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Misys Healthcare Systems Prepares Home Care Agencies for Pay-for-Performance Standards.


Misys Homecare Introduces Innovative P4P P4P Pay for Performance (Medicare)
P4P Proactive Network Provider Participation for P2P
 Tools in Executive Dashboard

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Misys Healthcare Systems, a market leader in healthcare IT, today introduced new, customizable Pay-for-Performance (P4P) reporting tools as part of the Misys Homecare's[TM] Executive Dashboard. In order to best prepare home health agencies for P4P reimbursements, Misys Homecare delivers real-time, consolidated financial and clinical information in easy-to-read data reports.

The new Misys Homecare P4P tools will be unveiled October 15-18 during the 25th Annual Meeting of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice in Baltimore, Maryland "Baltimore" redirects here. For the surrounding county, see Baltimore County, Maryland. For other uses, see Baltimore (disambiguation).
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. Misys will be showing the Executive Dashboard and the new reporting features in Booth #904.

Home health agencies face the need to prepare for pending P4P reimbursement Reimbursement

Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred.
 guidelines guidelines,
n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks.
. Misys' healthcare IT solutions enable home care organizations to meet the challenges of shifting provider payment structures. Misys Homecare's P4P reporting tools give users instant access to critical measurement data. This access empowers agencies to alter patient care plans and business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets . In order to thrive under new results-based reimbursements, agencies must embrace integrated technologies that improve efficiencies and patient care outcomes.

"P4P is on the horizon for organizations across the country. Many agencies are struggling with how to best position themselves in advance of industry-wide shifts while, at the same time, caring for more patients and maintaining quality patient care," said Misys Healthcare Systems Vice President of Operations Cathy McKillip. "These changes demand innovative IT solutions. Misys' new P4P reporting tools allow home care executives to meet these challenges through consolidated, 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.
 in easy-to-read reports."

Misys Homecare, a fully integrated, intuitive clinical and business solution, and its Executive Dashboard streamline clinical and financial information onto one, user-friendly screen offering unprecedented ease-of-use and access to critical patient data.

The Misys Homecare Executive Dashboard is a personalized per·son·al·ize  
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1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner.

2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify.
, Web-based portal allowing home care organizations access to a library of reports. Agencies can gather and manage different types of patient and business data in one integrated solution. With Misys' new, customizable P4P reports, agencies can pair financial and clinical information to optimize reimbursement.

About Misys Healthcare Systems

Misys Healthcare Systems, one of the top five healthcare IT companies in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , develops and supports reliable, easy-to-use software and services of exceptional quality that enable physicians and caregivers to more easily manage the complexities of healthcare. Misys' family of leading clinical products and Web-based technologies - Misys Optimum[TM] solutions - are designed from the ground up to share patient data across all medical care settings. Misys Optimum connects community-based physicians and caregivers to the acute care enterprise, enabling increased efficiencies, better decision-making and improved hospital-physician relations. For more information, visit www.misyshealthcare.com.

About Misys plc

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.L), the global software company, is one of the world's largest and longest-established providers of industry-specific software. Founded in 1979, Misys serves the international banking and healthcare industries, combining technological expertise with in-depth understanding of customers' markets and operational needs. In banking Misys is a market leader with over 1,200 customers, including 49 of the world's top 50 banks. In healthcare Misys is also a market leader, serving more than 110,000 physicians in 18,000 practice locations, 1,200 hospitals and 600 home care providers. Through Sesame, a wholly-owned subsidiary, the company is also a leading provider of support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services  to financial advisers in the UK. Misys employs around 6,000 people who serve customers in more than 120 countries. For more information, visit www.misys.com.

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