Home Care Tech Reporthttp://homecaretechreport.com/Your weekly source for home care technology newsen-usTelehealth Reimbursement: Cigna Steps Up Before Medicare Doeshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17295/15/2013Tim RowanTim Rowan]]>HCTR HIPAA Survey: Few Breaches, Weak Training Common in Home Carehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17305/15/2013Tim RowanSocial Media Can Help Home Healthcare and Hospice Organizationshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17315/15/2013Tim RowanNew Study Shows Personal Health Records Lead to Improved Health and Engagement for Seniors with Coronary Diseaseshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17245/1/2013Tim RowanCareAnyware Introduces Enhanced Hospice Capabilities at NHPCO 2013http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17265/1/2013Tim RowanMobile Applications: Long List of Benefits to Home Healthcare Agencieshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17275/1/2013Tim Rowan
Editor's note: This article was submitted by a representative of one of our HCTR advertisers. If you would like to submit an article from within your area of expertise, write to editor@homecaretechreport.com. Submissions from advertisers and non-advertisers are given equal consideration.]]>Kaiser Permanente CIO Predicts "Dramatic" Shift in Care Delivery with Direct Home Health Impacthttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17285/1/2013Tim RowanPediatrics: A Glimpse into the Future of Home Healthcare?http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17254/24/2013Tim RowanHome Health Now Has Its Own Professional Connectivity Sitehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17214/24/2013Tim RowanWill Home Care Be Invited to Partner with ACOs? – Booz & Co. Analyst Offers A Definite "It Depends"http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17224/24/2013Tim RowanNHPCO Meeting Features Multiple Vendor Product Announcementshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17234/24/2013Tim Rowanfirst drew attention in Maryland this week with new releases and product enhancements aimed at hospice providers.]]>Home Care Must Be Present to Be Heardhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17174/17/2013Tim RowanTelehealth and "Big Medicine"http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17184/17/2013Tim RowanACA May Reduce the Number of Adults Delaying Care Due to Costhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17194/17/2013Tim RowanKinnser Embeds Electronic Visit Verificationhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17204/17/2013Tim RowanNIH/CareAnyware Study Reveals Direct Relationship Between Depression and Rehospitalizationhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17134/10/2013Tim RowanWhat Were They Thinking? ATA CEO Blasts Medicare's SMSA Revamphttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17144/10/2013Tim RowanProcura Partner Brings Health Information Exchange Tool to Customershttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17154/10/2013Tim RowanFinancial Times, Tyze Personal Networks provides secure, private, web-based community networks to enhance communications among patients, family members and professional caregivers. Through a new partnership, Procura is now offering the service to its customers.]]>Vendor Watchhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17164/10/2013Tim Rowan— Fastrack chosen as exclusive billing system provider for members of Independent Medical Co-op's IMCO Home Care group]]>Sequestration Changes Prove Too Complex for CMS Computer Systemshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17084/3/2013Tim RowanHCTR Editorial: Support HR-1250http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17094/3/2013Tim RowanCMS Newshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17104/3/2013Tim RowanData Collection at the Point of Care; Mobile Technology Improves Patient Outcomeshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17114/3/2013Tim Rowanthe critical challenge. In home healthcare, much can be learned from the experience of Canadian providers, already under an outcome-based system. One 100-year old home care provider has found that improvement efforts can begin at the point of care if the right processes and technologies support care provider collaboration.]]>Vendor Watch: Hospice Finds Savings, Efficiencies With Electronic Document Managementhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17124/3/2013Tim RowanSenator Susan Collins: 'Home Care Can Reduce Cost and Improve Quality of Life'http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17033/27/2013Tim RowanSenator Susan Collins, (R-ME), chair of the important Senate Special Committee on Aging, explains why she is so troubled that MedPAC and Congress do not understand that cutting home care and hospice payments directly triggers much larger increases in overall Medicare spending. Home care's champion in the Senate wrote, "Home care is not just the preferred choice for most patients, it is also the most cost-effective. It costs Medicare almost $2,000 per day for a typical hospital stay, and $559 per day for a typical nursing home stay. How much does Medicare pay for home care? Just $44 a day ... slightly more than two percent of the cost of a typical hospital stay." Read Senator Collins' excellent opinion piece in its entirety here.]]