ZIRMED PARTNERS WITH HOMECARE HOMEBASE TO OFFER REVENUE CYCLE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS.
February 23, 2010

 Home Health and Hospice providers benefit from Homecare Homebase’s agency automation software combined with ZirMed’s end-to-end billing and payment management service suite.

(Dallas, TX & Louisville, KY) Today - Homecare Homebase, a leading provider of home health and hospice agency automation software, and ZirMed, a nationally renowned revenue cycle management firm, announced a partnership designed to deliver workflow-enhancing technology solutions for Homecare Homebase customers.

Homecare Homebase’s industry leading software is an intuitive, reliable and secure software solution preferred by thousands of home health and hospice agency users across the nation. While Homecare Homebase offers their customers the utmost control over administrative and billing processes, ZirMed’s proven technologies will further optimize the revenue cycle resulting in increased revenue and a net profit improvement. ZirMed’s solutions will also help overcome the ongoing obstacles presented by healthcare’s continually shifting regulatory landscape, reimbursement changes and the emergence of Consumer Driven Healthcare. 

Homecare Homebase and ZirMed are both steadfastly committed to delivering provider-focused technology solutions. The synergies created by this unique partnership have the potential to revolutionize the revenue cycle for home health and hospice agencies. 

Tom Maxwell, COO of Homecare Homebase says, “The combined technology solution will greatly enhance the electronic billing features in our solution and provide our customers a much higher degree of control over their revenue cycle management functions. This direct impact on their bottom line will enable them to positively impact the care they can provide their patients.”

Many Homecare Homebase clients have already experienced the benefits of the ZirMed partnership says Robert Kushner, Vice President Sales & Marketing of ZirMed.  “We have had an informal working relationship with Homecare Homebase on behalf of our mutual clients for several years, and because of this success we have expanded our relationship to further enable us to provide top-notch products, coupled with exceptional customer service to our joint customer base.”

“We chose ZirMed because of the ease in submitting claims in real-time and the large percentage of payors we can submit to electronically versus other providers.  ZirMed is easy to use and very intuitive for our staff,” said Lori Owens of Paradise Home Care, Inc. and long-time Homecare Homebase Customer.  

About Homecare Homebase, LP.
Homecare Homebase is a privately
held software development company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1999 by industry veterans, Homecare Homebase offers a comprehensive integrated web-based software solution to improve the clinical, operational and financial success of homecare and hospice agencies. Homecare Homebase enables real-time, wireless information exchange and communication between office staff, field staff and physicians; automates workflow processes; enables accurate billing through numerous integrated checks and balances; and, provides powerful management reporting via a back-office data analysis tool that ties together all agency operational information. Every aspect of the Homecare Homebase system was developed to be user-friendly, flexible and customizable to specific agency needs. For more information, visit our web site at www.hchb.com or contact us toll free at 1-866-535-HCHB (4242).

About ZirMed, Inc.
Founded in 1999, ZirMed is a nationally recognized leader in delivering revenue cycle management solutions to healthcare providers.  ZirMed enables healthcare providers to leverage the power of technology to cure administrative burdens and increase cash flow.  ZirMed solutions include eligibility verification, credit/debit card processing, check processing, claims management, coding compliancy and reimbursement management, electronic remittance advice, patient statements, patient e-commerce solutions, provider credentialing, and lock box services.  ZirMed solutions are designed to complement provider workflow and to provide innovative, creative and flexible solutions for healthcare’s most pressing administrative challenges.  For more information about ZirMed, visit www.zirmed.com/pr.