American Association for Homecare Partners with MedFORCE Technologies to Provide Document Imaging \ Paperless Office Solutions to Members Nationwide
MedFORCE Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has been named the document imaging solution provider of choice for the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) and its members. MedFORCE Scan is the premier HIPAA compliant document imaging software for the DME – HME industry. AAHomecare is the only national association that represents every line of service in the homecare community, representing more than 3,000 member locations nationwide
Monsey, NY (PRWEB) March 19, 2005
MedFORCE Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has been named the document imaging solution provider of choice for the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) and its members. MedFORCE Scan is the premier HIPAA compliant document imaging software for the DME – HME industry. AAHomecare is the only national association that represents every line of service in the homecare community, representing more than 3,000 member locations nationwide.
“We recognize the importance of our members implementing solutions such as MedFORCE Scan to help improve process efficiencies while realizing significant financial benefits,” stated AAHomecare President and CEO Kay Cox. “With major reimbursement changes and the challenges we face as an industry, we could not be more pleased with the timing of this partnership.”
As part of the alliance, AAHomecare members will receive significant discounts on the MedFORCE Scan system. The complete MedFORCE package includes all future updates and improvements that are continuously made available to all users.
“AAHomecare is dedicated to advancing the value and practice of quality, cost effective health care services. We at MedFORCE Technologies are proud to partner with AAHomecare and join in their vision to provide a software solution for the industry that is both cost-effective and a fully compliant alternative to the paper-intensive process,” added MedFORCE Technologies CEO and founder Esther Apter. “Unlike other imaging solutions, MedFORCE Scan was designed specifically for the DME – HME industry and takes into account unique and specific document management needs and compliance issues not addressed by other providers.”
Currently on Version 4, MedFORCE Scan is specifically designed to meet the ongoing challenges of the healthcare industry and uses the latest technologies available in todayÂ’s digital world. It replaces existing manual filing systems with a centralized digital system, functioning just like the paper files that clients are used to dealing with. MedFORCE Scan can link with most medical billing software packages available today and is the only document imaging system that addresses all compliance issues within the healthcare industry.
MedFORCE Scan allows for various levels of authority for accessing, updating and printing patientsÂ’ files, and can produce HIPAA disclosure reports on-demand. Electronic Remittance Notices can be automatically imported into patientsÂ’ files and Explanations of Medical Benefits can be printed for a specific patient, simplifying coinsurance billing and claim follow-up.
About MedFORCE Technologies, Inc.
MedFORCE Technologies is a software company that develops applications for the healthcare industry. It was started with the collaboration of its parent company, Healthcare Management Solutions Inc., (HMS) a medical billing service company. HMS has been an established name in the healthcare industry since 1993.
MedFORCE Scan has been in use since 2000. Due to the fact that HMS's clients encompass a wide variety of medical providers, the software is designed with the understanding of the unique needs of all types of medical offices and businesses. Scanning documents has proved so beneficial to HMS that MedFORCE Technologies was created in order to provide a stand alone scanning program specifically customized for the medical industry.
All product releases are vigorously tested and implemented at HMS. This gives MedFORCE Technologies the unique advantage of having detailed, practical insight into the effectiveness of the software, tested in real-world situations. For more information or to arrange a live online demo, please see www. medforcetech. com.
About the American Association for Homecare
AAHomecare is the only national association that represents every line of service in the homecare community, including home health and home medical equipment providers, respiratory and infusion therapy, telemedicine, rehab and assistive technology, and hospice. For more information, please see www. aahomecare. org.
Contact:
Esther Apter
MedFORCE Technologies
866-237-1190
Eapter@medforcetech. com
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