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CARTSOFT
Gets Preferred Vendor Status From Tennessee Hospital Association
Chattanooga
company supports utilization review, case management and quality
assurance functions
NASHVILLE --
CARTSOFT, a software company providing innovative and affordable
support to utilization review, case management and quality assurance,
has been endorsed and designated as a preferred vendor by the THA
Solutions Group. CARTSOFT was developed by a practicing physician
for hospitals to increase profitability and quality. CARTSOFT's
founder is Manoo Bhakta, MD, a pediatric oncologist and medical
director at T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital in Chattanooga, TN.
CARTSOFT's product is called C.A.R.T.-UM, which stands for Care
Accountability and Resource Tracking for Utilization Management.
It was developed around hospital workflow by Bhakta to aide hospitals
in dealing with managed care companies, reducing unnecessary days
of care, coordinating case management and tracking system related
issues impacting the patient treatment and discharge.
- Financial
Impact -
By providing tools to reduce denials, expedite appeals and identify
unnecessary days, CARTSOFT has a direct impact on the bottom line,
increasing revenue and reducing expenses. CARTSOFT also tracks
observation patients by time alerting staff to patients requiring
action.
- Quality
Impact - While CARTSOFT can show a ROI, the long-term impact
may be in the data collection and support to quality initiatives.
With CARTSOFT, a hospital can focus on length-of-stay issues,
particularly with DRG-based payors. Hospital-specific care paths
or criteria can be stored online for easy access.
- Information
Impact - The system interfaces with hospital systems or can
be operated in a stand alone mode. The database, when linked with
decision support or quality improvement activity, can be useful
in identifying strengths or weaknesses and areas for improvement
in various specialties or diagnoses.
"Our focus is
on helping hospitals better manage the approval process and improve
quality of care," said Bhakta. "Through partnerships with other
associations and leading industry vendors, THA has offered its members
excellent information and data resources. We welcome the opportunity
to provide THA members another tool to turn data into information
they can use."
"CARTSOFT's
system was designed by a practicing physician that saw how to meet
a need in hospitals today," said Craig A. Becker, president of THA.
"They make the practical use of guidelines possible."
About the
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA)
THA (www.tha.com)
is the premiere organization in Tennessee that promotes and represents
the interests of all health careers, hospitals and health systems.
Established in 1938 as a not-for-profit membership association,
THA serves as an advocate for hospitals, health systems and other
healthcare organizations and the patients they serve. It also provides
education and information for its members, and informs the public
about hospitals and healthcare issues at the state and national
levels.
THA Solutions
Group endorses various programs supporting THA member hospitals,
including revenue enhancement, group purchasing, recruiting, capital
equipment leasing, management services, an insurance agency and
bond pool.
About CARTSOFT
Cartsoft (www.cartsoftweb.com)
is a software development company providing software products to
support hospital in utilization management, case management and
quality assurance. Based in Chattanooga, the company was founded
by Manoo Bhakta, MD. Bhakta is a pediatric oncologist and medical
director at T.C. Thompson Childern's Hospital, part of the Erlanger
Health System. For more information, visit the web site at www.cartsoftweb.com
or email info@cartsoftweb.com.
Call
or email today for a 90-day free trial
with CartSoft. (423) 855-1198
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