Preferred Homecare Implements Authentidate's Inscrybe Healthcare Service to Improve Health Information Exchange with Referring Physicians

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Authentidate Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: ADAT), a worldwide provider of secure Health Information Exchange, workflow management services and telehealth solutions, today announced that Preferred Homecare, a leading provider of comprehensive home healthcare products and services, selected Authentidate's Inscrybe® Healthcare web-based service to further enhance the management of critical business workflows.

"We decided to implement Inscrybe Healthcare because of its reputation for streamlining communications with referring physicians. It interfaces with our CareCentric® Mestamed® system, which helps us to speed-up the processing of referrals and related approvals for patient care as well as reducing errors and administrative costs," commented David Scheven, Co-CEO at Preferred Homecare.

Inscrybe Healthcare facilitates information exchanges with referring physicians for all types of healthcare transactions required for the authorization of home medical equipment and supplies for patients. The web-based service automates manual workflow processes and efficiently tracks the status of those communications, reducing the time it takes to obtain completed healthcare documentation from referring physicians. The streamlined workflows improve the efficiency of clinical and administrative processes, reducing operating expenses and uncollected revenues.

Physicians decide whether to review and sign documentation on the secure Inscrybe website or receive and send documents by facsimile. This flexibility enhances communications between referring physicians and providers because each party can do business the way they prefer. Electronic or fax replies are linked to the initial request and updated on all systems automatically. As a web-based platform, Inscrybe is inherently scalable and easy to implement, providing for business expansion at minimal cost.

"Preferred Homecare's decision to utilize our Inscrybe Healthcare service for communications with referring physicians will further advance the timely delivery of quality care to their patients. Inscrybe's secure web-based platform brings communications between referring physicians and home healthcare providers to a new level of convenience. Its centralized management functions provide added workflow efficiencies to improve throughput of time-sensitive clinical documentation across multiple locations and accelerate approvals by referring physicians," said Zachary Madrigal, Director of Sales Western Region at Authentidate

About Authentidate Holding Corp.

Authentidate Holding Corp. is a worldwide provider of secure Health Information Exchange, workflow management services and telehealth solutions. The company's software and web-based services enable healthcare organizations and other enterprises to increase revenues, improve productivity, enhance patient care and reduce costs by eliminating paper and manual work steps from clinical, administrative and other processes and enhancing compliance with regulatory requirements. The web-based services are delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS) to customers interfacing seamlessly with billing and document management systems. These feature-rich solutions incorporate rules-based electronic forms, intelligent routing, transaction management, electronic signatures, identity credentialing, content authentication, automated audit trails and remote patient monitoring capabilities. Both web and fax based communications are integrated into automated and trusted workflow solutions. The company has offices in the United States and Germany. In the United States, Authentidate offers its patent pending content authentication technology in the form of the United States Postal Service® Electronic Postmark® (USPS EPM®).

For more information, visit the company's website at www.authentidate.com.

About Preferred Homecare

Preferred Homecare, which is headquartered in Mesa, Arizona, is the Southwest's leading provider of comprehensive home healthcare products and services. The company is committed to full-service homecare solutions that give patients mobility and independence.

Preferred Homecare offers a full range of respiratory, home infusion and home medical equipment therapies and services through its 50 branch offices and service centers across the Southwest. Preferred is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC). Meeting or exceeding each and every one of ACHC's quality standards ensures the delivery of a high level of products and services consistently throughout the Southwest.

For more information, visit the company's website at www.preferredhomecare.com.

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Authentidate and Inscrybe are registered trademarks of Authentidate Holding Corp.  All other trade names are the property of their respective owners.

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