American Association for Homecare and Trac Medical Solutions Agree on Industry Wide eCMN Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCHENECTADY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2004 Trac Medical Solutions (TracMed), a subsidiary of AuthentiDate Holding Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ADAT (Alesis Digital Audio Tape) A digital audio recording technology from Alesis, LLC, Cumberland, RI (www.alesis.com). In 1992, Alesis introduced the first 8-track digital tape recording system. ), announced today that it has entered into a nine year agreement with an affiliate of The American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
interj. Used to express pleasure, satisfaction, surprise, or great joy. intr.v. aahed, aah·ing, aahs To exclaim in pleasure, satisfaction, surprise, or great joy: ) for an open industry solution that will deliver a unified platform for the processing of Electronic Certificates of Medical Necessity (e-CMNs(TM)) and other electronic health care forms. The e-CMN solution will incorporate the current CareCert(TM) technology, software based processing engine and applications from bConnected Software and the use of the USPS (1) (Uninterruptible Switching Power Supply) A power supply for a computer that contains its own battery and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) circuitry. See power supply and UPS. Electronic Postmark(R) (USPS EPM EPM equine protozoal myeloencephalitis. (R)) which adds trust and legal strength to electronic content. As a web-based service, the USPS EPM provides online verification of content authenticity, provides tamper detection and stores evidence of electronic content with the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Postal Service postal service, arrangements made by a government for the transmission of letters, packages, and periodicals, and for related services. Early courier systems for government use were organized in the Persian Empire under Cyrus, in the Roman Empire, and in medieval . AAH is a membership organization consisting of 800 home health care and home medical equipment companies that operate approximately 3,000 locations throughout the United States. TracMed believes that approximately 52 million Certificate's of Medical Necessity (CMNs) and Written Orders are generated annually. After the e-CMN solution is fully deployed, which management expects in two years, TracMed believes it will be positioned to capture a significant percentage of these transactions. The Company stated that the license fee for the e-CMN service will be between $36 and $50 per location per month and that the transaction fees will be between $1.80 and $3.00 per transaction. Certain of the revenues derived from this agreement will be shared with the American Association for Homecare and bConnected Software. Earlier this year, AAH published a comprehensive white paper outlining the association's vision for a software solution for the industry and called for the solution to be created with open standards to ensure full industry participation. In addition, the AAH white paper stated that it was essential the solution provide remote access through the internet using a web services interface. After extensive discussions the resulting agreement achieves the guidelines outlined in the white paper. "This eCMN solution provides a cost-effective and compliant alternative to the current paper-intensive process. This collaborative solution comes at a perfect time for our members who are faced with shrinking reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid and other insurance companies. We selected these companies because they have well developed technologies and ample experience in successfully providing business process management services to the homecare industry," said AAHomecare President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Kay Cox. "AAHomecare members are already using the present CareCert application from TracMed. It was essential that the new solution for the industry provide a seamless upgrade experience for the current users of CareCert, and at the same time provide an application designed for easy integration, and scalability for providers across the home care spectrum." "The e-CMN product merges the trust and security of the USPS EPM with a highly efficient work flow tool to yield an order of magnitude A change in quantity or volume as measured by the decimal point. For example, from tens to hundreds is one order of magnitude. Tens to thousands is two orders of magnitude; tens to millions is three orders of magnitude, etc. improvement in the efficiency for DME's," stated John Botti Raphael Jose Botti (born February 23, 1981) simply known as Botti, is a Brazilian professional footballer. He plays as a midfilder for Vissel Kobe. Botti is a hard-working and talented player who may not get on the scoresheet too often – just 14 times in his five years , Chairman and CEO of AuthentiDate Holding Corp. "In meeting these guidelines, TracMed has set not only a standard for the Durable Medical Equipment Durable medical equipment is a term of art used to describe certain Medicare benefits, that is, whether Medicare may pay for the item. The item is defined by Title XVIII the Social Security Act: About AuthentiDate Holding Corp. AuthentiDate Holding Corp. (AHC AHC Appalachian Hardwood Center AHC American Heritage Center (University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY) AHC American Horse Council AHC Association for History and Computing AHC Australian Heritage Commission AHC Assault Helicopter Company ) is the holding company of five business units; DocStar, AuthentiDate International AG, AuthentiDate, Inc., DJS Marketing Group/Computer Professionals International and Trac Medical Solutions, Inc. DocStar sells a complete line of proprietary document imaging products. AuthentiDate and AuthentiDate AG provide the authentication of digital data through its proprietary and patent pending technology. AuthentiDate intends to establish itself as the authority on "content security" as it is a growing sector of the electronic network security infrastructure market. DJS delivers professional services centered around technology systems integration projects, staff augmentation, out-tasking, outsourcing services and resells computer related products. Trac Medical uses the AuthentiDate service in the medical supply business. American Association for Homecare The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) is the only national association that represents every line of service within the homecare community. AAHomecare's 3,000 member locations include providers and suppliers of home health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , durable medical equipment (DME (Distributed Management Environment) A network monitoring and control protocol defined by the Open Software Foundation (now The Open Group). DME was not widely used. DME - Distributed Management Environment ) services and supplies, infusion and respiratory care services and rehabilitative and assistive technologies, as well as manufacturers and state associations. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. When used in this release, the words "believe," "anticipate," "think," "intend," "plan," "will be," "expect," and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements regarding future events and/or the future financial performance of The Company are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual events or the actual future results of the Company to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the availability of any needed financing, the Company's ability to implement its business plan for various applications of its technologies, the impact of competition, the management of growth, and the other risks and uncertainties that may be detailed from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of the significant risks and uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the objectives and plans of the Company will be achieved. |
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