Statement of the problem as we see it Many hospital software companies have home health care subsidiaries. Some, such as Allscripts, Cerner and McKesson, take home care seriously and invest substantial resources into software development, implementation and training services, maintaining regulatory compliance and providing world class technical support to their home care and hospice customers. […]
PlayMaker CRM (Franklin, TN) and CellTrak Technologies (Schaumburg, IL) have executed a partnership agreement for joint marketing efforts. In announcing the agreement, Michael K Wons, President and CEO of CellTrak Technologies commented, “We value this Strategic Marketing Partnership as we see PlayMaker as a segment leader in CRM solutions for Homecare.” Wons added, “Both solutions […]
by Liz Seegert Last week, staff writer Liz Seegert examined the Republican Party Platform in terms of its impact on home health care. (http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=1589) In part two, she takes the same close look at the just-released Democratic platform. It was a bit of a surprise that home health care and home health technology are not […]
Product Review: Honeywell HomMed’s Mobile PERS Lets People Carry Safety Net With Them by Audrey Kinsella LifeStream™ MobileHelp® is a package of products and services for tracking and managing clients’ activities on an as-needed basis. Like Great Call’s 5Star Urgent Response™ system, now being incorporated into Independa, Inc.’s Artemis™ wireless monitoring ecosystem (see “Safe at […]
Delta Health Technology President & CEO Keith Crownover has been named to the advisory board of the 2013 Home Care & Hospice LINK event, a two-and-a-half-day gathering for executive teams in homecare and hospice to exchange ideas, solve critical business issues and develop relationships. Other board members include Ed Buckley, President & CEO of Select […]
Fastrack Healthcare Systems, Inc. (Plainview, NY) has announced a newly available integration to the Tom Tom Web Fleet product line, with dynamic GPS routing capability. Fastrack clients will use this capability in conjunction with the company’s enterprise software solution for Home Medical Equipment (HME DME), Respiratory and Home Infusion Pharmacy providers.
When Steven Schwartz, Director of Business Operations for theard that it was Charles Tobey on the phone, and that he is with the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Long Term Care Reimbursement (Medicaid), he was understandably a little unnerved. By the time he hung up the phone, he was grinning…and calling his […]
Unity Health System has been committed to using home care technology for several years. To further reduce paperwork and control mileage reimbursement expenses, home care and hospice divisions of the the western New York provider recently implemented the point-of-care visit manager from CellTrak™ on secure BlackBerry smart phones over the Verizon network. In addition […]
By the Founding Members of the EVV Standards Workgroup: http://www.evvworkgroup.org Addressing Medicaid Budget Short Falls and Program Integrity with Electronic Visit Verification Solutions An open letter to Medicaid officials It is no secret that Medicaid budgets are severely strained and that program integrity is on the front-burner. Every state is challenged to address both issues […]
By Tim Rowan In our ongoing effort to fully cover the home health care and hospice technology field in order to maintain high journalistic standards for our readers and advertisers, Home Care Technology Report is happy to announce that Elizabeth Seegert has joined us as a freelance staff writer. She will be based in New […]
