Three focuses on new alternate site care products and applications are provided in this article. These are: Procura for Hospice; Trillium Health Partners’ use of Cell Trak™ Mobile Solution for Infusion Nurses; and Definitive Homecare Solutions’ release of the latest version of its CPR+ software–the CPR+ version 9.0– a business and clinical management application with […]
The author provides a personalized letter to his subscribers and readers in which he sends good wishes for 2013 and a heartfelt reminder to: “Never forget that the career you have chosen contributes to the entire nation’s well-being. ” And for this feat, he urges each of them to: “Take a moment to pat […]
The Hospice Education Network (HEN) has announced the development of a new series of eight online courses, Disease-Specific Hospice Eligibility Determination and Documentation. The instructor, Terri Maxwell, PhD, APRN, is Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for Weatherbee Resources. Details are provided about the needs for these courses in regard to reducing exposure to risks […]
A San Diego newspaper is reporting that The San Diego Hospice temporarily stopped accepting new patients for a 4-day stretch last weekend because of financial problems that may force the highly respected California institution to lay off 200 of its 870-employee workforce. Details about immediate resignations of key executives and about the negative audit […]
The Hospice Education Network (HEN) has made its entire catalog of courses available on iPhones, Android phones and iPads, plus newer Blackberries and Kindles. In addition to viewing lectures and earning credits on desktop and laptop PCs and Macs, hospice nurses and administrators can now access HEN’s courses – nearly 200 and steadily growing – […]
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 With one political convention wrapping up this week and another beginning Monday, we assigned staff writer Liz Seegert to study the published platforms of each party and analyze how home care and hospice would be affected if the Medicare sections of either platform were to become law. First up, the Republican Party […]
After using homecare technologies for clinical and scheduling needs for several years, Caring Hospice Services wanted to further automate in order to reduce paperwork and mileage reimbursement expenses. CFO Betty Jennings said they selected the new point-of-care visit manager solution from CellTrak™ and implemented it on Sanyo Pro GPS and LG Optimus enabled phone devices, […]
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 […]
Five years ago, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ordered CMS to stop using Social Security numbers on Medicare cards. According to a new report and testimony to Congress by the General Accounting Office (GAO), CMS has not gotten around to complying yet. Details about how CMS intends to correct this oversight and the […]
