Ōmcare Debuts “Phygital” Home Health Platform at CES
The Digital Health Technology Leader to Showcase How it’s Changing the Way the World Cares® for the Aging Population
MINNEAPOLIS (Dec. 10, 2024) – Ōmcare®, a Minnesota-based leader in digital health technology, will make its CES debut. The Ōmcare Home Health Hub® will showcase how it's transforming the way the world cares® for the aging population through its new “phygital” approach to remote healthcare at the world’s most influential technology event from January 7-11 in Las Vegas, NV.
More than 11,000 Americans turn 65-years-old every day, leaving more than 1 in 5 adults — a total of 53 million Americans — as unpaid family caregivers. For many, the journey of caring for aging loved ones can be challenging, both emotionally and financially. The Ōmcare Home Health Hub is giving caregivers the crucial support they need to help keep their aging loved ones in their own homes while helping them maintain their wellness and independence from afar.
Through its adaptive “phygital” approach to remote health management, the Ōmcare Home Health Hub seamlessly blends the physical aspects of health support with the benefits of digital connectivity. By linking patients, pharmacies and care providers with technology through its comprehensive, user-friendly system, the Ōmcare Home Health Hub fosters a sense of community and human connection while providing a holistic caregiving experience, ensuring aging individuals feel supported and connected at all times. The core system features include:
- Easy video calls available through a one-touch audiovisual system helping aging adults stay connected to their caregiving team at all times.
- Dispensing pouched medications direct from the pharmacy helping aging adults and their caregivers seamlessly and efficiently manage medication regimens.
- A three-camera system that enables visual confirmation of medication adherence, ensuring the right medication is taken at the right time.
- Biometric monitoring integration that offers a transparent view of the care recipient’s health.
“As caregiving options for aging loved ones grow increasingly scarce and the costs of in-home and facility care continue to rise, families are urgently seeking dependable and affordable solutions for essential needs like medication management,” said Lisa Lavin, CEO of Ōmcare. "For years, medication management has been a significant challenge for aging adults, with many struggling to manage complex regimens. This issue often leads to hospitalizations and a loss of independence. Ōmcare offers a breakthrough solution by directly integrating with pharmacy systems to automate medication scheduling and ensure timely, accurate dispensing. Our platform not only enhances adherence to prescribed medications, but also keeps caregivers informed and provides clear insights into their loved ones’ well-being, ensuring peace of mind for families."
The Ōmcare Home Health Hub was designed with accessibility in mind to meet the needs of older adults. Thoughtfully engineered, the system addresses solutions to common age-related challenges that can create barriers with in-home technology such as reduced vision and limited dexterity. By prioritizing design features such as intuitive functionality, visual clarity, enhanced screen sensitivity and high decibel sound, the platform is not only user-friendly but also highly accessible, empowering individuals to manage their care needs with confidence and ease.
Ōmcare will be exhibiting at CES as a portfolio company of AgeTech Collaborative™ from AARP, an unparalleled innovation ecosystem bringing together cutting-edge thinkers in the longevity tech space to champion meaningful advances so that everyone can choose how they live as they age. For more information about the Ōmcare Home Health Hub and its leading remote care technology, please visit Ōmcare.com.
Ōmcare Appoints Healthcare Industry Veteran Martha Goldberg Aronson to its Board in preparation for scale
MINNEAPOLIS, November 19, 2024 -- Today Ōmcare announced the appointment of Martha Goldberg Aronson to its Board of Directors. Martha is a distinguished healthcare industry leader with over 25 years of experience who brings extensive expertise in scaling medical device businesses.
"Martha's appointment to our board comes at a critical inflection point for Ōmcare as we prepare to scale," said Lisa Lavin, CEO of Ōmcare. "Martha’s proven ability to guide companies through rapid expansion while maintaining operational excellence makes her an ideal addition to our board. We look forward to benefiting from Martha’s leadership and expertise as we continue to revolutionize medication adherence and remote care delivery."
