Homecare is more cost efficient than nursing home or hospital care, every patient would rather stay at home if possible. As new homecare agencies proliferate in the U.S. and worldwide, one‐third of homecare agencies in U.S. markets have closed or been acquired in the past five years due to the economic downturn and lack of profitability. Challenged with declining reimbursements, a nursing shortage and low productivity even as new agencies open, there has been significant industry consolidation. Automated process brought by homecare information systems addresses management team issues. Existing providers need to improve overall operations to address these issues.

Several new studies provide large‐scale, independent, quantified proof of the value of healthcare information technology have. Users can utilize the scheduling notes to alert other staff of patient preferences or supplies needed in the home. Maestro intuitive process flow provides users with many reminders, including when a patient is out of orders, when a supervisory visit is required, or when a procedure needs to be completed during a visit. Information systems are a significant part of the home care delivery systems. Software leverages the efficiency of clinical process in ways that have never become possible before. The system leverages virtually all the administrative and financial information needed to run a successful home care company. Information ca n be gathered right from the charts.

The significance of integration systems is not yet realized in homecare information systems. However, as patients move from one care venue to another, the patient record is going to need to move with them. The hand‐held, computer‐based system guides home care clinicians through the entire patient care process. Clinicians can use structured record guides. The systems automate reporting. The market opportunity for the homecare information services providers is to enable consolidation of the 35,000 small agencies worldwide into a few large services providers. These few services providers then become customers for the homecare information services systems. Homecare information systems will be enhanced by partnerships with IBM to leverage information analytics systems. Worldwide homecare information systems markets at $2 billion in 2009 are expected to reach $4.8 billion by 2016. Constraints on home healthcare spending in some types of coverage are more than offset by a shift away from nursing home care to assisted living homecare.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Homecare Information Systems Market Description and Market Dynamics  

