Jointly-Developed Healthcare App Finalist for Innovation Award

Digineer and Simione Financial Monitor Take One of Three MN Tekne Finalist Spots

MINNEAPOLIS & HAMDEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Management and technology consulting firm, Digineer, and The Simione Financial Monitor, a financial and operational benchmarking tool for home care and hospice providers, are pleased to announce they have been selected as a finalist for the 13^th Annual Minnesota High Tech Association’s Tekne Awards. Together, Digineer and Simione are one of three finalists in the “Innovative Collaboration of the Year” category.

“We’re pleased the work our teams delivered together is recognized for innovation and the impact The Simione Financial Monitor is having on the Home Health Care and Hospice industry”

“We’re pleased the work our teams delivered together is recognized for innovation and the impact The Simione Financial Monitor is having on the Home Health Care and Hospice industry,” said Michael Lacey, Digineer’s Founder and CEO. “As a sponsor and finalist for a Tekne Award, we congratulate the other finalists in all categories and eagerly anticipate the awards dinner.”

“Working with Digineer’s Development Center, we were able to quickly execute and deliver on our forty year vision of providing a standardized financial benchmarking and reporting tool for home care and hospice providers nationwide. Now healthcare leaders have access to critical financial reports to manage their businesses and use aggregate data to compare their position to industry benchmarks. We look forward to celebrating with all of the finalists and recognizing the winners,” stated William J. Simione, Jr., Founding Member, Simione Healthcare Consultants.

About Digineer:

Founded in 1998, Digineer is a technology and management consulting firm that helps organizations solve their toughest business challenges. From strategy through project execution, Digineer's clients are able to reduce costs, increase revenues and invest in innovation because of Digineer's proven delivery frameworks and trusted consulting methodologies. For more information, please visit www.digineer.com.

About Simione Financial Monitor:

The Simione Financial Monitor is the do-it-all financial tool that puts critical financial reports right at your fingertips. This essential analytical decision making tool helps you get a competitive edge by using real-time financial data to gain valuable insight to guide your strategic planning. The Simione Financial Monitor presents easy-to-read charts and graphs with complete financial and operational metrics such as gross and net margin, case weight mix, days sales outstanding and reimbursement per episode. The Simione Financial Monitor allows for seamless financial reporting that will allow for your business to make improvements and adjustments in an ever changing industry.