Ms. Goldberg Aronson currently serves as Chair of the Board for ConMed Corporation and comes with extensive board experience in medical technology. She has held executive leadership positions at several leading healthcare companies including Medtronic, Hill-Rom and Ecolab. During her tenure at Medtronic, she led the business unit that successfully launched the InterStim sacral neuromodulation device, demonstrating her ability to bring innovative medical technologies to market and scale operations effectively.
"I'm honored to join Ōmcare's Board of Directors at this important juncture," said Ms. Goldberg Aronson. "As our population continues to age, medication non-adherence and our caregiver shortage become even more pressing challenges. Ōmcare's innovative technology platform addresses these critical issues and supports an individual’s wellness and independence. I look forward to working alongside the board and management team to help scale this transformative platform and create meaningful impact for healthcare providers, patients, and their families.”
Ōmcare and PharMerica Team Up to Provide the Comprehensive Last Mile Solution to Tackle Medication Non-Adherence
- Ōmcare will integrate with PharMerica's full-service home delivery pharmacy and proprietary pharmacy information system for seamless medication dispense by the Ōmcare Home Health Hub® platform, bridging a critical gap in the healthcare sector's ability to ensure right medication, right time, right person.
- The integrated solution serves as a platform for new, more efficient service models for senior care and home health operators at a critical juncture for the healthcare industry as more and more Americans are not only living longer, but doing so at time when access to caregivers is falling and seniors are dealing with an increasing number of chronic conditions.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn., May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ōmcare today announced that it is collaborating with PharMerica to deliver a comprehensive last mile solution to address medication non-adherence, a problem that costs the healthcare industry in excess of $500 billion a year. Approximately 40% of hospital admissions stem from issues related to medication non-adherence as do 150,000 deaths each year. The novel alliance between Ōmcare and PharMerica will empower clinicians with better visibility into how patients are actually using the medications they have been prescribed.
Ōmcare's at-home telehealth platform will integrate with PharMerica's pharmacy fulfillment capabilities and proprietary pre-packaging technology to deliver one-touch access to caregivers, remote patient monitoring and medication dispensing with visual adherence confirmation. Unlike current industry practices in which clinicians, absent the on-site presence of a caregiver, have little to no indication that medications are in fact being properly administered, this novel approach will not only deliver the prescribed medications but ensure that the right medications are dispensed to the right person and taken at the right time.
"For far too long, clinicians have not had adequate visibility into how the medications they prescribe to their patients – particularly among seniors – are being taken, especially when they are living independently," remarked Lisa Lavin, the CEO of Ōmcare. "This alliance with PharMerica will revolutionize the way in which we think about end-to-end pharmacy. It will equip clinicians with a valuable tool to ensure that prescribed medications are being administered in the way they were intended while giving family the peace of mind that comes when knowing that loved ones are getting the right meds at the right time."
Traditionally, pharmacies deliver prescribed medications to patients and it is usually up to them or their caregivers to ensure that they are taking the right medications, the right dosages, and at the right time. Up until now, this last mile in medication administration has been rife with challenges as many patients – particularly senior populations – struggle to manage often complex medication requirements.
"Today's announcement of our alliance with Ōmcare marks the next phase in our efforts to transform the pharmacy landscape, specifically addressing that critical last mile into private homes and senior living, ensuring that medication is being effectively administered precisely as clinicians intended," said T.J. Griffin, the Chief Clinical Officer of PharMerica. "The Ōmcare Home Health Hub's ability to monitor and validate medication dose-level adherence sets a new bar in the industry and is the perfect value-add complement to our existing suite of solutions."
"We believe that this synergy between our two companies offers a glimpse into a not-so-distant future when medication non-adherence becomes a far more manageable issue," added Griffin.
