Caregility Telehealth Enablement Platform Completes FDA Registration, Earns International Safety Certification
UHE clinical collaboration platform deemed compliant with IEC standards for electrical safety
Eatontown, N.J. – January 28, 2020 Caregility, a clinical collaboration and communications company focused on providing secure, reliable two-way audio and video communications for any device and clinical workflow, in both inpatient and outpatient settings, announces IEC 60601-1 certification of its UHE™ telehealth platform. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires that medical devices comply with 60601 standards for electrical safety in healthcare settings. Meeting 60601 certification standards, an FDA recognized consensus standard governed by the InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission (IEC), affirms that Caregility’s APS systems meet specificrequirementsregarding the basic safety and essential performance of medical electrical equipment.60601 certificationwas validated by SGS North America, Inc., a world leader in inspection, verification, testing and certification.
The announcement comes on the heels of recent news that the Caregility UHEtelehealth platform application has been added to Epic’sApp Orchard. UHE is a comprehensive, flexible platform that provides video-enabled communications tools to empower clinicians, patients, care coordinators, family members and virtual sitters with an intuitive, nonintrusive and secure interface that can be used within a healthcare facility as well as remote, outpatient settings. The new safety certification demonstrates Caregility’s ongoing commitment to patient andcliniciansafety. “This certification reflects our goal to be the healthcare industry’s most reliable anddependabletelehealth partner,” said Bin Guan, CTO. “As the world of digital healthcontinuesits prolific growth, device dependability and safety will become more important than ever. We take our commitment to safety and reliability very seriously and hope this new certification further bolsters client trust in the Caregility platform.” 60601 testing assesses the electrical safety of medical electrical equipment, including but not limited to power input, capacitor discharge, leakage current, humidity preconditioning, excessive temperatures and impact test assessments.
About Caregility
Caregility is a clinical collaboration and communications company moving the access point of care closer to the patient. Leveraging over eight years of experience in clinical environments, Caregility’s core offering, the UHE Platform, is a purpose-built ecosystem for the entire healthcare continuum. The UHE Platform provides secure, reliable two-way audio and video communication designed for any device and clinical workflow, in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Today, Caregility supports over 6,500 access points of care systems across the US. From ambulatory/acute/ICU/post-acute care settings to virtual care operation centers to patients in the home, Caregility is helping transform patient care delivery. Follow Caregility on Twitter @caregility.
Caregility’s UHE Video Enablement Platform Expands Telehealth Integrations with Epic’s App Orchard
Two-way audio and video communication facilitates team-based care coordination within clinicians’ EMR workflow
Eatontown, N.J. – January 28, 2020 Caregility, a clinical collaboration and communications company focused on providing secure, reliable two-way audio and video communications for any device and clinical workflow, in both inpatient and outpatient settings, announces the addition of its UHE™ telehealth platform application to Epic’s App Orchard. UHE is a comprehensive, flexible platform that provides video-enabled communications and interactions across the entire healthcare continuum to accommodate virtually any clinical workflow. Clinicians, patients, care coordinators, family members and virtual sitters are empowered with an intuitive, nonintrusive and secure interface that can be used within a healthcare facility and in remote, outpatient settings.
Key benefits of the Caregility’s platform include the following:
Seamless, two-way video communications launched from within Epic for optimized clinician workflow
High-quality video/audio, including night vision
Intuitive clinician controls of camera and audio to enhance virtual interaction in any setting
Flexibility to add other clinicians, care team members and family members to video sessions on an ad hoc basis
Full Interoperability with all standards-based two-way real-time communications solutions enabling participation from browser and mobile devices
HIPAA-certified
“Being accepted as part of Epic’s App Orchard represents a significant step forward in our commitment to be the premiere single video communications platform for all telehealth programs,” said Mike Brandofino, president and COO of Caregility. “We are pleased to offer a robust, secure and stable telehealth application that can be relied on to connect patients with caregivers wherever they are.”
Inclusion in the Epic App Orchard, a marketplace where providers can browse apps made by third-party software developers, will allow organizations that use Epic to deploy telehealth functionality. The integration enables clinicians to use UHE for virtual care and to communicate with any member of the care team, including patients and their families, as part of the navigation within Epic. The UHE platform changes the point of care, by leveraging features, such as automated alerts, night vision, and easy-to-use camera controls enabling real-time remote monitoring of patients’ rooms and two way consults with caregivers regardless of where they are.
About Caregility
Caregility is a clinical collaboration and communications company moving the access point of care closer to the patient. Leveraging over eight years of experience in clinical environments, Caregility’s core offering, the UHE Platform, is a purpose-built ecosystem for the entire healthcare continuum. The UHE Platform provides secure, reliable two-way audio and video communication designed for any device and clinical workflow, in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Today, Caregility supports over 6,500 access points of care systems across the US. From ambulatory/acute/ICU/post-acute care settings to virtual care operation centers to patients in the home, Caregility is helping transform patient care delivery. Follow Caregility on Twitter @caregility.
