According to sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity, Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems, Inc. laid off nearly all of its staff Monday morning, June 15, in preparation to exit the home telehealth market. New sales of the company’s Health Buddy home telehealth system were ceased immediately, as were shipments of orders already placed, […]
By Tim Rowan The author provides a snapshot of each of these innovative tech products, as follows: A data analysis algorithm that identifies and solves dangerous gaps in patient care before they result in an adverse event. A 4G, Internet-ready tablet, pre-loaded with disease management information and given to patients prior to hospital discharge. […]
by Roger McManus, MBA (who has held several positions as Director of Strategic Relationships) Second in an 8-part series Marketing experts have made the term “Reputation Management” popular. Though the words are frequently used, there is some confusion as the term can be either offensive or defensive. On the offensive side, companies proactively do what […]
Jonathan Blum has not changed his opinion of home healthcare since leaving CMS and taking on the title of Executive Vice President of Medical Affairs for CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in Baltimore. The former Deputy Administrator & Director of the Center for Medicare at CMS spoke to 200+ home care and hospice executives last week, […]
ClearCare has released a new feature that provides single-click employment screening. In a news release, the company explained that CareGuard is a new integration that represents months of R&D and countless calls, meetings, and focus groups with agency owners and staff to design the system. The caregiver’s information comes in via an online job application, […]
By Roger McManus, MBA (who has held several positions as Director of Strategic Relationships) First in an 8-part series Marketing — the process of telling people how great you are — is a well-established practice. “Inverse Marketing,” — just coming into play in a big way, thanks to ubiquitous social media — is the […]
By Tim Rowan Speaker applications accepted today through 5 PM EDT June 30 Arlington, VA — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced its “Call for Speakers” for the 2016 CES, the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. Owned and produced by CEA, CES returns to Las Vegas, […]
By Tim Rowan Award-winning healthcare executive Bill Bassett has joined Delta Health Technologies as Vice President of Product Management and Marketing. As a member of senior leadership, Bassett will manage the overarching strategic vision related to the design and implementation of the company’s product direction and market strategy, with the specific goal of creating interest, […]
by Tamela Buhrke Imagine a technology development that went a step further than today’s remote patient monitoring systems, providing you with real-time patient data, 24/7. At a glance, you know when they take their medications or if they have a heart rate spike; you can keep tabs on whether they really did their exercises and […]
By Tim Rowan On many occasions, we at Home Care Technology Report have called home healthcare agencies or hospices to ask a question or request an interview. If we inadvertently call after 5:00 in the organization’s time zone, we get an operator at an answering service. More often than not, the person reveals by his […]