>CellTrak Awarded Second Patenthttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17043/27/2013Tim RowanVendor Watchhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17053/27/2013Tim Rowan— Datalytics LLC Launches Online Home Healthcare Scheduling Tool, Claims to Reduce Miles Driven More Than 50%]]>Philips New Role in Managing Sleep Apnea: Finding the Not-Yet-Diagnosedhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17063/27/2013Tim RowanCMS Contractor Reveals Top Reasons Medicare Payments Are Deniedhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17073/27/2013Tim RowanThe Truth About the National Mandate for Use of Electronic Health Recordshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16993/20/2013Tim Rowanmust convert from paper to electronic clinical record-keeping by 2014 or 2015? This sales tactic uses fear to convince you to buy software but it is not based on fact. As technology advocates, we agree that you are better off with an electronic clinical documentation system but we prefer you invest voluntarily, not out of fear, and we are dismayed to hear that this inappropriate sales approach is being used. Guest writer Michael Deck, a software vendor himself, looked into it for us and offers this fact-based report.]]>"Prophet of the Coming Aging Boom" Receives American Society on Aging Leadership Awardhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17003/20/2013Tim RowanSmart Devices A Distraction for Healthcare Professionals? I Want A Second Opinion!http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17013/20/2013Tim RowanKaiser, CBO Report on Impact of Ryan Budget Over 10 Yearshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=17023/20/2013Tim RowanPatient Engagement, Health Literacy Reduces Cost of Carehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16953/13/2013Tim RowanDelta Health Technologies Donates Software to University for Nurse Educationhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16963/6/2013Tim RowanClinicalVirtuoso™ application, for a gift valued at nearly $300,000.]]>Shift From SNF to Home Care Expected to Reduce Connecticut Medicaid Spending $104.2 Million Over Two Yearshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16973/6/2013Tim RowanVendor Watchhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16983/6/2013Tim Rowan— PPS Plus announces working agreement with Deyta]]>Rumors Confirmed, Expanded; Cerner, McKesson, Allscripts to Establish Interoperability Standardhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16933/6/2013Tim RowanWindows Security Alert: Beware of Phony Tech Support Callshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16943/6/2013Tim RowanThis is one you have to send to everyone. A number of companies across the country have been reporting that they have been receiving calls from people pretending to be Microsoft technical service representatives. If any one employee takes their call and falls for their line, by the time they are done your entire network will be under their control.

In this article we give you their exact script so you can print it and post it over every office phone.]]>HIMSS 13 Will Focus on Interoperabilityhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16882/27/2013Tim RowanCMS News: Help for Your ICD-10 Transition Planninghttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16892/27/2013Tim Rowan— Plan to Mitigate Risk for a Smooth ICD-10 Transition Plan to Mitigate Risk for a Smooth ICD-10 Transition]]>Vendor Watchhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16902/27/2013Tim Rowan— HealthcareFirst to host webinar]]>How Hard Will Sequestration Cuts Hit Home Care and Hospice?http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16912/27/2013Tim RowanEngaging Patients: A Challenging New Frontier in Healthcare Deliveryhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16922/27/2013Tim RowanFlorida Agency Leverages Technology Investment to Stay Ahead of Competitorshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16832/20/2013Tim RowanCerner, McKesson Rumored to Start Joint Project; For Patient Outcomes? Or For Competition?http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16842/20/2013Tim RowanIn-Home INR Testing Can Save Lives and Dollarshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16852/20/2013Tim RowanStudy Suggests Patients With Fewer Resources Less Likely to Die at Homehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16862/20/2013Tim RowanVendor Watchhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16872/20/2013Tim RowanIs Home Healthcare Keeping Up With HIPAA Changes? Tell Us in the 2013 HCTR HIPAA Surveyhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16772/13/2013Tim Rowan1 - A RISK PROFILING TOOL PLUS 1/2 HOUR CONSULTATION TO INTERPRET THE RESULTS. This will give you a preliminary risk assessment, i.e. where you stand relative to the industry for a HIPAA breach, to get a sense of your relative risk and cost of a breach.
