× By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher, Home Care Technology Report John Damgaard is a man on a mission to revolutionize senior care. In less than five years as CEO of Minneapolis-based MatrixCare, he has directed the acquisition of LTC software company AOD, which was in turn already the parent company of home care’s Soneto […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report FacebookTwitterGoogle+Email In four short years, Commonwell Health Alliance has blossomed from a handful of founding members to more than 60. Announced at HIMSS 2013, the organization of EHR vendors was created to solve the data silo problem that was first made a national […]
Facebook Twitter Google+ Email AUSTIN, Texas — May 30, 2017 — Kinnser Software, the Austin-based national software leader in clinical and business solutions for post-acute care businesses, announced today that it has finalized an agreement to merge with Mediware, a well-established leader in healthcare software for almost 40 years. Kinnser’s software as a service (SaaS) solutions expand the Mediware […]
by Nick Knowlton, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Brightree; and also a Co-Founder of the CommonWell Health Alliance. [Exclusive to Home Care Technology Report] In the world of health information technology, not one credible person is opposed to interoperability and all the benefits that it provides clinicians and home health agencies. The healthcare environment is rapidly […]
× FacebookTwitterGoogle+Email by Michael McGowan, founder ————————————————-and CEO of OperaCare, a compliance program for HHAs that emphasizes immediate OASIS completion and same-day RAP submission. More than 65% of the agencies I have screened through a Value-Based Purchasing and Revenue integrity toolkit my company developed appear not to understand that “Transitional Care” is not just for […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report Comment Period Open Through June 26, 2017 On April 27, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule (CMS-1675-P) that would update fiscal year (FY) 2018 Medicare payment rates and the wage index for hospices serving Medicare beneficiaries and […]
Palm City, Florida and Salem, Utah – May 22, 2017 –[As a result of Optima Health Solutions acquiring Hospicesoft,] the transaction moves Optima one step closer to delivering a full suite of modern integrated solutions that span the post-acute continuum of care. We spoke with CEO Josh Pickus to learn the background. He told us that […]
HEALTHCAREfirst, provider of Web-based home health and hospice software, billing and coding services, and advanced analytics, recently announced the recipients of the fifth annual Hospice Honors, a prestigious program that recognizes hospices providing the highest level of quality as measured from the caregiver’s point of view. The official list of recipients was unveiled at the […]
OperaCare (Soconno, NM), creators of software that automates and standardizes the Home Health Quality Assurance and Compliance process, launched a Value-Based Purchasing and Revenue Integrity Tool this week. Proactive management of Revenue Integrity, Cost of Care, and Patient Outcomes will soon define the difference between those Home Health agencies who receive VBP bonuses and those […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report Atlanta-based Alora Healthcare Systems announced this week the release of the new Alora Plus, a HIPAA-compliant Home Health solution designed for agencies providing skilled and non-skilled home health and hospice services. A fully mobile responsive, complete software system, this latest release allows home health administrators […]
