http://billianshealthdata.com/news Billian's HealthDATA Product News RSS Feed http://www.billianshealthdata.com/news/feature_news/meaningfuluse_physicians_patientclaims.html January 12, 2012
1) EHR Meaningful Use Field
Hospital & Physician subscriptions now indicate if facilities have been paid for EHR Meaningful Use.

2) Hospital-Affiliated Physician Data
This new segment covers 335,000+ MDs (including email offerings) across nearly 200 specialities.  Existing Portal customers receive 20% off of Physician subscriptions activated this quarter. 

3) MedPAR / Medicare Inpatient Claims Data
Added to all existing Hospital subscriptions, this new information includes details on the medical procedures/DRGs most frequently performed at each Hospital, along with supporting details like average length of stay, average charges and Case Mix Index (CMI). 

4) Real Time Medical Data (RTMD)
New partner company RTMD offers 90-day-old CMI data on 15 states for customers interested in a more current facility snapshot.]]> http://www.billianshealthdata.com/news/feature_news/onlinephysiciandata.html December 13, 2011 Billian's HealthDATA has aligned with physician data provider HealthLink Dimensions to bring information on over 335,000 physicians, representing almost 200 specialties, into the Billian's HealthDATA Portal.  The data addition documents more than 375,000 physician affiliations to more than 6,700 unique hospitals, including emails on over half of the hospital affiliated physician market. 

Special Introductory Pricing:  20% off  (limited time offer for existing Portal subscribers)

Contact your Account Representative to view a sample physician profile.  Read the press release here.]]> http://www.billianshealthdata.com/news/feature_news/Hospital_Services_Added.html November 7, 2011

• Bariatric Surgery
• EDG Procedure
• Spine Surgery
• Ultrasound Services
• Wound Care Services (In-patinet)

Consult service listings within facility detail pages or leverage these services as filters by using Advanced Search.]]> http://www.billianshealthdata.com/news/feature_news/healthcare_account_updates_on_twitter.html October 28, 2011 Follow the searchable #VITALS hashtag on Twitter for the latest hospital news including Hospital and Healthcare System personnel changes, expansion and renovation plans, openings and closings, and mergers and acquisitions.

Follow Billian's HealthDATA on Twitter for these #VITALS news items and more!
]]> http://www.billianshealthdata.com/news/feature_news/Five_Additional_Feature_Upgrades.html September 28, 2011 Five more Portal upgrades were released today, backed by user demand!  This includes:

1) New List View
Search result lists still function as usual, but feel free to add fields and create custom reports while you're there now

2) New Counts for Corporations
Affiliate counts and bed summation fields are now available on corporate facility details and as filters in Advanced search

3) Account Expiration Notice
New account expiration notice and red subscription 'Days Left' detailing on your Dashboard let you know when it's time to renew

4) Help Text Additions
Supporting field and filter definitions have been added as Advanced Search footnotes with additional support references to come

5) Custom Report Improvements
Searches and reports now retain sort ordering when saved and users have the option of saving files as new items or overwriting old ones]]> http://www.billianshealthdata.com/news/feature_news/nine_new_healthcare_fields_features.html September 15, 2011
New Fields:
1)  Hospital & GPO GLNs:
Better manage supply chain transactions (add-on - see Rep for details)
2)  FYE for Nursing Homes & Surgery Centers:
Target NHs & ASCs by FYE for sales planning outreach
3)  Nursing Home Research Indicator:
Identify NHs involved in the development of clinical treatments
4)  340b Termination Date:
Track Hospitals  that no longer qualify for 340b eligibility

New Features:
5)  Filter by Employee Update Date: 
Use 'Updated in last 12 months' filter to target most up-to-date contacts
6)  Shared File Notices: 
Shared searches & reports now generate an email alerts to users
7)  Resetting Filters & Fields: 
Reset filters or fields independently using the two Advanced Search options
8)  Nursing Informatics: 
Nursing Informatics contacts now included in 'IT decision/support' employee preset
9)  Vitals Downloads: 
Download news for industry analysis like our latest report on hospital construction projects

Contact your Account Manager to learn more about how to leverage these new tools and be sure to keep those product ideas coming!]]> http://www.billianshealthdata.com/news/feature_news/surgerycenteremails.html August 2, 2011 3,000+ new, tested Ambulatory Surgery Center & ASC Corp email addresses are now available as a Portal subscription add-on.  This quarter's round of Portal email updates resulted in over 69,000 verified Hospital, Healthcare System, Nursing Home, NH Corporation, Surgery Center & ASC Corporation email addresses - including the addition of over 1,910 brand new Hospital emails.  Contact your Account Representative to learn more about these offerings.]]> http://www.billianshealthdata.com/news/feature_news/recenthospitalupdates.html July 8, 2011 The Billian's HealthDATA research department has been hard at work!  Facility updates over the first and second quarters of 2011 include 48,000 verified contact names and over 12,000 new name additions - including 6,258 new Hospital contacts.

Interventional Radiology has been added to the Hospital database as both a service and a new personnel title.  Filter facilities with these new fields using the Advanced Search features accessible from your Portal Dashboard.

Other recent projects include updates to NPI and DEA ID numbers, as well as verifications on Magnet, DNV and Trauma Program accreditations.  Updates to longitude and latitude coordinates and JCAHO accreditation to follow shortly!

]]> http://www.billianshealthdata.com/news/feature_news/nursinghomeemails.html April 13, 2011 Billian's HealthDATA is pleased to announce the addition of executive emails to our Long Term Care market segments.

Nursing Homes:  9,900+ Tested Emails  (representing 3,000+ corp-owned Nursing Homes)
Nursing Home Corporation:  700+ Tested Emails   (representing 200+ Nursing Home Corps)

According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, the number of individuals using paid long-term care services is expected to double to 27 million people by 2050. 

Get ahead of the competition
Contact your Billian's HealthDATA Account Representative to learn more about adding emails to your Portal subscription.]]> http://www.billianshealthdata.com/news/feature_news/healthcarenews.html February 14, 2011 Billian's HealthDATA has integrated new resources into the Portal to further your insight into healthcare industry news and trends.

A new "HealthDATA Knowledge Center" section has been added to the Dashboard, offering links to recent articles and blog entries.  This includes recent pieces on Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Social Media strategy for healthcare vendors and more. 

A link to view our Vitals news archive has also been added to the "HealthDATA Vitals" section located on the Dashboard.  Click the "read more" link in this section to view a running log of the hospital construction, merger/acquisition and executive hire news found in the Vitals eNewsletter.

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