1.1   Home Health Care 

1.1.1    Home Health Quality Care

1.1.2    Medicare 

1.1.3    Medicaid 

1.2   Home Care Services Payors 

1.2.1    Self-pay  

1.2.2    Public Third-party Payors: Medicare

1.2.3    Public Third-party Payors: Medicaid 

1.2.4    Public Third-party Payors: Older Americans Act (OAA)

1.2.5    Veterans Administration 

1.2.6    Social Services Block Grant Programs  

1.2.7    Community Organizations  

1.2.8    Private Third-party Payors 

1.3   Types of Home Care Agencies  

1.3.1    Nursing care  

1.3.2    Physical therapy 

1.3.3    Occupational therapy

1.3.4    Speech therapy  

1.3.5    Social workers  

1.3.6    Home health aides/home care aides  

1.3.7    Homemaker/Attendant Care  

1.3.8    Volunteers  

1.4   Homecare Information System Software Market Shifts  

1.4.1    Characteristics Particular To The Homecare Information System Market 

1.4.2    Implementation Depends On Documentation Of Each Discipline Needs  

1.4.3    Home Care Services Billing Issues  

1.4.4    Prospective Payment System (PPS) 

1.4.5    Managed Care Requirements  

1.4.6    Oasis Home Health Agencies  

1.5   Need For Automation Of Home Care Companies  

1.6   Homecare Information Technology Industry 

1.6.1    History Of Low Investment In Healthcare Information Technology

1.6.2    Market Driving Forces For Worldwide Homecare Information Systems  

1.6.3    Treatment Trends  

1.6.4    Home Healthcare Delivery Industry  

1.6.5    Competition Forms Basis Of U.S. Medical Care Services Delivery  

1.6.6    Science And Medical Technology  

1.7   Benefits Of Home Care 

1.7.1    Home Health Saves Medicare Billions  

1.8   Demographic Trends Driving Home Care 

1.8.1    Mainstreaming Of People With Disabilities 

1.8.2    Recovery And Active Lifestyles Of Disabled Portion of the Population 

1.9   Healthcare Equipment Industry  

1.9.1    Reimbursement Drives Healthcare Equipment Industry 

1.9.2    Home Medical Equipment Industry Segments 

1.10     Marketing Globally  

1.10.1  U.S. Healthcare Delivery Industry  

1.10.2  Competition Forms Basis Of U.S. Medical Care Services Delivery  

1.10.3  European Homecare Market Trends  

1.11     Hospital and Home Care Services Billing Issues  

1.11.1  Managed Care Requirements  

1.12     Market Drivers For Healthcare Cost Containment 

1.12.1  Managed Care Organization Impact 

1.12.2  Reasons Home Health Care Has Gained Wide-Spread Acceptance  

1.12.3  Managed Care Change In The Healthcare Industry  

1.12.4  Homecare For People With Long Term Disabilities  

1.12.5  Health Care Cost Containment Trends  

1.12.6  Medicare Reimbursement Guide for Power Wheelchair Drive Control Systems 

1.12.7  Managed Care Organization Impact 

1.13     Reasons Home Health Care Has Gained Wide-Spread Acceptance  

1.13.1  Managed Care Change In The Healthcare Industry 

1.13.2  Homecare For People With Long Term Disabilities 

1.14     Worldwide Homecare Information Systems Market Distribution  

1.14.1  Delivery Of Non-Acute Health Care

1.14.2  Leveraging Distribution Channels  

1.14.3  Worldwide Homecare Information Systems Market Positioning 

1.15     Increased Need For Information Technology  

1.15.1  Medical Error 

1.16     Shortcomings Of Traditional Healthcare Information Systems  

1.17     Homecare Information Systems Market Strategy 

1.17.1  Integrated Healthcare Information Technology Solutions 

1.17.2  Flexible Product-Delivery Options  

1.17.3  Leveraging Existing Customer Base  

1.18     Homecare Information Systems Market Trends  

1.18.1  Clinician Support For Spending Less Time At The Desktop And More Time Taking Care Of Patients 

 
 

2. Homecare Information Systems and Services, Market Shares and Forecasts  

2.1   Homecare Agencies

2.2   Homecare Information Systems Market Shares

2.2.1    Allscripts Homecare / Misys Healthcare Systems'

2.2.2    McKesson Horizon Homecare Information Systems 

2.2.3    Cerner BeyondNow   

2.2.4    Meditech  

2.2.5    Meditech / Patient Care Technologies  

2.2.6    Allscripts Homecare  

2.2.7    Siemens Health Services / Home Health Solutions  

2.2.8    Fujitsu Homecare Information Systems  

2.2.9    GE Centricity® Solutions 

2.2.10  Lewis’ Financial Services Division  

2.2.11  Login Soft 

2.2.12  Santrax 

2.2.13   ContinuLink Cloud SaaS Solutions  

2.2.14  Procura Home Care Across the Continuum of Care 

2.3   Homecare Information Systems Market Forecasts  

2.3.1  Homecare Information Systems, SOA, Tablet Devices, and Wireless Handset Market Forecasts  

2.4   Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Homecare Systems Market Shares, First Three Quarters 2009 

2.4.1    Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Homecare Systems Market Shares 

2.4.2    IBM SOA Business Integration Foundation Systems 

2.4.3    IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository  

2.4.4    Tibco Services Oriented Architecture SOA   

2.4.5    Microsoft SOA Application Platform  

2.4.6    Microsoft Application Platform.NET Framework  

2.4.7    Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Homecare Systems Market Forecasts  

2.4.8    Homecare Information Service Orientated Architecture (SOA) Market Forecasts 

2.5   Home Medical Information Systems Market Segments 

2.5.1    3G and 4G Handheld Wireless Devices  

2.5.2    Use Of POC Technology In Homecare  

2.6   Home Medical Consolidated Information Systems Market Driving Forces 

2.7   Homecare Services Oriented Architecture Market Driving Forces 

2.7.1    Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Components 

2.7.2    SOA Middleware Means That Information Can Be Left Where It Is And Operated On From That Place 

2.7.3    Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Market Driving Forces  