2 - A BREACH TRACKING TOOL to help you comply with new HIPAA breach tracking requirements and comply with the new Omnibus Rule that requires you to conduct an assessment on all possible breaches to see if you are required to report them to OCR.]]>HIPAA Information Resources http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16782/13/2013Tim RowanHIPAA Security Tip: How to Completely and Safely Erase a Disc Drive Before Retiring Ithttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16802/13/2013Tim RowanNew Rules Change HIPAA Business Associate Provisionshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16812/13/2013Tim RowanVendor Watchhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16822/13/2013Tim Rowan— Latest CPR+ Release Targets New Efficiencies and Compliance Solutions for Specialty Pharmacy, Home Medical Equipment and Home Infusion
— Canadian Hospital System Selects CellTrak to Provide Safety for Traveling Renal Care Nurses]]>Health IT off to good start in 113th Congresshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16732/6/2013Tim RowanDelta Health Technologies to Sponsor Another Fazzi Study: "The 2013 National State of the Industry Study"http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16742/6/2013Tim RowanSome States Making Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment System Improvements to Prepare for 2014 ACA Changeshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16752/6/2013Tim RowanNew Report Reveals Mobile Apps Still Little Used in Chronic Condition Carehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16762/6/2013Tim RowanContinuLink Releases Integrated Communication Toolhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16691/30/2013Tim RowanNew Software Tool Warns Florida Hospice of Impending Visit Over- and Under-Utilizationhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16701/30/2013Tim RowanVendor Watchhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16711/30/2013Tim Rowan— Jubilee Community Health Uses Mobile PHR to Improve Diabetes Outcomes for Rural, Uninsured Patients
— HEALTHCAREfirst signs Texas' CHRISTUS Continuing Care]]>More 'Anywhere' Care for Seniors: Philips Lifeline Introduces Its Own Mobile PERS Devicehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16721/30/2013Tim RowanPhysician Wants to Replace Your Physician Portal With A Common Platform; HHAs Are Welcoming Himhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16651/23/2013Tim RowanFinal Rules Change Some HIPAA, HITECH Provisionshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16661/23/2013Tim RowanFounder of Las Vegas Post-Acute Care Network Taking Her Show on the Roadhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16671/23/2013Tim RowanNew Hospice Software Application Emergeshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16681/23/2013Tim RowanHospice Management Suite by longtime business software developer Q90 – software specialists with products for facility audits, email, HR and accounting – we made them show it to us in detail before we agreed to introduce them to you. We found it to be worth a look.]]>Lawmaker Proposes Government Health Insurance Cover Telehealth Serviceshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16611/16/2013Tim RowanCigna Study Proves Case Manager Outreach Can Reduce Hospital Readmissionshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16621/16/2013Tim RowanNew Tool Allows You to Know A Hospital's Readmission Penalty Ratehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16631/16/2013Tim RowanHawaii Hospice Implements CellTrak™http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16641/16/2013Tim RowanContract Therapists Are Outsiders No Longer; New Software Application Bridges the Employee/Contractor Gaphttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16571/9/2013Tim RowanOver 100 New ACOs Formed, Bringing Total to 250http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16581/9/2013Tim RowanHCTR Analysis: Who Is Leading the Creation of Accountable Care Organizations?http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16591/9/2013Tim RowanHealth Information Exchange Saves Patient's Life, Slashes Agency's Costs http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16601/9/2013Tim RowanHome Medical Equipment Software Vendor Brightree Acquires CareAnywarehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16561/4/2013Tim RowanCEO Tullman Loses Final Battle for Control of Allscripts, Resignshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=165512/19/2012Tim RowanAllscripts Sues City of New York Over Hospital Commission's Epic Choicehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=165012/12/2012Tim RowanOnline Teamwork Can Coordinate Care From A Distance For Seniors Living Independently at Homehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=165112/12/2012Tim RowanHow Information Technology Benefits Home Health Organizations