DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Homecare Homebase, a leading home health software provider, and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the U.S.[1], today announced that the 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab™ has been deployed to over 6,200 Homecare Homebase field staff users since the introduction of the new Android PointCare Manager in May. In addition, Homecare Homebase, one of the first companies in the home health and hospice industry to offer a fully integrated Android solution for mobile caregivers, has seen an impressive 25% adoption rate of the Android version of PointCare Manager since its launch in May.
“Samsung is excited to provide Homecare Homebase with an innovative solution that improves the quality of care to their patients,” said Tim Wagner, Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Sales for Samsung Mobile. “Today’s announcement further demonstrates how Samsung’s expansive suite of business solutions, based on our Galaxy portfolio, provides unique value to critical use industries such as healthcare.”
Home health therapy agencies across the Homecare Homebase network are reporting an increase in staff productivity and satisfaction since moving to the Samsung Galaxy Tab devices. The unique 7-inch design of the Galaxy Tab provides a greater ease to perform in-depth documentation and free-form typing for patient therapy visits. Creative agencies are utilizing the Tab to interact with patients to further enhance the patient experience.
“Homecare Homebase users are finding a marked improvement in the way they service patients,” said Tom Maxwell, COO Homecare Homebase. “It’s this type of innovation that continues to keeps Homecare Homebase ahead of the pack in home health automation and enables us to work closely with organizations like Samsung to provide the most innovative solutions for our industry.”
“Our goal is to always provide the most cutting-edge software options available to homecare and hospice agencies, “said Lee Fowinkle, CTO at Homecare Homebase. “The explosion of available Android devices was attractive to our team as we moved to the new platform, but the acceptance and wide-spread appeal of the Galaxy Tab has surpassed even our expectations for the device.”
Customer Testimonials:
“Our clinicians had concerns about the size of the devices we were originally using, so we elected to deploy Samsung Galaxy Tab devices when the Android version of Homecare Homebase was released. Since that time we have recognized efficiencies through features inherent to Android and Samsung and increased productivity within Homecare Homebase. Our staff could not be happier, the changes have made a marked improvement in their ability to document visits and overall employee satisfaction,” said Bobbi Blair, VP of Information Technology at CareSouth Homecare Professionals, Augusta, GA.
“Our therapists absolutely love the Galaxy Tabs. Not only does it bring better functionality but we have been able to expand the use of the Tabs and make them part of our therapy. Patients are given the reward of playing games on the devices after they meet certain goals. We could never have done something like this with our previous phone-sized handhelds; the Tabs have really given us tools to provide the best possible care for the children we serve,” said Cortney Baker, Owner & President of KidsCare Therapy in Dallas, TX.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is currently available nationwide. Visit www.samsung.com for additional details.
1 Number one mobile phone provider in the U.S claim for Samsung Mobile based upon reported shipment data, according to Strategy Analytics, Q2 2011 U.S. Market Share Handset Shipments Reports.
About Homecare Homebase, LLC
Homecare Homebase, based in Dallas, Texas, is a leading healthcare software company serving the technology needs of the fast growing homecare and hospice industry. Named 2010 Best in KLAS for Homecare by KLAS in the “2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services” report, 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. Founded by industry veterans in 1999, every aspect of the Homecare Homebase system was developed to be user-friendly, flexible and customizable to specific agency needs. For more information, visit http://www.hchb.comor contact us toll free at 1-866-535-HCHB (4242).
About Samsung Telecommunications America
Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.samsungwireless.com.
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2010 consolidated sales of US$135.8 billion. Employing approximately 190,500 people in 206 offices across 68 countries, the company consists of nine independently operated business units: Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, Digital Imaging, Memory, System LSI and LCD. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, semiconductor chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.