January 19, 2006

Cary, North Carolina (PRWEB) January 19, 2006 – ProviderLink, Inc., a healthcare I.T. communications company dedicated to helping clients build results-driven online communities, and MedFORCE Technologies, the industry leader in paperless office solutions, announced today that they have successfully integrated their solutions for Aeroflow Healthcare, a home medical equipment (HME) provider, and will be promoting this integration to existing customers. By using MedFORCE 5, Aeroflow Healthcare has successfully eliminated all their paper files and now manages documents and their associated workflows electronically. Aeroflow Healthcare uses ProviderLink to collect physician signatures and prescriptions electronically.

Prior to this integration, Aeroflow Healthcare had to transfer many documents from ProviderLink to MedFORCE and vice versa by printing documents from one system and scanning them into the other. Now, with the integration, Aeroflow Healthcare can transfer the documents directly from one system to another without printing paper. This means Aeroflow Healthcare can store all their paperwork, collect physician signatures, and exchange supporting documentation without ever printing a single sheet of paper. The online exchange of information between the two systems has had a profound effect upon staff productivity, patient satisfaction and account resolution.

According to Wayne King, product manager at ProviderLink, “Our integrated solution brings HME providers the opportunity to move their business operations further along the paperless continuum. We are thrilled to offer a solution that maximizes our client's investment.”
Based on her experience in the DME/HME industry, Esther Apter, president and CEO of MedFORCE Technologies, Inc., knows how seamless integration can save time and boost productivity. “We are proud to offer solutions that make the flow of information more efficient.

MedFORCE strongly believes in the open exchange of information between vendors. MedFORCE has a strong commitment to the industry due to years of experience working with HME/DME customers and vendors. We are proud to integrate with other vendors with the same open architecture philosophy and commitment to the industry. By integrating with ProviderLink we are enabling DME/HMEs to become more competitive and capable of dealing with impending, industry-wide regulatory changes and cuts.”

Casey Hite, vice-president of Aeroflow Healthcare, has seen the impact of the ProviderLink/MedFORCE integration. “Aeroflow has always strived for optimal efficiency and innovation, which is why we embraced technologies such as MedFORCE and ProviderLink. Now, with MedFORCE Technologies’ integration with ProviderLink, we are able to realize significantly higher productivity, which results in quicker account resolution and patient satisfaction. Because of the two vendors’ cooperation we have become even more competitive within our industry.”

About ProviderLink

ProviderLink is an I.T. communications company providing an innovative technology and methodology to successfully create online healthcare communities and information exchange initiatives. Using ProviderLink's Internet-based tools, clients are empowered to manage all of their communication transports such as fax, EDI, forms, web portals and paper communications through a single interface, workflow and patient-centric audit trail. Customers include major hospitals, post-acute care facilities, medical equipment companies, physician practices, private payors, Medicaid programs and RHIO initiatives.

ProviderLink combines practical, non-invasive and cost-effective Internet-based technology and consulting services to help clients implement best practices around their communication workflows. Most important, ProviderLink empowers its customers with both the vision and tools they need to drive provider adoption of online communications while creating a smooth migration path to automating information exchanges with all of their communication partners. Contact ProviderLink at www.providerlink.com or 919.465.1855.

About MedFORCE Technologies, Inc.

MedFORCE Technologies is a software company that develops applications for the healthcare industry. MedFORCE was started with the collaboration of its sister company, Healthcare Management Solutions Inc., (HMS) a medical billing service company. HMS has been an established name in the healthcare industry since 1993.

MedFORCE SCAN has been in use since 2000. Due to the fact that HMS's clients encompass a wide variety of medical providers, the software is designed with the understanding of the unique needs of all types of medical offices and businesses with special focus on durable medical equipment providers. Scanning documents has proved so beneficial to HMS that MedFORCE Technologies was created in order to provide a stand-alone scanning program specifically customized for the medical industry that addresses the unique paper needs of this industry. The customized solution ensures the benefits of going paperless are maximized to increase providers’ efficiencies and cash flow, reduce expenses, and help providers remain competitive in this ever-changing environment.

All product releases are vigorously tested and implemented at HMS; this gives MedFORCE Technologies the unique advantage of having detailed, practical insight into the effectiveness of the software, tested in real-world situations. MedFORCE has since grown to be the leader in document management and paperless office solutions for the DME/HME industry. For more information, or to arrange a live online demo, please visit: www.medforcetech.com