http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=165212/12/2012Tim RowanCMS News: Upcoming Open Door Forums for Home Care and Hospicehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=165312/12/2012Tim Rowan— Open Door Forum for all Medicare providers: January 8]]>Beginning of a Trend? VNA of SE Michigan Sold, Will Become For-Profithttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=165412/12/2012Tim RowanDoes Obama's Re-election Mean ACA Will Continue to Cut Provider Pay Rates? Maybe Not, Says Former CMS Administratorhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=164712/5/2012Tim RowanAllscripts Not Talking Amidst Reports of a Salehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=164812/5/2012Tim RowanBlackstone Group LP is the likely winner of what it calls an auction to become the primary investor to take Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. from a public to a private company. Officially, Allscripts is not speaking about any possible sale, other than confirming that the company is "evaluating strategic alternatives."]]>Robots and Avatars: New Helpers in the Homehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=164912/5/2012Tim RowanNew Tools Help Patients Self-Manage Health, Chronic Conditionshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=164311/28/2012Tim RowanHospice Education Network Creates New Eligibility Course to Help Reduce Audit Exposurehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=164411/28/2012Tim RowanAgeTech California Announces Formation of "AgeTech West"http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=164511/28/2012Tim RowanDid Microsoft Price Itself Out of Tablet Competition?http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=164611/28/2012Tim RowanGood for Patients, Taxpayers & Country, Home Care is The Solution, Shalala Tells NAHC Audiencehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=163911/21/2012Tim RowanNAHC Survey Seeks Your Feedback on Looming ACA Employer Health Insurance Mandatehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=164011/21/2012Tim RowanRapidly Growing Number of Seniors Use Smart Phones and Tablets for Health-Related Activitieshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=164111/21/2012Tim RowanCMS Newshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=164211/21/2012Tim RowanConnected Care Conference Introduces New Mobile Tools for Self-Managing Healthhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=163411/14/2012Tim RowanHealth Information Exchanges and Patient Portals; Critical Tools to Coordinate Patient Carehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=163511/14/2012Tim RowanShort, Difficult Life Leads to Inspiring Book About Living Through the Dying Processhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=163611/14/2012Tim Rowanand cancer in her mid-30's. If you work with hospice patients and their families or if you care for persons with life-threatening chronic conditions, this book should be on your shelf, but only until you give it away and buy another copy.]]>Delta Health Technologies Releases Next Generation Clinical Softwarehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=163711/14/2012Tim RowanCrescendo from Delta Health Technologies.]]>San Diego Hospice May Lay Off 200 After Negative Audithttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=163811/14/2012Tim RowanMobile Innovations Enhance Patient-Caregiver Connectionhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=163011/7/2012Tim RowanCompromise is NOT a Dirty Word: Our Exclusive Interview with Senator Susan Collinshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=163111/7/2012Tim RowanNearly Two Years Before the New Deadline, First Databank Adds ICD-10 Codes to Databasehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=163211/7/2012Tim RowanExperts Describe New Technologies to Keep Dementia Patients Safe at Homehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=163311/7/2012Tim RowanOIG Recommends CMS Activate Dormant Home Health Surety Bond Regulationhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=162410/24/2012Tim Rowanand a coalition of 1,500 large agency owners are saying it is time to enforce the rule.]]>Cardiocom Unveils Four New Communication Modules at NAHC Meetinghttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=162510/24/2012Tim RowanNew Technologies Found at NAHC Meeting: Telehealth, Med Management Portals and an iPhone Apphttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=162610/24/2012Tim Rowan— iPhone app can recognize and catalog pills and capsules, slashing initial visit time
— TruPointe, new home care software vendor from Houston
— eFuneral posts funeral home costs and reviews online, eases difficult process for those grieving
— CaringShare and Kinergy Health offer patient portals, enable cooperative care coordination
— Alabama physician develops his own physician portal, wants you to use it instead of him using yours
