As the holiday season nears, we remind ourselves and others that this year, more than ever, people need people.

Keys to Ensuring Software Implementation Success in the COVID-19 World. COVID-19 has driven the high risk of project failure for software implementation projects even higher. Domain Expertise and Vendor Tenure are the two most important factors in controlling this increased risk.

TCS Healthcare, the leading provider of managed care solutions designed by clinicians, today announced the release of ACUITYnxt version 1.7.

As we enter the sixth month of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, many of us are feeling the stressfulness of this situation. Public health recommendations, such as social distancing, can make us feel isolated and lonely, increasing the feelings of stress and anxiety. Many people are experiencing financial hardship as many businesses have closed.

During Mental Health Awareness Week, let’s remember our Veterans who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.During the American Civil War, it was called “Soldier’s Heart,” and was generally associated with cowardice. In WWI soldiers were said to be “shell shocked” and in WWII they identified as having “battle fatigue.”

We are dying. By the thousands, we are dying by our own hands. Understanding depression and suicide and how to help others is more critical now than ever. Few events are as painful, and personal, as a family member or friend making the choice to end their own lives. I have gotten that call twice in my life.

In the fast-paced world of software development, it is rare for staff to stay with the same company for 5 years, let alone 15. TCS Healthcare bucks that trend as a tight-knit technology company that can boast an average tenure of 8 years across almost 35 employees.

For the past few months, healthcare has been like a song with one note. The government, the media, healthcare professionals, health plans and all the rest of us have been heavily focused all COVID-19 all the time.That’s understandable. Global pandemics have a way of sucking up all the attention in the room.

How often is one alerted to a potential health concern by “seeing” a change in their body? A mole, new bruise, strange bump, change in color of skin, mucous membranes, or even the visual of the different outputs from the body such as blood, urine and others?

I was privileged to attend the “Mostly Medicaid 2020 Summer Virtual Conference” which was led by Clay Farris, Practice Lead of Mostly Medicaid. The conference was held over four days and included a variety of speakers from various health plans, state officials in the Medicaid space, and other experts.

This article published in WILMA magazine features TCS CEO, Deborah Keller, and the decision to expand the company by opening offices in Wilmington.

TCS Healthcare has been featured by CIOReview as one of the most promising business process management (BPM) solution providers for 2020.

It’s almost Father’s Day and it is time to observe National Men’s Health Week. This week is a reminder for men to take the steps they need to be healthier! But men don’t need to do this alone. Whether it is your husband, partner, dad, brother, son, or friend, you can help support the health and safety of the men in your life.

TCS Healthcare (TCS) is delighted to announce the opening of their new office in Wilmington, NC.

Do you need to capture turnaround times for your prior authorizations? Assuming this is the case, I have a few proposals for you to follow when you are searching for a new software application. These tips can make your life much easier!

Each year, May 6-12 is designated as National Nurses Week, a time to recognize, celebrate and honor all the dedicated caregivers who are the heart of healthcare. This year was already shaping up to be something special since 2020 has been declared to be the Year of the Nurse and Midwife to coincide with the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale.

As we roll into the third month of COVID-19, the world is becoming a very different place, and moving at a very different pace in all manner of speaking. One area particularly affected by the Novel Coronavirus, is a program that serves the most vulnerable population, the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).

Primary care providers often screen their patients for a variety of conditions, including alcohol use. Screening is not the same as diagnostic testing, which can establish a definite diagnosis. Instead, screening is used to identify people who are likely to have a disorder, as determined by their answers to certain questions.

The PACE Model of Care began in the early 1970’s when the Chinatown-North Beach community of San Francisco saw a need for long-term care services by people. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 established the PACE model as a permanently recognized provider type under both the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

“I’ll see you on the other side of this thing,” I said to a few colleagues on my way out of the office last week. Like so many other organizations, Chordline Health has temporarily shuttered our offices in California and North Carolina.