers physician offices and medical billing services the opportunity to become more efficient and flexible. For more information, visit: http://www.collaboratemd.com or call 888-348-8457. About RelayHealth RelayHealth, the connectivity business of McKesson Corporation, operates as a neutral partner in an open network environment, offering connectivity services and integration among all organizations, systems, and solutions. Its intelligent network is designed to streamline clinical, financial and administrative communication between patients, providers, payors, pharmacies and financial institutions. RelayHealth works to accelerate the delivery of high-quality care and improve financial performance through solutions such as online consultation of physicians by patients, electronic prescribing, point of service pharmacy pharmacy, art of compounding and dispensing drugs and medication. The term is also applied to an establishment used for such purposes. Until modern times medication was prepared and dispensed by the physician himself. In the 18th cent. claims resolution by payors, pre-visit patient financial clearance by providers, and post-visit provider bill settlement by payors and patients. RelayHealth securely processes more than 10 billion financial and clinical transactions annually. For more information, call (800) 778-6711, or visit our Web site at www.RelayHealth.com. |
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