--- title: IT Solved Blog | VCPI | Service Desk description: Service Desk | At VCPI, we support our clients across the spectrum of care, providing senior living and post-acute care facilities with practical IT strategies. --- [![vcpi](https://go.dashealth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/New%20Visual%20Branding/VCPI-White-Logo-3.png?width=138&name=VCPI-White-Logo-3.png "vcpi")](https://www.vcpi.com) [![Technical Support](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/96686/b1ff2151-828c-4a02-83e5-614e6cb6df77.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/96686/b1ff2151-828c-4a02-83e5-614e6cb6df77) # **I.T. Solved Blog** ## [Managed IT Services Excellence for Home Healthcare Provider](https://go.dashealth.com/blog/managed-it-services-excellence-for-home-healthcare-provider) [![](https://go.dashealth.com/hubfs/lifeplan-home-healthcare-idd.jpg) ](https://go.dashealth.com/blog/managed-it-services-excellence-for-home-healthcare-provider) #### **LIFEPlan CCO NY (LP): Client Success Story** In a short time, vcpi helped [LIFEPlan CCO NY](https://lifeplanccony.com/) implement the IT systems they needed to achieve their IDD (intellectual or developmental disability) Health Home and Care Coordination designation from New York State. ## [Help Desk vs. Service Desk - Which is right for you?](https://go.dashealth.com/blog/help-desk-vs.-service-desk-which-is-right-for-you) [![](https://go.dashealth.com/hubfs/Service%20Desk%20vs%20Help%20Desk.jpg) ](https://go.dashealth.com/blog/help-desk-vs.-service-desk-which-is-right-for-you) Patient care is an integral part of the senior living workflow. Finding a way to distribute care across patient channels is difficult enough. But, **what about employee care?** All of those caregivers who are baked into the senior living architecture need access to quick, accurate IT support that allows them to continue to produce results, without unnecessary frustrations. To provide this support, many Senior Living and Post-Acute Care rehabilitation providers choose to implement a service desk or help desk to tackle those mission-critical IT problems. But, what's the difference? What separates a service desk from a help desk? ## [Getting Customer Service to Understand the Customer](https://go.dashealth.com/blog/getting-customer-service-to-understand-the-customer) [![](https://go.dashealth.com/hubfs/Blog/AdobeStock_62986146.jpeg) ](https://go.dashealth.com/blog/getting-customer-service-to-understand-the-customer) Have you ever called customer support, only to receive more questions than answers? 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