Winter Issue 2012

Rob Pock, Founder & CEO
TCS Healthcare Technologies

Sometimes the most profound truths are found in the simplest of life’s tasks. Rob Pock, founder & CEO of TCS explains how the art of blending wines to make a gold medal vintage is extremely similar to the art of blending the talent, skills and personalities in the workplace to create a superior company.

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Pat Stricker, RN, Med
Senior Vice President
TCS Healthcare Technologies

At this time of year, we see numerous articles and blogs discussing health care trends and predictions for the upcoming months. 2012 is no exception. These trends include a range of topics, but a big issue on most case managers’ minds is how “medical management” and “technology” will work together to improve care management processes.

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TCS’ new Acuity 6.1 software suite, which includes updates to Acuity, AcuStrat, AcuExchange and AcuPrint, supports compliance of the HIPAA 5010/278 transaction standards and the ICD-10-PCS/CM code sets mandated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) well ahead of the October 1, 2013, deadline.

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With all of the initiatives promoting health information technology (IT), it is helpful from time to time to get a barometric reading of how we are progressing. In addition to the TCS bi-annual survey on care management trends, Healthcare and Management Systems (HIMSS) publishes an annual survey that also sheds light on how the U.S. health care system is embracing IT systems and workflows.

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Stephanie Bartlett

TCS Healthcare’s 2011 Employee of the Year, Stephanie Bartlett, feels that every TCS employee is worthy of this designation. “I was truly surprised and honored to be TCS’ employee of the year,” she says. “But everyone here is wonderful at their job and a pleasure to work with, so I feel this honor belongs to all of us!”

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