APP Design

ITASCA, IL Sept. 3, 2008 – APP Design, a leader in healthcare connectivity and electronic data interchange, today announced its new membership to the IT network, THISA. As THISA’s eighth member to date, APP Design will extend THISA’s expertise in agile software development, information exchange and analytics .

“Joining THISA enables us to expand our capabilities and depth of our expertise,” said APP Design partner Rob Quinn. “APP Design will actively distribute advice and resources of value to others within the network. We are eager to be on both the giving and receiving sides of this partnership.”

With inclusion into the THISA network, APP Design can provide a higher level of technical service while continuing to grow the firm with new marketing initiatives.

THISA member benefits include shared technical resources, access to established best practices, pooled marketing dollars & shared prospecting activities, membership in the National Network, heightened company awareness and prestige, access to member expertise in multiple industries, and improved relationship with vendors.

With such advantages available to THISA members, membership is exclusive. Each prospective affiliate undergoes an extensive evaluation process to determine if their capabilities can successfully be integrated into THISA’s prominent network. APP Design now joins CentriNet, Choice Solutions, Covisia Solutions, Inc., DBLS, GuardEra, I-Access and LANStatus in the group.

THISA President Bert Short said APP Design’s expertise in data analytics and integration of disparate systems will be a perfect balance for other members’ technical experience in security and technology investments.

“APP Design is a significant addition to our network,” Short said. “We look forward to integrating their knowledge and capabilities into the organization, and expect the wealth of resources our partners share to provide immense benefit to APP Design.”

About THISA
THISA is composed of IT consulting companies dedicated to providing advanced compliant-ready information solutions with improved convenience and reduced costs. THISA operates through a network of nine regional providers to offer unwavering customer service for technical expertise on a national scale, involving strategic risk analysis, storage, and enterprise infrastructure design. With a national reach, but a local touch, the alliance has consultants located throughout the U.S. For more information, visit their Web site at http://www.thisa.org.

About APP Design
Since 1997, APP Design has been designing, building, and integrating health care networks and information exchanges. The company focuses on connecting “islands of information” in healthcare to reduce costs and improve service. With extensive experience in healthcare EDI and data analytics, APP Design delivers projects that process millions of transactions 24×7 with a proven history of negligible downtime. APP Design’s vast library of interface and conversion modules enables the staff to quickly implement complex projects with proven, tested software providing their client base the confident commitment of quality and service.

Visit their Web site at www.appdesign.com or THISA member page at http://www.thisa.org/app-design for more information.

APP Design Client HealthxNet now processes over 400,000 transactions per month for over 3,000 users, representing more than 5,000 providers. Albuquerque-based HealthxNet provides Eligibility and Benefits, Claim Status, Pre-authorization, Patient Census and Claims Processing for local payers, Molina Healthcare, Lovelace Health System, Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico, and New Mexico Medicaid, along with national payers, such as Aetna, Cigna, Humana, and Tricare.

“APP has helped us build the strong infrastructure necessary to support our 24/7 operations.” says Joseph Speroni, Vice President of HealthxNet. “Their rigorous approach to software development and depth of healthcare experience allows us to integrate new features and data feeds quickly and release confident that they’ll run perfectly first time, every time.”

In operation since 1999, HealthXnet® health information exchange seeks to encourage cooperation, improve administrative efficiencies, and enhance the ability to deliver quality care to its member organizations by streamlining the flow of information among hospitals, health plans, physicians and other healthcare organizations. More information about HealthxNet is available at http://www.healthxnet.com.

APP Design designs and develops healthcare information delivery systems. HealthxNet has been an APP Design client since 2005.

APP Design’s RHIOnet (aka Eliginet) is now processing an average of 4 million transactions per month for Western New York HealtheNet. WNY HealtheNet now has more than 15,000 unique users and transaction volume, a mix of Eligibility, Claim Status, Referral, Pre-authorization, and Reports has been growing consistently since the original roll-out in 2001. Congrats to WNY HealtheNet!

APP Design has sold Revcast LLC, its retail data analytics software subsidiary, to Halo Technology Halo’s Kenosia subsidiary will take over management, marketing, and continued development of Revcast’s flagship IMS product.

Here is the official press release:

Kenosia Corporation Acquires Revcast
Revcast’s Integrated Merchandising Solution provides Kenosia clients with Forecasting and Replenishment Solutions

DANBURY, CT – September 19, 2006 – Kenosia Corporation, a unit of HALO Technology Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: HALO) and a leading developer of software solutions that empower corporations to streamline their analytical process and quickly turn disparate data sources into actionable insights, today announced that it has acquired Revcast for an undisclosed amount. The purchase of Revcast enables Kenosia to bring a powerful forecasting and replenishment solution to customers as part of its portfolio of enterprise analytical and collaboration solutions.

Illinois based Revcast is a privately held company providing forecasting and replenishment solutions to some of the largest manufacturers in the world. The company’s flagship product, Integrated Merchandising Solution (IMS), is being used today by several manufacturers that work with Wal-Mart and other major retailers, which share direct POS information.
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WNYHealtheNet web application wins Healthcare Achievement Award

BUFFALO, NY –April 26, 2006 – WNYHealtheNet is the recipient of the 2006 Buffalo Niagara 2006 BETA Award in the Healthcare Achievement category. The announcement was made March 23 by InfoTech Niagara.

Each year, the Buffalo/Niagara Emerging Technology Awards (BETA) are presented to companies, organizations, and people who seek to discover, honor, and promote the efforts of those who have served as innovators, creators and advocates of new technologies, new methods of integrating technology and of economic development through technology in Western New York. The awards are sponsored by InfoTech Niagara, a coalition of companies and people involved with information and computing technologies in Western New York.

WNYHealtheNet (pronounced as “Western New York Healthy Net”) earned honors in the Healthcare Achievement category, which recognizes a local healthcare organization that best embodies the vision, most inventive ideas, and the broadest leadership in technological innovation.
“The BETA award signifies that the local technology and medical communities have recognized WNYHealtheNet as an ever-evolving, mainstream organization whose website adds value and administratively simplifies office practices through the imposition of industry standards,” said Tom Unger, Grapevine Consulting, contracted program manager for WNYHealtheNet. “The success has been a result of working with experienced technology partners, including Chicago-based APP Design Inc., and PCI of Buffalo.”

WNYHealtheNet is a database-driven software tool available via the Internet. It is a collaboration by the region’s major hospitals and all health insurance plans, and allows for on-line, real-time administrative transaction processing.

“WNYHealtheNet is an amazing success story,” said APP Design partner Rob Quinn, the company that created the WNYHealtheNet software application, and built the country’s first community health network, Wisconsin Health Information Network (WHIN). “It’s been a privilege to have contributed to WNYHealtheNet, which drives down health care costs, as it saves physicians and providers nearly $20 every time a referral is made, and $1 for every transaction. When considering that the application supports nearly two million transactions every month, the cost savings add up quickly.”

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