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Regional Victoria expands access to virtual care with Microsoft HoloLens rollout

Healthcare It News

Last year, the initiative helped free up 374,000 hospital bed days and provided more Victorians with access to home care. Under this initiative, more than 45 health services are now delivering in-home and virtual care programmes, covering a wide range of specialities and treatments.

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The Next Site for Hospital Care Is the Original One — Your Home

Health Populi

I explore this growing concept in my latest essay on Medecision’s Liberation blog, How the Pandemic Is Accelerating the Hospital-At-Home Concept. The key points are that: Hospital-at-home services (H-a-H) combine home visits with virtual care and remote monitoring.

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How Diversifying Service Lines Could Be Key To Long-term Success In Home-Based Care

Home Health Care

“Having the ability to transition a patient and their health care journey enables them to be more financially stable, especially for smaller organizations.” Dallas-based Axxess is a home health technology company that provides agencies with cloud-based software solutions.

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Post-Acute Analytics Firm Trella Health Closes ‘Significant’ Funding Round, Plans to Double in Size

Home Health Care

The round was led by Cressey & Company LP, a private investment firm focused on health care services and information technology businesses. Cressey & Company has also invested in the research firm Home Care Pulse and the home health technology platform HHAeXchange.

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The Retail Health Battle Royale in the U.S. – A Week-Long Brainstorm, Day 1 of 5

Health Populi

The pandemic has seen many health consumers’ growing adoption of remote health tracking (say, blood glucose or blood pressure devices), smartwatches coupled with health apps, connected fitness, and sleep — now seen by mainstream consumers as a key ingredient to overall health and wellbeing.

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“My Doctor’s Office” Should Accept Wearable Tech Health Data, Most Patients Say

Health Populi

Note that the patient sample was limited to consumers who had seen a health care provider in the past two years and who also owned and used a personal wearable health device such as an Apple Watch or Fitbit.

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InnovAge Appoints New CEO; Axxess Beefs Up Executive Leadership Team

Home Health Care

PACE is a Medicare and Medicaid program that helps keep people in their communities instead of nursing homes. Oftentimes, programs are run out of community-based centers with the support of in-home care providers and their staff. Axxess adds three executives to its leadership team.