ATIBA Technology  Develops NEPA  Networkers Executive Group Website - November, 2010

At the November 11th Executive Group meeting T.J. Finley of Glass Recycling Technologies suggested that we promote our group with a web presence - within 2 weeks of that suggestion Anita Rose, President of ATIBA Technology Solutions had designed, developed and published a website for the group.

The site will be enhanced as additional content is provided by group members. ATIBA has volunteered to maintain the site, and Jerry Lisman, CEO of Lisman Holdings and NatMark Internet Services volunteered to obtain the domain name and host the site.

This is a prime example of what can be accomplished when great minds work together! It's called TAKING ACTION!

Visit the new NEPA Networkers Executive Group website at: www.nepaexecutives.net

NEPA Networkers Executive Group (a subgroup of NEPA Networkers) - November, 2010

The NEPA Networkers Executive Group (a LinkedIn Group) held it's most recent meeting on Thursday, November 11th. Special thanks to Bob Courtright of Courtright and Associates, a local recruiting company, for organizing the meeting. The meeting was hosted by Jerry Donahue, owner of the Southern Union Building and Marc Gonzalez of Site2, a tenant in that building. As always, the meeting provided great thoughts and ideas on how to bring additional commerce to northeast PA.

The group in attendance agreed that our group's mission, vision and goals would benefit from the implementation of a website; within 24 hours of that meeting Jerry Lisman of Lisman Holdings had obtained the domain name http://www.nepaexecutives.net and has volunteered to  host the website for the group.

Anita Rose of ATIBA Technology Solutions volunteered to act as project manager for this initiative, develop the group website and create a printable list of all NEPA Networkers Executive Group members. The core team currently involved in the planning of the website will be soliciting assistance from other members regarding website content.

Additional information related to those who planned and hosted the November meeting:

Jerry Donahue - The Southern Union Building is a highly secure 38,000 sq. ft. state-of-the art building with 5 stories of executive office space and gated parking, located in the heart of downtown Scranton. http://417lackawanna.com/

Marc Gonzalez - Site2 is a datacenter, providing backup and recovery and email archiving services that ensure client data is safe, secure and easily accessible in the event of an unexpected natural or I.T. disaster. http://site2bc.com

Bob Courtright - Courtright and Associates - a retained executive search and consulting firm. Since 1989, they have recruited for general and technical management positions. The focus of their business is management recruiting in Northeastern Pennsylvania and in the Life Science and Technology fields nationally.  http://www.courtrightassoc.com/

Healthcare Organization / Integration on Financial Systems and Processes - May, 2010

MultiPlan, Inc.

ATIBA has secured a long-term contract to work with MultiPlan, the nation's oldest and largest supplier of independent, network-based cost management healthcare solutions tailored to the needs of payers and providers.

MultiPlan has more than half a million healthcare providers under contract, has an estimated 40 million consumers accessing their network products, and processes more than 70 million claims through their networks each year. They offer access to the leading independent national primary PPO as well as complementary network and fee negotiation services through a single electronic claim submission.

ATIBA is providing Project Management and Business Analysis expertise to the I.T. organization, specifically focused on the integration of financial systems and processes across an enterprise that is growing through the acquisition and merger of other premier networks.

To learn more about MultiPlan's services and solutions, visit the MultiPlan website: http://www.multiplan.com

 Electronic Health Records (EHR)

ATTENTION PHYSICIANS & HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

YOU ARE INVITED...

HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION - CONVERTING TO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS

ATIBA and DSS invite you to attend a free seminar that will help you better understand:

• Requirements of the HITECH Act and the options you have related to converting to Electronic Health Records
• Determining if you are eligible to receive up to $44,000 under Medicare incentives or up to $64,000 under Medicaid incentives
• The steps that need to be taken for you to make timely, well-informed, cost-effective decisions
• The business and IT support our healthcare transformation team can provide that will facilitate an end-to-end solution and enable a smooth transition to EHR

Our goal is to help you get started with healthcare transformation - to let you know that you are not alone and to help you move forward with your technology decisions in a manner that will enable you to mitigate your business risk and maximize your financial investment. We can take the pain out of technology transformation!

Please join us on June 15th, 2010

Keynote Speakers: Anita Rose - ATIBA Technology, John Matthews - DSS

Time:    6:00pm - 8:00pm

One Meridian Boulevard, Wyomissing, PA 19610 (DSS Offices)

Seating is limited, so please register online www.atibatechnology.com/EHRegistration.htm or call ATIBA at 570.842.8144 or email us at: ehrseminar@atibatechnology.com

We look forward to seeing you at the seminar!

In October, 2009 ATIBA joined the Pennsylvania eHealth Initiative (PAeHI), an organization that encourages the development and use of electronic medical records (EMR) in Pennsylvania along with health information exchanges (HIE), which will ultimately tie into a national system allowing patients and health care providers to securely access medical records regionally and throughout the country.

As a member of PAeHI ATIBA looks forward to working with other organizations throughout the state to promote EHR technology and the secure exchange of health information in a manner that ultimately enhances communication and collaboration between patients, hospitals, physicians and healthcare organizations.

