CMHC Systems Introduces ACCEOS Decision Support Solution.DUBLIN, Ohio Dublin is a city in Delaware, Franklin, and Union counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 31,392 at the 2000 census. In 2006, the population was estimated to be 36,565[1], and Dublin continues to be one of the fastest-growing suburbs of Columbus. -- Integrated data access and analysis capabilities enable informed strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. and management decisions in behavioral health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or organizations. CMHC CMHC community mental health center. Systems, a leading provider of information technology and business solutions for behavioral and public health organizations, today announced the availability of ACCEOS(TM), a full-featured decision support solution. ACCEOS provides senior management decision-makers with easy, consolidated access to operational information and data that has traditionally been scattered Scattered Used for listed equity securities. Unconcentrated buy or sell interest. and hard to access. Agency executives can use ACCEOS as a powerful tool to enhance the quality of care, business decisions and productivity in their organizations. ACCEOS combines real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. from an organization's financial, clinical, administrative and human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. management systems into a customized "dashboard (1) See Mac Dashboard. (2) A software-based control panel for one or more applications, network devices or industrial machines. Dashboards display simulated gauges and dials that look somewhat like an automobile dashboard. " view of key performance indicators Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are financial and non-financial metrics used to quantify objectives to reflect strategic performance of an organization. KPIs are used in Business Intelligence to assess the present state of the business and to prescribe a course of action. . Executives and key staff responsible for the management and operation of community mental health centers, addiction addiction: see drug addiction and drug abuse. services organizations, managed care entities and similar organizations can use ACCEOS's powerful filtering and grouping capabilities to quickly analyze complex data and drill down to root causes to respond to changing conditions with fact-based decision-making criteria. "Organizations are challenged with providing high-quality care to their clients while at the same time making efficient use of scarce operational resources," said Alistair Deakin, CMHC Systems president and chief executive officer. "ACCEOS provides the solid foundation of actionable intelligence Having the necessary information immediately available in order to deal with the situation at hand. With regard to call centers, it refers to agents having customer history and related product data available on screen before the call is taken. needed for well-grounded decision-making by executive directors, financial officers and clinical directors." Information on the ACCEOS dashboard and follow-up analysis can be configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: by role, providing a desktop view of information unique to the user's job responsibilities and areas of interest. ACCEOS monitors key performance indicators and furnishes information around three areas of interest: --Resource utilization. Measuring and analyzing the percentage of time spent rendering service --Financial analysis. Managing expenses in line with revenue to help maximize service capacity while minimizing the possibility of overspending --Quality of care. Assuring that service delivery results in desired outcomes "We compared five different products in our search for decision support and business Intelligence software," said Raymond Wolfe, director of fiscal and information systems for Pittsburgh-based Mercy Behavioral Health, which provides a full continuum of community-based services for persons with mental illness, addiction or mental retardation mental retardation, below average level of intellectual functioning, usually defined by an IQ of below 70 to 75, combined with limitations in the skills necessary for daily living. . "ACCEOS has all the features of software priced three to five times higher. In our evaluation process, my staff gave it high marks for flexibility, ease of use and availability of meaningful information." ACCEOS provides fact-based analysis based on data such as income statements, balance sheets, client admits and discharges, clients served, client length of stay and service utilization. ACCEOS extracts data from CMHC/MIS, CMHC Systems' billing, administrative and clinical software solution, and can combine its analysis with a variety of other data sources for reporting and planning purposes. Some ACCEOS components were developed in conjunction with Kurtosys, a UK-based CMHC Systems technology partner that deploys scalable web-based information management solutions. "ACCEOS provides a clear understanding of an organization's resource utilization, quality of care and overall financial health," said Deakin. "It's a strong example of our next generation of packaged applications that can be customized to meet an organization's unique needs, and is another way we are working with our customers as their trusted partner to help them address critical business challenges." Pricing for ACCEOS is on a per-seat basis, and includes the software, configurable pre-designed reports, the "dashboard" and packaged implementation services. For more information about ACCEOS and other CMHC Systems solutions, visit www.cmhc.com or call 1.800.434.CMHC. About CMHC Systems, Inc. Behavioral and public healthcare organizations across the country partner with CMHC Systems to maximize revenue, improve service levels, and provide a higher quality of care. Providing a 360 degree view of the client, our software and services help key staff manage every aspect of the client relationship, from scheduling and check-in to treatment plans, clinical records and billing. More than 400 organizations -- behavioral healthcare's most extensive community of providers and payers -- use our enterprise information management software as well as professional and business services to improve the quality of life for more than 12 million clients each year. ACCEOS is a trademark of CMHC Systems, Inc. EDITORS: A high resolution ACCEOS screen shot is available upon request. |
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