2. Advanced Database Solutions
Initiated 1989 in East
Tennessee, TIMAS is
developed and based in the
United States.
TIMAS was among the first in the United States to
address the need for e-documentation strategies
for community providers who serve people with
intellectual & developmental disabilities.
3. Advanced Database Solutions
The electronic
health record
(EHR) was added
in 1991 to include
medication tracking
and a wide range
of health related
information.
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In the early 1990s, a
Human Resources
module was added that
tracked employee training
needs and benefits.
By 1994, extensive trend
analyses had been added to
assist in meeting standards for
national accreditation.
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By 1998, the
concept of ‘Power
Integration
Design’ had
become an
important core
feature in the
basic module
design of the
software.
6. Advanced Database Solutions
Today, TIMAS
has a fully
integrated time-
keeping system
along with intra-
agency emailing,
automated
messaging, and
cellphone text
alerts.
8. Recommended Best Practices
It must be
simple or it
will not work.
If the staff
cannot do
it, then the
plan won’t be
successful.
9. Recommended Best Practices
Your data is your
company’s most critical
asset.
Whoever has your data
controls your agency. They
hold all the keys to your
10. Recommended Best Practices
Nothing works
everywhere. The
best electronic plans
are State-specific.
Consistency is
important, but State-
based customization
is critical.
11. Recommended Best Practices
SQL Server-based VPN
network systems are more
secure than web-browser
models.
If your front-line data
lives in a cloud, find out
where your information is
stored. It could be in
Pakistan or Bangladesh.
12. Recommended Best Practices
Make sure to ask what emergency plans are in place
when weather crises take down the internet?
What is your back-up
plan if your data
company gets into
legal trouble?
Who is liable if your
data in the cloud gets
hacked or damaged?
How will you know if your data is stolen or accessed?
13. What makes TIMAS Unique?
We are number one in
training and ongoing
support in database
software for provider
agencies. No other
company comes close.
Our database is number one
in ‘power integration
design.’
TIMAS is the most
comprehensive system of
Here you can talk about TNCO’s plan’s to seek National Accreditation as a way for Tennessee to save money. We are probably going to go after this legislatively and also have already started building momentum with Deputy Commissioner and others in the Division.
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