Answers: The Power of One

AnswersElite - The Power of One Integration Software for Long Term Care (LTC)What is the Power of One?

  • The Power of One refers to the advantages your organization receives from having one unified and integrated system that runs the operations, financials and clinicals for your community.

Why is integration so important?

  • In a word - efficiency. In today's economy it simply does not pay to do a task more than once! If your organization has different systems throughout your departments, your staff is spending extra time entering information in each system. With an integrated solution, the information can be entered in only one place and the system itself will take care of making it available instantly for all other departments. With the constraints we're under we must all work smarter, not harder!

Vendors say they're "integrated" all of the time. How do I know if they really are?

  • While many vendors may claim that they are integrated financial and clinical solutions, what they really mean is that they "interface" to other systems which is not the same thing. An interface is only a hodge-podge link to various different systems from different companies. These types of arrangements are not the same as having a truly integrated solution with a core that is built, maintained and supported by a single vendor! Buyer beware of promises of "integration" when what is really being offered is an "interface".

What about having a "best of breed" solution?

  • The concept of "best of breed" is often misused and misunderstood. A best of breed solution for a bank is not the same as a best of breed solution for a Long Term Care (LTC) organization. It would be the square peg trying to fit into the round hole. What your organization should look for is a solution that has best of breed performance within the industry sector you work in. For example, AnswersTM is a best of breed and truly integrated solution for Long Term Care facilities. As a specialist for the LTC industry, the sole focus of the product is to meet those needs unique to our industry.

 How can we make sure we stay in regulatory compliance?

  • Only a vendor with a strong financial backbone will be able to keep pace with the regulatory changes facing our industry. A good IT system will offer federal and state regulatory compliance updates at least every 6 months. It may be more difficult for smaller or cash-strapped vendors to make frequent updates like these available consistently. It is too big of a risk to take when you're running a mission-critical solution for your facility. AOD Software has a long history of healthy financial performance as it has always been a profitable company and continues to operate in this mode even in today's economic markets. AOD prides itself in maintaining pace with regulatory changes that affect our customers. We feel it is critical to your success and ours! You can count on AOD.

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