Chris hester founded kinnser software in 2003, when he developed an innovative webbased application for home health agencies. Six best practices for home health therapy scheduling and. We wanted to go paperless, we wanted point of care, and we wanted a software that would position us for growth. Acquired by mediware information systems on may 30, 2017 kinnser software empowers home health, hospice, therapy, and home care agencies to provide better care for millions of americans. Over recent decades, pps plus s dedication in developing a superior oasis analysis product has proven to be a profiting musthave for home health agencies nationwide. We switched from server based software to a webbased soft ware due to both patient privacy issues and to improve accuracy by. Before kinnser, joel was svp, cto, and cio for solarwinds, a leading provider of it management software. Richard young pps plus technical services team lead. Jun 02, 2017 kinnser software, started by hester in 2003, develops technological tools used by 4,000 home health agencies and hospices nationally. With powerful features for every member of the team, kinnser. Pps plus technical services team lead kinnser software june 2016 present 3 years 6 months. Kinnser s powerful emr enables every member of your team to increase productivity while reducing costs.
A corporate filing is called a foreign filing when an existing corporate entity files in a. Kinnser software is the easy to use, webbased software solution for home health agencies. Kinnser software kinnser software develops and distributes. If you are unable to login, please contact your administrator. Kinnser software has acquired 1 company of its own, including 1 in the last 5 years kinnser software has acquired in 1 us state. Pps plus was acquired by kinnser software on oct 30, 2015. Kinnser s latest acquisition was pps plus software in oct 2015. Currently, thousands of clinicians and staff, at hundreds of home health agencies and therapy companies, use kinnsers solutions every day to support clinical outcomes, improve communication. Kinnser transforms data into actionable information, both in the office and at the point of care. Home health seminar in chicago november 8 kinnser software. Cks productions, acquired by kinnser software, inc. The first session took place tuesday, january 11, but you still have time to register for two more webinars related to therapy documentation, g codes. We are passionate about helping our clients successfully increase their efficiency, grow profit, improve communication, and coordinate care for their patients. Why fastgrowing austin healthtech firm kinnser software.
Home health seminar in boston august 15 kinnser software. He served as the companys president for 14 years of rapid growth, which saw kinnser become the most widely used emr in home health and expand into new markets, including hospice and private duty home care. See kinnsers revenue, employees, and funding info on owler, the worlds largest communitybased business insights platform. Acquisition will strengthen both firms service to clients. By hospice consultant beth noyce and compliance expert sharon harder. Austin, texas october 29, 2015 kinnser software, the austinbased national software leader in clinical and business solutions for postacute care businesses, has announced that it has acquired biloxi, mississippibased pps plus, a national leader in. Rehabilitation blog archive mediware information systems. With more than 20 years of experience in product strategy and software engineering, joel is a leader in developing and delivering commercial software products to market. Kinnser software, the austinbased national software leader in clinical and business solutions for postacute care businesses, has announced that it has acquired biloxi, mississippibased pps plus. Find related and similar companies as well as employees by title and much more.
Pps plus is a provider oasis analysis software for the home health care industry. Pps pluss oasis analysis software helps our nurses pinpoint oasis inconsistencies before they submit their data to cms. Find 228 employees contacts from kinnser software inc. Kinnser agency manager is awesome software for home health. We have been using kinnser for two years and are very happy. Survey preparedness under the new home health cops with jill dyer, bsn, rn, hcsd, hcso of j. The software firm acquired mississippibased pps plus. Kinnser software has announced that it has acquired biloxi, mississippibased pps plus, a national leader in clinical analysis and benchmarking solutions for home health agencies. Kinnser software, started by hester in 2003, develops technological tools used by 4,000 home health agencies and hospices nationally. Kinnser software develops and distributes webbased software and support solutions for the home health industry. Software supports fastestgrowing sector and job market in health care austin, tx january 24, 2014 recently marking its tenth anniversary, kinnser software, inc. Pps plus to retain existing alliances, integrations and headquarters. More home health pps final rule training opportunities.
