The Association for
Independent Growth (TAIG) Selects
TOTAL: RecordT and TOTAL: Quality Solutions
From Esteam
PITTSBURGH, April 25, 2006 - Esteam, LLC, a leading provider of comprehensive software solutions for human services agencies, today announced that the Association for Independent Growth (TAIG), one of Philadelphia's largest providers of supports for people with disabilities, has selected Esteam software and services for improving administrative processes and supporting continuous improvement efforts. TAIG licensed TOTAL: RecordT, a software application that helps human services providers dramatically improve clinical and reimbursement processes, and TOTAL: Quality, a Web-based assessment management tool that simplifies data collection and analysis to help create a quality-driven organization.
TAIG is currently implementing TOTAL: Quality to help address the increasingly complex reporting requirements faced by today's human services agencies.
"Many of the people we support with services came to us with very specific, court-determined standards for service," said Agnes Rudolf, TAIG's vice president of administration and chief financial officer. "The unique circumstances of these individuals place specific, quality related reporting requirements on our organization. For example, we routinely are required to submit quality improvement plans to Philadelphia and Montgomery counties, as well as provide data to a number of independent monitoring organizations.
"The ability to gather and organize outcomes and related data, including historical information in TOTAL: Quality, improves our ability to meet these demands without continually reinventing the process," Rudolf added. "We also can create a wide range of reports that are meaningful to our board of directors and executives, while maintaining the flexibility to provide information to external audiences including family members, support coordinators and advocacy groups."
TAIG personnel will use TOTAL: Record to enable the organization to comply with the new Pennsylvania reporting and billing standards that will roll out under PROMISe (Provider Reimbursement and Operations Management Information System). PROMISe will establish a single, uniform system-and a detailed set of service codes-for managing patient information and claims processing, and is now being piloted by numerous organizations throughout the state.
"After a comprehensive review of available solutions on the market, we determined that TOTAL: Quality is the best organizational/quality management tool available for our organization," said Joe Bucci, president and chief executive officer of TAIG. "TOTAL: Quality provides us with a web-based management system that we can make available to staff throughout our organization. The solution is also helping us re-examine our organizational goals, articulate key objectives, and improve the way we look at and measure quality. These capabilities strongly support our holistic approach to service provision and will allow us to focus more of our attention on helping our staff provide an even higher level of service to our consumers."
"Our evaluation showed that the Esteam suite of solutions is clearly superior for meeting our current and anticipated needs," Rudolf said. "TOTAL: Quality supports our commitment to meeting and exceeding quality standards for the services we provide. TOTAL: Record offers billing capabilities that will be very important for meeting PROMISe and the growing fee-for-service requirements. We anticipate being able to migrate quickly and smoothly to TOTAL: Record once those standards are in place."
"Service quality is critically important and is a key driver behind the success of any organization," said George Pashel, president of Esteam. "Our solutions support that critical objective by helping users focus on continuous improvement and achieving excellence in all areas of their operations so they can concentrate on providing high quality services to people in need. We are pleased to have been selected as a key technology provider to TAIG and look forward to contributing to their continued growth and success."
Founded in Philadelphia in 1984, TAIG has continuously supported people with disabilities to be successful in every endeavor they choose. As a leader in the community inclusion movement, TAIG recognizes all individuals as valued, contributing citizens with full rights to enjoy "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." As one of Pennsylvania's largest providers of community living, home and day supports, TAIG offers a full range of options to individuals and families who seek innovative solutions to the specific needs of their unique situation. Focused on abilities, the resourceful staff of TAIG is dedicated to building on the strengths of individuals and their families for the well-being of the whole community.
www.taiginc.org
About Esteam
Esteam is a leading provider of software, services and expertise focused on improving the quality of human services. Esteam solutions address a significant shortcoming in the human services market. Organizations don't have the resources, time or money to support the increasingly complex regulatory reporting and documentation requirements. Designed to be used throughout the organization, Esteam offers TOTAL: Impact, the most comprehensive suite of software, strategic consulting services and deployment expertise for significantly improving the performance of human services organizations. Esteam provides mission critical solutions for leading human services organizations such as Pressley Ridge, The Barbor Institute and Keystone Human Services. For more information please contact us at info@esteam.net or by telephone at (412) 322-0629 or www.esteam.net.
