Threshold Data Technology, Inc.

Established 1983

23900 Commerce Park Road

Cleveland, OH 44122-5831

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Toll Free: 1-800-DIAL-TDT

Michael Rosenberg founded Threshold Data Technology, Inc., in 1983, at the beginning of the microcomputer revolution. The company began in Cleveland, Ohio, by crafting financial and clinical software for long-term care, and 17 years later Threshold continues its mission. Since then, however, rapid changes in technology and the long-term care industry have occurred. Long-term care software is constantly updated to keep up with these changes. Threshold anticipates them and designs software to prepare long-term care facilities for the future.

Before 1983, long-term care software systems had been developed on older and larger equipment. Threshold sought to change this. The company began with a design and structure that allowed for intelligent computer intervention. Threshold offered the first system in which a person could enter a charge, and the system would determine to bill to Part A, Part B, Private, etc. The company claims that the concept of integrated clinical and billing systems was born at Threshold. Threshold was the first system master-licensed by a major institutionalized pharmacy to be offered to clients.

To improve long-term care, Threshold creates efficient software that is easier to use and support. Threshold's clinical system saves time to allow for less clerical work and more patient contact. The many cross-checks built into the system provide an important layer of protection. The automation of care plans, assignment sheets and other necessary documentation provides staff with the communication necessary to ensure that care needs are met. Many other quality assurance reports and statistical data allow long-term care facilities to analyze performance and outcomes for continued improvement in care methodology and efficiency.

Threshold believes that in the future, systems will have more automated and integrated clinical, billing, accounting and management functions. Multifacility chains will seek a higher level of connectivity among various locations, but because of financial constraints on the providers, the new model for hardware and software services will not be purchased as standalone systems. These facilities will rely upon full-service ASPs (Application Service Providers), who will rent the software via the Internet and provide direct support for both software and hardware. New regulatory demands, such as HIPAA; rapid technology changes in information technology; and the growth of connectivity options (DSL, cable modems, etc.) will move the burden of capital for information systems from the providers to the ASP.

Threshold hopes to be recognized by future historians for the highest integrity, the most advanced design automation, innovative new concepts, and what the company considers the most creative and entertaining trade show marketing.