Region news digest: Humility of Mary agrees to be ERIS test site

REGION

Humility of Mary agrees to be ERIS test site

YOUNGSTOWN — Humility of Mary Health Partners has agreed to be a test site for ERIS Medical Technologies, which recently became a tenant of the Youngstown Business Incubator. The health care provider will be using an ERIS software product that manages patient charges.

“With the help of this software, we hope to produce a more efficient, accurate billing process,” said Candis Posey, an HMHP vice president.

ERIS also is using DRS, a data-warehousing center on Belmont Avenue, for hardware and technical services.

OHIO

Jobless rate shows slight improvement

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s unemployment rate was 5.6 percent in April, down from the revised rate of 5.8 percent in March, according to data released this morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The April unemployment rate was unchanged from 5.6 percent in April 2007.

The U.S. unemployment rate for April was 5.0 percent, down from 5.1 percent in March.

From Vindicator staff reports