2.8   Technological Trends Impact on Demand for Homecare Services

2.8.1    Benefits of Integration Solutions  

2.9   Number Of Home Healthcare And Hospice Agencies  

2.10     Geographical Segments  

2.11     Healthcare Industry Shifts

 
3. Homecare Software Product Description   

3.1   McKesson HBOC   

3.1.1    McKesson Homecare Systems Improve Patient Outcomes 

3.1.2    McKesson Horizon Homecare™ Documentation Applications  

3.1.3    McKesson Home Care Solutions  

3.1.4    McKesson Horizon Homecare Advanced Clinical Software  

3.1.5    McKesson Horizon Clinical Guideline Terms And Components 

3.1.6    McKesson Horizon HomeCare ROI

3.1.7    Allscripts Homecare  

3.1.8    Allscripts Homecare Software  

3.1.9    Allscripts Home Care Claims Reimbursement 

3.1.10  Allscripts Field Personnel Access To Clinical Data At The Point Of Care  

3.1.11  Allscripts Clinical 

3.1.12  Allscripts OASIS  

3.1.13  Allscripts Library Of Interdisciplinary, Problem-Related Care Plans  

3.1.14  Allscripts Keeps Patient Care On Track. 

3.1.15  Allscripts Homecare Scheduling 

3.1.16  Allscripts Homecare Software Modules  

3.1.17  Allscripts Homecare Billing  

3.1.18  Allscripts Homecare Billing Reporting  

3.1.19  Allscripts Homecare Reporting Features 

3.1.20  Allscripts Telemonitoring 

3.1.21  Allscripts Homecare Speeds and Simplifies Physician Review And Approval Of Orders  

3.1.22  Allscripts Homecare Physicians Portal Module  

3.1.23  Allscripts Homecare General Ledger 

3.2   Cerner BeyondNow  

3.2.1    Cerner BeyondNow Outcomes Management 

3.2.2    Cerner BeyondNow CareWatch  

3.2.3    Cerner BeyondNow CareWatch Positioning 

3.2.4    Cerner BeyondNow CareWatch Verified Visits Interface Sends Information Automatically To The Billing Application  

3.3   Meditech  

3.3.1    Meditech Intake  

3.3.2    Meditech Scheduling Process  

3.3.3    Meditech Care Delivery/Plan-of-Care Management 

3.3.4    Meditech Telemanagement Process  

3.3.5    Meditech Billing 

3.3.6    Meditech Telemonitoring And Telehealth For Home Health Agencies  

3.3.7    Meditech Telemanagement Process In-Home Device  

3.4   Login Soft

3.5   ContinuLink 

3.6   Santrax Homecare Information Systems Telephony Solutions 

3.6.1    Santrax Delivered Through The Web  

3.7   NDSI Healthcare  

3.7.1    NDSI Healthcare nHome Complete and HomePRO   

3.8   HealthWare  

3.8.1    HealthWare Platforms 

3.8.2    HealthWare Full Featured System   

3.8.3    HealthWare System Applications  

3.9   Sajix  

3.10     Healthcare Automation  

3.10.1  Healthcare Automation HomecareNet Mobile Medication Reconciliation Automation  

3.11     Indura Systems

3.11.1  Indura Systems IGEA HHC Best Process Advanced Solution For Home Health Care  

3.11.2  Indura Systems Main Modules  3-105

