Addus HomeCare to roll out new CellTrak technology

SCHAUMBURG - CellTrak Technologies has extended its nine year contract with Addus HomeCare, a Palatine-based provider of home and community-based personal-care services.

With the extension, CellTrak will debut of a new version of its solution that enables home care providers to efficiently manage service delivery while meeting electronic visit verification mandates.

The new version of the software that Addus is rolling out and expects to be fully deployed this fall incorporates CellTrak's proven mobile applications, new interactive voice response capabilities for electronic visit verification, electronic timesheets, portals for office staff and the extended care team, as well as interfaces with EMRs, back office systems, and third parties, such as other EVV providers. Addus licenses the full CellTrak solution on a per visit basis that provides significant savings and more predictable margins compared to other licensing models.

"We are excited to extend our long-standing partnership with Addus," said Mark Battaglia, CEO of CellTrak. "This new version is the only one on the market today that is open across point-of-care data collection methods and technology providers. It enables providers to efficiently coordinate care and manage their distributed workforce wherever they operate, including using the most cost-effective data collection method for each caregiver.

"As the health care market evolves from fee-for-service to a value-based model, the need for care coordinators to use accurate, real-time data collected and integrated from many sources will only increase. CellTrak is ready for the future now," he added.

Dirk Allison, president and CEO of Addus, said the new system will help the company "deliver high quality care in a cost effective manner while managing 22,000 caregivers and 34,000 consumers across the United States.

"We also must comply with both state-by-state visit verification regulations and each MCO's information requirements," Allison said. "With CellTrak, we are able to fully integrate the different types of data collection which we need to improve outcomes and operate our business."