Medication nonadherence is one of the biggest problems in healthcare with over 50% of all medications prescribed are taken incorrectly or not at all. And although the challenges related to medication adherence exist in every age group, the issue is particularly acute among aging populations who, due to skyrocketing healthcare costs and other systemic factors, are aging at home longer than in previous generations. With 11,000 people turning 65 every day in the United States, the size of this cohort is projected to more than double from 46 million today to over 98 million by 2060, at which point seniors will account for nearly 1 in 4 Americans. Moreover, as many as 4 in 10 older adults take 5 or more prescriptions on a daily basis and nearly 20% are taking 10 drugs or more.
The Ōmcare Home Health Hub is commercially available through senior care and home care providers to bring existing telehealth infrastructure and services into the home to improve health, reduce cost, increase member engagement, and elevate patient experience.
About Ōmcare
Ōmcare is a digital health technology company that is Changing the way the world cares® for the aging and complex chronic condition population. Ōmcare has pioneered an all-in-one, integrated home health platform that enables rapid deployment of a home care strategy with one-touch access to telehealth services, aggregated remote patient monitoring and medication dispensing with visual confirmation of dose-level medication adherence. The Ōmcare Home Health Hub® enables a "phygital care" model by serving as a portal for health care providers to maintain patient health and independence while reducing the cost of care.
Ōmcare is an AARP Innovation Labs portfolio company, was recognized as one of the "top innovations" by the New York Observer and has been heralded by the Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge as one of most innovative startups serving North America focused on solutions for health organizations. To learn more, visit www.Omcare.com/contact-us-providers/ or www.Omcare.com.
About PharMerica
PharMerica is a leading provider of institutional, community- and home-based pharmacy services. The company serves the long-term care, senior living, hospital, home infusion, hospice, behavioral, specialty and oncology pharmacy markets. PharMerica operates over 180 long-term care, home infusion, and specialty pharmacies in 50 states. PharMerica is a customer- and patient-focused organization serving health care providers, such as skilled nursing facilities, senior living communities, and hospitals, as well as individuals with behavioral needs, individuals with infusion therapy needs, seniors receiving in-home care, and patients with cancer. The company provides highly reliable, accurate medication delivery and support services to approximately 350,000 individuals a day with unmatched service reliability, cost containment solutions, and clinical, regulatory and educational support for its clients and their residents and patients. For more information, visit www.pharmerica.com.
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Ōmcare Collaborates with Leading Senior Care Providers to Change Care Models for the Aging Population
- Ōmcare is launching an all-in-one technology platform to extend the reach of caregivers into the home and enable remote medication assistance that promises dose-level medication adherence.
- Ōmcare is collaborating with senior care providers, like Minnesota-based Ecumen and Ohio-based Continental Senior Communities, to accelerate their home care strategy. The new solution is entering the market at a critical juncture for the healthcare industry as more aging Americans are living longer with increasing chronic conditions and wanting to age in place at home, but doing so at a time when access to caregivers is falling.
- Ōmcare has integrated directly with national pharmacy information systems, allowing for seamless home delivery of medication for dispense and visual confirmation of adherence by the Ōmcare Home Health Hub®. This bridges a critical gap in the healthcare sector's ability to ensure the right medication, at the right time, for the right person.
[Minneapolis, October 24, 2023]. Today, Ōmcare announced that it is launching the Ōmcare Home Health Hub®, an all-in-one, customizable home health platform that allows care providers to extend care into the home via a secure infrastructure with one-touch access to telehealth services, aggregated remote patient monitoring, and medication dispensing with visual confirmation of dose-level medication adherence.
"Ōmcare exists due to the rapidly aging population; high rate of medication nonadherence; a shortage of family and professional caregivers; continued increase in health care costs; the need for in-home care and aging in place;" remarked Lisa Lavin, the CEO of Ōmcare. "Ōmcare opens up the home as a legitimate site of care by creating an all-in-one, easy-to-use solution with a comprehensive suite of capabilities required for remote care."