— Medication management device with scanner informs remote caregiver if meds were taken
— New home telehealth vendor aims marketing message at families as well as clinicians]]>Home Telehealth Companies Aim NAHC Annual Meeting Announcements at Mobile Users http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=162710/24/2012Tim Rowan2013: The Year of Patient Engagementhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=162810/24/2012Tim RowanHCTR Weekly 30-Second Survey for 11/7/12http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=162910/24/2012Tim RowanTurmoil at Allscripts May Lead to Better Dayshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=162010/17/2012Tim RowanHealth Data Management, Allscripts is actively entertaining offers from private-equity firms for a leveraged buyout to take the healthcare IT company private. The move follows two recent negative events, strife within the Board of Directors and failure to win a $302 million contract.]]>Vendor Watchhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=162110/17/2012Tim RowanCellTrak and HEALTHCAREfirst announce Technology License Agreementhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=162210/17/2012Tim RowanNDoc® adds more flexibility to Automated Care Planshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=162310/17/2012Tim RowanCellTrak to Unveil Three New Product Modules at NAHC Meetinghttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=161410/10/2012Tim RowanPennsylvania Agency Uses Connected Care Technology to Reduce Hospitalizations, Win Hospital Partnershttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=161510/10/2012Tim RowanPatient Self Care at the Fore, A Preview of the Upcoming Connected Health Annual Symposiumhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=161610/10/2012Tim RowanConnected Health Symposium, sponsored by Boston's Partners HealthCare, may go unnoticed because it is scheduled concurrently with the NAHC Annual Meeting, but that would be unfortunate. Titled "Innovations to Build Value: Accountable Care, and Patient Engagement," the October 25/26 confab will present dozens of high-level talks and presentations on healthcare technologies to be used in and out of the home. We are sending staff writer Audrey Kinsella to cover the meeting. She offers a preview this week.]]>CMS News Bulletin: Computer Glitch Outlaws Death; Patch Available for Downloadhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=161710/10/2012Tim RowanProcura Will Demonstrate New Mobile App for Android and Blackberry at NAHC Meetinghttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=161810/10/2012Tim RowanWhat You Said About Point-of-Care Documentationhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=161910/9/2012Tim RowanVeteran Home Health Industry Analyst Discovers Hidden Hospital Readmission Causeshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=161010/3/2012Tim RowanVendor Watchhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=161110/3/2012Tim Rowan— ContinuLink and PPS Plus to build OASIS bridges together]]>Hospital Readmission Penalties Begin; Popular Media Takes Note...for A Momenthttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=161210/3/2012Tim RowanMore Research Confirms Telemedicine Improves Health of Diabeticshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=161310/3/2012Tim RowanCan New BlackBerry Save RIM?http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16069/26/2012Tim RowanSHP Commits to Developing Standardized Fall Risk Assessment Toolhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16079/26/2012Tim RowanHCTR Product Review: HIPAA Compliance Software Toolhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16089/26/2012Tim RowanCMS News: Open Door Forumhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16099/26/2012Tim RowanHospice Education Network Now Offers Entire Video Course Catalog on Mobile Deviceshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16029/19/2012Tim RowanNew Delta Health Technologies Application Focuses on Care Transitions, Coordination Among Providershttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16039/19/2012Tim RowanCareAnyware Releases Workflow Engine for Hospice and Home Healthhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16049/19/2012Tim RowanHCTR New Product Review: Not All Remote Patient Monitoring Requires Remote Patient Monitorshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16059/19/2012Tim RowanHome Care Must Be Familiar With Patient Information Exchange Standards Under Meaningful Usehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15999/12/2012Tim RowanHEALTHCAREfirst Changes Financial Backershttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16009/12/2012Tim Rowanfirst's competitors than by its customers, the Ozark, Missouri home care and hospice software company has been sold by The Riverside Company, investment partner since 2008, to Pamlico Capital, an offshoot of Wells Fargo. Bobby Robertson will remain as CEO.]]