Business Briefs: AMN Acquires The First String Healthcare, PHI Names New Director of Federal Affairs

AMN Healthcare Acquires The First String Healthcare AMN Healthcare Services, a health care workforce solutions and staffing services company, announced Sept. 15 that it completed its acquisition of The First String Healthcare, a provider of interim staffing and permanent placement of nurse leaders and executives. The acquisition involves cash payments of $6.5 million and an earn-out […]

Kinnser Software Acquires ADLware to Expand Tech for Private Duty Home Care

In ongoing efforts to expand its Software-as-a-Service (Saas) solutions for the home health and hospice industries, Kinnser Software is broadening its offerings across the post-acute care continuum with the acquisition of private duty software provider ADLware. Monday’s acquisition of the San Clemente, Calif.-based ADLware forms a new product line called Kinnser ADL, which will be […]

Kinnser Reinvents Home Health and Hospice Software with New Features

National home health and hospice software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider Kinnser Software, Inc. aims to bring more simplicity and transparency to its clients who use the company’s flagship Kinnser Agency Manage platform. Earlier this month, Kinnser announced that it had completely reinvented and redesigned all new billing and revenue management tools within Kinnser Agency Manager, the result […]

Kinnser Home Health and Hospice Tech Company Sees Sales Up 40%

Home health and hospice technology is continuing on its upward path.  Software provider Kinnser reports revenue growth in 2013 of 40%, beating expectations and keeping an eye toward more expansion in the future.  “Thanks to our innovative, high energy team, Kinnser exceeded expectations in 2013 with a heightened focus on customer service and new solutions-based […]

Home Health Tech Company Makes Deloitte Fastest-Growing Rankings

Among the fastest growing tech companies ranked by Deoitte this year in its annual Technology Fast 500, home health tech provider Kinnser Software made a place at No. 135.  The 10-year-old company, based in Austin, Texas, reported growth of 937% from 2008 to 2012 for its work in providing clinical and business solutions to home […]

Software Company Expands Home Health Tech to Include Hospice

An Austin, Texas-based company specializing in home health software announced yesterday that it has expanded its technology to include hospice services. Kinnser Hospice, a product of Kinnser Software, includes patient-centered intake and scheduling, comprehensive clinical charting, Medicare billing and many additional tools to help hospices manage labor productivity.  After having been asked countless times why […]

Home Health Agencies Use Technology to Fight Fraud

As Medicare fraud prevention has become a hot topic within home health in the last couple of months, agencies and advocacy groups alike have been searching for ways bolster industry integrity. Some home health companies are looking toward technology to do their part in the crusade against Medicare fraud. In Michigan, Optimal Care, Inc., a […]