Ortivus NA News feed

Upcoming Webinar: Six Sigma for EMS

30 Jun 2009 15:30:00 CDT

On July 22 at 2 pm Eastern Time, Todd Hatley will present, Six Sigma for EMS. Ortivus will be hosting the webinar presentation and offering it free of charge to the EMS industry.

Ortivus Announces Hosted Group Trainings in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and North Carolina

23 Jun 2009 15:30:00 CDT

Ortivus is offering three hosted group trainings in the fall of 2009: September 9-10, 2009 in Reading, PA September 22-23, 2009 in Merrill, WI October 12-13, 2009 in Hudson NC

Module of the Month Offers Customer Discounts

16 Jun 2009 15:30:00 CDT

Ortivus is running a Module of the Month program to offer their customers discounts on featured modules for the Sweet-Billing program, as well as highlight additional benefits that the modules add to the program. The featured module for June 2009 is EZ Review (see 6-minute demo) and all purchases through the end of the month receive a 15% discount off the module.

"Individualized Training and Networking" Tops Comments at Hosted User Group Education in Michigan and Oregon

08 May 2009 15:30:00 CDT

Two recent Ortivus Sweet Software hosted trainings took place on April 21-22 at Star EMS in Pontiac, Michigan, and on April 28-29 at Redmond Ambulance, in Redmond, Oregon. In addition to the staff that participated in the training, an additional 15 Sweet software users traveled into Pontiac, Michigan to take part in the trainings, and an additional 14 traveled into Redmond, Oregon for training. When asked what the participants liked most about the training, they responded with answer such as:

Ortivus Awarded Contract for City of Phoenix, to Increase Efficiency

14 Apr 2009 15:30:00 CDT

Ortivus was awarded the contract to supply a 50-user ETS billing system (Sweet-Billing) to the City of Phoenix. The Sweet-Billing system also offers the City of Phoenix the capability of submitting its Medicare, Medicaid and commercial claims electronically, as well as extensive reporting capability including financial analysis and call analysis.

Ortivus Rocks the ePCR Market with its New Software Offering - Fusion ePCR

17 Mar 2009 15:30:00 CDT

Ortivus is about to launch a revolutionary new ePCR application onto the market - start the countdown! New Fusion ePCR provides patient caregivers with the electronic means to facilitate an efficient and streamlined data collection process to quickly produce accurate and complete electronic patient care reports.

Valuable Stuff - Not Just Fluff!

04 Mar 2009 15:30:00 CDT

Educational Webinar Offerings Meet Tight Budget Demands

Improved Process for Software Update Notifications

17 Feb 2009 15:30:00 CDT

Ortivus is improving its process for notifying its customers of software updates. In place of the past process of notifying the primary contact on the customer account through email, which can at times be unreliable due to down servers or full inboxes and so forth, Ortivus will now post a message in the My Account section of the Ortivus website (www.ortivusna.com).

Ortivus Launches Industry Blog

12 Feb 2009 15:30:00 CDT

Ortivus has launched the "Thoughts in EMS" blog (http://blog.ortivusna.com) as a new way to communicate about the EMS industry. Topics in the blog can be anything that has an impact on EMS. Topics can vary from proposed legislation (i.e. EFCA), regulation changes (i.e. ICD-10 Codes, Red Flag Rules), EMS in the news, or new technology. And, as with any blog - you can comment on the subject. Thoughts in EMS will be of interest to anyone who works in or around EMS including service owners/directors, administrative staff, operations staff - even IT staff.

Ortivus And Werfel Provide Free Education on "Surviving A Medicare Audit"

05 Jan 2009 15:30:00 CDT

Ortivus is pleased to announce a new educational initative with Werfel and Werfel law firm entitled, "Surviving a Medicare Audit." Ortivus sponsors relevant EMS educational webinars for their customers and the entire EMS Industry in a convenient online webinar format. David Werfel, who specializes in Medicare issues, will be presenting his information on Thursday, February 26 at 2 pm Eastern / 1 pm Central / noon Mountain / 11 am Pacific.

2008 Year In Review

05 Jan 2009 15:30:00 CDT

Within challenges, there also resides opportunities. While we are hearing about challenges with the volatile economy, Ortivus has laid the groundwork to face the challenges and embrace the opportunities, and looks forward to a successful year in 2009.

