There's a common (and unfortunate) misconception out there that certain industries are perfectly fine relying less on technology than others. Social workers, healthcare workers and people in similar professions don't necessarily have a pressing urge for information management and case management software because most of their day is spent in-person.
Save More Time Now: Leveraging Workflow in Software and Technology
Topics: FAMCare Tips and Tools, Technology Speak, FAMCare, How Clients Use FAMCare
I still have a full set of Windows 3.11 on 3.5’ floppies. It was a wonderful time. With a bit of 10 BASE2 coax cable, BNC T-connectors, network interface cards (NICs), and a couple of 50 ohm terminators we could get computers to talk to one another. How could we forget the fun we had getting the interrupts set properly on the bus cards. And when it was all done, our first foray into network gaming, Duke Nukem, roared to life. Of course I figured out early how to use the mouse instead of the keyboard. The kids never knew what hit ‘em.
Topics: Technology Speak, Fun Stuff
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and many other social media sites, help keep people and communities together and up to date on all of our lives. We learn about who has a new job, who is having a baby and whose political views differ from another. Sounds promising and helpful, but is it?
Topics: Global Vision Technologies, Technology Speak, Fun Stuff
How to Improve Your Agency's Infrastructure For Long-term Care
Baby boomers are a lot more than just the generation of people born in the years immediately following World War II. They're our mothers, our fathers, our neighbors and our friends. They're also one of the most significant generations in American history, at least as far as sheer numbers are concerned. Most studies say that by the closing days of 1946 - the first official year of the "baby boom" - there were roughly 2.4 million people among the demographic. Flash-forward to 1964 - the final official year of the boom - and that number had grown to 72.5 million. Add in people who immigrated to the United States and you're looking at a total population of about 78.8 million people.
Topics: Social Services Industry News, Elderly/Aging Long Term Care, Technology Speak, FAMCare
FAMCare Master Certification Class - January 2017 Feedback
Congratulations to our recent graduates of the FAMCare / Visions Server Master Certification training course! Thank you to Travis Dillard of SARCOA (Southern Alabama Regional Council on Aging) and Cody Lewis of Middle Alabama Area on Aging for attending the course!
Topics: Insider, FAMCare Tips and Tools, Technology Speak, Implementation Plans, FAMCare, Visions Server Master Certification Training
When Switching From Paper Forms to Electronic Forms
Topics: Technology Speak, FAMCare, How Clients Use FAMCare
The future is here. 3.2 billion subscribers, an estimated 47% of people on the planet, are using mobile technology. 74% of adults use social networking sites.
Social workers are no exception. They are beginning to revolutionize practice with technology. In addition to using mobile devices to communicate with clients and advanced digital data collection, social workers are taking Masters courses in online formats and even dabbling in cyber therapy with certain clients.
Topics: Social Services Industry News, Technology Speak, Fun Stuff
Sending Text Messages from your FAMCare or Clinical Pursuit System
Often times it is convenient or necessary to send text messages from your FAMCare or Registry System. The current version of Visions Server (the engine that drives FAMCare and ClinicalPURSUIT) supports outgoing text messaging right out of the box with the SMS Outgoing Message Module.
Topics: FAMCare Tips and Tools, Technology Speak, Implementation Plans
Your 2017 Nonprofit Tech Budget - Planning & Preparation Survival Tips
The end of December is a period filled with new opportunities, particularly in terms of nonprofits who are starting to prepare for their 2017 tech budgets. January 1 essentially creates a clean slate - a situation where anything is possible if you put the plans in motion now. If you truly want to prepare properly for your 2017 tech budget, however, there are a few key things you'll want to keep in mind.
Topics: Fundraising Ideas, Technology Speak, Nonprofit General
Topics: Technology Speak, Implementation Plans, FAMCare, FAMCare Team Blog's