LOUISVILLE, Ky. (October 8, 2019)—New research published by the Journal of American Geriatrics Society points to telemedicine as a way to improve health outcomes in older adults. The study reviewed current articles and data on telemedicine with a focus on older adults—those who are 65 years or older.
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WATERLOO, Iowa (October 8, 2019)—Essentially Women (EW) has released the schedule for its annual education conference for women’s health and mastectomy service providers.
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ATLANTA (October 8, 2019)—GF Health Products, Inc., designer, manufacturer and distributor of medical devices, has received ISO 13485:2016 and MDSAP certification for the following locations:
SAN DIEGO (October 8, 2019)—Cerner Corporation, a global health platform and innovation company, and ResMed, a digital health company, announced a new collaboration agreement to help providers make more informed treatment decisions, control costs and deliver seamless care across health systems to the home.
PALO ALTO, Calif. (October 8, 2019)—People Power, a software company for custom-branded consumer services for senior care, security and energy management, launched the Presence Family Care Pack—a remote senior care and family connectivity product. The intelligent solution, backed by world-leading academic research, incorporates People Power’s patent-pending machine learning algorithms to continuously learn patterns of behavior in the home.
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (October 7, 2019)—Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare (Drive) announced on Oct. 3, that it successfully closed on its previously announced transaction, and received $35 million in new capital coupled with a reduction in cash debt service obligations from its current lenders of approximately $100 million over the next two and a half years.
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (June 28, 2019)—AdhereHealth, a health care technology company focused on medication adherence, has announced a partnership with Papa, a companionship platform company serving the elderly, blind and disabled. A growing issue for millions of Americans enrolled in Medicare are social determinants of health (SDOH) such as loneliness, food insecurity and transportation, any one of which can impede optimal health care and medication adherence.