Help at Home Selects CareKeeper's VividNet as Their Web-based Enterprise Solution
27 January 2005
ATLANTA, -- Jan. 27, 2005 -- CareKeeper Software, Inc., a leading provider of homecare and medical staffing software solutions, has announced today the signing of Help at Home, Inc. and sister company Oxford Healthcare Services, Inc., a large multi-state provider of Medicaid, and Private Duty homecare services to the elderly and disabled.
CareKeeper's VividNet software is its latest product offering into the Medicaid and Private Duty Home Care market. Built on 19 years of industry experience, VividNet is a powerful and scalable web-based software solution for agencies of all sizes and business lines.
Help at Home, headquartered in Chicago, IL, will implement VividNet in 8 states and 50 plus locations. VividNet will provide an enterprise solution to manage patient intake and information, worker candidates and profiles, scheduling, electronic claims processing, and other accounting functionality.
"We have invested more than 15 months evaluating vendors and enterprise software platforms in our market and are very pleased to select CareKeeper as our vendor partner. CareKeeper provides the unique combination of industry expertise coupled with the experience of implementing large agencies of our size. As a multi-state growing homecare provider, it was imperative for us to align ourselves with the leading vendor that has a history of providing Medicaid solutions in multiple states, and the ability to handle our continued growth," stated Barry Shear, CEO of Help at Home.
"VividNet's functionality and workflow speaks to the challenges we face day to day in our competitive business. As a web-based solution, VividNet gives us a tremendous advantage to manage our operations anywhere we can connect to the Internet. We also saved a great deal of both upfront and ongoing expense by hosting the software at CareKeeper's data center facilities," added Ron Ford, COO of Help At Home.
"It is gratifying to be selected by Help at Home," said Jake Levy, CEO of CareKeeper. "We understand how important this strategic decision is for the future success of their company."
About Help at Home
Founded in 1975, Help at Home, Inc. / Oxford Healthcare Services, Inc. are leading ( http://www.helpathome.com ) providers of Private Duty and non- Medicare services such as Homemakers, Home Care Aides, Companions, Nurses Aids, Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses. Help at Home provides these services in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee to over 20,000 clients, with over 6,000 workers, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
About CareKeeper
Founded in 1986, CareKeeper is the leader in web-based homecare and medical staffing solutions. With hundreds of clients nationally, CareKeeper's 100% web-based VividNet enables agencies to track and manage information vital to operations and profitability from anywhere and at anytime. The workflow of information through a single user interface, coupled with extensive reporting, enables agencies to reduce costs, improve employee retention, enhance profitability and deliver the quality of care agencies expect. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, CareKeeper is a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider.