Esteam, the Esteam logo, and the marks relating to other Esteam products and services referenced herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Esteam. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
TOTAL: RecordT and TOTAL: Quality Solutions
From Esteam
PITTSBURGH, April 25, 2006 - Esteam, LLC, a leading provider of comprehensive software solutions for human services agencies, today announced that the Association for Independent Growth (TAIG), one of Philadelphia's largest providers of supports for people with disabilities, has selected Esteam software and services for improving administrative processes and supporting continuous improvement efforts. TAIG licensed TOTAL: RecordT, a software application that helps human services providers dramatically improve clinical and reimbursement processes, and TOTAL: Quality, a Web-based assessment management tool that simplifies data collection and analysis to help create a quality-driven organization.
TAIG is currently implementing TOTAL: Quality to help address the increasingly complex reporting requirements faced by today's human services agencies.
"Many of the people we support with services came to us with very specific, court-determined standards for service," said Agnes Rudolf, TAIG's vice president of administration and chief financial officer. "The unique circumstances of these individuals place specific, quality related reporting requirements on our organization. For example, we routinely are required to submit quality improvement plans to Philadelphia and Montgomery counties, as well as provide data to a number of independent monitoring organizations.
"The ability to gather and organize outcomes and related data, including historical information in TOTAL: Quality, improves our ability to meet these demands without continually reinventing the process," Rudolf added. "We also can create a wide range of reports that are meaningful to our board of directors and executives, while maintaining the flexibility to provide information to external audiences including family members, support coordinators and advocacy groups."
TAIG personnel will use TOTAL: Record to enable the organization to comply with the new Pennsylvania reporting and billing standards that will roll out under PROMISe (Provider Reimbursement and Operations Management Information System). PROMISe will establish a single, uniform system-and a detailed set of service codes-for managing patient information and claims processing, and is now being piloted by numerous organizations throughout the state.
"After a comprehensive review of available solutions on the market, we determined that TOTAL: Quality is the best organizational/quality management tool available for our organization," said Joe Bucci, president and chief executive officer of TAIG. "TOTAL: Quality provides us with a web-based management system that we can make available to staff throughout our organization. The solution is also helping us re-examine our organizational goals, articulate key objectives, and improve the way we look at and measure quality. These capabilities strongly support our holistic approach to service provision and will allow us to focus more of our attention on helping our staff provide an even higher level of service to our consumers."
"Our evaluation showed that the Esteam suite of solutions is clearly superior for meeting our current and anticipated needs," Rudolf said. "TOTAL: Quality supports our commitment to meeting and exceeding quality standards for the services we provide. TOTAL: Record offers billing capabilities that will be very important for meeting PROMISe and the growing fee-for-service requirements. We anticipate being able to migrate quickly and smoothly to TOTAL: Record once those standards are in place."
"Service quality is critically important and is a key driver behind the success of any organization," said George Pashel, president of Esteam. "Our solutions support that critical objective by helping users focus on continuous improvement and achieving excellence in all areas of their operations so they can concentrate on providing high quality services to people in need. We are pleased to have been selected as a key technology provider to TAIG and look forward to contributing to their continued growth and success."
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About TAIG Founded in Philadelphia in 1984, TAIG has continuously supported people with disabilities to be successful in every endeavor they choose. As a leader in the community inclusion movement, TAIG recognizes all individuals as valued, contributing citizens with full rights to enjoy "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." As one of Pennsylvania's largest providers of community living, home and day supports, TAIG offers a full range of options to individuals and families who seek innovative solutions to the specific needs of their unique situation. Focused on abilities, the resourceful staff of TAIG is dedicated to building on the strengths of individuals and their families for the well-being of the whole community.
www.taiginc.org
About Esteam
Esteam is a leading provider of software, services and expertise focused on improving the quality of human services. Esteam solutions address a significant shortcoming in the human services market. Organizations don't have the resources, time or money to support the increasingly complex regulatory reporting and documentation requirements. Designed to be used throughout the organization, Esteam offers TOTAL: Impact, the most comprehensive suite of software, strategic consulting services and deployment expertise for significantly improving the performance of human services organizations. Esteam provides mission critical solutions for leading human services organizations such as Pressley Ridge, The Barbor Institute and Keystone Human Services. For more information please contact us at info@esteam.net or by telephone at (412) 322-0629 or www.esteam.net.
Esteam, the Esteam logo, and the marks relating to other Esteam products and services referenced herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Esteam. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.