Sentrics offers facility hotline for COVID-19 communications
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Kimberly Marselas
May 06, 2020
Sentrics’ Entertain360 division, which offers TV, phone and Internet services, can now provide a COVID-19 hotline to any senior living community that needs it — free of charge — during the pandemic....
Battelle develops PPE decontamination system
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2020
Battelle, best known for developing military biohazard protections, on Sunday announced it has received Food and Drug Administration authorization to decontaminate personal protective equipment (PPE) used...
GHD focuses on tracing, scheduling, early notification of COVID-19 trends
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 11, 2020
Professional services firm GHD has unveiled four new technology solutions aimed at increasing the safety of residents in long-term care facilities through contact tracing, appointment bookings and early...
Netsmart expands coding, billing services with QIRT acquisition
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 02, 2020
Netsmart has acquired post-acute healthcare consulting firm Quality In Real Time, the companies announced Tuesday. Together, Netsmart and QIRT will be the largest service provider in the post-acute community,...
Remote patient monitoring goes where providers can’t
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Kimberly Marselas
May 06, 2020
Two companies have unveiled expanded remote patient monitoring platforms that help providers track patient vitals after discharge, a resource surging in popularity with the advent of COVID-19. 100Plus,...
CPAP makers offer noninvasive alternatives to in-demand vents
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 15, 2020
Noninvasive ventilation therapy, such as that provided by CPAP machines, could offer care for critically ill COVID-19 patients who aren’t yet in need of ventilators, according to a series of white papers...