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Want to find out more about CareConnections products? Below are our frequently asked questions.

Frequently Asked Questions:

  1. I am a new customer and I can't log in to CareConnections. Why?
  2. I can't remember my Customer ID and password. How do I get back into CareConnections?
  3. I misplaced my CareConnections User Manual. How can I obtain another copy?
  4. I cannot access any documents from the CareConnections Web site (User Manual, Outcomes Patient Worksheets, Satisfaction Surveys, Outcomes Reports.) What am I doing wrong?
  5. I just changed my physical and/or email address. How do I update this information in CareConnections?
  6. Why do I get an error when I save my record?
  7. What should I do if I have a patient with more than one diagnosis?
  8. What is the deadline for Outcomes information to be entered in CareConnections?
  9. When and where do I get my outcomes and patient satisfaction reports?
  10. Where do I send my patient satisfaction surveys, and how often do I need to send them?

Overview

The CareConnections Web pages may be navigated using the links on each page. We recommend that you do not use your Back, Forward, and Refresh buttons in your Web browser. All appropriate navigational menus have been designed into the Web site and are located along the right hand side of the page. This should make navigating CareConnections easier for you. No matter what page you go to using the links provided, you can always return to My CareConnections by clicking the My CareConnections link at the top of the page.

I am a new customer and I can't log in to CareConnections. Why?

Your Customer ID and Password are issued to you via email when you first sign up with CareConnections. Customer ID and Password are both case sensitive, so be sure to turn off caps lock on your keyboard before entering ID and password. The first time you log in, you are asked to create your own ID and password and to supply an email address. When creating your own login credentials, you should always write the information down and save it somewhere. Once you change your ID and password, we will no longer have access to your clinic's password.

After you create your new ID and password, you will need to follow onscreen instructions and activate your account. To activate account, check your email for a message with the subject line, "CareConnections: New User Login." Open this message and click on the "Activate Account" link to enable your new login.

If you wish to change your password, there is a function in place that allows you to reset password. Click on the “Reset Password” link to the right of the Customer ID and Password boxes at the top of the CareConnections Web site, and follow on-screen instructions. To successfully complete this process, we must have your Customer ID and the email address you used to setup your initial login. An auto-message will be sent to this email address that will allow you to complete the reset of your password.

I can't remember my Customer ID and password. How do I get back into CareConnections?

If you forget your ID and password or you experience a change of staff, please check with anybody in your clinic that might use the same CareConnections account to be sure that nobody knows your former ID and password. If nobody knows the login, you may use the Reset Password function on the CareConnections Home Page. Click on the “Reset Password” link to the right of the Customer ID and Password boxes at the top of the CareConnections Web site, and follow on-screen instructions. To successfully complete this process, we must have your Customer ID and the email address you used to setup your initial login. An auto-message will be sent to this email address that will allow you to complete the reset of your password.

I misplaced my CareConnections User Manual. How can I obtain another copy?

Log in to your CareConnections account and click on the Help link. You can then choose the link to download and print a new user manual.

I cannot access any documents from the CareConnections Web site (User Manual, Outcomes Patient Worksheets, Satisfaction Surveys, Outcomes Reports.) What am I doing wrong?

To open and view forms or reports on the CareConnections Web site, you must have a recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed (version 7 or higher). If you do not have this program, you may download a free copy from www.adobe.com. Click on the “Get Adobe Reader” button and follow on-screen instructions to download and install. Once Adobe Reader is installed on your system you will be able to access all forms and reports on CareConnections.

I just changed my physical and/or email address. How do I update this information in CareConnections?

When you are logged into your CareConnections account, review the list of links under the heading “Data Maintenance.” Click on the “Clinic Information” link to update your clinic's contact information. Note that whatever email address you have set up here is the one that we will use to contact you about system updates and new reports.

Why do I get an error when I save my record?

CareConnections is designed to give you specific errors when data is entered incorrectly. These error messages are noted in red text at the bottom of the Web page, and they indicate specific fields that have been completed incorrectly. If you receive an actual page error such as “Error 500,” this may indicate that you have left out required information in your registration. Please review user manual to see requirements for each field in CareConnections.

What should I do if I have a patient with more than one diagnosis?

You should always try to choose a primary diagnosis for outcomes tracking. Some diagnoses such as Cervical and Lumbar may have linked symptoms, but your outcomes information will always be more reliable if you can limit the patient to answering questions for only one indication.

When you enter information on the CareConnections Web site, you can indicate secondary anatomical group and secondary ICD-9 code. This gives us the needed indicator to know that the case dealt with more than one injured body area.

If you are unable to determine a primary diagnosis, you may have the patient answer additional questions from the Patient Worksheet. Scoring will differ (see “Scoring the Patient Worksheet” section of the user manual) for cases where more or less than 10 questions are answered. When entering these kinds of cases on the CareConnections Web site, you will need to choose the Multi-Site problem area.

What is the deadline for Outcomes information to be entered in CareConnections?

Outcomes information is due to be entered by the 10th of every month. Anything entered after the 10th of the month at the end of a quarter will be reported in the following quarter.

When and where do I get my outcomes and patient satisfaction reports?

Reports are generated quarterly (every three months). Reports will be posted to the CareConnections Web site no later than the 20th of the month following the end of a fiscal quarter. To access your reports, log in to your account and click on the “Quarterly Reports” link.

Where do I send my patient satisfaction surveys, and how often do I need to send them?

Patient satisfaction surveys should be collected and mailed at the end of each month. Mail surveys to:

CareConnections
Attn: Steve Pearson
11481 SW Hall Blvd., Suite 201
Portland, OR 97223

Surveys must reach us by or before the 10th of every month. Surveys received after the 10th of the month at the end of a quarter will not be reported on until the following quarter.

Contact Info

support@careconnections.com
(800) 219-8835

Web site questions?

Contact Steve Pearson
ext. 1118

Outcomes System procedures, scoring, and application questions?

Contact Todd Gifford, MS, PT
ext. 1102

or Steve Pearson
ext. 1118

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