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Sentara Home Care Services has selected two of the five available InscrybeHealthcare modules, electronic Plan of Care (ePOC) and electronic Certificateof Medical Necessity (eCMN), to streamline key operations, reduce documentprocessing costs and accomplish its overall goal of achieving greateroperational efficiency.
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The Inscrybe Healthcare platform will help facilitate Sentara's transitionfrom its existing paper-driven processes for completing Plan of Care (POC)forms to a more secure, highly efficient online system. Authentidate'sservice will enable the Sentara Home Care Services team to instantly send POCsto physicians directly from their homecare practice management and billingsystem. Attending physicians can review and sign POC documents securely overthe web or receive fax copies and sign and fax the documentation into thesystem as an electronic image. Sentara will also use the Inscrybe Healthcareplatform to more efficiently manage, transmit, track and process Certificatesof Medical Necessity (CMN). All of the modules on Authentidate's platformhave been designed to support compliance with existing industry procedures andguidelines.
"We have an extensive staff of professionals in place to meet the growingneeds of our large patient base. As healthcare regulations continue to becomemore complex, we find it is important to offer our staff the necessary toolsto achieve compliance as efficiently as possible," said Debbie Abbott,Technical Manager, Sentara Home Care Services. "Authentidate's InscrybeHealthcare application will enable us to minimize the administrative timeneeded for our client cases, and enable our field staff to maximize the amountof time devoted to patient care."
"We are pleased that Sentara Home Care Services has selected InscrybeHealthcare to streamline their document workflow and to integrateAuthentidate's platform into their management systems, including Cerner'sbilling solution. The net result will be faster turnaround of requireddocumentation, improved customer service and a significant reduction inunbilled orders. In addition, Inscrybe Healthcare enables Sentara to enhancetheir communications with physicians and home care agencies quickly, withouthaving to make a significant upfront investment in new hardware, software andstaff training," said Paul Skinner, Vice President of Sales and ClientServices for Authentidate.
About Sentara Home Care Services
Sentara Home Care Services provides a full spectrum of home care servicesfor its patients of all ages. For the past several years, the agency hastaken home care to the cutting edge, offering the latest in technology andclinical innovations to improve the quality of life for its patients.
Providing all levels of care, Sentara Home Care Services specializes inboth the high-tech and the routine. Specialty programs offered includeTelehealth, Home-Based Sickle Cell Management Program, VitalStim(TM) fordysphagia treatment, ZOE(TM) Fluid Status Monitor, and a full complement ofoxygen systems.
Sentara Home Care Services has offices located in Chesapeake, Hampton,Suffolk, Williamsburg, Richmond, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina. For moreinformation, visit the agency's website at http://www.sentara.com/homecare.
About Authentidate Holding Corp.
Authentidate Holding Corp. is a worldwide provider of software andweb-based services that enable enterprises and individuals to exchangeinformation securely and conduc
