MELVILLE, N.Y., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Keane, Inc. today announced it has signed an agreement with The Ambassador Health System in Nebraska City, Nebraska to install the VistaKEANE software suite, a comprehensive financial and clinical solution that helps long-term care (LTC) facilities improve quality of care, increase efficiency, and enhance the revenue cycle process. Keane’s Healthcare Solutions Division (HSD) will provide VistaKEANE software, installation, training, and ongoing support to The Ambassador Health System’s four sub-acute nursing facilities.
Keane’s solution includes software for resident care, rehabilitation therapy, accounting, billing, and financial management. The Ambassador Health System will also use Keane Analytics to bring key indicators of resident care and financial performance to management’s computer desktops in real time and use data mining technology for custom reporting.
“We chose the VistaKEANE system because it supports our complex mix of services,” said Tammy Jeanneret, CIO of The Ambassador Health System. “In addition to serving the elderly who need traditional services, we also serve individuals who require rehabilitation therapy, long-term ventilator care, and pediatric care. We found VistaKEANE offered the flexibility, depth, and versatility that we require.”
“The Ambassador Health System is committed to providing the highest quality of care. Their choice of VistaKEANE will help them leverage technology to further enhance care delivery, improve financial management, and increase operational efficiencies,” said Jim Ingalls, sales director of Keane Care, the LTC unit of Keane HSD. “We are pleased they have chosen to partner with Keane to meet their IT needs.”
About The Ambassador Health System
Established in 1975, The Ambassador Health System owns and manages four sub-acute healthcare facilities in Nebraska. The Ambassador offers advanced services in the areas of skilled nursing, rehabilitation therapy, ventilator and pulmonary care, and pediatric long term and sub-acute care. Additional residential options include assisted living units and villa condominiums. The Ambassador’s Spectrum Rehabilitation Services is Nebraska’s only designated Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF) providing occupational, physical, speech, and nutrition therapies. The Spectrum Durable Medical Equipment company provides equipment to Southeast Nebraska individuals and nursing facilities. To increase the concept of a campus of wellness, The Ambassador Health System includes a Wellness Center on its Nebraska City campus that offers a variety of fitness related activities to area residents.
About Keane
Keane, Inc. helps clients to improve their business operations and IT effectiveness by delivering a broad range of business consulting and outsourcing services designed to achieve near-term and sustainable business benefit. Specifically, Keane focuses on three highly synergistic service offerings: Applications Outsourcing, Application Development & Integration, and Business Process Optimization and Outsourcing. Keane’s Healthcare Solutions Division provides proprietary software and services to more than 300 hospital-based clients and 4,300 long-term care facilities throughout the country. Since 1975, Keane’s software has been helping clients increase efficiency, reduce medical errors, meet regulatory requirements, and enhance revenue cycle management. Keane’s core healthcare solutions include EZ-Access, Patcom Plus, Keane InSight and VistaKEANE. Information about Keane is available via the Internet at http://www.keane.com/hsd.
Contact: Ed Meehan Keane Healthcare Solutions 631-351-7000 Chrissy Campbell Porter Novelli 617-897-8200 x265
Keane, Inc.
CONTACT: Ed Meehan of Keane Healthcare Solutions, +1-631-351-7000; orChrissy Campbell of Porter Novelli, +1-617-897-8200 x265
Web site: http://www.keane.com/
