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Gatekeeper’s origins date back to October 1995, when Ohio introduced County Waiver Administration and the Payment Authorization for Waiver Services (PAWS) form. At that time, we developed a simple system to complete, print and track PAWS forms that were sent to the state.

Over time, County Boards and Councils of Government asked for more and more functionality to be added to the system. However, the technology used for this earlier system was not robust enough to handle many users and remote locations. A new solution was necessary.

In 1997, Gatekeeper version 1.0 was introduced. It included only the most basic demographic and billing capabilities, but it was the foundation for what would become the premier software package in Ohio’s DD community. Since 1997, hundreds of enhancements and many new modules have been added to Gatekeeper’s capabilities. In 1999, we added the ability to use Gatekeeper from remote offices or occasionally connected laptops.

So, what makes Gatekeeper different?

  • Focused. Only Gatekeeper was designed specifically by and for Ohio’s DD community.
  • Accepted. Only Gatekeeper has been chosen to manage services for over 85% of the consumers served in Ohio.
  • Mobile. Only Gatekeeper allows Service Coordinators to become an efficient mobile work force, working anywhere their job takes them using the internet, disconnected laptops, and Windows Mobile devices.
  • Compliant. Only Gatekeeper has maintained full Waiver compliance over the past ten years while adding hundreds of other requested features.
  • Integrated. Only Gatekeeper successfully integrates 18 modules along with a secure vendor web-portal.
  • Affordable. Only Gatekeeper is priced to be affordable for every sized organization, allowing you to pay for only what you need.
  • Transparent. Only Gatekeeper combines over 450 DD-specific reports with the ability to write any report with any tool at any time.