October 12, 2008
National Chronic Disease / Telehealth Best Practice Project
The Philips National Chronic Disease / Telehealth Best Practice Project to develop a set of best practice protocols for the optimal use of telehealth services for home care patients suffering from one or more of the four major chronic diseases served by Medicare-certified home health agencies: CHF, COPD, hypertension, and diabetes.
October 10, 2008
Philips and SHP announce interface to enable real-time Telehelath benchmark reporting
Philips Home Healthcare Solutions and Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) announce launch of electronic interface enabling on-demand Telehealth Benchmarks. At Home Care shows dramatic reductions in hospitalization rate for telemonitoring patients, as shown by new benchmarking tool.
September 15, 2008
Home Healthcare Solutions named recipient of the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Growth Strategy Leadership Award
Philips Home Healthcare Solutions has received Frost & Sullivan’s “2008 North American Growth Strategy Leadership Award” in recognition of its strategic leadership and foresight into the North American remote monitoring market.
April 7, 2008
Philips customer presents significant outcome improvement with rural telehealth program at ATA meeting
Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center reports 71% reduction in hospitalizations at telemedicine conference
April 4, 2008
Final results released of Philips National Study on home care technology and telehealth
Year-long national survey of 976 home care agencies, co-sponsored by Philips, NAHC and Fazzi Associates
October 8, 2007
Philips announces results of national study on the future of home healthcare technology
Industry-wide findings from largest, most comprehensive survey of home care agencies reveal growth, impact and acceptance of technology for patient management in the home
August 21, 2007
Philips awarded GPO telehealth contract from CAHSAH
California Association of Health Services at Home awards Philips state-wide contract
May 7, 2007
Philips and Misys collaborate on technology solutions for home care marketplace
Philips and Misys Healthcare Systems, a leader in healthcare IT, to develop integrated software platform for home care clinicians.
April 30, 2007
Philips awarded preferred telehealth contract by VNAA
Visting Nurses Assoications of America chooses Philips as preferred vendor for telehealth, building a relationship with Philips Lifeline medical alert services.
April 25, 2007
Philips, NAHC and Fazzi Assoicates launch national study on use of telehealth technologies in home care industry.
Industry leaders collaborate to simplify decision-making for home healthcare technologies