LYNX Medical Systems, Inc., a Picis company, today announced an agreement with Essent Healthcare to install LYNX E/Point(TM), the industry's leading emergency department (ED) facility charging tool, across all of the organization's five hospitals.

Essent Healthcare's Board of Directors is pleased to announce that interim chief executive officer Mike Browder has been named permanent CEO of the eight-year-old hospital company. Browder joined Essent as chief financial officer in 2001, shortly after Essent purchased its first hospital.

WAYNE, Pa., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- National Healthcare Payer Networks, LLC ("NHPN") Wayne, Pennsylvania and Essent Healthcare with headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee announced today a new strategic initiative for NHPN to provide out-partnering managed care services to Essent facilities.

WAYNESBURG, Pa., and NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Essent Healthcare has completed the acquisition of Greene County Memorial Hospital, officials announced today.

Sep. 9--WENTZVILLE -- SSM Health Care announced Thursday it is buying Crossroads Regional Medical Center and will make major changes, including no longer offering surgery at the 86-bed hospital.