Keep current with the latest news as JefBar Software Services
grows and develops a new generation of products. Our Quarterly
News Briefs, Technology Path and Product
Road Map provide
additional information about JefBar and the continuing evolution
of our services.
Quarterly News Briefs
1st and 2nd Quarter 2010 - Continued Improvements to Ambulance
Billing and CAD
JefBar has continued to improve its billing software to make
it even faster and easier to get paid. Thanks to the
feedback provided by our existing customers who have upgraded to
the new billing products, and our new customers, JefBar
continues to make the product even better than its initial
release. Some of the many new features we added include individual ticket
audits to quickly check that a ticket has everything it needs to
be billed; the ability to view any and all documents or ECS
records produced for a ticket with a simple click of a button;
Improved collection tools and many other little but significant
improvements. We added a large number of small features
that make life easier for the billers to get their jobs done,
all based on the JefBar customer's feedback. JefBar's technology
allows us to incorporate any and all suggested improvements
rapidly and make them available to all users. If you
are tired of your software company not making the small changes
to make your life easier, than JefBar is the software and
company for you.
But we
are not stopping there. We have many new features
planned for the next release of Ambulance Billing and we are
starting a complete rewrite of our CAD to allow the same
ability to quickly change and add features our customers are
asking for. While JefBar's CAD is seen as one of the
best products on the market today and our CAD customers are
more than happy with its functions and performance, we want
more for our customers. Therefore, we continue to improve
our entire suite of products.
3rd and 4th Qtr 2009
Improve your compliance times by upgrading to JefBar's latest
CAD. CAD enhancements were completed ahead of schedule
and included the interface and two way Garmin
communications. The two way communications provide for sending
a route from CAD to the Garmin device, and automatically
advancing status in CAD. Enroute, At Scene, Depart Scene, At
Destination and Available. Once again all customer's on
SMA will receive CAD upgrades for free.
1st and 2nd Quarter 2009 News Brief
AR
Ambulance Billing Software is completed and ready to be
presented to the JefBar user community and final enhancements
are being added based on their feedback. During Q3 all
users will get a chance to review the new products, provide
feedback and prepare for the upcoming official release.
The official release is expected to be finalized the end of Q3.
JefBar expects to roll out the windows version to all customers
in Q3 and Q4. All current SMA customers are provided the
upgrade to windows version at no cost and for most customers
will get data conversion, training and installation for
free.
4th Quarter
2008 News Brief
JefBar’s development team completed
the design work for the Ambulance Billing Software Product. The module
is currently under development and is anticipated to enter
the final programming phase at the end of December 2008.
3rd Quarter 2008 News
Brief
JefBar finalized the technology infrastructure and
platforms in preparation for development of the Ambulance
Billing Software module. Additional technical employees were added
to the development team to create a strong software development
team. The functional redesign of the Microsoft Windows platform
Ambulance Billing Software Product began in earnest.
2nd Quarter 2008 News Brief
JefBar
actively began to inject capital into the business and added
an experienced software development team to the company structure.
We have conducted an assessment of AMBPAC legacy products
and technology platforms and targeted the AMBPAC Ambulance
Billing Software module as the first product for redevelopment. Additional
enhancements were completed during this quarter for AVL Mapping/Tracking
and ambulance vehicle tracking. Refresh rates and mapping functionality
were enhanced for flexibility and ease of use with a GPS
integrated vehicle monitoring system.
1st Quarter 2008 News Brief
JefBar took
over all maintenance and support for all AMBPAC products
with the final acquisition completed in February of 2008.
Business actions in the first quarter focused on the integration
of company infrastructure.
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Technology Path
JefBar is committed to taking
advantage of the benefits new technology provides to ensure
our customers have the best tools for their industry. We continue
to evaluate technology developments to incorporate them with
our products to create best of breed solutions. Our software
is created to run efficiently on as little as one PC, or have
a few users on one server, or to provide for complete N-Tier
100% redundant technology. JefBar software is created
and written to provide for 100s of users to access one
to many redundant business application servers and those
servers to access a cluster of Database servers. All can be
running in an auto failover environment. In simple terms our
software allows an easy installation for the smallest of users
and yet has the power to run a large number of users in a full
scale multi-tiered technology set up.
JefBar utilizes
the latest in Windows development technologies to rapidly build
quality software products. Our standards based development
practices and robust core infrastructure enable us to quickly
bring new functionality to market without sacrificing code
stability or requiring lengthy upgrade procedures. This flexible
infrastructure allows for multiple deployment options so our
customers can configure the system for the right balance of
performance, security, and stability.
The technical details
of our infrastructure and plans are listed below. Amongst the
technical complexities is a simple goal – to utilize
the best available in technology to make software development
fast and flexible and create powerful solutions for our customers.
