BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (July 29, 2020)—Telehealth and other technology, new partnerships and new ways to measure outcomes will all be important ways that home health and hospice agencies will survive and thrive in a post-COVID-19 environment, members of a panel said Wednesday at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s financial management conference.

The panel, which was moderated by NAHC President Bill Dombi, included:

ONTARIO (July 29, 2020)—PointClickCare Technologies, acloud-based software platform for the senior care market, announces it has strengthened its board of directors with the appointment of Betsy Atkins. Atkins brings to the PointClickCare board more than 30 years of experience working with start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. A three-time CEO and entrepreneur, she has co-founded enterprise software companies in multiple industries, including technology and health care.
 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 29, 2020)—Forcura, a health care technology company that enables safer patient care transitions along the care continuum, announced that its new artificial intelligence-enabled technology, Referral Automation with IQ, will help users rapidly identify and accept new patient referrals, eliminating an estimated two hours from clients’ typical referral workflows.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (July 29, 2020)—OJ Medtech/Charm Medical Supply announced the acquisition of PRO2 LLC, a professional oxygen and CPAP supply company. PRO2 operates out of two locations in the Buffalo, New York area and currently serves over 10,000 patients annually with rental equipment and related medical supplies. Clinicians and insurers are increasingly supportive of homecare services, which patients prefer and are much more cost efficient than similar treatments in the hospital setting.