Ōmcare allows health care and senior care organizations to rapidly deploy a home care strategy while simultaneously customizing the provider and patient experience to fit their brand. The product's accessible architecture also allows for the integration of provider and consumer tools aimed at:
- Addressing the increasingly complex care needs of the Over 65 and dual populations.
- Delivering a platform that allows for tailored customization of current chronic and acute solutions.
- Extending caregiver reach and efficiency.
- Promising right medication, right time, right person.
To support a seamless consumer experience, Ōmcare integrates directly with pharmacy information systems enabling Ōmcare Home Health Hub users to know their medication schedule and receive timely alerts and medication assistance events. This integration delivers a comprehensive last-mile solution to address medication non-adherence, a problem that costs the healthcare industry more than $500 billion a year. More than 33% of hospital readmissions result from medication non-adherence as do 150,000 deaths each year. The novel relationship between Ōmcare, pharmacy and senior care providers is the first of its kind that will increase patient access to the care they need and empower clinicians with better visibility into whether or not patients are adhering to the medications they have been prescribed.
Medication adherence among older adults with chronic conditions taking multiple medications can be hindered by forgetfulness, the complexity of regimens, functional status, and other factors. Non-adherence is a leading driver of hospitalization and loss of independence. For senior care providers like Ecumen and Continental Senior Communities—the Ōmcare Home Health Hub serves as a portal for new services that help people maintain independence in their homes longer.
"Medication administration is one of the care needs that cause people to move into higher levels of care. Keeping residents in the lowest level of care and the highest degree of independence is critical for improved lifestyle, longevity and cost-effectiveness," said Eleanor Alvarez, Board Chair of Continental Senior Communities and CEO of LeaderStat. "The Ōmcare Home Health Hub's ability to provide remote care and ensure medication adherence sets a new bar in the industry and aligns with our innovation mindset."
"People are most comfortable when they are living where they want to live. Ecumen is dedicated to creating a home for older adults, wherever they choose to live," said Brett Anderson, Chief Ecosystem and Operating Officer of Ecumen. "We help them do that through innovations like the Ōmcare Home Health Hub, which helps residents maintain greater independence longer."
The Ōmcare Home Health Hub offering is available now through select senior care providers to bring telehealth services into the home to improve outcomes, reduce cost, increase member engagement, and elevate patient experience. For updates on the Ōmcare Home Health Hub, visit www.omcare.com.
About Ōmcare
Ōmcare is a digital health company pioneering a customizable, all-in-one home health platform that allows healthcare organizations to extend care into the home via a secure telehealth infrastructure with one-touch access to telehealth services, aggregated remote patient monitoring and medication dispensing with visual confirmation of dose-level medication adherence. Ōmcare is an AARP Innovation Labs portfolio company. It was recognized as one of the "top innovations" by the New York Observer and has been heralded by the Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge as one of the most innovative startups serving North America focused on solutions for health organizations. To learn more, visit www.Omcare.com/contact-us-providers/.
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Ōmcare Achieves Dose-Level Medication Adherence and Creates New Revenue Model for Senior Care
In partnership with Ecumen and Thrifty White Pharmacy, Ōmcare successfully completed a pilot of its first product, the Ōmcare Home Health Hub® proving a new model for additional revenue and dose-level adherence.
[Minneapolis, October 11, 2022]. Ōmcare successfully wrapped their initial pilot in partnership with Ecumen and Thrifty White Pharmacy to test its first product—The Ōmcare Home Health Hub.
The Hub is an all-in-one home telehealth solution that enables remote care and ensures dose-level medication adherence. It stores up to a 30-day supply of multi-dose pouched medication that works in tandem with a video portal, providing visual confirmation that loved ones are taking the right medication at the right time.
Thrifty White Pharmacy provided home-delivered pharmacy fulfillment service for each participant in easy-to-load packaged medications. Then, over the course of the 3-month pilot, participants—who took at least 4 medications a day—received calls to their Hub from an Ecumen staff member when it was time to take their medications.
