TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CareSync, the leading provider of software and services for chronic disease management, today teamed with NextGen Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare information systems, services and connectivity solutions, to provide NextGen Healthcare’s customers with chronic care management (CCM) technology and services. Leveraging CareSync CCM, NextGen Healthcare’s customers can now use CareSync CCM, enabling them to more easily meet the requirements for Medicare’s CCM program and enhance care coordination and patient care, especially for those with chronic conditions.
CareSync CCM is now integrated into the NextGen® Ambulatory EHR, giving providers virtual access to nurses who can perform the care coordination services required by Medicare’s CCM program, including creating, updating and sharing comprehensive care plans with patients, caregivers and other providers. By making it easier for providers to perform and bill CCM services, CareSync will enable NextGen Healthcare’s customers to enhance patient satisfaction and increase profitability in today’s shared-risk reimbursement environment.
“As 86 percent of today’s healthcare costs can be attributed to chronic disease, practices are increasingly looking for more proactive and effective ways to care for these higher-risk patients,” said Michael Lovett, executive vice president and general manager at NextGen Healthcare. “The partnership with CareSync bolsters our ability to give customers the resources needed to coordinate the best care possible for patients, which ultimately strengthens their unique value-based care goals.”
“It’s difficult for many physicians to measure outcomes or determine the appropriate level of care a patient needs if they don’t have ready access to information from his or her other healthcare providers or data gathered between visits,” Travis Bond, founder and chief executive officer at CareSync, said. “With CareSync, NextGen Healthcare’s customers can now more easily close these care gaps by building a longitudinal healthcare record. This is a win-win for everyone: better outcomes at lower costs for practices and happier, more informed patients.”
CareSync CCM will be available to all NextGen Healthcare and HealthFusion customers beginning March 1, 2016. To learn more about the partnership, visit CareSync at booth #147 or NextGen Healthcare at booth #4421 at HIMSS16.
About NextGen Healthcare
NextGen Healthcare, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc., develops and provides a range of software and services for medical and dental group practices, including practice management and electronic health record applications, patient portal, interoperability and connectivity products, and population health management and analytics offerings. Services include managed cloud services, revenue cycle management, claims clearinghouse, data interchange and value-add consulting. The Company’s solution portfolio is readily integrated and collectively positioned to drive low total cost of ownership for its client partners, as well as enable the transition to value-based healthcare. For more information, visit www.nextgen.com and www.qsii.com. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
About CareSync
Founded in 2011, CareSync is the leading provider of software and services for chronic disease management, combining technology with 24/7 nursing services to facilitate care coordination among patients, family and caregivers and all providers. CareSync provides turnkey Chronic Care Management services as well as a software-only option, allowing practices of any size to easily meet the billing requirements for CPT code 99490. Additionally, CareSync’s certified technology makes it simple for providers to meet Meaningful Use 2 for Data Exchange, Messaging and Timely Access. CareSync patients are at the center of their healthcare, with access to health information, actionable goals, and Comprehensive Care Plan tasks. As a result, CareSync’s patients are experiencing more productive medical appointments and better health outcomes. For more information about CareSync, visit www.caresync.com/ccm.
