About GiftRAP
In
the Beginning
While GiftRAP now serves more than 2000 sites, it all started
in 1992 when a collaboration between Cathleen Mackie, Steve
Mackie, and Randy Wallin created the company. Pioneers in
the use of data management tools for a variety of industries,
Steve and Randy worked together to support Cathy's efforts
as a registered nurse, which resulted in the creation of the
original Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI), an easy-to-use
care management tool for the nursing home where Cathy worked.
Just as in the original solution we created, the GiftRAP team
is still committed to the development of easy-to-use tools
for information processing. This unique commitment is the
primary factor that sets GiftRAP apart from our competitors.
Our name -
A Reflection of Our Commitment to Excellence
When we named our company, we specialized in the development
of the RAI (MDS, RAPS, Care Plan). Therefore, our choice was
as simple as it was appropriate; our GIFT to our users was
ease-of-use in completing the mandated Resident Assessment
Protocol, or RAP. Thus, GiftRAP was born. Although we now
focus on the development of rehab software, our gift to our
customers continues to be ease-of-use functionality to address
complex business requirements.
Growth and Customer Loyalty
More than 200 sites of service were using our RAI product by 2002 when
we were asked by our customers to produce a rehab module to assist in
the management of their rehab departments. We listened, and by 2003 we
launched the first version of Rehab Optima to address both the
management and clinical documentation requirements of the rehab
departments. Rehab Optima quickly became recognized as the
most easy-to-use and complete product offering in its space,
fueling our rapid growth from approximately 200 sites-of-service
installations in 2002 to more than 2000 sites by 2007.
Since most of our customers are contract therapy companies
and in-house rehab departments, in 2007 we made a strategic
decision to exit the RAI development business in order to
focus all of our resources on the continued development of
great rehab business tools that increase regulatory compliance,
increase efficiency, and optimize reimbursements. Based on
this decision, we set out to identify the best company in
the
market at providing RAI and accounting functionality for long-term
care to be our partner. Our search brought us to PointClickCare,
the leader in providing on-demand software to long-term care
facilities. We quickly determined that our corporate values
and goals were in alignment and established a strong partnership
to benefit our mutual customers through close levels of integration.
What's Next?
Streamlining the data management process in the rehab industry is now
our sole focus, and with the development of Rehab Optima Web Edition,
GiftRAP is committed to keeping our products easy-to-use and our support
friendlier and more accessible than any other in our industry. If you
are currently a customer, welcome and thank you for your support. If you
are not a customer, call us and find out what makes GiftRAP the optimum
choice for the rehab business needs of more than 2000 sites. |