The pilot aimed to measure three key measurements:
- Evaluate medication adherence among participants
- Examine patient and caregiver satisfaction
- Compare operational and cost between remote medication assistance via the Ōmcare Home Health Hub and the traditional med door pass
“This innovation sparked our interest because we saw it as a way to help older adults live independently longer,” said Shelley Kendrick, president and CEO of Ecumen, a nonprofit provider, developer and operator of living spaces and services for older adults. “As we seek to find ways to serve people wherever they call home, medication management solutions like this are key.”
Overall, the pilot successfully demonstrated improvements in all three areas. With 780 calls, lasting an average of three minutes, the results showed:
- The participants had 98% dose-level adherence
- The medication assistance service via the Hub is 85% more efficient than door med pass
- 100% of the participants strongly agree Ōmcare helps them remember to take their medications
- 100% of the participants agree that they're more likely to take their meds using Ōmcare.
“We are grateful to Ecumen and Thrifty White Pharmacy for their commitment and stellar performance in our pilot,” said Lisa Lavin, Chief Executive Officer. “Both organizations continue to innovate to improve health, reduce cost, and elevate the patient and provider experience.”
Ōmcare is scaling up for an early 2023 commercialization and is actively seeking senior care partners who wish to expand their services via technology.
View the full report: Omcare Home Health Hub® Pilot Outcomes Report
Chuck Mooty, Minnesota Business Hall of Fame Inductee, Joins Ōmcare Board of Directors
Esteemed business leader, Chuck Mooty, joins the Board of Directors for innovative home health technology.
[Minneapolis, August 8, 2022].
Ōmcare announced that Chuck Mooty has joined their Board of Directors. Recently, Mooty was announced as a 2022 Minnesota Business Hall of Fame inductee for his many successes and thoughtful leadership throughout his career.
Within a six-year window, Mooty was the CEO and Chairman of four major Minnesota organizations. He led the rejuvenation of the Dairy Queen system, re-opened and rebranded the Faribault Woolen Mill, stewarded Fairview Health Services during a period of crisis and completely reinvigorated Jostens Inc.
Clearly, Mooty has a track record of helping companies thrive.
“Chuck is renowned for possessing the strategic insight and business acumen to parachute into any business and fashion a strategy for growth and optimization. As Ōmcare prepares for its commercial rollout of the Ōmcare Home Health Hub®, Chuck’s experience and laser-focused mindset will be instrumental for our national growth strategy,” said Lisa Lavin, Ōmcare CEO.
Mooty is enthusiastic to join a group of innovators who make home the site of care.
“I am truly excited to join Lisa and the entire Board of Ōmcare at this pivotal time of bringing innovative technology for medical care into the home” said Mooty. “As our world continues to age and our healthcare workforce continues to decline, technology must be able to meet this challenge and I believe that Ōmcare is perfectly positioned to lead in the innovative care delivery with safe and accurate medications within the home.”
Ōmcare aims to bring care into the home by extending the reach of caregivers and improve medication adherence and outcomes through its Ōmcare Home Health Hub®, which gives caregivers of all types – from physicians and pharmacists to home care providers or family members – the ability to provide remote care and confirm compliance with medication treatment plans from anywhere.
Ōmcare is currently wrapping up a successful pilot with Ecumen Senior Care and Thrifty White Pharmacy and will move into full commercialization later this year.
Ōmcare appoints Matthew Grose as CTO
Ōmcare appoints Matthew Grose as CTO
Grose will lead the development of the Ōmcare Home Health Hub® to bring remote care and medication adherence into the home.
[Minneapolis, June 8, 2022]. Ōmcare announced that Matthew Grose (MG) has been appointed Chief Technology Officer of the company. 
An experienced engineering leader, MG spent the last seven years at Optum of UnitedHealth Group, most recently serving as Chief Engineer, VP Software Engineering. Before that, he honed his software skills at LifeTime — The Healthy Way of Life Company.
