Healthfirst, a not-for-profit health plan with more than a million members in New York, is teaming up with eCaring as part of an effort to reduce unnecessary ER visits and hospital readmissions, using real-time patient data generated through home care. Healthfirst members who are dual eligibles for both Medicare and Medicaid and who are enrolled […]
With all the talk of big data and real-time and predictive analytics in healthcare, it’s a nice respite to hear such efforts being applied in the nonprofit setting. Have a Heart, a nonprofit that provides services to physically and developmentally disabled children and adults, will use a cloud-based platform developed by eCaring, with the primary goal […]
The non-English speaking patient population in the U.S. accounts for an estimated 30 million people. Navigating our health system is challenging enough for native speakers, let alone those for whom English isn't their first language. Here are some of the innovative approaches to closing the language barrier and improving communication between patients and medical staff.
The push to enable more seniors to stay in their homes rather than move to a nursing home is one of the major trends in healthcare. eCaring is one of several health IT companies focused on the greying market. It has raised $3.5 million in a Series A round for its platform to support aging […]