3.11.3  Indura Systems IGEA Point Of Care (iPOC) POE   

3.12     TagtronicsCare Home Care Software  

3.12.1  TagtronicsCare Comprehensive Home Care Agency Software  

3.12.2  TagtronicsCare All-inclusive UK Home Care Management System   

3.12.3  TagtronicsCareElectronic Monitoring Software  

3.12.4  TagtronicsCare Comprehensive Reporting  

3.12.5  TagtronicsCare Lone Worker Device  

3.12.6  Accounting Systems Technology / Visions Home Health Software  

3.12.7  Accounting Systems Technology Visions Home Health  

3.13     IMA Technologies CaseTrakker© Software  

3.13.1  IMA Technologies Tools To Help Care Management Professionals  

3.14     Lewis

3.14.1  Lewis Patron Point-of-Care Module  

3.14.2  Lewis Prompt 8 

3.14.3  Lewis’ Financial Services  

 
4. Homecare Information Systems Technology 

4.1   Homecare Information Systems Requirements 

4.1.1    Internet Protocol (IP) Mission Critical Functionality  

4.2   Homecare Information Systems Toolkits  

4.2.1    Process Management Toolkits 

4.3   Homecare Information Systems-Services

4.4   Internet 

4.4.1    Upgrading Software  

4.4.2    End-To-End Flow From The Security Viewpoint 

4.4.3    Homecare Information Systems Services Security Policy Configuration  

4.4.4    Role Of Mission Critical Middleware Messaging 

4.4.5    IBM Mission-Critical Functionality 

4.4.6    IBM Websphere MQ Messaging Software  

4.4.7    Linking Internal Operations 

4.5   Homecare Information Systems Product Technology 

4.5.1    Windows Interface  

4.5.2    SQL Server

4.5.3    Misys Caché  

4.5.4    Server Monitor

4.5.5    Field Synchronization  

4.6   State-Of-The-Art Security 

4.6.1    Misys Portal and Document Manager Module  

4.7   HL7 Interface & Accounting Exports  

4.8   Testing Services As An Extension Of Homecare  

4.9   Web Services  

4.9.1    Services Guarantee Compliance  

4.9.2    Outcomes Monitoring 

4.9.3    Web Services Key Standards  

4.9.4    Web Services Definition

4.10     Web Services Architecture 

4.11     Distributed Service Discovery Methods  

4.11.1  Web Services Positioning

4.12     OASIS 

4.13     SOAP  

4.13.1  SOAP Framework  

4.13.2  Framework For Developing Web Services

4.13.3  Apache SOAP  

4.13.4  Load Balancer With SSL Support 

4.13.5  Points Of Failure  

4.13.6  SOAP Limitations  

4.13.7  SOAP Protocol Uses Multi-Step Process 

4.13.8  Framework Benefits 

4.13.9  SOAP Test Strategies  

4.13.10 SOAP Solutions  

4.14     WSDL   

4.14.1  WSDL Service Descriptions  

4.15     UDDI Registry  

4.15.1  UDDI Test Registries 

4.15.2  UDDI Distributed Web Service Discovery  

4.15.3  UDDI Consortium  

4.15.4  WS-Inspection Document Extensibility  

4.16     Language XSLT  

Home Health Resource Groups (HHRGs) 

