Are Outdated Systems Hurting Your Long-Term Care Facility?
The number of people requiring long-term care is expected to almost double, from 15 million in 2000 to 27 million in 2050.¹ However, 83 percent of long-term care facilities indicated that they have...
View ArticleHow Much Does EHR Software Cost?
Maintaining electronic health records (EHR) for individuals in your care provides a number of benefits both to those individuals and your care facility. Long Term Care EHR software helps you improve...
View ArticleLTSS billing starts July 2020, but don’t worry…
All agencies now have the LTSS ID Field showing under the Person’s Profile, Basic Information. This ID will be critical to have in ICM Medication Adminstration Service in order to upload attendance...
View ArticleThe New Care Tracker is Here
Direct Support Professionals (DSP’s) have one of the most important jobs on the planet. The new Care Tracker helps streamline their daily tasks and gives them a simple way to document service...
View ArticleHow Long Term Services & Supports Organizations Can Protect Themselves...
Cybersecurity incidents are a growing threat to all organizations, and that includes providers working in Long Term Services & Supports. In this brief article, we’ll first look at a few sobering...
View Article2019 – Year in Review
With 2020 off to a good start we thought we’d take a look back and share 5 major milestones we achieved last year. We crossed our goal for servicing 1,000 facilities and sites with a world-class tool...
View ArticleChallenges and Opportunities in Interoperability between Pharmacies and...
You might think that by this third decade of the 21st Century, the computer systems of any long term services and supports organization could talk seamlessly, reliably, and securely to any pharmacy or...
View ArticleSix things Assisted Living Facilities can do to Avoid Citations during State...
Providing assisted living and senior care facilities to residents come with a huge responsibility for effectively managing their emotional, physical and psychological well-being. As such, it is a...
View ArticleLTSS Billing Countdown for Maryland’s DDA Providers
Maryland’s Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) which comes under MD Department of Health is currently undergoing a transition pertaining to the Medicaid services and billing methods for...
View ArticleWhy are there so many different system standards for EHR?
Standards are the basis on which effective policies are built in any organization or system. Globally, health systems are built by workable and acceptable standards. The quality of services received by...
View ArticlePerson-Centered Staff Assessments Create Person-Centered Service
Image Courtesy: RISE Services A safety net, like a chain, is only as strong as its weakest link. In any long term supports and services organization, the safety net under each individual is composed of...
View ArticleWhy are DDA Providers Switching to iCM?
Over the past few years, iCM has been gaining a lot of popularity in the DDA (I/DD) industry, specifically with organizations that want to keep up with technology trends. Here are some of the reasons...
View ArticleThe Advantages of Wearable Technology in Assisted Living
Wearable technology has been an accelerating market trend throughout our culture, and these devices have obvious — and not so obvious — uses in assisted living settings as well. With over 200 million...
View ArticleHow eMAR Helps Reduce Medication Errors
Administering medications without a proper electronic system is usually one of the most stressful tasks for direct support professionals, especially when they have to pass a large number of meds within...
View ArticleThe Right Software System is Almost Like Getting Another Income Stream
Organizations and their executives serving the needs of people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) have many compelling reasons to implement a good software solution — efficient data...
View ArticleWorking round-the-clock to provide support during COVID-19
At this unprecedented challenging time of crisis for the world, our country, and notably providers of long term services and supports, we would like to take a moment to remind you of some general...
View ArticleWhy States Are Adopting MLTSS
Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) refers to the delivery of long term services and supports through capitated Medicaid managed programs. Increasing numbers of states are using MLTSS as a...
View ArticleKeep your Employees Productive at Home During COVID-19 using iCM
With governors of different states issuing stay-at-home orders to control and prevent the spread of coronavirus cases, providers servicing the i/DD industry are also adjusting their staff roles. Since...
View ArticleCareTracker and eMAR modules are in full action during COVID-19
With a number of our customers moving their staff to remote working positions, there is an increased reliance on iCM to enable productivity. Today we’d like to talk about two of these modules that are...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Essential Worker Recognition Fund
Here at iCM we are constantly amazed at the work that your essential frontline workers do every day, especially in these hard times. In April we established iCareManager’s COVID-19 Essential Worker...
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