HEALTHCAREfirst Announces Acquisition Of Lewis
HEALTHCAREfirst, the Home Care software solutions veteran that pioneered Web-based software and services for the Home Health Care and Hospice industries, announced recently its acquisition of Lewis Computer Services, Inc. (Lewis). In this latest move to further establish its leadership in the industry, HEALTHCAREfirst plans to leverage the combined company's collective, industry-leading software products and services to offer customers stronger and more comprehensive solutions.
Since 1992, HEALTHCAREfirst has provided software and services exclusively to the Home Health Care and Hospice industries featuring the firstHOMECARE and firstHOSPICE solutions on its signature, Web-based SaaS platform. The company also delivers billing, billing recovery and coding services that streamline and advance operations and care for agencies of all sizes nationwide.
The short implementation time and flexibility of HEALTHCAREfirst's completely Web-based solutions have led to significant growth in recent years, visible most recently in the acquisition of Lewis. Founded in 1982 and based in Baton Rouge, La., Lewis delivers an array of solutions that promise to further advance HEALTHCAREfirst's offerings for Home Health Care agencies, including its flagship products Patron and Patron POC. These, along with Lewis' many first-to-market and other products, will serve as the perfect complement for HEALTHCAREfirst's deliverables to offer stronger and more comprehensive solutions for both current and future clients. In addition, HEALTHCAREfirst's industry-leading software and services will significantly benefit Lewis by providing additional solutions, deliverables and strong support.
"We are thrilled with the opportunity to create the industry's strongest and most complete solution provider. As with HEALTHCAREfirst, Lewis has great people and very unique offerings that will allow our combined company to fully enable agencies of all sizes to focus on patient care instead of paperwork," says HEALTHCAREfirst President and CEO Bobby Robertson. "We fully intend to make the most of this opportunity. Customers of both companies will continue to receive exactly what they expect and need while seeing their solutions grow even stronger as our technology and services continue to advance."
About HEALTHCAREfirst
HEALTHCAREfirst provides leading-edge technologies that improve business and clinical functions to Home Health Care and Hospice agencies across the United States. HEALTHCAREfirst was one of the first Home Health Care software vendors to recognize the industry's need for high quality software applications that are accessible over the World Wide Web. Based in Ozark, Mo. and one of the fastest growing providers of its kind, the company provides clients with Web-available software, billing and coding that ensure technology is not a barrier to patient care, but a powerful tool. HEALTHCAREfirst allows caregivers to focus on their primary goal of providing the best possible patient care. For more information visit www.healthcarefirst.com.
About Lewis Computer Services, Inc.
Lewis Computer Services, Inc. is in its third decade providing Home Health data management systems to the Home Health Care industry. The company's products and services focus on efficient workflow and usability to streamline and improve documentation, payment, scheduling, patient care and more. Based in Baton Rouge, La., Lewis designs its products with the flexibility to serve organizational structures from single-office agencies to multi-tiered corporations. For more information visit www.lewis.com.
SOURCE: HEALTHCAREfirst