>Care Technology Systems, Qualcomm Life Join Forceshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=16019/12/2012Tim RowanEpic Problem Affecting Home Care Agencies Nationwidehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15949/5/2012Tim RowanProduct Review: Honeywell HomMed's Mobile PERS Lets People Carry Safety Net With Themhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15959/5/2012Tim RowanPart 2 of 2: Home Health Care Under the Democratic Platformhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15969/5/2012Tim RowanPlaymakerCRM Teams Up With CellTrakhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15989/5/2012Tim RowanPart 1 of 2: Home Health Care Under the Republican Platformhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15898/29/2012Tim RowanMotion Computing Updates Popular Mobile Tablethttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15908/29/2012Tim RowanCellTrak Adds COO to Executive Leadership Team http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15918/29/2012Tim RowanCMS News: ICD-10 Pushed Back to October 2014, unique health plan identifierhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15928/29/2012Tim RowanSurvey Responses: What Would You Ask the Presidential Candidates?http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15938/27/2012Tim RowanHome Care Consultant Encourages Focus on Reducing Readmissions by Improving Transitionshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15858/22/2012Tim RowanSoftware Selection Seminar Scheduled http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15868/22/2012Tim RowanVendor Watchhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15878/22/2012Tim Rowan—Fastrack says it will unveil "On-Line Adjudication" for HME providers at Medtrade]]>Caring Hospice Finds Success with Mobile Automation in Six East Coast Officeshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15888/22/2012Tim RowanHome Care Technology's Presidential Endorsement Statementhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15808/15/2012Tim RowanCMS Newshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15818/15/2012Tim Rowan— CMS announces "Office of Information Products and Data Analysis"
— Register quickly for September Hospice PEPPER Training
— Major improvements to PECOS...finally
— Health Information Technology for the health of patients and caregivers]]>Home Care 100 Organizers Launch New Annual Conference: "Home Care & Hospice LINK"http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15828/15/2012Tim RowanTelehealth Efficacy Confirmed by Major UK Studyhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15838/15/2012Tim RowanFarzad Mostashari, MD, National HIT Coordinator, Speaks Out on Healthcare Reformhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15848/15/2012Tim RowanOne NY Medicaid Provider Got New Episodic Billing Right From Day One; State Officials In Awehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15758/8/2012Tim Rowan
New York Medicaid officials were bracing for an onslaught of incorrect claims, followed by weeks or even months of claim rejections and provider retraining. The state converted to a Medicare-like, Episodic Payment System took effect on May 1 and at least one state official was mystified that none but a small Brooklyn provider managed to submit 100% correct, payable claims on day one.]]>Beating Silos Into Bridges: An HCTR Interview with the CEO of HHA Exchangehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15768/8/2012Tim Rowanmust be available for exchange. Staff writer Liz Seegert found a software company trying to help by tearing down the walls of historic silos between care locales and replacing them with electronic bridges where data can flow freely.]]>Vendor Watchhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15778/8/2012Tim Rowanfirst accepting nominations for Second Annual Compassionfirst Award
— Fastrack Adds Dynamic Routing & GPS Tracking to Delivery Automation]]>Inspector General Tells CMS to Stop Certifying New Home Health Agencies in Texas and Floridahttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15788/8/2012Tim RowanSafe at Home – or Not at Home – with Mobile Personal Emergency Responsehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15708/1/2012Tim RowanTwo Little Mistakes Will Cost Chicago and Connecticut Home Care Agencies Thousands in HIPAA Reparationshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15718/1/2012Tim Rowan1– A Chicago hospice IT department disabled security on laptops and tablets in order to manually install software upgrades. Burglars hit them that exact weekend.
2 – A VNA attached to Hartford (CT) Hospital signed a HIPAA Business Associate agreement with a 3rd party to analyze data. The contractor's employee took a VNA laptop home and it was stolen.
