HEALTHCAREfirst Press Releases

Ozark, Mo. – November 16, 2010 – HEALTHCAREfirst, the home care software solutions pioneer of web-based software and services, today announced that Cheri Whalen, Vice President of EDI & Regulatory will present a free webinar, “PPS Final Rule 2011: What Will it Mean for You?” for the home care industry on December 7, 2010.

On November 2, 2010, CMS displayed the final rule for 2011 and it contained some significant changes for home care in the upcoming year. This webinar, offered at no charge, will discuss the upcoming changes for 2011 and how they will affect organizations. It will cover all of the important regulations, requirements, cuts & changes that are coming in the future for Home Health & Hospice agencies.

For more information or to register for the free webinar, go to www.healthcarefirst.com.

Cheri Whalen, Vice President of EDI & Regulatory for HEALTHCAREfirst, brings over 17 years of experience focused exclusively within the Home Health and Hospice industry. She currently assist agencies with setting up and maintaining regulatory compliance with Medicare, state auditors and accrediting bodies as well as providing software design for billing, electronic data interchange and regulatory compliance. Cheri can be contacted at 800.841.6095 or by email at cheri.whalen@healthcarefirst.com.

HEALTHCAREfirst provides leading-edge technologies that improve business and clinical functions to home health care and hospice agencies across the United States. HEALTHCAREfirst was one of the first home health care software vendors to recognize the industry’s need for high quality software applications that are accessible over the internet. Based in Ozark, MO and one of the fastest growing providers of its kind, the company provides clients with web-available software, billing and coding that ensure technology is not a barrier to patient care, but a powerful tool. HEALTHCAREfirst allows caregivers to focus on their primary goal of providing the best possible patient care. For more information call 800.841.6095 or visit the company’s website at www.healthcarefirst.com.

Merger With Lewis, Inc. Creates The Most Complete Home Health Care And Hospice Services Provider

For Home Health Care And Hospice Services Providers

“We are thrilled with the opportunity to create the industry’s strongest and most complete solution provider. As with HEALTHCAREfirst, Lewis has great people and very unique offerings that will allow our combined company to fully enable agencies of all sizes to focus on patient care instead of paperwork,” says HEALTHCAREfirst President and CEO Bobby Robertson. “We fully intend to make the most of this opportunity. Customers of both companies will continue to receive exactly what they expect and need while seeing their solutions grow even stronger as our technology and services continue to advance.”