“Ōmcare has proven core functionality in pilot and is ready to accelerate development of its total solution”, said Lisa Lavin, Chief Executive Officer. “Bringing on a CTO with MG's experience and skills will enable Ōmcare to scale existing technologies while continuing to build innovative solutions for the future.”
While at UnitedHealth Group, MG’s contributions raised the bar of engineering excellence creating efficiency, scale and collaboration across business units. Notable highlights include serving as a Distinguished Engineer, leading the digital provider platform Link used by millions of providers a day, introducing sustainable and secure public cloud adoption and acting as Chief Engineer for the company’s technology platforms powering 40,000 engineers and technologists.
During the pandemic, MG stepped out of his normal duties and focused on increasing accessibility to COVID-19 vaccinations and the successful completion of CARES Act payments by leading rapid speed cloud projects spanning multiple companies, including fast-tracking a year-long cloud scaling plan in 5 weeks. Now, he brings both his software skills and leadership development to Ōmcare.
"I joined Ōmcare for the opportunity to create technology closer to the human experience while playing a pivotal role in the company's future. Ōmcare's purpose is a natural fit to my personal passion of improving quality of life through technology. It is exciting to imagine where home health care will be in 5, 10, 20 years and I'm honored to be playing a part here with Ōmcare. Let’s improve care in the home!” said MG.
Ōmcare is currently in final stages of pilot and expected to be commercial in late 2022.
About Ōmcare
Ōmcare is a digital health company pioneering a customizable home health technology platform that extends the reach of caregivers and enables one-touch access to telehealth services, aggregated remote patient monitoring and medication dispensing with visual confirmation of medication adherence.
Ōmcare joins fellow home health leaders to discuss the future of care
Minneapolis: October 13, 2021 – Ōmcare will join leaders in home health for the 5th Annual ConVerge2Xcelerate 2021 Symposium (#ConV2X) held November 9 – 11. The symposium will feature U.S. home health leaders to discuss advancing business critical regulation and policy reforms, market gaps, and the future of this burgeoning industry sector.
ConV2X 2021 is the acclaimed health technology modernization symposium focusing on health policy, telehealth, blockchain and artificial intelligence and connectivity in a refocused healthcare market. It is the premier destination community identifying new and cost-effective paths forward through real world evidence, strategy, operations, research & trends, where healthcare leadership and breakthrough technology providers inspire and guide informed decision making for niche markets in the exploding digital health marketplace.
“We are continually seeing the conversation become more prominent around getting care into the home. Aging in place not only allows individuals to maintain their independence for longer, but it’s a cheaper way to still provide high-touch care. Ōmcare is honored to join other companies that are helping win the home and provide even better care, at a lower cost, that also relieves burden on the healthcare workers shortage.” Lisa Lavin, Ōmcare CEO and Founder.
To understand how technology is empowering peace of mind in the home, sign up for the virtual conference today.
About Ōmcare
Ōmcare is a digital health company pioneering an open access, home health platform that allows healthcare organizations to extend care into the home via a secure telehealth infrastructure and integration with their patented medication dispensing technology. Based in Burnsville, MN, Ōmcare enables remote delivery of wrap around care coordination and integration of existing virtual care and remote patient care solutions, promising real medication adherence defined as right med, right time, right person. Ōmcare is currently in pilot and experiencing promising results.
Ōmcare named a finalist in Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge
“We are thrilled to be named a finalist and recognized as a company poised to transform how care is delivered in the home. Ōmcare is committed to helping seniors age where and how they want, lower the cost of care, and enable better outcomes. It's an honor to be included with seven other companies who are as committed to innovation”
- Lisa Lavin, CEO and Founder
Minneapolis: August 30, 2021 – Ōmcare has been named a finalist in the Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge, which brings together leading-edge startups with prominent health companies to tackle some of North America’s greatest health challenges.
