Software Data Tools
There are a variety of reporting features and data tools offered by the different HME software systems on the market. Many offer a variety of reporting tools, as well as “dashboard” features that let providers monitor their business performance at a glance. Typically, both reporting tools and dashboard features offered by these systems can be customized by the provider in order to serve up the data that they feel best represents their business performance. Here are some features offered by the various HME management systems:
Ankota HDM for HME (Healthcare Delivery Management Software)
Ankota, Inc.
www.ankota.com/hme-delivery-software
(800) 909-9866
Type of System: A hosted, web-based/SAAS system; mobile features also support use of tablets, smartphones, telephony (IVR), etc. while offline.
Programming languages and database environments used: The software uses the .NET development environment and is primarily developed in the language C#
Dashboards and datapoints: The system provides more than 100 pre-formatted reports. Dashboards provided for schedules, dispatch, on time delivery, care plan attainment, compliance, financial performance, and more.
Brightree
Brightree, LLC.
(888) 598-7797
Type of System: A hosted, web-based/SAAS system
Programming languages and database environments used: Built using Microsoft’s .NET framework and MS SQL Server for its database environment.
Datapoints and dashboards: Brightree’s Business Scorecard provides updates on nine Key Performance Indicators with drill down capabilities. The Executive Dashboard looks at business trends in a graphical format. The system’s ad-hoc reporting system is also part of the core Brightree solution, and standard reports provide visibility into the key performance metrics of your business.
Caretinuum, HomeCareNet, Ascend, MestaMed, Pharmed
Mediware Information Systems, Inc.
www.mediware.com
(888) 633-4927
Type of System: A stand-alone system installed on-site, and a hosted system that uses special client software
Programming languages and database environments: Mediware software uses Microsoft.NET, Microsoft SQL DB, and C#
Data points and dashboard: Mediware offers an library of standard and custom reports from the SQL DB. In addition, InSight from Mediware offers a performance management system that gathers analysis and delivers key, actionable metrics to management’s desktop for improved business performance. Providers gets the information they need, when they need its, delivered in a simple, straightforward fashion.
MedAct Software
MedAct Software
www.medactsoftware.com
(800) 326-0314
Type of System: A stand-alone system installed onsite, and a hosted, web-based/SAAS system
Programming languages and database environments: MedAct Software Client/Server Edition is a Windows based system utilizing a SQL based RDB.
Datapoints and dashboards: A real-time graphical dashboard, with core executive and management data, such as aging detail and aging summary data, sales data, current day delivery and pickup totals, along with claim pending submissions, voided submissions, and denials data measured in dollar amounts. MedAct also functions as a decision support tool as well as forecasting or trending tool. The reports that help manage a DME/ HME business include tracking deliveries; denial management; Accounts Receivable; end of month, end of year and quarterly financial reporting; aging and other revenue related reports. Sales reports show which items are selling the most, which salesperson is generating the most sales and the source of the most referrals.
MedFORCE Scan, D&R Manager, WorkFLOW
MedFORCE Technologies, Inc.
www.medforcetech.com
866-237-1190
Type of System: A stand-alone system installed onsite, and a hosted, web-based/SAAS system
Programming languages and database environments: Software is designed in Delphi and SQL SERVER database to securely store data. The Web-based application is written in ASP.net
Datapoints and dashboards: What reporting tools offer summaries of pivotal datapoints for measuring provider performance, or any sort of “executive overview” or “dashboard” features does they system offer to help providers manage their businesses?
Noble*Direct
Noble House – The Comprehensive Remedy
www.nobledirect.com
(800) 749-6700
Type of System: A stand-alone system installed onsite
Programming languages and database environments: Delphi with SQL database running under Windows or Linux.
Datapoints and dashboards: An executive dashboard may be invoked which presents current and prior period revenues, reimbursements, A/R breakdowns, DSO and other critical metrics. Filters to indicate desired periods and conditions for analysis may be used. All reports requested through Noble*Direct also allow extensive filtering which permit specific user requests.
SystemOne
QS/1
www.qs1.com
(800) 231-7776
Type of System: A stand-alone system installed on-site, a hosted, web-based/SAAS system, or a hosted system, but uses special client software
Programming languages and database environments: Proprietary
Datapoints and dashboards: Integrated reporting filters allow all data to be extracted in multiple formats for review.
TIMS Software
Computers Unlimited
www.cu.net
(406) 255-9500
Type of System: A stand-alone system installed onsite, or a hosted, web-based/SAAS system
Software programming languages and database environments: Microsoft .Net and SQL server
Datapoints and dashboards: Pre-built data cubes make it quick and easy to create richly formatted reports. Providers can perform powerful ad hoc analysis directly from Excel to answer pressing information needs. Dashboard metrics, reporting and analytic tools give providers the up-to-date and timely executive overview they are looking for.
TITAN, Reimbursement PRO and WebScan PRO
RemitDATA
www.remitdata.com
(866) 885-2974
Type of System: A hosted, web-based/SAAS system
Programming languages and database environments: Software applications are built in .NET/C#, Java, and JavaScript. Database environments are Microsoft SQL Server.
Datapoints and dashboards: TITAN provides in-depth executive dashboards on key performance indicators such as aged cash, denials, reason codes, payer productivity, staff productivity and utilization. The dashboards can be customized for any payer, procedure, reason code, claim status, location and the combination of several filters. Additionally, TITAN offers Comparative Analytics which help providers determine how well, or how poorly, they’re performing compared to the peers.
This article originally appeared in the September 2013 issue of HME Business.