Technical Details:
JefBar Software Service
will build all applications on a MS Windows platform with a
foundation of the .NET 3.5 platform in C#, including Windows
Communication Foundation, Windows Presentation Foundation,
and Windows Workflow components. A CSLA .NET Framework will
be utilized in the Business Object layer to provide flexible
n-tier architecture, authorization, and validation – all
while supporting WCF, workflow, ASP.NET, WPF, and web services
interfaces. On top of the base CSLA .NET Framework, JefBar
is actively developing our own framework extensions, standards,
and best practices to ensure consistently high quality code
and products. Deployment and update procedure enhancements
will make installations and upgrades as quick as possible and
ensure stability.
Our primary database platform will be MS
SQL Server 2008. Support for Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and
any other OLEDB or ODBC compliant database will be possible,
as the software architecture will be constructed in a database
independent manner, allowing simple configuration to determine
connectivity to the customer’s choice of RDBMS.
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Product Road Map
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STILL TO COME in the 2010 and Beyond |
| CAD
rewrite |
JefBar
is rewriting it's entire CAD system using the same new
technology that Ambulance Billing was developed in.
With the complete rewrite our
Dispatching/Mapping/Paging/Vehicle Tracking with be the
clear industry leader in flexibility and functionality. Our
ability to change the system based on your feedback will
keep it the industries leading product. Speed of
development and listening to our customers is what makes our
product and you satisfaction the best it can be. |
| ePCR -
Upgrades |
ePCR – JefBar has
partnered with several of the top Suppliers of ePCR - Electronic
Patient Care Reports and is interfaced seamlessly to them.
Our Partnerships are with the Best known products in the
Industry. and full integration with the
JefBar applications provides interconnectivity with
all these external systems. |
| Multiple Device Communications |
Additional modules will
bridge the gap between dispatch and commercially available
communication devices beyond simple paging used today. The
devices that more advanced communications can be added are
basic cell phones, PDA's, in vehicle MDTs and pagers.
This will include even more site to site communication, electronic device
communication, and bi-directional communication. Jefbar will
implement rapid information interchanges between the office
and devices in the field such as navigation systems. |
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| Saas (Software as a Service) |
Option to access any and
all of our products without having to have your own hardware
modules through the SaaS model if desired. You will be
able to access the software on a monthly fee basis and
purchase no hardware and no software in the future. You
can simply "rent" the service monthly. |
| Even
more CAD improvements |
We continue to improve your compliance
times and improve your ability to reduce your times to
scene. We also continue to improve and monitor all
your performance measurements. Along with all the CAD
improvements in its current windows environment, we will be
moving CAD to the latest technology with all the benefits of
the N-Tier technology. (see above our technology path
description). This will allow large organizations and
even higher ability to run 7/24 with little to no down
time.
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COMPLETED - Summer 2009 |
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Ambulance Billing Software |
The
Ambulance Billing Software
product is completed and ready for market. JefBar will
roll it out to our existing customers who are up to date on
their SMA fees. It was the first product to undergo complete redesign and redevelopment
for the Microsoft Windows Platform, using the latest
technology. The finished product is a robust AR
module with increased efficiency and improved work flow.
Completed features include: Improved insurance billing
(Electronic and Paper if needed), User Type Security available
by screen, field or file level, Collections, Additional
Reporting, Improved Patient Maintenance, Improved Ticket
Tracking, Improved Cash Posting and integration with Dispatch and EPR to be interfaced
with federal and state electronic filing methods. The new
system improves data entry time significantly and allows for
easy work flow. Best of all it is easy to use and
simple to train new users on. |
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| CAD, AVL
& Garmin integration with improved routing and assignment
selection |
JefBar
has significantly improved your ability to meet your
compliance times and improved your ability to dispatch the
right vehicle to the scene. There is now added functionality to the
ambulance vehicle tracking system that allows bi-directional communication
regarding unit status between the in-vehicle unit and CAD.
Status changes can be automatic or require dispatcher verification.
The current system works with a variety of Garmin units,
including the newest coming to market,. The system allows a
dispatcher to send routing to the Ambulance, and then is
updated as the vehicle is enroute, on-scene, departs scene,
arrives at destination and eventually is available.
JefBar has also improved the selection of vehicle and goes
way beyond "as the crow flies" technology of older systems. |
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COMPLETED Q1 2009 |
| AVL and Mapping Tracking |
Completed. Enhanced refresh
rate and improved mapping functionality. Flexible and user-friendly
mapping and vehicle tracking using a GPS integrated vehicle
monitoring system. |
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COMPLETED Q4 2008 |
| Technology Infrastructure |
Completed. Technology platform
and infrastructure implemented, including a change management
control system for development of Ambulance Billing
Software and
future development work. |
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