Monday December 1, 2008
Americare Contracts for Phase 1 Patient Access Solutions' D-PAS Program to Handle Nursing Paperwork
HAUPPAUGE, NY--(MARKET WIRE)--Dec 1, 2008 -- Patient Access Solutions Inc. (OTC BB:PASO.OB - News), a leading provider of healthcare/financial processing solutions for the healthcare, home care, nursing and dental industries, and The Americare Companies, one of New York's largest Home Healthcare agencies, today announced that they have signed an agreement to institute Patient Access Solutions' D-PAS digital solution for Americare's licensed home care services agency, Americare Inc.
Phase 1 of this agreement between the two companies will use PASHealth digital pen technology and robust form capture to interface nursing and patient notes with Americare's internal system. Phase 1 will consist of the deployment of D-PAS digital pens along with the design and implementation of over fifteen custom nursing information forms. Nurses and Home Aides will be able to process paperwork in their usual work flow, while being able to digitally transfer the information back to the Americare main office using Patient Access Solutions' D-PAS program. Upon completion and success of Phase 1, the goal is to roll out the D-PAS Digital pen program to the other divisions of Americare. Those divisions consist of: Americare CSS -- Americare Certified Special Services, Inc. -- A Certified Home Health Agency providing quality home care in the Metro New York area for the mentally ill and developmentally challenged, as well as for general patients from newborns to seniors. Amerikids, Inc. -- A licensed Early Intervention Program that provides diagnostic and therapeutic services for children from birth to age three who are at risk for normal development, or who demonstrate developmental delays. Americare Therapy Services -- A rehabilitation services company, providing seasoned home health care professionals -- including physical and occupational therapists, PT and OT assistants, and speech-language pathologists -- for patients from early childhood through advanced geriatric.
According to Bruce Weitzberg, CEO and President of Patient Access Solutions, "We look forward to integrating the D-PAS technology with Americare's proprietary software system to help improve the efficiency and reporting needs of the home care industry and payer communities. The advantages of streamlining the paper process while improving productivity in the home care industry are obvious, and we are pleased with this agreement."
Elly Kleinman, President and CEO of Americare, said, "We look forward to working with PASHealth in our continuous efforts to provide our staff with the best possible solutions available."
About Americare (www.americareny.com)
Americare is one of New York's largest home health agencies and provides quality home care for general patients, from newborns to senior citizens. Outstanding results and a commitment to uncompromising individual care has earned Americare the distinction of being one of the first companies families turn to when their loved one is in need.
Americare works hard to make sure your loved one's needs are met across the spectrum of contingencies. Americare services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, managed care and other insurance plans.
Americare's caring and fully-credentialed staff work closely with any referral source to develop a plan of care designed to respond to any issue or concern that may arise, obtain approval for home visits, and ensure the level of dedicated service that has made us the leader in home care throughout New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley.
Services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. What's more, registered nurses are always on-call to take referrals or address any questions or concerns you may have.
About Patient Access Solutions, Inc.
Patient Access Solutions, Inc. (PAS) is a Healthcare Solutions Company which has created a formidable array of technology, resources and allies to enable it to become an agent of radical change in what has traditionally been a slowly evolving healthcare information technology environment. The Company's products are designed to allow healthcare providers an easy migration of the EMR environment. Among these products are D-PAS, which is a state-of-the-art digital pen and paper technology based on Anoto technology, used to capture handwritten information into digital forms and EMR systems and PAS Data Center, which is a terminal solution that allows healthcare providers to quickly and easily determine benefit eligibility. More information on Patient Access Solutions, Inc. and its products can be viewed at pashealth.com.
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