4.17     CMS Official Definitions Regarding The Plan of Care  

4.18     The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

4.19     Allscripts Homecare Technology 

4.19.1  Allscripts Homecare Scalable Three-Tier Architecture  

4.19.2  Allscripts Homecare Familiar Windows Interface 

4.19.3  Allscripts Homecare SQL Server 

4.19.4  Server Monitor puts you in control

4.19.5  Field synchronization

4.19.6  Allscripts Homecare State-Of-The-Art Security  

4.19.7  Allscripts Homecare HL7  

4.19.8  Allscripts Electronic Health Record For Homecare  

4.19.9  US National Health Expenditure Projections 2008-2018  

4.20     Science And Medical Technology  

4.20.1  Physical Therapy  

4.20.2  Treatment Trends  

4.21     Wheel Chair Technological Trends  

4.21.1  Power Wheelchairs  

4.21.2  Sport Wheelchairs  

4.21.3  Lightweight Wheelchairs  

4.21.4  Transport Wheelchairs (Folding)

 
5. Homecare Software Company Profiles 

5.1   Accounting Systems Technology 

5.2   Advantage Reimbursement 

5.3   Aprima Medical Software  

5.3.1    Aprima Strategic Partnerships

5.3.2    Aprima Medical Software Strategic Partnership with Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO®)

5.3.3    Aprima Reseller Agreement With Networking and Information Services (NIS-Systems) 

5.4   CareCentric 

5.4.1    CareCentric Homecare Solutions 

5.4.2    CareCentric Billing Software  

5.5  Cerner  

5.5.1    Cerner Systems View Creating Client Value  

5.5.2    Cerner Clinical Core

5.5.3    Cerner Millennium Unified Information Architecture 

5.5.4    Cerner BeyondNow Business Partners  

5.6   ContinuLink Health Technologies, LLC   

5.6.1    ContinuLink Health Technologies Partners 

5.6.2    ContinuLink - A Web-based Software Solution  

5.7   Dynatronics  

5.8   Fujitsu WebCare ROI  

5.9   GE Centricity® Solutions  

5.9.1    GE Healthcare  

5.10     Healthcare Automation  

5.10.1  Healthcare Automation 'Spins Off' Advantage Reimbursement to Increase Market Share  

5.10.2  HAI Flagship Product, HomecareNet 

5.10.3  Healthcare Automation Strategic Partners  

5.11     HealthWare  

5.12     IMA Technologies  

5.12.1  IMA Technologies CaseTrakker© Software 

5.13     Lawson Software 

5.13.1  Lawson Software / VasTech 

5.14     Lewis’ Financial Services Division  

5.14.1  Lewis Homecare Information Systems ROI 

5.15     LoginSoft 

5.16     McKesson 

5.16.1  McKesson Pharmaceutical 

5.16.2  McKesson Provider Technologies  

5.16.3  McKesson Medical-Surgical 

5.16.4  Parata Systems 

5.16.5  McKesson Pharmacy Systems 

5.16.6  McKesson Health Solutions 

5.16.7  McKesson Specialty Care Solutions  

5.16.8  McKesson Patient Relationship Solutions  

5.16.9  Zee Medical 

5.16.10 Moore Medical 

5.16.11 RelayHealth  

5.16.12 Plasma and BioLogics  

5.16.13 McKesson Corporation Revenue

5.16.14 CDC Selects McKesson To Distribute the H1N1 Flu Vaccine  

5.16.15 McKesson Revenue 

5.17     Medical Computer Systems  

5.18     Meditech / Patient Care Technologies 

5.18.1  Meditech

5.18.2  Meditech PtCT OASIS Positioning

5.18.3  Meditech Maestro  Streamlining Processes, Increasing Efficiency  

5.19     Networking & Information Services (NIS) Systems  

5.20     Procura

5.20.1  Procura Key Home Care Issues 

5.20.2  Procura Solution

5.20.3  Procura Home Care Acros s the Continuum of Care 

5.20.4  Procura Industry Partners 

5.21     Profium 

5.22     QuikPlan Limited 

5.22.1  QuikPlan Main Menu 

5.22.2  The Way QuikPlan Looks  

5.23     RCS:

5.24     Sajix  

5.24.1  Sajix Incentive To Doctors To Replace EMR And/Or Practice Management 

5.24.2  Sajix Reseller Group 

5.24.3  Sajix iHelix On Demand Solution 

5.25     SAS  

5.25.1  SAS Global Reach, Local Presence 

5.25.2  SAS Financial strength 

5.25.3  SAS Sustainability

5.26     Siemens Healthcare  

5.27     ZirMed

5.28     Government Agencies With Homecare Responsibility 


List of Tables and Figures

Table ES-1  ES-2

Homecare Information Systems Market Driving Forces  

Figure ES-2  ES-4

Homecare Information Systems License Shipments and Maintenance Services Market Shares, Worldwide, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2009  

Table ES-3  ES-6

Homecare Information Systems Software Market Forecasts, Worldwide, Dollars, 2010-2016  

Figure 1-1  1-2

Number of US Homecare and Hospice Agencies  

Figure 1-2  1-3

US Homecare Payment Source  

Figure 1-3  1-4

US Homecare Patients Receiving Help  

Table 1-4  1-5

Home Health Quality of Care Measures  

Table 1-5  1-7

Senior Homecare Assessment 

Table 1-6  1-10

Medicare Program Payment Conditions  

Table 1-7  1-16

Home Care Services Payors  

Table 1-8  
Homecare Information System Software Characteristics  

Table 1-9  

Market Characteristics For Evaluation of Homecare Information System Software Vendors  

