28th Annual Home Care and Hospice Conference and Exposition

We were delighted to attend the 28th Annual Home Care and Hospice Conference and Exposition in Los Angeles this year.  Our new booth was on display and we enjoyed talking with many visitors about our point of care system, iPOC, and introducing our new EMR product, Igea EMR, due for release in Q1 2010.

Many existing Igea customers visited us to share their delight with Igea HHC, and to offer us valuable feedback on features and functions they would like to see in future releases.  All this information is carefully documented and passed to our research and development team.

A number of visitors asked us about OASIS-C and ICD10 and we were happy to reassure them that our entire product line will remain compliant through all future changes to these standards.

Janet Rosta from the Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation in Tennessee was the lucky winner of our Dell Mini 10 Netbook, a special prize awarded to all those who visited our booth and could answer 5 questions about Indura Systems and Igea HHC.  Congratulations to Janet.

A new newsletter will be distributed soon and will include some exciting updates and screen shots of our trade show attendance, and our Igea EMR beta release.

Home Healthcare Focus - August 2009

We are pleased to announce the publication of our August 2009 newsletter, Home Healthcare Focus.

This issue covers:

• Reacting to the Health Care Debate
• How Home Health Care Saves Billions of Dollars
• CMS Boosting Home Health Payments
• Increase in Drug Plan Premiums for Medicare
• Avoiding Falling in to the Trap of False Economy
• Health Insurance Reform Affecting Services

As well as our latest product news, tips on using Igea HHC, and our latest company news.

Read the newsletter here.

NAHC Regulatory Affairs Update

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) developed a brief emergency preparedness guide for home health providers and patients. They have asked NAHC to help disseminate the guide and seek feedback on its utility.

The developers are also interested in any general comments providers have. http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/oha-home-health-care-preparedness.pdf

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Change for the Country = Change for the Bidens

Vice President's Family Faces Same Decision as Millions: How to Care for Mom?

SUNRISE, Fla., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While Michelle Obama's mother, Marian Robinson, moves into the White House to help with childcare, Joe Biden's sprightly mother, Jean, is in for some life changes of her own. Ms. Biden, who is in her early nineties, has lived with her son and his family at their Delaware home for years. With Joe Biden moving to Washington, D.C. to take on the demanding job of Vice President, the family has decided that Ms. Biden will remain in Delaware. They will face additional transition as they determine how to continue providing her with care that meets her needs.

The Bidens are the most visible example of a life-changing decision that millions of families must make each year. For many, the sensitive topic of how to care for an aging parent can be daunting, with no clear roadmap on how to make the best decision.

One thing is clear: the worst thing to do is to deny the need or avoid the discussion. "If you wait until your parent is having a health crisis, you are forced to make crucial decisions without the benefit of research or interviews with prospective caregivers - maybe not even reliable information about your parent's health conditions or medications," says Kathleen Gilmartin, RN, President and CEO of Interim HealthCare (http://www.interimhealthcare.com/), a leading provider of health care personnel at all skill levels in all settings. "The sooner you open dialogue with your parent, the easier the transition will be for them and for you."

Read the full article.

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