ATIBA is committed to facilitating the implementation of EHR systems by educating physicians and healthcare practices about the benefits of EHR, government incentives that are available to eligible professionals, assisting in the vendor selection process, managing the implementation, assisting in the process of proving 'meaningful use', providing guidance in the development of data security and privacy policies and procedures, and conducting periodic risk assessments to mitigate the risk of data breaches and penalties related to non-compliance of HIPAA regulations.

ATIBA representatives will be attending the next PAeHI meeting in Harrisburg in mid-April, and will be attending the PHIMA/PAeHI Annual Meeting in Hershey, PA May 10th -12th. For more information about these organizations go to:

PAeHI - PA e-Health Initiative: www.paehi.org

PHIMA - PA Health Information Management Association: www.phima.org/

For assistance in determining next steps in regard to selecting and implementing an EHR system, proving meaningful use, or for information regarding IT and compliance risk assessments, contact Anita Rose at (570) 842-8144 or arose@atibatechnology.com

HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION - CONVERTING TO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS

Sponsored by: ATIBA Technology Solutions, Site2 and The Great Valley Technology Alliance

Keynote Speaker: Anita Rose, ATIBA Technology Solutions

ATIBA Technology Solutions and Site2 would like to thank all who attended the Healthcare Transformation – Converting to (EHR) Electronic Health Records seminars we hosted in Scranton on February 17^th. Special thanks to Chris Haran of the Great Valley Technology Alliance for sponsoring the seminar and providing an introduction during our afternoon session.

Our goal was to educate physicians and local healthcare practices regarding the benefits of converting to EHR, government incentives of up to $44,000 and $64,000 that are available to ‘eligible professionals’ who implement EHR and prove ‘meaningful use’ of a certified EHR system, what is involved from an IT and business analysis standpoint and how ATIBA and Site2 could support their efforts moving forward. Based on the glowing feedback received from surveys provided by attendees our efforts were successful and the seminar provided great value to those who attended.

As with all government programs, there is a timeline associated to incentive payments as well as criteria that must be met – to receive the full incentive bonus available action must take place soon. Selecting, implementing, using and proving meaningful use of a certified EHR product will take most practices between 6-18 months, so it is important that those who wish to take advantage of the government incentives begin the process.

We will keep everyone apprised of future seminars; in the meantime feel free to contact Anita Rose of ATIBA Technology Solutions at 570-842-8144 or arose@atibatechnolgoy.com to schedule a free information session or planning consultation.

Thanks again to all who made our first EHR seminar a success!

Keynote Speaker: Anita Rose, ATIBA Technology Solutions

Sponsored by: ATIBA Technology Solutions, Site2 and The Great Valley Technology Alliance

ATTENTION PHYSICIANS & HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

YOU ARE INVITED...

HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION - CONVERTING TO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS

ATIBA, along with Site2 & the Great Valley Technology Alliance, invite you to attend a seminar that will help you better understand:

• Requirements of the HITECH Act and the options you have related to converting to Electronic Health Records
• The steps that need to be taken for you to make timely, well-informed, cost-effective decisions
• The business and IT support our healthcare transformation team can provide that will facilitate an end-to-end solution and enable a smooth transition to EHR

Our goal is to help you get started with healthcare transformation - to let you know that you are not alone and to help you move forward with your technology decisions in a manner that will enable you to mitigate your business risk and maximize your financial investment. We can take the pain out of technology transformation!

Please join us on February 17th, 2010

Session 1:    3:00pm - 4:30pm

Session 2:    6:00pm - 7:30pm

417 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503 (Site2 Training Room)

Seating is limited, so please register online www.atibatechnology.com/EHRegistration.htm or call ATIBA at 570.842.8144 or email us at: ehrseminar@atibatechnology.com

We look forward to seeing you at the seminar!

The Federal HITECH Act is recommending that all healthcare organizations convert to electronic health records by 2015. In order to promote that effort the Federal Government will be providing financial incentives to qualifying physicians and healthcare organizations that convert to EHR within a designated timeframe. Financial incentives that will be disbursed over a 5 year period are between $44,000 and $64,000 if physicians and healthcare practices that convert meet all requirements.

Since many small healthcare practices do not have internal compliance or IT departments and cannot afford full-time compliance and technology experts, ATIBA is developing a cost-effective business model that will offer highly skilled resources to provide on-demand services to the local healthcare community. On-demand services for healthcare providers will include:

• Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) on-demand
• Chief Technology Officer (CTO) on-demand
• Chief Information Officer (CIO) on-demand

ATIBA, along with some local business partners, is currently developing a strategy to educate and assist  local physicians and healthcare practices to convert to electronic health records in order to receive all financial incentives they are qualified to receive.

We recognize that converting to EHR will be financially challenging to many small practices; in addition to providing on-site EHR implementation services, we are also planning to provide highly secure, HIPAA compliant hosted solutions that will decrease the total cost of ownership.