Table 1-10 

Home Care Services Billing Issues  

Table 1-11 

JCAHO ORYX Requirements  

Table 1-12  

Home Care Standard Services Provided  

Table 1-13  

Home Care Specialty Services Provided  

Table 1-14  

Home Market Information System Software Market Segment 

Table 1-15  

Factors Relating To Value Of Home Health Care 

Over Institutional Care  

Table 1-16 

Studies Illustrate Patients Choose Home Care  

Table 1-17  

Home Health Savings  

Table 1-18  

Home Healthcare Services Target Markets  

Table 1-19  

Home Medical Equipment Market Segments  

Table 1-21  

Home Care Services Billing Changes Needed  

Table 1-23  

JCAHO ORYX Requirements  

Table 1-24  

Worldwide Homecare Information Systems Market Positioning  

Table 1-25  

Strategies For Offering Technology Solutions To The Home Healthcare Industry  

Table 1-26 

Homecare Information Systems Market Trends  

Table 2-1  

Homecare Information Systems Market Driving Forces  

Table 2-2  

Homecare Market Driving Forces  

Table 2-3  

Physician Information Systems Market Participants

Figure 2-4  

Homecare Information Systems License Shipments and Maintenance Services Market Shares, Worldwide, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2009  

Table 2-5

Homecare Information Systems License Shipments and Maintenance Services Market Shares, Worldwide, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2009  

Table 2-6  

Homecare Information Systems Software Market Forecasts, Worldwide, Dollars, 2010-2016  

Table 2-7 

Homecare Information Systems Software  Market Forecasts, Worldwide, Dollars, 2010-2016  

Figure 2-8  

Homecare Information Systems Software, SOA Software, Tablet Entry Devices, and Wireless Handset Systems Market Forecasts, Worldwide, Dollars, 2010-2016  

Table 2-9  

Homecare Information Systems Software, SOA Software, Tablet Entry Devices, and Wireless Handset Systems Market Forecasts, Worldwide, Dollars, 2010-2016  

Figure 2-10  

Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Homecare Systems Market Shares, Worldwide, First Three Quarters 2009  

Table 2-11 

Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Homecare Information  

Systems Market Shares, First Three Quarters 2009  

Figure 2-12  

Homecare Information Systems SOA Software Market Forecasts, Worldwide, Dollars, 2010-2016  

Table 2-13 

Number of U.S. Home Health and Hospice Care Agencies 2009  

Figure 2-14  

Medicare Home Health Agency Program Payments: 

Figure 2-15  

U.S. Personal Health Care Expenditures as a Percent of Gross Domestic Product: Calendar Years 1980-2018  

Figure 2-16  

Total Personal Health Care Expenditures For 1960 Were $23.3 Billion  

Table 2-17 

Benefits Experienced By Clinicians Using Laptops At The Point Of Care  

Table 2-18  

Functionality That Laptops And Tablets Provide Agency Full-Time, 

Professional Employees  

Table 2-19 

Laptop or 3G and 4G Handheld Wireless Devices Users  

Table 2-20  

Home Medical Market Driving Forces  

Table 2-21  

Home Medical Information Systems Market Driving Forces  

Table 2-24

Benefits of Integration Solutions  

Figure 2-25  

Homecare Software Regional Market Segments, Dollars, 2009  

Table 2-26

Homecare Software Regional Market Segments, Dollars, 2009  

Table 2-27 

Clinical And Management Information Systems Functions  

Table 3-1 

McKesson Homecare Information Systems Products  

Table 3-2  

Horizon Homecare™ Suite Of Home Care Documentation 

Applications Benefits  

Table 3-3  

Horizon Homecare™ Suite Documentation Features  

Table 3-4  

McKesson Horizon Homecare Agency Management Module Benefits  

Table 3-5  

McKesson Horizon Homecare Clinical Information Management 

Table 3-6

McKesson Horizon Homecare Module Functions  

Table 3-7  

McKesson Horizon Homecare Advanced Clinical Software Benefits  

Table 3-8  

McKesson Horizon Homecare Advanced Clinical Software Features  

Table 3-9  

Signs and Symptoms of Circulation Difficulties  

Table 3-10  

Allscripts Home Care System Major Benefits  

Table 3-11 

Allscripts Home Care System Benefits: 

