CareCentric Announces New Internet-Based HME Home Care Management Solution at Medtrade Spring

From the developers of MestaMed and Dezine CareCentric’s Ac-Cura™ HME solution offers a fully integrated suite of product, support, education and hosting alternatives unlike any other in the home medical equipment industry today.

Atlanta, GA (April 6, 2005) CareCentric, Inc., a leading provider of technology, business operation and outsourcing solutions for home care providers, announced the addition of the home medical equipment module to their integrated, internet-based Ac-Cura™ home care management solution. The Ac-Cura solution is designed using state of the art, Microsoft.NET® architecture, offering unlimited growth and scalability. Ac-Cura’s unique total solution concept provides organizations with flexible choices based on their size, line of business, level of technology, capital budget, and vision for growth. The Home Medical Equipment module – Ac-Cura HME – is the latest addition, to the product suite that currently includes Ac-Cura Home Health, Point of Care, and Hospice.

“We’ve combined over 30 years of healthcare experience with the latest in cutting-edge technology to create a package of solutions and services that are unlike any other in the industry,” said Mike McGuire, Sr. Vice President of CareCentric. “We’ve provided our customers with choices in how they want to grow their business, exchange data, obtain support, education, and training. We offer cost-effective options that eliminate the need for expensive up-front capital investment and the responsibilities of system maintenance and data security concerns.”

Mr. McGuire added, “In addition, by taking advantage of CareCentric outsourcing services, our customers can benefit from rapid deployment of new technology, reduction or relocation in cost and headcount, a shift in capital spending to operating budgets and gain competitive advantage no matter what size provider. They can spend more time doing what they do best – caring for patients and growing their business. Our solutions are focused on one goal - enabling our customers to succeed.”

Designed under a single platform using Microsoft.NET® technology, Ac-Cura is capable of managing the financial and operational aspects of both single and multiple lines of business, including home medical equipment, home health and hospice. Completely integrated single patient and provider data entry means information is instantly available throughout the system – no need for duplicate entry. System features make processing claims fast and accurate; a number one priority made possible with on-line 1500 claim management, built-in payer authorizations, automated claim holds and missing data checks. Ac-Cura enables you to validate and correct claims for submission without ever leaving the system.

CareCentric provides information technology systems and services to over 1,200 customers. CareCentric’s customers include freestanding, hospital-based and multi-office home health care providers, including skilled nursing, private duty, home medical equipment and supplies, home care pharmacy and hospice. Complete information solutions enable these home care lines of business to utilize and generate comprehensive, integrated financial, operational and clinical data. CareCentric is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with offices nationwide.