Attracting more than 2,600 startup applicants in the past five years, the Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge supports finding innovative approaches and solutions to help create better healthcare access, experiences and ultimately outcomes for all people.
“The finalists are emerging businesses that are reimagining the healthcare experience to provide people with the convenience and personalization they are accustomed to receiving with other industries,” said Brian Kalis, managing director of digital health and innovation services at Accenture.
The finalists are:
The finalists will participate in the final round and awards ceremony at a virtual event to be held on September 28, 2021. The judging panel will comprise executives from globally recognized health and venture capital companies, providing the finalists with exposure and access to industry-leading experience to help bring their ideas to market.
About Ōmcare
Ōmcare is a digital health company pioneering an open access, home health platform that allows healthcare organizations to extend care into the home via a secure telehealth infrastructure and integration with their patented medication dispensing technology. Based in Burnsville, MN, Ōmcare enables remote delivery of wrap around care coordination and integration of existing virtual care and remote patient care solutions, promising real medication adherence defined as right med, right time, right person. Ōmcare is currently in pilot and experiencing promising results.
Ōmcare® unveils its Home Health Hub at HIMSS20 Global Health Conference
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Ōmcare® unveils its Home Health Hub at HIMSS20 Global Health Conference
Ōmcare Home Health Hub™ designed to enable remote care and medication assistance via two-way audiovisual technology
Burnsville, MN (February 17, 2020) – Ōmcare® announced today that it will preview its soon-to-be-released Ōmcare Home Health Hub™ at the HIMSS20 Global Health Conference March 9-13 in Orlando, FL. HIMSS20 attendees can visit booth 6493 to see how the Ōmcare Home Health Hub can improve medication adherence for aging adults and people with chronic, complex health conditions.
Ōmcare is a Minnesota-based digital health company that aims to extend the reach of caregivers and improve medication adherence and outcomes through its Ōmcare Home Health Hub, which gives caregivers of all types – from physicians and pharmacists to home care providers or family members – the ability to see and speak to elderly or disabled dependents and confirm compliance with medication treatment plans from anywhere. The easy-to-use Ōmcare system is designed to serve as a conduit for telehealth and virtual care services. Ōmcare facilitates remote monitoring and interaction via the audiovisual interface and provides confirmation of a patient’s actions and status, which supports and gives family members greater peace of mind.
The two-way video capabilities of the Ōmcare Home Health Hub allow individual caregivers or senior living facilities to ensure proper medication adherence through visual confirmation of right medication, right person, right time – from anywhere – which can significantly impact quality of life and clinical outcomes while reducing health care costs.
“We’ve seen a growing interest in technology that extends the reach of caregivers and enables remote care, from anywhere,” said Lisa Lavin, founder and CEO of Ōmcare. “Our research shows that the marketplace is ready for the Ōmcare Home Health Hub and that utilization of this technology has the potential to change the way the world cares by reducing the burden and cost of caregiving and improving outcomes and quality of life for patients.”
Ōmcare earned its third patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (U.S. Patent No. 10,347,377) for the company’s web-enabled, audiovisual, medication-dispensing telemedicine system for the home in 2019. The device made its official debut at the Leading Age Annual Conference and Expo late last year, where it earned nods from industry media as an “emerging technology in the caregiving space.” Ōmcare was also recently named among the “20 Hottest Flyover Tech Companies” by The New York Observer, based on insights from a panel of healthcare and business experts at the 38th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference.
To learn more, visit https://www.omcare.com. To schedule a meeting with the Ōmcare team during HIMSS20, email info@omcare.com.
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About Ōmcare
Ōmcare is a digital health technology company focused on extending the reach of caregivers, increasing medication adherence, and improving treatment outcomes by harnessing the power of remote care and two-way video technology. By partnering with pharmacies, payers, providers, and family caregivers, Ōmcare strives to help people live healthier, more vibrant, independent lives. Learn more at www.omcare.com. Follow on Twitter (@Omcare_Health) and LinkedIn.