Table 3-12  

Allscripts Private Duty And Home Health Solution Benefits  

Table 3-13

Allscripts Homecare Software Modules  

Table 3-14  

Allscripts Homecare Billing Features  

Table 3-15  

Allscripts Homecare PPS Billing Features  

Table 3-16 

Allscripts Homecare PPS Additional Billing Capabilities: 

Table 3-17  

Allscripts Homecare Reporting Features  

Table 3-18  

Allscripts Homecare Reporting Functions  

Table 3-19  

Allscripts Homecare Online Physician Review And Approval Of Orders Benefits  

Table 3-20 

Allscripts Homecare General Ledger Modules  

Table 3-21  

Cerner BeyondNow CareWatch Functions  

Table 3-22  

Cerner BeyondNow Telephony Integration Tracking Features  

Table 3-23  

Cerner BeyondNow CareWatch Telephony Modules  

Table 3-24 

Cerner BeyondNow CareWatch Payroll and Billing Modules  

Table 3-25  

Cerner BeyondNow CareWatch Documentation Modules  

Table 3-26  

Cerner BeyondNow CareWatch System Modules  

Table 3-27  

Cerner BeyondNow CareWatch Automated Process Solutions  

Table 3-28  

Cerner BeyondNow CareWatch Automated Process Careplans  

Table 3-29  

Cerner BeyondNow CareWatch Automated Telecommunications Process Solutions  

Table 3-30  

Cerner BeyondNow CareWatch Process Solution Functions  

Table 3-31 

Meditech Home Care suite  

Figure 3-32  

Meditech Maestro Process Components  

Figure 3-33 

Meditech well@home – Beyond telemonitoring - Telemanagement 

Figure 3-34 

Meditech Tele-management Device  

Table 3-35  

Meditech well@home Device Functions: 

Table 3-36  

well@home Telemonitoring Device Alert Management 

Table 3-37  

Login Soft Benefits  

Table 3-38  

Login Soft Key Features  

Table 3-39  

ContinuLink Software Solution Features  

Table 3-40 

ContinuLink Functionality  

Figure 3-41 

ContinuLink  

Table 3-42 

Santrax Telephony Benefits: 

Table 3-43  

Santrax Home Health Care Benefits

Table 3-44  

Santrax Functionality  

Table 3-45 

Santrax Benefits  

Table 3-46  

HealthWare Home Health Agencies Productivity Features  

Table 3-47  

HealthWare Home Health Agencies Features 

Table 3-48  

HealthWare Home Health Agencies Technology  

Table 3-49

HealthWare Home Health Agencies Partners 

Table 3-50  

HealthWare Home Health Suite 

Table 3-51  

HealthWare Additional Applications/Services Available

Table 3-52  

Sajix iHelix Healthcare Information System Solution Features  

Table 3-53  

Sajix iHelix Healthcare Information System Solution Modules  

Table 3-54  

Sajix iHelix Healthcare Information System Solution System Modules 

Table 3-55  

Sajix iHelix Healthcare Information System Solution System Benefits  

Table 3-56  

Sajix iHelix Healthcare Information System Solution System Advantages

Table 3-57 

Healthcare Automation HomecareNet On Demand Benefits  

Table 3-58  

Indura Homecare Systems 

Table 3-59  

Indura Homecare Agency Systems  

Table 3-60  

Indura Homecare Systems Features 

Table 3-61 

Indura Systems Main Modules

Table 3-62 

Indura Systems Main Features  

Table 3-63  

Indura Systems Point Of Care (iPOC) Features  

Table 3-64  

Indura Systems iPOC Agency Functions  

Figure 3-65

iPOC Agency Device  

Table 3-66 

Indura Systems iPOC Agency Features  

Table 3-67  

Indura Systems iPOC Agency Process Workflow Functions  

Table 3-68  

QuikPlan Limited Homecare Software Functions  

Table 3-69  

Accounting Systems Technology Visions Tracking Capability

Table 3-70  

Accounting Systems Technology Visions Tracking Functions  

Table 3-71 

Accounting Systems Technology Visions Optional Components  

Table 3-72  

IMA Technologies Care Management Software Management Tools: 

