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.
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WASHINGTON, DC (August 5, 2020)—The Elizabeth Dole Foundation and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have joined together to create a new program, Respite Relief for Military and Veteran Caregivers, which will offer family caregivers of veterans access to no-cost, short-term relief with the help of CareLinx in-home care professionals.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 4, 2020)—The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Provider Relief Fund changes reopening applications for Medicare-based relief funding and extending the Medicaid-based relief application deadline.
MIRAMAR, Fla. (July 31, 2020)—Vohra Wound Physicians, a wound care solution, announced a call for applications for its new Vohra Wound Care Scholarship for Nursing Education and Nursing Certifications program. Vohra recognizes that nurses and health care professionals need personal and professional support to develop the skills needed to excel.
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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.
CHICAGO (July 22, 2020)—Help at Home, LLC, a national homecare provider headquartered in Illinois that delivers in-home care to seniors and people with disabilities, announced that its subsidiaries Coastal Home Care and Altrus, two home and community-based companies in Georgia, would be officially changing their names to Help at Home, LLC, effective July 1.
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (July 22, 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 it has added Relatient, a leading software as a service (SaaS)-based patient engagement company and award-winning No. 1 KLAS Category Leader for “Patient Outreach” in 2020, to its partner network.
CHICAGO (July 21, 2020)—Evolution Health, a home health, hospice and infusion therapy provider, has selected Dina’s new Staff Screening and Check-In solution to automate its employee wellness and health screening process.
Digital health care company Dina is an artificial intelligence-powered care coordination platform that recently expanded its product line to include employee engagement, health screening and remote patient monitoring solutions.
KING OF PRUSSIA, Penn. & MOORESTOWN, N.J. (July 17, 2020)—Universal Health Services, Inc. and BAYADA Home Health Care announced the signing of a definitive agreement to form a strategic partnership. The new joint venture entity will establish and operate Home Health Care services, providing patients with high-quality in-home care services including those to help them recover from an illness, injury or recent hospitalization.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 17, 2020)—The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has added a new item, Analysis of New Rural Add-On Payment Methodology, to its Work Plan. The OIG Work Plan sets forth various projects including OIG audits and evaluations that are underway or planned to be addressed during the fiscal year and beyond by OIG’s Office of Audit Services and Office of Evaluation and Inspections.
DALLAS (July 15, 2020)—Homecare Homebase (HCHB), a software for home health and hospice, is partnering with global digital wound care provider Swift Medical to provide high-quality, cost efficient care through an integrated solution.
LAFAYETTE, La. (July 15, 2020)—LHC Group and Orlando Health have announced signing a definitive agreement to form a new joint venture to enhance home health and home and community based services (HCBS) in the state of Florida. The joint venture will include six total locations—three current Orlando Health providers and three current LHC Group providers in Orlando, Clermont, Kissimmee and Altamonte Springs.
NEEDHAM, Mass. (July 9, 2020)—Pharmacy provider MedMinder, announced the introduction of an automatic pill dispenser with telemedicine capabilities focused on the elderly and chronically ill. The release comes at a time when these individuals are increasingly relying on remote medical solutions to meet their medical needs while allowing them to maintain their independence.
AMSTERDAM (July 9, 2020)— Royal Philips, a provider of health technology, announced it has formed a strategic collaboration with BioIntelliSense, a continuous health monitoring and clinical intelligence company, to integrate its BioSticker medical device into Philips’ remote patient monitoring (RPM) offering to help monitor at-risk patients from the hospital into the home.
DALLAS (July 6, 2020)—Health care technology company Axxess released a new comprehensive wound care management system that enables users to document and track wound care seamlessly.
CLEARWATER, Fla. (July 6, 2020)—Empath Health, a nonprofit integrated network of care that provides expert, life-changing health care to those with chronic and advanced illnesses, has earned the SAGECare Platinum Credential through SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders), a national advocacy and services organization providing training and consulting on LGBT aging issues in order to improve the lives of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender seniors.
Eau Claire, Wis. (July 2, 2020)—SMARTcare Software, inc., announced completion of its latest funding round led by the Idea Fund and Rock River Capital with participation from Pablo Capital, MUKC Fund I, and the Chippewa Valley Angels Investment Network. The additional investment will further support SMARTcare’s transformative home care software platform as the company continues its market expansion with its leadership role in caregiver engagement.
HARTFORD, Conn. (July 1, 2020)—CareCentrix, a provider of tech-enabled post-acute and home-based solutions, is expanding its service offering to Managed Medicaid health plans, and has hired Scott Markovich to serve as the company’s General Manager of Medicaid.