Axxess Sponsors New England Home Healthcare Consortium

Axxess committed to industry excellence through support and technology solutions

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Nov 05, 2014, 12:43 ET

DALLAS, Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Axxess, an industry leader in home health management software, proudly announces its sponsorship of the New England Home Healthcare Consortium's (NEHHC's) "2014 Annual Meeting – Edge Ahead" being held November 9-11 in Uncasville, Connecticut. NEHHC is New England's only conference designed exclusively for the home healthcare business owner.

The conference will be attended by home healthcare CEOs, agency franchise owners, entrepreneurs, innovators and other healthcare executives. It will address strategies for home healthcare business success through quality of service, marketing and technology.

"With increasing regulatory requirements and reimbursement cutbacks, home health organizations have never been more challenged. Our user-friendly and powerful software solutions are designed to help them focus on patient care, not paperwork," said John Olajide, CEO of Axxess. "As the first, and only, software provider accredited by the American Nursing Credentialing Center to offer continuing education training in the home health industry, our sponsorship of this event demonstrates our commitment to empowering home care professionals with the tools needed to deliver excellent care to their patients."

The conference will feature industry experts speaking on topics such as: healthcare reform, technology, organizational culture, driving leads, powerful networking and developing referrals.

Merrily Orsini, Business Development Expert at Axxess, will present "Secrets of the Most Successful Agencies: The Future of Home Health." She will offer insights into:

Impact of an aging population
Trends in chronic disease
Regulatory environment that emphasizes quality of outcome, cost containment methodologies, conversion to ICD-10 in 2015, Medicare outcomes-based discharges for cost containment, Medicare/Medicaid driving private insurance changes and procedures and HIPAA compliance
New payment models such as outcome- and value-driven, interoperability of technologies and bundling of services
Increased focus on fraud eradication
Continued drive towards innovative technology
Outlook of the future of home health agencies

Recognized nationally for her expertise in strategic marketing for aging-related services, particularly home care and home health services, Orsini is a recognized thought leader in the industry and is involved in numerous organizations within the home care and aging care industry. She is the past Chair of the Private Duty Homecare Association of America, and recently served on the board of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice.

About Axxess

Dallas-based Axxess is a leading healthcare software company that provides cloud-based software to the home health care industry. Axxess' comprehensive and user-friendly software solutions empower home health agencies and improve their efficiency by integrating all aspects of their operations so they can focus their attention on what matters most: patient care. Axxess' innovative software solutions, which put all care and administrative aspects of a home health care agency at the fingertips of providers and managers, have propelled Axxess to quickly become the industry's fastest growing home health software company. Axxess is the only home health software provider accredited by the ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) and is a member of HL7 (Health Level Seven International, the global authority on standards for interoperability of health information technology). Axxess is a member of the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation (AHHQI), the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), and major state associations nationwide. For more information, visit www.axxess.com.

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