Table 3-73 

Lewis Prompt 8 PPS Specific Features  

Table 3-74  

Lewis Prompt 8 Features: 

Table 4-1  

Homecare Information Systems Requirements  

Table 4-2  

Homecare Information Systems Functions  

Table 4-3  

Assessment Of Homecare Information Systems Services 

Tool Positioning  

Table 4-4 

Functions Of An IP Addressing Device  

Table 4-5

Benefits Of an IP Addressing Device  

Table 4-6  

Homecare Information Systems Modular Strategy  

Table 4-7  

Homecare Information Systems Component Strategy  

Table 4-8  

Homecare Information Systems Services Challenge  

Table 4-9  

Internet Market Driving Forces  

Table 4-10

Internet Homecare Information Systems Resource Management 

Table 4-11  

Homecare Information Systems Services Security Policies Evolution  

Table 4-12  

Server Authentication Mechanisms  

Table 4-13 

Enterprise Messaging Integration Functions 

Table 4-14  

Software Application Integration Functions 

Table 4-15 

Web Services Common Set Of Standard Protocols  

Table 4-16  

Web Services Architecture  

Web Services Architecture  

Table 4-17  

SOAP-Based Web Service Production Environment Testing  

Table 4-18

XSLT Transformation Of XML   

Table 4-19  

Home Health Resource Groups (HHRGs) 

Table 4-20 

Allscripts Electronic Health Record For Homecare  

Table 4-21  

Allscripts group support: 

Table 4-22  

Selected Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Centers Statistics  

Figure 4-23  

Trends in the Six Most Frequent Medicare Home Health Agency Diagnoses: Calendar Years 1997 and 2005  

Table 4-24  

Medicare Part A & Part B from the Health Care 

Information System (HCIS) Home Health Agency 

National State Summary for Calendar Year 2007  

Table 4-25  

Medicare from the Health Care Information System (HCIS) Hospice Agency National State  

Table 4-26  

Factors Relating To Value Of Home Health Care Over Institutional Care  

Table 4-27  

Transport Wheelchair Features  

Table 5-1 

CareCentric Homecare Solutions  

Figure 5-2  

CareCentric Homecare Positioning  

Table 5-3  

CareCentric Billing Software Functions  

Table 5-4 

CareCentric Homecare Technology  

Table 5-5  

Cerner Millennium® i Unified Information Architecture Functions  

Table 5-6 

Cerner BeyondNow Business Partners  

Table 5-7

Cerner BeyondNow Homecare Partners  

Table 5-8  

Healthcare Automation Strategic Partners  

 Figure 5-9  

Healthware Homecare Systems Modules  

Table 5-10  

HealthWare Microsoft® Web Based Solution Modules For Health Care Information Management 

Table 5-11  

IMA Technologies CaseTrakker Software Management Modules: 

Table 5-12

LoginSoft Homecare Software Benefits  

Table 5-13  

LoginSoft Homecare Software Key Features  

Table 5-14

McKesson Healthcare Strategic Positioning  

Table 5-15 

McKesson Business Categories  

Table 5-16 

Meditech Target Markets  

Table 5-17  

Meditech Maestro Electronic Patient Scheduling Capabilities  

Table 5-18 

Procura Industry Partners  /  Strategic Partners  

Procura Industry Partners  /  Strategic Partners  

Procura Industry Partners  /  Strategic Partners  

Procura Industry Partners  /  Strategic Partners  

Procura Industry Partners  /  Strategic Partners  

Table 5-19  

Procura Key Technologies  

Procura Key Technologies  

Procura Key Technologies  

Table 5-20 

Procura Technology Associations  

Procura Technology Associations  

Procura Technology Associations  

Procura Technology Associations  

Figure 5-21 

QuikPlan Main Navigation Screen  

Figure 5-22 

QuikPlan Screens For Making Changes  

Table 5-23 

QuikPlan Aims And Objectives  

Figure 5-24  

Sajix iHelix On Demand Solution Components