An Atlanta-based technology company is offering a do-it-yourself solution to empower seniors to take control of their health, and it’s teaming up with an independent living community and home care agency in Georgia to do so. Through the use of a kiosk-based system, technology from OneCare connects individuals using health data to bridge the gap […]
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved Axxess, a home health technology company, as a vendor for the Consumer Assessment of Health Providers Service (CAHPS). Axxess, which provides consulting and software development, will use a nationally standardized methodology to measure the experiences of people receiving care from home health and hospice organizations. Earlier […]
Brightree, a provider cloud-based management and billing software solutions for the post-acute care industry, announced Tuesday it has expanded the breadth of its electronic visit verification capabilities for home health and hospice organizations. By adding an interface to CellTrak Technologies, which provides integrated mobile solutions for the home health care, hospice and private duty markets, […]
As part of its overall effort to reduce health care costs and improve access to medical services, the Mayo Clinic announced last week a new telemedicine pilot project involving private kiosks, reports indicate. The pilot, called Mayo Clinic Health Connection, will be offered through its HealthSpot platform, which includes cloud-based software combined with a private […]
Consumer electronics giant Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG) is no stranger to the home care technology space, and with the announcement of a new spinoff company that will focus solely on healthcare technologies, the Dutch provider only plans to sharpen its focus on the sector. Combining its Healthcare and Consumer Lifestyle businesses into one entity, which […]
Calico, a life sciences company supported by Google, is making headway on plans to begin developing aging-related health care technologies, the first step of which includes building a $1.5 billion research center in California. The Google-backed company, which launched in September 2013, recently announced a research and development collaboration with AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), a global biopharmaceutical […]
Seattle-based Providence Health & Services plans to fuel budding innovations across its health care system with the launch of a $150 million venture capital fund geared toward assisting early-stage companies. Improving quality and convenience of care, along with lowering costs, is at the heart of the initiative for Providence, a non-profit Catholic health care ministry […]
This week, Apple announced its long-rumored entry into the wearable device market with the launch of Apple Watch. And while the device wasn’t created specifically for healthcare use, it could have serious application in the home care space. The market for healthcare technology is rife with devices that record and monitor physical activity, vital signs, […]
The age-old saying “spend money to make money” has long served as a mantra for driving business and that’s no exception for private duty home care providers, many of which are spending more on certain business channels and seeing those investments pay off in the long run. Sales and Internet marketing are among the top […]
A Silicon Valley company specializing in healthcare technologies recently received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use of its biosensor patch that monitors patients’ health in their homes. Vital Connect’s HealthPatch MD enables medical professionals to stay connected to patients in the clinic and at home on a 24-hour basis. In […]
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