We have some thoughts on how these incidents could have been prevented.]]>Advocacy Group Wants Home Care Clinicians to Help Homebound to Votehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15728/1/2012Tim RowanHealth and Human Services announces 89 new Accountable Care Organizationshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15738/1/2012Tim RowanVendor Watchhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15748/1/2012Tim Rowan— VT/NH agency deploys robots in patient homes; no, not a metaphor, real robots
— Cardiocom Says Bosch Patent Infringement Allegations Are Baseless
]]>Veteran Sales Executive Resurfaces at CellTrakhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15657/25/2012Tim RowanNews from the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technologyhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15667/25/2012Tim Rowan— AHRQ Issues New Guide for Use of Interactive Preventive Care Record
— Additional entities accredited to certify healthcare software
]]>One Home Care Provider, Two Hospices Adopt Wireless Remote Systemshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15677/25/2012Tim RowanWhat's In Your Health Record?http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15687/25/2012Tim RowanFastrack Releases Version 2012 – Over 100 New Featureshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15697/25/2012Tim RowanContaining the Costs of Delivering Home Care & Hospice with Technologyhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15617/18/2012Tim RowanVendor Watchhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15627/18/2012Tim Rowan— HEALTHCAREfirst announces new billing services offering and large new hospice client]]>Facts Disputed: HomecareCRM Files Response to PlayMaker's Counter-Suithttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15637/18/2012Tim RowanNew App Prevents Texting While Drivinghttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15647/18/2012Tim RowanSupreme Court Decision and Home Care: An Interview with NAHC's Bill Dombihttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15577/11/2012Tim RowanPlayMaker CRM Responds to Lawsuithttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15587/11/2012Tim RowanSoftware CEO Predicts Bright Future for Home Health Care Under ACAhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15597/11/2012Tim RowanPennsylvania Governor Taps Home Care Software CEO for State's eHealth Collaborative Advisory Committeehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15607/11/2012Tim Rowan(Editor's note: we did not intend to prominently feature one of our longtime advertisers twice in the same issue. With no issue last week for our July 4 holiday, it just sort of happened that way.) ]]>Pioneer ACO Partners with Technology-Enhanced Home Care Agencieshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15536/27/2012Tim RowanHCTR Product Review: ClearCare Services Are All in the Familyhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15546/27/2012Tim RowanSwiftKey Makes iPad Typing Easierhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15556/27/2012Tim RowanContinuLink Releases Enhancement to Address Wage and Hour Concernshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15566/27/2012Tim RowanDo Not Go Manually Into That Good Night: Experts Warn New Englanders to Be Armed With Technologyhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15486/20/2012Tim RowanDo Hospital-Owned Agencies Really Receive More Referrals? http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15496/20/2012Tim RowanHome Telehealth Community of Care Web Site Focuses on "TelePalliative Home Care"http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15506/20/2012Tim RowanThere Is No Payment Code for That! One Tech Company Says They Will Do It Anywayhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15516/20/2012Tim RowanKobayashi Maru scenario.]]>Home Health Care Software Developer Recognized for Financial Achievement, Innovation, Community Involvement by Hometown Business Journalhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15526/20/2012Tim RowanCompeting Customer Relationship Management Software Vendors Begin Court Battle http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15456/13/2012Tim RowanRegion C RAC Provides More Questions Than Answershttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15466/13/2012Tim RowanCMS Newshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15476/13/2012Tim Rowan— Learn about value-based purchasing, coming in 2014
— HIPAA 5010 deadline reminders and training webinar
— Deadline approaching to apply for CMS Shared Savings Program
— Free preventive services for Medicare beneficiaries]]>Home Health Care Technology Will Be Integral to ACO Successhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15416/6/2012Tim RowanIntroducing Elizabeth Seegert, New HCTR Staff Writerhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15426/6/2012Tim RowanResearch Project Will Examine Use of Mobile Phones for Remote Patient Monitoringhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15436/6/2012Tim RowanAre Recovery Audit Contractors Getting More Aggressive? AHA Says "Absolutely"http://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15446/6/2012Tim RowanPatient Information Exchange with Hospital EMRs Becomes Home Care Vendor's Primary Focushttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15375/23/2012Tim RowanInvestor Sues Allscripts over Board Disputehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15385/23/2012Tim RowanMeet New Sandata CEO Tom Underwoodhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15395/23/2012Tim RowanVendor Watchhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15405/23/2012Tim RowanCellTrak Releases Automated Supply Replenishment Systemhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15345/16/2012Tim RowanNew York City Looking for 12 Health IT Companies, Will Pay $300k Each for Care Coordination Ideashttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15355/16/2012Tim RowanDepartment of Homeland Security Warns of Mobile Device Security Riskshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15365/16/2012Tim RowanNew Breed of Telehealth Vendor Removes Price As Excuse for Waitinghttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15315/9/2012Tim RowanPassive Remote Monitoring System Helps Distant Family Members Keep an Eye on Independent Elderly Living Alonehttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15325/9/2012Tim RowanVendor Watchhttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15335/9/2012Tim RowanMobile Applications for Home Care Agencies: Features and Benefitshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15275/2/2012Tim RowanAmerican Telemedicine Association Annual Meeting Wrap-Up: Trends and Predictionshttp://homecaretechreport.com/article.asp?id=15285/2/2012Tim Rowan