New Runzheimer International Solution Helps Home Care Agencies Increase Efficiency, Manage Healthy Bottom Line and Increase Time for Patients

WATERFORD, Wis., March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Runzheimer International, the industry leader in employee mobility programs, today announced the availability of a unique new hosted software solution, CareViz™. CareViz is designed to enhance patient care for home care agencies through a web-based schedule that makes it easy to match caregiver skills to patient needs, manage complex schedules and provide the most efficient driving routes for patient calls. Unlike other scheduling solutions on the market today, CareViz provides greater flexibility to adapt to changes and the fastest route to increase time with patients, supported by full visibility for schedule administrators and caregivers.

"The priority for home care agencies is taking care of patients while maximizing the productivity and patient care time for all team members," said Greg Harper, president of Runzheimer International. "Runzheimer International's CareViz matches the right mobile healthcare worker, with the right patient, at the right time to increase time for care and reduce the effort to plan and travel."

Delivers Real Results  

CareViz provides a significant return on investment for home care organizations looking to streamline their mobile workforce processes and programs. In addition to increasing caregiver time with patients, CareViz can help reduce scheduling time by up to 50%, reduce mileage by 20% and trim overtime by 20%.  For a home care agency with 500 mobile nurses, CareViz can reduce route distance by 9%, resulting in a fuel cost savings of $1,138 per day or close to $275,000 annually.

Features and Benefits

• Matches patient and caregiver skills for optimal scheduling and improved patient care
• Supports patient-specific time windows, accommodating patient needs
• Provides 24/7 access to managers and caregivers to view schedules, locations, and routes through an easy-to-use web site
• Integrates scheduling and routing to ensure central management and a seamless process
• Provides mobile application benefits to caregivers, including single-click patient calling and turn-by-turn and screen directions
• Offers over 200 configuration options to meet specific needs
• Optimizes caregiver routes, increasing healthcare worker time with patients and the option to add additional appointments by reducing overall drive time.
• Improves efficiency and profitability by increasing the average number of visits per day per nurse by eliminating wasted travel time.
• Reduces paperwork and manual data entry and speeds up the payment process for better cash flow
• Complies with HIPAA standards and data is encrypted to ensure patient privacy

CareViz reduces costly investments in hardware and software.  It is a hosted application that integrates with most enterprise wide application systems while utilizing the most up-to-date GPS capabilities. More information can be found at www.runzheimer.com

About Runzheimer International

Founded in 1933, Runzheimer International serves 60 percent of the Fortune 500 and numerous government agencies. The company is recognized for providing innovative solutions relating to Total Employee Mobility®. Runzheimer International is the global leader in workforce mobility programs including business vehicle, business travel, logistics, corporate aircraft, employee relocation and compensation, and virtual office.

SOURCE Runzheimer International