SAN JOSE, Calif. (August 18, 2021)—Element5, an automation as a service solution leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPA) for post-acute care, announced the closing of its Series A round of funding led by global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners. The fundraising round also saw participation from industry leaders, Maxwell Investment Partners, LLC.
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BOSTON (August 11, 2021)—eCaring, a full-service software platform specifically designed for the homecare industry, has added two industry veterans to its executive team.
Matt Barbee, formerly of BAYADA Home Health Care, has been named chief operating officer. George Fehrenbach, a health care software development expert, has been named chief technology officer.
LIVINGSTON, Tenn. (June 11, 2021)—Encore Healthcare announced the results from their new oxygen and nebulizer management Nexus TeleRespiratory Care model. Encore used over 20 million data points from chronic respiratory failure patients on home ventilation to build a predictive model that allows home medical equipment (HME) providers to identify when patients need services before they end up in the hospital multiple times.
PITTSBURGH, Penn. (June 8, 202)—sovaSage Incorporated, a Pittsburgh based company, announced the latest release of its TherapistAssist software (version 7.0). This new release provides an effortless and instantaneous handoff of mask and mask sizing recommendations between sleep labs, home sleep study services and durable medical equipment (DME) providers.
UMBURG, Ill. (May 18, 2021)—Complia Health, a home health and hospice technology solutions provider, announced the appointment of Casey Schirk as chief client officer. Schirk’s addition underscores the company’s commitment to delivering higher caregiver and consumer satisfaction to their clients.
DALLAS, Texas (May 5, 2021)—Homecare Homebase (HCHB), CellTrak and Addus HomeCare have recently announced a new software development partnership to build an integrated, enterprise-level solution for all types of home-based care.
DALLAS (March 2, 2021)—A new home health software integration will help care at home organizations manage documents with protected health information as they engage physicians. Axxess, a technology provider for care at home, has integrated its home health solution with Doctor Alliance, which provides an easy-to-use system engaging physicians that streamlines the process of providing patient care.
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. (February 9, 2021)—Össur, a global innovator in prosthetic and non-invasive orthopaedic technologies, has implemented critical updates to its proprietary Empower Össur program, helping physician practices, durable medical equipment, and prosthetic and orthotic suppliers (DMEPOS) comply with new, federally mandated competitive bidding requirements for knee and back braces that went into effect on Jan. 1.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (February 3, 2021)—MatrixCare announced its Home Health and Hospice EHR solution has won Best in KLAS for Home Health EHR (Large) from KLAS Research for the second year in a row.
Technology is changing the way home-based care providers operate. The right platform can streamline everything from order management to paperwork. That was the vision CEO Vijay Kedar had for the technology-driven home health platform, Tomorrow Health.
LEHI, Utah (January 4, 2021)—CareXM, a provider of virtual care and patient engagement solutions for post-acute and non-acute healthcare providers, announced today the acquisition of TouchPoint Care, a provider of remote patient monitoring and telehealth solutions for healthcare providers. TouchPoint Care is one of three acquisitions in the past year for CareXM.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (December 16, 2020)—CareBridge, an end-to-end technology and clinical company helping states and health plans managing patients receiving home and community-based services, announced its strategic partnership with BAYADA Home Health Care. CareBridge and BAYADA will join capabilities to explore and deliver innovative health care strategies together that improve the quality of life and efficiency of care for high-risk individuals.
DALLAS, Texas (December 15, 2020)—A new partnership will deliver enhanced interoperability for care at home provider organizations using Axxess software to improve patient outcomes.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (December 9, 2020)—Numotion and LUCI announced a national distribution agreement that will make smart wheelchair technology directly available to power wheelchair riders for the first time ever. Through the historic agreement, Numotion, a provider of Complex Rehab Technology (CRT), becomes the first U.S. partner for LUCI’s first-of-its-kind hardware/software product, which attaches to power wheelchairs to provide security, stability and connectivity.
MISSISSAUGA, ON. (December 8, 2020)—PointClickCare Technologies, a provider of cloud-based software technology for the long-term and post-acute care market, announced its intent to acquire Collective Medical, the leading network-enabled platform for real-time cross-continuum care coordination.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (October 23, 2020)—Doctor On Demand, a virtual care provider, and CareLinx, a nationwide, professional network for in-home care, announced a partnership to bring in-home virtual care services to CareLinx clients. The partnership aims to expand CareLinx’s in-home care offerings and improve health outcomes for their clients—geriatric and high-risk patients who need support at home.
WATERLOO, Iowa (October 19, 2020)—VGM & Associates is offering a virtual conference platform to the home medical equipment (HME) state associations for their upcoming winter and spring conferences.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (October 6, 2020)—Caregiver training matters for retention. But providers say the process can be time-consuming to complete. A new app, MedFlyt, hopes to help alleviate these concerns with built-in training, onboarding and compliance tools. The company also recently introduced a COVID-19 screening tool to help keep patients and caregivers safe. Levi Pavlovsky, Co-Founder and COO of MedFlyt shares more about the company and homecare technology, below.
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (September 3, 2020)—Casamba, a provider of electronic medical record (EMR) solutions for contract therapy providers, skilled nursing facilities, home health and hospice agencies, and outpatient therapy, announced an exclusive partnership with Accelerated Care Plus (ACP), a provider of specialized rehabilitation technologies and evidence-based clinical solutions for post-acute providers.
DALLAS (August 12, 2020)—Homecare Homebase (HCHB) announced an expanded HCHB Analytics tool to help customers quickly and accurately identify the impact of proposed 2021 CMS Medicare reimbursement changes issued July 25th.
BILLINGS, Mont. (August 12, 2020)—Computers Unlimited, developers of TIMS Software for the home medical equipment industry, has formally announced that it will continue its annual Users Group Conference this September, moving it to a virtual experience, due to COVID-19 concerns.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (August 5, 2020)—Forcura, a health technology company that enables safer patient care transitions along the care continuum, announced its rock-star roster of health care industry leaders speaking at the inaugural Forcura CONNECT Summit on Aug. 28.