Sweet-Billing/Sweet-Field Data Version 5.4.0 and Fee Schedule Updates Now Available

19 Dec 2008 15:30:00 CDT

Sweet-Billing and Sweet-Field Data Version 5.4.0 have been released for general availability on the support software updates page of www.ortivusna.com.

New CEO Announced for Ortivus North America

16 Dec 2008 15:30:00 CDT

On December 15, 2008, Teresa Ruroden was announced as the new CEO for the Ortivus operation in North America.

EMS EXPO iPOD Touch Drawing Winner

25 Nov 2008 15:30:00 CDT

Mary Ann Rhodes of Cedar Surgical, in Cedar City, Utah was the 2008 EMS EXPO iPOD Touch Drawing winner.

Ortivus Offers Monthly Customer Training, 'Coffee Break' Style

12 Nov 2008 15:30:00 CDT

In an effort to provide more regular customer contact and training in a format that allows for interaction and networking across geographies, Ortivus launched a monthly "Coffee With Kelly" program in October of 2008. In only a couple months, the program has attracted nearly 250 users who report the monthly program is just what they need: short, sweet and simple!

5% Fee Schedule Inflaton Factor Announced for 2009

08 Oct 2008 15:30:00 CDT

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) has published the annual inflation factor for 2009. The announced inflation factor, published in Transmittal R1607CP on Friday, October 3rd, is 5.0% which will be in effect for dates of service beginning January 1, 2009.

Caldwell County Has Record Setting Year Following Sweet-Billing Checkup Program that Uncovered Two Million Dollars

03 Oct 2008 15:30:00 CDT

When the reports were only showing a $1.3 million status out of a $2.3 million projection for the year, Gail knew something wasn't right. "If it were not for the Sweet-Billing checkup program," said Gail, "we would have gone under."

* * * HURRICANE IKE NOTICE * * *

11 Sep 2008 15:30:00 CDT

In preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Ike on the Gulf coast, Ortivus is urging customers in the Gulf Region to make preparations to ensure their continued operation in the aftermath of Ike.

Fee Schedule Update Applied by Industry Service Packs Dated 8-22-08 and Later

22 Aug 2008 15:30:00 CDT

Customers who have applied an Industry Service Pack dated 8/22/2008 or later have automatically received an updated configuration for Fee Schedule settings to incorporate the temporary increase approved by Congress in July.

Sweet-Field Data LIFENET® Interface available in Version 5.4

27 Aug 2008 15:30:00 CDT

When version 5.4 of Sweet-Field Data is released, users will not only see the addition of an anatomical view for speedy documentation, but will also have the option of importing information from LIFEPAK� devices.

Upcoming Webinar: Error Proofing Your EMS Serivce

15 Aug 2008 15:30:00 CDT

On August 27th at 2 pm Eastern Time, Todd will present his popular presentation, Error Proofing Your EMS Service, which he presented at the Amercian Ambulance Association's Annual Conference in Las Vegas in 2007. Ortivus will be hosting the webinar presentation and offering it free of charge to the EMS industry.

Next Phased Launch of New Ortivus Website Provides More Customized Support Information for Users

24 Jul 2008 15:30:00 CDT

The North American division of Ortivus launched the first phase of their new website in October of 2007, which addressed the web pages that allowed open access (no login required). The objective of the new website launch was to provide website visitors with simple and quick access to the information they need.

Dates Announced for 2008 Ortivus Users Group

26 Jun 2008 15:30:00 CDT

The 2008 Ortivus User Group will be held in one place during one date for all Ortivus products. The 2008 Ortivus User Group will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota on the following dates:

Florida Medicaid Fiscal Agent Transition From ACS to EDS

24 Jun 2008 15:30:00 CDT

Florida Medicaid is in the middle of transitioning their fiscal agent from ACS to EDS.

Ortivus Announces New Webinar Project with IPS

23 May 2008 15:30:00 CDT

Ortivus is pleased to announce a new project and partnership with Todd Hatley, of Integral Performance Solutions (IPS), which will provide EMS educational webinars to the EMS Industry in a convenient online format, at no cost.

Ortivus Announces Summer Events

20 May 2008 15:30:00 CDT

Please join Ortivus for the following summer events: