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Janet Dillione CEO, Connect AmericaThat’s precisely where Connect America steps in with their Saas powered remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology, ConnectVitals. The company provide their healthcare partners with a digital in-home solution that collects and analyzes patient health data in real-time while providing actionable information for healthcare providers to triage and treat their patients faster, thus reducing hospitalization and improving outcomes. “Our groundbreaking solutions bridge the gap between individuals and providers, allowing them to monitor thousands of patients remotely and deliver a better, more comprehensive connected health experience,” says Jim Reilly, Vice President of Connect America.
The cloud-based ConnectVitals is specifically designed to be extremely user-friendly from end-to-end, while seamlessly getting practitioners critical real-time patient vitals data and alerts that can consistently make the difference between an at-home, independent patient and one needing to be readmitted to the hospital—or potentially worse.
Built as a hardware-agnostic system, ConnectVitals allows healthcare providers to use it on multiple user interfaces like PC, tablets, telephone, IVR solution, and the like. “Our solution is not married to any single vendor or technology, and we are always looking to harness newer advances or versions in the technology to provide a better patient experience,” states Reilly.
The ConnectVitals platform also includes new Bluetooth-enabled technologies, allowing auto-syncing of devices quickly, and vital signs monitoring devices that are customizable for each patient’s treatment plan and directly integrate with a healthcare provider’s systems. Besides, ConnectVitals also offers remote nurse triaging as an optional module that enables healthcare providers to reap the full benefits of RPM without having to revamp their entire remote care platform.
Our groundbreaking solutions bridge the gap between individuals and providers, allowing them to monitor thousands of patients remotely and deliver a better, more comprehensive connected health experience
What’s more, as a part of their overall connected health services, the Connect America team also educates patients, chronically ill people, and the like about their health so that they can have more self-directed care and be more independent. The company also trains healthcare providers on the deployment and proper use of the medical devices to stay abreast of new industry trends and regulations and effectively respond to alerts and emergencies. The team also offers insights on the best RPM practices to improve patient outcomes.
Having been in this industry for over 35 years, Connect America has a proven success rate in helping several healthcare providers in increasing their efficiency, patient experience, and delivering better outcomes. A client testimonial sums up Connect America’s prowess in offering best-in-class remote patient monitoring systems. One of Connect America’s clients faced challenges in collecting and validating healthcare claims data. By deploying ConnectVitals in their organization, they were able to analyze patient data and witnessed 50 percent in-hospital readmission reduction, and 60 to 65 percent reduction in inpatient hospital admissions, thereby saving over 1 million dollars on claims. The organization was able to keep its total spend with the insurance company or the government by a little higher than 50 percent.
For the road ahead, the company is continually innovating and adding new ways to address the most pressing issues associated to individuals and healthcare providers. “We are soon launching a wearable product that will be much less restrictive than that of the existing interface,” says Reilly. “And, we are spending a lot of time and energy on ways to integrate Artificial Intelligence and building analytics to further better our solutions for our providers and their patients.” The company is further aiming to create solutions that will be more personalized and can be better predictors of downward trends in the health of a patient, to reach them faster and deliver better care.
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Connect America
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Janet Dillione CEO, Connect America
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Connect America is proud to be the nation’s largest independent provider of personal emergency response systems (PERS). With a full suite of reliable connected health solutions offered directly and through our more than 1000 healthcare network partners, we improve the quality of life for hundreds of thousand of individuals and their caregivers every-day. At Connect America, we believe that “connecting is caring,” and our mission is simple: To ensure that our customers reap the vital and, at times, life saving benefits of living in a connected world. Our healthcare division offers a growing portfolio of leading PERS, remote patient monitoring and medication management solutions. Our expertise, innovation and commitment to service make us the ideal partner for home healthcare and Medicaid agencies, hospitals, drugstore chains and other healthcare organizations. We are proud to deliver cutting-edge healthcare technologies to patients and individuals across the country everyday
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Connect America Appoints New Chief Medical Officer
Connect America Appoints New Chief Medical Officer
As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Mike Cantor will provide insights into connected health strategy, guide product innovation, and work closely with partners to expand virtual care in the home and improve quality and efficiency for providers, payers and other healthcare partners.
Bala Cynwyd - Connect America LLC, announced the appointment of clinical healthcare technology leader Mike Cantor, MD, JD.
Dr. Cantor, a member of Connect America’s leadership team, is set to utilize his extensive clinical background as a geriatrician and digital health expert to shape solution strategies, contribute to product innovation, and ensure both quality and cost-effectiveness.
With a career spanning more than two decades in healthcare leadership, Dr. Cantor has a rich history of designing and implementing value-based care initiatives, quality enhancement programs, and care management systems for healthcare providers and health plans. His credentials as a board-certified geriatrician, physician executive, and attorney afford him a unique perspective on leveraging technology to efficiently deliver care, especially for aging and vulnerable populations. His wealth of experience in constructing care programs tailored for this demographic will be pivotal in assisting Connect America in realizing its vision of facilitating graceful and well-supported aging at home for all.
Previously, Dr. Cantor held positions as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Bright Health Plan, an innovative health insurer; CMO for CareCentrix, a leading provider of outsourced home health, durable medical equipment, and post-acute care benefits management; and CMO for the New England Quality Care Alliance (NEQCA), the physician network affiliated with Tufts Medical Center.
