TCS Healthcare Technologies Announces Release of Acuity Advanced Care(TM) System, Version 5.3

AUBURN, Calif., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- TCS Healthcare Technologies, an industry leader in the development of medical management software applications, announced today that it has released the next version of acuity advanced care(TM), version 5.3 (ACUITY v.5.3). Among other improvements, ACUITY v.5.3 increases the navigational and dashboard functionality for managing patients and plan members who participate in utilization review, case management, disease management and wellness programs.

Rob Pock, TCS Healthcare Technologies Founder and CEO observes that "the enhancements supporting the ACUITY v.5.3 release highlight the significant strides that TCS has made in making our system more user-friendly and functional, especially for organizations who want to use the system to improve clinical and financial outcomes for their patients and clients."

"ACUITY has significantly enhanced our medical management programs at Sagamore Health Network" notes Dr. Michael Shirley, Sagamore's Medical Director. He observes further that "ACUITY offers a superior platform to navigate through and track all the tasks associated with patient care and a robust reporting system that our clients like. ACUITY even assists with documenting compliance with URAC accreditation standards."

"ACUITY's integrated medical management software allows users to quickly and easily track everything that is going on with a person in any care management program," remarks Pat Stricker RN, M Ed, Vice President of Clinical Services at TCS Healthcare Technologies. She adds that "the new enhancements in ACUITY v.5.3 further strengthen the tools and resources that nurses, medical directors and others can use on a daily basis to effectively manage care."

The ACUITY v.5.3 medical management software solution supports a wide range of care management interventions and programs. Among other attributes, ACUITY v.5.3:

    -- Automatically creates customized care plans based on risks or problems
       identified through clinical or health risk assessments;
    -- Generates standard care plans based on templates that automatically
       link problems with specific goals, goals with interventions, and
       interventions with outcomes;
    -- Uses "task" manager applications to help clinicians keep track of daily
       activities and other key activities;
    -- Integrates superior browser, navigational and dashboard functionality
       allowing users to search, monitor and report on various medical
       management activities, contact information, and other key information;
    -- Stratifies health care information to support predictive modeling,
       population screening, and care management programs;
    -- Customizes and automates medical management workflows based upon the
       client's business and clinical needs;
    -- Generates customized letters, facsimiles, and other documents from
       standard templates;
    -- Allows all fields to be reported so that you can track an array of
       clinical and financial benchmarks; and
    -- Affords a quick and easy way to coordinate, track and document all
       external communications and medical reviews with providers and
       patients, whether it is a simple UM request or an independent review
       appeal.

Pock added "ACUITY v.5.3 has received quality assurance certifications for SQL, Windows and Crystal Reports. Over the coming months, TCS Healthcare Technologies will be releasing additional products and services that will continue to improve the ACUITY v.5.3 platform."

For more information about TCS Healthcare Technologies and ACUITY, please contact John Sekerak at (530) 886-1700 ext. 211 or info@tcshealthcare.com.

TCS Healthcare Technologies (www.tcshealthcare.com) is a leading provider of software and clinical solutions that improve medical management (UM/CM/DM/Wellness) performance and effectiveness for health plans, insurers, providers, third party administrators, medical management companies, and other health care organizations, who serve both the private and public sectors.

Contact: John Sekerak VP of Business Development Phone: (530) 886-1700 ext. 211 Email: info@tcshealthcare.com Website: www.tcshealthcare.com