Two news items are discussed in this article: 1) Tunstall Acquires Mountain Home Medical; and Philips Lifeline GoSafe mobile technology keeps active seniors connected. In the first item, the acquisition by Tunstall Americas of Colorado-based Mountain Home Medical (formerly American Medical Alert Corporation [Long Island City, NY] is described, as are details about the acquired […]
The Procura Group of Companies has announced that their ContinuLink Homecare Platform has been selected by ResCare, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky.
People at the NAHC meeting were wondering why only a few sales people were left in the exhibit hall booth Tuesday after top executives of Relias Learning rushed back to headquarters in Cary, North Carolina on Monday evening. The answer came Tuesday morning when HCTR received the following press release. October 21, 2014 – […]
A range of vendors and new products are spotlighted in this article, as a preview to their presence and activity at the upcoming NAHC Annual Meeting, Oct. 19-22, 2014, in Phoenix, AZ. Companies represented include Brightree, Philips, and the Procura Group of Companies. Brightree will demonstrate a new point-of-care app for the iPad that has […]
Over 300 courses now available for home care. Cary, NC — October 13, 2014 — Relias Learning, the SaaS-based training and compliance solutions provider for the health and human services market, announced the release of 28 new home health courses. The new courses offer a range of content including HIPAA compliance and disease condition and […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn. Oct. 14, 2014 – PlayMaker CRM, the nation’s leading cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) software for the post-acute care industry, announced today it has secured a significant growth equity investment from Mainsail Partners. The capital will be used to further expand development of PlayMaker’s CRM product with a continued emphasis on mobile functionality […]
Everyone knows that sending an email is as secure as sending a postcard through the mail. Anyone who wants to read your “Having a great time, wish you were here” message can do so with impunity and anonymity. In healthcare, however, the content of email messages is usually more personal, more revealing, and more, well, […]
According to reports in the Wall Street Journal and other news outlets, Kindred Healthcare Inc. (KND:NYSE) finally found a big enough diamond to convince Gentiva Health Services Inc. (NASDAQ: GTIV) to put the ring on its finger. It will not be a long engagement; Gentiva shareholders are expected to approve the proposal in time for […]
by Audrey Kinsella Partners Healthcare’s “Center for Connected Health” is sponsoring its 11th annual conference and, as this year’s title indicates, it is made-to-order for a home healthcare audience. “Connected Health in Practice: Engaging Patients and Providers Outside of Traditional Care Settings” runs October 23-24 in Boston. Program details are available at: http://symposium.connected-health.org/agenda/2014.Organizers’ notes about […]
There are two new vendor announcements this week: 1) BioSensics (Cambridge, MA) announced its ActivePERS™, an advanced personal emergency response and telemonitoring solution for seniors; and 2) Royal Philips (Andover, MA) announced that its eCareCoordinator and eCareCompanion telehealth applications have received 510(k) clearance from the FDA. More details about both of these announcements are included in […]