His practice as a geriatrician spans various healthcare settings, including nursing homes, long-term acute care facilities, house call programs, ambulatory care, hospitals, and ongoing monthly house call visits. He completed his internal medicine training at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston and pursued his geriatrics fellowship at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Cantor holds degrees in law and medicine from the University of Illinois.
“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Mike Cantor, a distinguished healthcare technology leader with extensive experience both clinically and administratively within the populations we serve,” said Janet Dillione, Chief Executive Officer of Connect America. “His invaluable insight will play a pivotal role as we chart our course into the future, fostering innovation within the digital health space in order to facilitate and support aging in place.”
“I am excited to join the Connect America leadership team to help create and deliver comprehensive solutions that address the critical needs of this vulnerable population, support aging in place, and add substantial value to the care-at-home market,” said Dr. Cantor. “I am inspired by the organization’s vital mission, and I look forward to seeing the impact the Connect America Home platform will have on enhancing quality of care for patients and enabling independence and safety at home.”
Bala Cynwyd - Connect America LLC, announced the appointment of clinical healthcare technology leader Mike Cantor, MD, JD.
Dr. Cantor, a member of Connect America’s leadership team, is set to utilize his extensive clinical background as a geriatrician and digital health expert to shape solution strategies, contribute to product innovation, and ensure both quality and cost-effectiveness.
With a career spanning more than two decades in healthcare leadership, Dr. Cantor has a rich history of designing and implementing value-based care initiatives, quality enhancement programs, and care management systems for healthcare providers and health plans. His credentials as a board-certified geriatrician, physician executive, and attorney afford him a unique perspective on leveraging technology to efficiently deliver care, especially for aging and vulnerable populations. His wealth of experience in constructing care programs tailored for this demographic will be pivotal in assisting Connect America in realizing its vision of facilitating graceful and well-supported aging at home for all.
Previously, Dr. Cantor held positions as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Bright Health Plan, an innovative health insurer; CMO for CareCentrix, a leading provider of outsourced home health, durable medical equipment, and post-acute care benefits management; and CMO for the New England Quality Care Alliance (NEQCA), the physician network affiliated with Tufts Medical Center.
His practice as a geriatrician spans various healthcare settings, including nursing homes, long-term acute care facilities, house call programs, ambulatory care, hospitals, and ongoing monthly house call visits. He completed his internal medicine training at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston and pursued his geriatrics fellowship at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Cantor holds degrees in law and medicine from the University of Illinois.
“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Mike Cantor, a distinguished healthcare technology leader with extensive experience both clinically and administratively within the populations we serve,” said Janet Dillione, Chief Executive Officer of Connect America. “His invaluable insight will play a pivotal role as we chart our course into the future, fostering innovation within the digital health space in order to facilitate and support aging in place.”
“I am excited to join the Connect America leadership team to help create and deliver comprehensive solutions that address the critical needs of this vulnerable population, support aging in place, and add substantial value to the care-at-home market,” said Dr. Cantor. “I am inspired by the organization’s vital mission, and I look forward to seeing the impact the Connect America Home platform will have on enhancing quality of care for patients and enabling independence and safety at home.”
Bala Cynwyd - Connect America LLC, announced the appointment of clinical healthcare technology leader Mike Cantor, MD, JD.
Dr. Cantor, a member of Connect America’s leadership team, is set to utilize his extensive clinical background as a geriatrician and digital health expert to shape solution strategies, contribute to product innovation, and ensure both quality and cost-effectiveness.
With a career spanning more than two decades in healthcare leadership, Dr. Cantor has a rich history of designing and implementing value-based care initiatives, quality enhancement programs, and care management systems for healthcare providers and health plans. His credentials as a board-certified geriatrician, physician executive, and attorney afford him a unique perspective on leveraging technology to efficiently deliver care, especially for aging and vulnerable populations. His wealth of experience in constructing care programs tailored for this demographic will be pivotal in assisting Connect America in realizing its vision of facilitating graceful and well-supported aging at home for all.
Previously, Dr. Cantor held positions as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Bright Health Plan, an innovative health insurer; CMO for CareCentrix, a leading provider of outsourced home health, durable medical equipment, and post-acute care benefits management; and CMO for the New England Quality Care Alliance (NEQCA), the physician network affiliated with Tufts Medical Center.
His practice as a geriatrician spans various healthcare settings, including nursing homes, long-term acute care facilities, house call programs, ambulatory care, hospitals, and ongoing monthly house call visits. He completed his internal medicine training at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston and pursued his geriatrics fellowship at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Cantor holds degrees in law and medicine from the University of Illinois.
“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Mike Cantor, a distinguished healthcare technology leader with extensive experience both clinically and administratively within the populations we serve,” said Janet Dillione, Chief Executive Officer of Connect America. “His invaluable insight will play a pivotal role as we chart our course into the future, fostering innovation within the digital health space in order to facilitate and support aging in place.”
“I am excited to join the Connect America leadership team to help create and deliver comprehensive solutions that address the critical needs of this vulnerable population, support aging in place, and add substantial value to the care-at-home market,” said Dr. Cantor. “I am inspired by the organization’s vital mission, and I look forward to seeing the impact the Connect America Home platform will have on enhancing quality of care for patients and enabling independence and safety at home.”