News | October 8, 2012

PointClickCare Acquires Accu‐Med Technology Solutions

Leading Electronic Health Record (EHR) provider increases its market leadership position across the long-¬term and post‐acute care segments

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) - PointClickCare, the most widely-used Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform for long‐term care, today announced at the American Health Care Association (AHCA) Annual Convention that it has completed its acquisition of Accu-Med Technology Solutions (Accu-Med Services, LLC), provider of integrated information solutions for healthcare and wellness providers of the elderly and wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicare, Inc.

Accu¬‐Med delivers integrated financial and clinical software solutions for long-¬term care providers. In addition to their core clinical and financial applications, Accu-¬Med provides therapy management software to contract therapy organizations serving long-term care and an MDS-based quality, outcomes and performance measurement system.

“As PointClickCare and Accu-Med are both in the business of improving quality of care and driving superior financial performance for long-term care providers, the synergies between our two companies made this acquisition opportunity very compelling,” said Mike Wessinger, CEO of PointClickCare. "We are excited to have Accu-Med join the PointClickCare family and look forward to continuing to deliver the best-in‐class products, supported by proven best practices in services and support, that have been the backbone of our growth and success.”

The addition of the Accu-Med business to the PointClickCare portfolio further increases its market leadership position and will offer new opportunities to extend the reach and adoption of their EHR solutions across the long-term and post‐acute care segments.

“Accu-Med has a proven track record of helping long-term care providers optimize their business and clinical practices while enhancing regulatory compliance and profitability,” said Darcy Strong, VP, Accu-Med. “This acquisition presents our customers with an exciting new opportunity to leverage expertise in the development, delivery and successful adoption of Electronic Health Record technology from the industry’s leader, PointClickCare.”

Accu‐Med is based in Milford, Ohio and employs approximately 80 full time staff.

About PointClickCare
PointClickCare is the most widely-used Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform for the long-term care industry. The combination of PointClickCare’s intuitive web-based software and value-driven implementation model enables long-term care providers of all sizes, from single independent homes to the largest multi-facility providers, to deliver a higher standard of health care while experiencing superior financial performance. Over 7,000 long‐term care providers throughout North America, including 8 of the top 10 largest US chains, have chosen to trust their business to PointClickCare. For more information on PointClickCare’s proven Software-as-a-Service EHR platform, visit http://www.pointclickcare.com.

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