“Telehealth was embraced by many of our VNAs early in the technology’s launch into home healthcare,” said VNAA President and CEO Carolyn Markey. “With the growing senior population and the acuity [sic] of home healthcare patients, agencies need to move forward with smart technology that will assist them in managing their human resources, their most needy patients and their bottom line…We have had a long standing relationship with Philips Lifeline, which has been a model collaboration, and we look forward to enhancing that partnership through the Philips telehealth program.” Philips press release.
On the other hand, the Visiting Nurse Associations Care Network & Hospice in Eastern and Central Massachusetts chose WebVMC. WebVMC press release.