BOSTON (August 25, 2021)—VoiceFriend, LLC, developers of an integrated messaging and engagement solution for care communities, has announced that it received a major growth investment from Alta Lake Equity Partners LLC.
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CINCINNATI (August 23, 2021)—Home Helpers Home Care, a provider in the in-home care industry serving more than 1,000 communities across the United States, is taking steps to widen its role in the health care continuum through the launch of its most comprehensive care plan, Cared-4.
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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.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & OMAHA, Neb. (August 6, 2021)—Honor and Home Instead announced that Honor Technology, Inc. has acquired Home Instead, Inc., effective Aug. 6, 2021. The acquisition brings together a high-touch homecare network and a homecare technology and operations platform to transform the professional caregiver and client experience and revolutionize care for older adults.
DALLAS, Texas (August 3, 2021)—MedBridge and Homecare Homebase are teaming up to help homecare and hospice agencies enhance the patient and caregiver experience by elevating staff competency and improving patient engagement with high-quality care.
PHILADELPHIA (July 29, 2021)—Optonome, a health care technology company that bridges the gap between patients and their home health and community needs, has announced the launch of its official equity crowdfunding campaign in partnership with WeFunder.
NEW YORK (JULY 20, 2021)—Healthify, a company that works with health care organizations to integrate social determinants of health (SDoH) into the health care ecosystem, and the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit home and community-based health care organizations, announced a partnership to improve the health and well-being of patients throughout the New York Metropolitan Area by addressing vital social needs.
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (July 20, 2021)—MyWoundDoctor, a provider of virtual tech-enabled wound care services offered through a patent-pending AI-based process, announced a Series B investment from Claritas Capital, a Nashville-based private equity firm.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 16, 2021)—Officials at LUCI and Sunrise Medical announce their partnership, which will soon make LUCI’s smart wheelchair technology available to thousands of new users of the popular QUICKIE line of power wheelchairs.
ORLANDO, Fla. (July 9, 2021)—Stax by Fattmerchant, a complete all-in-one solution for managing the payment ecosystem, announced its partnership with CareTime, a software company for the homecare industry. CareTime will debut a new integrated payment processing solution through the partnership, allowing homecare agencies to meet the needs of their private-pay customers who demand more flexible payment options such as credit card and ACH.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 9, 2021)—Forcura, a health care technology company that enables safer patient care transitions and coordination, announced that two new executives have joined the company. Laura Montesantos joins as vice president of product management and David Kerr begins as vice president of engineering. Montesantos and Kerr will work together to build upon Forcura’s Care Coordination Platform and enhance capabilities.
CHICAGO,(July 6, 2021)—Chicago-based health tech provider Dina announced that Dr. Maryann Lauletta has joined the company as CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER to further advance its mission of delivering more care in the home and community.
This is a new role for Dina, a care-at-home platform and network that supports the health care industry’s transition to virtual and in-home care. Lauletta will work out of the company’s Philadelphia hub.
PALO ALTO, Calif. & INDIANAPOLIS (June 18, 2021)—Vynca, a provider of advance care planning and serious illness care, and Indianapolis-based Community Health Network, announced a partnership that will enable patients and the Community care team members to digitally create and share advance care planning documents.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (June 16, 2021)—IntellaTriage, a provider of after-hours nurse-based triage and telehealth solutions, announced the addition of Gio Pagano as vice president of sales. In this role, Pagano will provide leadership, direction and resource stewardship to the overall sales function at the company, helping to expand operations and support for hospice and home health providers across the U.S.
DALLAS, (June 15, 2021)—Axxess, a technology provider for health care at home, announced a strategic partnership with Forcura, a health care technology company that enhances an electronic health record (EHR) by enabling safer patient care coordination and transitions.
NEW YORK (June 10, 2021)—Citus Health, a digital health solutions provider for the home-based care industry, announced the results of a brand-new research study conducted in conjunction with Porter Research that captures the voice of the home health care consumer—the patient and family caregiver.
DALLAS, Texas (June 8, 2021)—Homecare Homebase (HCHB), a home health and hospice software provider has announced a new exclusive partnership with Corridor to offer specialized coding and documentation review services for HCHB’s agency customers. Founded in 1989, Corridor is the nation’s largest provider of outsourced coding and clinical documentation improvement services to home health and hospice providers.
DALLAS (June 2, 2021)—Axxess, a technology innovator for care at home, has further strengthened its senior leadership team by hiring industry veterans Christopher Taylor and Jeanette Rubio.
MINNEAPOLIS (June 1, 2021)—Music is a powerful thing. Not only does it help people of all ages preserve and enjoy memories, but studies have shown that music can help manage conditions like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, while reducing depression and anxiety in older adults.
THE COLONY, Texas (May 25, 2021)—Anelto, a provider of remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions, announced it has joined the PointClickCare Marketplace. PointClickCare is a provider of cloud-based health care software for the long-term and post-acute care market.