Kinnser transforms data into actionable information, both in. Kinnser software mergers and acquisitions summary mergr. Playmaker health accreditation commission for health care healthcarefirst healthcare provider solutions, inc. Pps pluss strategic alliances, software integrations and energetic team are not changing. Oct 03, 2011 kinnser software is the easy to use, webbased software solution for home health agencies. With a 99% client retention rate, we are the trusted partner for agencies across.
With powerful features for every member of the team, kinnser improves collaboration, enhances. The hh pps grouper software will only work for oasis submissions with an assessment completion date from through december 31, 2019. Education director at pps plus software, jennifer warfield rn, bsn, hcsd, cosc, advises, you must coordinate all therapy disciplines to meet the th and 19th visit requirements in addition to the requirement that each therapy patient be seen by the licensed therapist from whom services are provided from each discipline at least every 30. Kinnser leads the industry by consistently delivering the smartest, most widely used solutions for home health, private duty home care, therapy and hospice. We switched from server based software to a webbased soft ware due to both patient privacy issues and to improve accuracy by mandating real time point of care documentation. I am the clinical leader and coowner of a privately held medium sized home health care company. Wellsky home health vs oasis analysis plus 2020 feature. Oct 29, 2015 kinnser software, the austinbased national software leader in clinical and business solutions for postacute care businesses, has announced that it has acquired biloxi, mississippibased pps plus.
With major time savings and improved accuracy, clinicians can focus on what really matters caring for patients. Medsys software solutions cliftonlarsonallen american veterans care connection kinnser software pps plus software foundation management services data soft logic carevoyant, inc. Currently, thousands of clinicians and staff, at hundreds of home health agencies and therapy companies, use kinnser s solutions every day to support clinical outcomes, improve communication. These are all the companies that kinnser has acquired. Wellsky home health formerly kinnser agency manager is the most widely used software in home health. Ever since the introduction of kinnser agency manager home healths first webbased software in 2003, kinnser has built a reputation of industry leadership.
Kinnser software buys mississippi software maker pps plus. We transitioned from a server based software system to kinnser, a webbased software solution in 2010. Mediware to acquire kinnser software business wire. With the easiest to use solutions and an unmatched compliance record, its no wonder that agencies that switch to kinnser stay with kinnser. This program had a lot of features that it offered to the consumer customer service was great. Wellsky home health vs oasis analysis plus 2020 feature and. Kinnser was an obvious choice for three main reasons. A corporate filing is called a foreign filing when an existing corporate entity files in a state other than the state they originally filed in. Kinnser creates the software solutions that power postacute care. Kinnsers top competitors are axxess, healthcarefirst and hospicesoft.
Kinnser software was founded in 2003 to create innovative webbased solutions that deliver clinical and business results for the home health industry. The billing manager thru kinnser is so much easier than our previous software and cut down on my billing personally by several hours. Pps plus offers monthly home health webinars, software training and consulting services on current industry topics, including icd10 coding, oasis documentation, industry changes and more. Pps plus will continue to work with all agencies and software vendors without disruption or limitations, while being wholly owned by kinnser. How to answer gg0170c mobility on the oasis oasis tip of the month by pps plus june 2017 duration. So far, kinnser in itself has proved to be exceptional. Pps plus provides the perfect solution for maximizing your reimbursement potential, growing your business and providing your patients with.
In this threepart webinar series, pps plus software s education director jennifer warfield, rn, bsn, hcsd, cosc will dig deeper into some of the most important topics of the 2011 final rule. Kinnser competitors, revenue and employees owler company. Three nurses make up majority ownership of the agency and our nurse practitioner model of care is unique in the home health care market. Kinnser makes it very easy for me to be more successful at what i do as an owner and as a leader. Introducing the new kinnser customer referral program. Kinnser software customer references have an aggregate content usefulness score of 4. Pps plus software oasis analysis software by nurses for nurses oasis analysis plus analyzes the oasis assessment for clinical inconsistencies to ensure the oasis is clinically accurate and financially correct before submission to cms. Pps plus solutions integrate with a number of home health software solutions, including kinnser. Home health seminar in chicago march 1 kinnser software. Pps plus s oasis analysis software helps our nurses pinpoint oasis inconsistencies before they submit their data to cms. Home health pps grouper software package for claims through 12312019 archived versions of the home health prospective payment system hh pps grouper are available for download.
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