ATIBA, along with business partners, will be conducting a seminar after the holidays to begin the education process to local physicians and healthcare practices. Afterwards, we will work with local healthcare practices to assess individual requirements, select the best EHR option based on business requirements, manage the implementation of EHR, provide user training and act as chief compliance officer to help ensure that HIPAA compliance maintained and provide long-term support.

Feel free to contact ATIBA directly via phone or email info@atibatechnology.com to ensure you are notified of the upcoming EHR seminar.

November 17, 2009 – MetroAction 2^nd Annual Go Green Business Summit

Guest Speaker: Anita Rose, ATIBA Technology Solutions

MetroAction of Northeast PA is sponsoring the second annual Go Green Business Summit from 9 am to 2 pm on November 17^th, 2009 at Marywood University, 2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA. The theme of this year’s Summit its “Putting the ECO in the ECOnomy”.

Anita Rose, President of ATIBA Technology Solutions, a local business and I.T. consulting company that has recently developed a ‘going green’ consulting practice, will be one of the presenters. Her presentation will educate participants on ‘Green Office and Green I.T.’ business practices.

Going Green is fast becoming a necessity – most businesses have not yet grasped the magnitude and speed of the ‘green wave’ that is about to hit. Whether or not Congress passes what is known as the “Waxman-Markley Cap and Trade” bill, other energy bills that mandate the reduction of greenhouse gasses and force energy conservation and clean energy technologies will be passed and will have a direct impact on the cost of doing business and overall business sustainability.

Businesses today no longer ask “Why should we go green?” but “How do we go green, how fast can we go green and what are the business risks if we don’t go green?” Businesses that previously put green initiatives on a back burner are now motivated to assess their energy consumption and the impact their business operations have on the environment and take proactive steps to reduce their carbon footprint.

In answer to that need, ATIBA has developed a ‘Green Zone’ framework that will help transform organizations to think green and work green – the benefits of which will be decreased energy consumption and a decreased cost of doing business. For additional information about ATIBA’s Transformation Green Business Consulting, go to: http://www.atibatechnology.com/green_transformation.

Additional information about the November 17^th “Go Green Business Summit” is provided at the MetroAction website http://metroaction.org/blog/metroaction-puts-the-eco-in-economy,

or contact Anita Rose directly:  arose@atibatechnology.com.

Pearson Education/FEN - August, 2009

Dan Maldonado, a senior consultant for ATIBA Technology Solutions recently completed a successful project for Pearson's Family Education Network.

FEN - Pearson's Family Education Network is a leading source of educational content and resources for parents, teachers and children.

The project to replace FEN's SMS (Subscription Management System) was initiated in order to better manage FEN's eight web storefronts, 640,000 customers and the B2C services provided to the Kindergarten - 12th grade consumer market. The SMS system includes the web user interface to FEN's online products and services, and is a core revenue tracking system.

The scope of the engagement included development of an RFI (Request For Information), vendor evaluation and selection, managing the vendor relationship as well as managing the 3 phase implementation to deploy and integrate the SMS solution to a number of subscription services on the FEN website.

To learn more about the Family Education Network's educational products and services, visit the FEN website: http://www.fen.com

The ATIBA 'Green Earth' Challenge - July, 2009

ATIBA has issued a challenge to all businesses to help save energy and the planet by implementing green office and I.T. practices. ATIBA has also developed a new line of consulting to help businesses assess their current carbon footprint and put in place office and I.T. practices that help to reduce energy consumption, reduce waste, help save money and decrease the detrimental environmental impact of business operations. Metrics are captured and energy re-assessments are conducted periodically in order to report and measure success.

The local Green Earth challenge, extended to businesses in the Scranton PA region, was communicated through an announcement on the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce website: http://www.scrantonchamber.com

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Business Transformation/Quality PMO - April, 2009

Patrina Corporation

ATIBA successfully completed a Business Transformation engagement at Patrina Corporation, a leading provider of hosted Content Management and workflow automation solutions. Patrina Corporation, located on Wall Street in downtown NYC, provides risk-based information management solutions than help their customers comply with a wide range of regulations that include HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404, FRCP #26 for e-Discovery, NASD 3110, SEC 17a-3 and 17a-4.

The engagement included the establishment of a PMO - program management office -  in order to institute quality frameworks and best practices, revision of the Corporate Business Strategy, recommendations for organizational change and realignment,  process reengineering and the implementation of Patrina World, the corporate knowledge base.

Additionally, ATIBA worked with Patrina's software development organization to research and develop the design specifications for Patrina's new DILM - Digital Information Lifecycle Management module.

To learn more about Patrina's services and solutions, visit the Patrina website: http://www.patrina.com

Marketing and Corporate Rebranding - April, 2009

Patrina Corporation

ATIBA completed a corporate rebranding project for Patrina Corporation, a leading provider of hosted Content Management and workflow automation solutions.

The marketing project, which was geared toward updating and standardizing the corporate image, included the design of a new corporate logo, new stationary, presentation folders, business cards, and sales collateral that included  corporate and industry flyers, sales presentations, custom designed Powerpoint templates, and a variety of other corporate templates.

To learn more about Patrina's services and solutions, visit the Patrina website: http://www.patrina.com