Tag: WellSky
WellSky leverages Google’s AI tech
February 6, 2024HME News Staff
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – WellSky has a new strategic partnership with Google Cloud to leverage its secure cloud technologies, advanced data analytics tools, machine learning capabilities and artificial intelligence platform Vertex AI. Over the past few years, WellSky has significantly invested in modernizing its IT infrastructure, and this partnership with Google Cloud will accelerate those efforts. “AI technology can serve as a fundamental tool in making healthcare insights more accessible...
WellSky survey: Majority of physicians don’t have established post-acute relationships
December 6, 2023HME News Staff
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Seventy-five percent of physician leaders do not have established partnerships with post-acute care providers, according to a new survey from WellSky. For those who do, communication between the clinicians and other caregivers takes place primarily over the phone, leading to a lack of visibility into their patient care. “Ambulatory care providers need a technology-driven approach to efficiently and effectively manage patients and influence their care transitions,”...
WellSky buys Corridor
October 17, 2023HME News Staff
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – WellSky has acquired Corridor, an end-to-end, tech-enabled services platform designed for the post-acute care industry, from HealthEdge Investment Partners, a private equity firm. By adding Corridor to its portfolio, WellSky will strengthen its medical coding and revenue cycle management (RCM) offerings for home health and allow it to move into the skilled nursing facility market. “Providers today must continually demonstrate higher quality performance and compliance,...
WellSky’s Tim Ashe on the home as the ‘rational approach’ to care
September 29, 2023Liz Beaulieu, Editor
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – WellSky’s participation in Moving Health Home gives the company a seat at the table with big names like Amazon and Intermountain Healthcare as they work to change federal and state policy to make the home a “powerful” clinical site of care.
Here’s what Tim Ashe, WellSky’s chief clinical officer, had to say about why it’s important for stakeholders with various viewpoints to unite behind home care as part of the “total...
In brief: ResMed delays, AAH & CRT surveys, WellSky investment
August 25, 2023HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO – ResMed initiated an over-the-air update to its AirSense 11 devices on Aug. 23 to reduce the delay of patient therapy data into myAir and AirView and, ultimately, resolve transmission issues, according to an update posted to its website.
The company expects data to be available nightly in myAir and AirView within two weeks.
“While some patients may already be able to view their most recent therapy data in myAir, the process of restoring regular data updates...
WellSky expands investment in long-term care
August 24, 2023HME News Staff
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – WellSky has acquired Experience Care, which offers a suite of software solutions for post-acute and long-term care providers. Experience Care has a proven track record with its electronic health record platform NetSolutions, serving 150 long-term care clients with 850 facilities. “This is a transformational time for post-acute care providers,” said Bill Miller, WellSky CEO. “Workforce shortages, regulatory shifts and changes to reimbursement can have...
WellSky joins coalition to move care to home
August 23, 2023HME News Staff
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – WellSky has joined the Moving Health Home coalition, a group of stakeholders working to advance federal and state policy to enable the home to be a clinical site of care.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for care in the home has been steadily increasing and enabled through greater use of telehealth services, remote patient monitoring, patient engagement tools, and care coordination technology, the coalition says.
“The pandemic clearly...
WellSky launches patient engagement platform
April 11, 2023HME News Staff
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - WellSky has launched WellSky Patient, a patient engagement platform to identify health risks, avoid complications and improve outcomes through stronger transparency and communication between patients, families and clinical care teams. Using the platform, patients can stay connected to their care providers between visits through two-way communication, video-based telehealth and guided condition management programs. At the same time, using patient-generated data from health status...
​​​​​​​WellSky Foundation makes $100K donationÂ
February 21, 2023HME News Staff
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – The WellSky Foundation has gifted $100,000 to Care Beyond the Boulevard, a nonprofit committed to providing comprehensive medical care to the homeless, uninsured or otherwise vulnerable populations of Kansas City. The organization will use the donation to enhance its medical services with a portable ultrasound machine to assist with diagnoses and a new van to transport their team, medical resources and the people they serve. “At the WellSky Foundation, our team is...
In brief: Omnibus bill, Performant contract, Cardinal CFO
December 23, 2022HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers have passed a $1.7 trillion omnibus legislative package that will keep the government funded through September.
A draft of the bill included two major HME policy priorities: an extension for the 75/25 blended Medicare rate for non-CBA/non-rural suppliers through the end of 2023; and the prevention of across-the-board 4% Medicare cuts for 2023 and 2024 that would have been triggered by the application of provisions in 2010 “PAYGO” budget legislation.
Provisions...