The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule Friday that allows health care providers more flexibility in how they meet meaningful-use guidelines for the EHR Incentive Program reporting period for 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced. Under the final rule, which left a previous proposal in May […]
Category: Technology
A provider of mobile healthcare applications raised $25 million in a strategic funding round led by healthcare investors. The funding will support the continued growth of the patent-protected AirStrip ONE mobile technology solutions, expansion into the home health space, internationalization efforts and accelerated integration with industry-leading analytics engines, AirStrip says in a written statement. Investors include Gary and Mary West […]
A new smartphone app from Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG) allows seniors who are living independently at home to receive the benefits and services of a remote medical alert system, without the necessity of having to wear a device. Offering a direct connection to Philips’ U.S.-based call center, the mobile Lifeline response app allows smartphone-enabled seniors […]
With the rumored September release of Apple’s “HealthKit” service, the tech giant may soon be tapping into the $9 billion-plus mobile health care market, becoming a mainstay for big-name health providers, Reuters reports. The Cupertino-based firm unveiled the service in June, announcing that it could collect and store a user’s fitness and health information all […]
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), a global technology developer and investor, is tapping several health care industry players to collaborate on developing its next generation of tech solutions. The company, through its subsidiary Qualcomm Life, Inc., is collaborating with ResMed (NYSE: RMD), King’s Daughters Medical Center and CareCentrix to build upon its tech solutions powered by Qualcomm […]
While President Obama set a goal for all Americans to have a digital health record by this year, cost and other factors indicate significant challenges ahead for the nationwide transition to electronic health records (EHRs) for health care operators, writes the Washington Post in its Health Reform Watch series. EHRs are believed to be safer and […]
In ongoing efforts to expand its Software-as-a-Service (Saas) solutions for the home health and hospice industries, Kinnser Software is broadening its offerings across the post-acute care continuum with the acquisition of private duty software provider ADLware. Monday’s acquisition of the San Clemente, Calif.-based ADLware forms a new product line called Kinnser ADL, which will be […]
Changing health care legislation has pushed the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) in the industry, but new technologies are emerging to keep up with the industry’s evolving needs. LG CNS, a subsidiary of LG focused on information technology services, has rolled out a new version of its Point of Care Solution (POCS) in order […]
A global venture investment group of a wireless technology company is investing an undisclosed amount in India’s growing provider of home health care. Qualcomm Incorporated, through its venture investment group, Qualcomm Ventures, has made an investment in India’s Portea Medical. Portea Medical has an 18-city network, and CEO and Co-Founder Meena Ganesh has said in […]
The controversial face-to-face encounter requirements have been the subject of concern for many home health care organizations, whose staff and physicians must complete hours of “burdensome” paperwork to comply with the new regulations, industry professionals say. But with a surge in the use of electronic health records, a product has emerged that is helping physicians […]
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