Caregility Helps Philips, Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans of Foreign Wars and The American Legion Bring Local Telehealth Services to Rural Veterans
The ATLAS program will make virtual care accessible to veterans in rural areas via telehealth-enabled healthcare pods built in existing VFW and Legion sites
EATONTOWN, N.J., Nov. 11, 2019 – Caregility, a clinical collaboration and communications company changing the point of care, today announced the company’s involvement in the ATLAS pilot project, an initiative to bring virtual care offerings from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to veterans in targeted rural areas.
ATLAS, which stands for Accessing Telehealth through Local Area Stations, is a collaboration between the VA, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), The American Legion and Philips, a leading health technology company, with support from additional healthcare vendors including Caregility, CareLink and Steelcase. Philips partnered with Steelcase to design, build and donate 8×8 enclosure rooms called pods to be placed on location at VFW halls and Legion posts. The healthcare pods offer veterans the convenience of consulting with their VA clinicians in a space closer to home as opposed to traveling to the nearest VA facility, which may be hours away. Using telehealth technology and equipment donated by Philips and Caregility combined with HIPAA-trained attendants provided by CareLink, the pods improve access to care for veterans in underserved areas where there are limited healthcare providers.
“Telehealth is vital to overcoming geographic barriers and increasing veteran access to care,” said Caregility president and COO Mike Brandofino. “The ATLAS program builds upon telehealth expansion efforts initiated by the VA MISSION Act, bringing more convenient options to our veterans and their families. Caregility is honored to be a part of those efforts in partnership with other companies that Dare to Care.”
An inaugural ribbon-cutting ceremony was held recently at VFW Post 6786 in Eureka, Montana, the first VA ATLAS site. Additional installations are planned for VFW and Legion sites in Linesville, Pennsylvania; Los Banos, California; and Springfield, Virginia.
To learn more about VA services offered at ATLAS locations, visit www.connectedcare.va.gov. Learn more about Caregility’s audio and video telehealth platform offerings at www.caregility.com.
About Caregility
Caregility is focused on enabling the fastest path of care for patients to connect with the right care giver and treatment plan. Leveraging its eight years of experience in clinical environments, Caregility’s core offering, the Caregility Platform, is a purpose-built ecosystem for the entire healthcare continuum, connecting clinicians with patients anywhere–inpatient, outpatient, or in their homes, with the tools to remotely provide timely and effective care. The Platform provides secure, reliable two-way audio and video communication designed for any device and clinical workflow, in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Today, Caregility supports 6,500 access points of care systems across the US. From ambulatory/acute/ICU/post-acute care settings to virtual care operation centers to patients in the home, Caregility is helping transform patient care delivery. For more information, visit www.caregility.com. Follow Caregility on Twitter: @caregility.
Yorktel Hires Esteemed Telehealth Pioneer Dr. Sudhir R. Ahuja as Senior Vice President of Product Management, Healthcare
Visionary Entrepreneur, Scientist, and Forerunner in the Field Of Video-Based Technology For HealthcareWill Spearhead the Evolution of the Univago HE Telehealth Platform
Eatontown, NJ(April 25, 2019) Yorktel, a leading global provider of cloud and managed services, is proud to announce it has appointed Dr. Sudhir “Sid” R. Ahuja as Senior Vice President of Product Management, Healthcare, to oversee the ongoing development of Yorktel’s healthcare solutions. This includes Yorktel’s flagship telehealth platform, Univago HE.
The appointment of Dr. Ahuja to Yorktel’s healthcare team is part of the company’s greater initiative to evolve the Univago HE Telehealth Platform and its related products and services, delivering a more formidable range of telehealth solutions to the marketplace under its brand.
Over the past decade, Dr. Ahuja has immersed himself in telemedicine, IoT, and remote patient care technologies, including launching two telehealth-related start-ups and spearheading video-based technology projects. He recently served as Entrepreneur-In-Residence and Visiting Research Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey, where he oversaw a range of projects relative to video services and technology. Dr. Ahuja began his career at Bell Labs, devoting 37 years to their research and development department. He later successfully launched Vayu Technologies, which provided video-based telemedicine focused on senior citizen care. Dr. Ahuja holds 23 patents in a variety of IT, communications, and healthcare categories.
“Sid is expertly positioned to help Yorktel bring the Univago HE platform to the next level of success. Together we can facilitate even more compelling, effective telehealth experiences for healthcare companies and their patients, delivering innovative remote monitoring solutions to these specialized environments,” said Yorktel CEO Ron Gaboury. “Sid’s life work has been pioneering video-based advancements that support customer care. We’re thrilled that such an esteemed scientist and savvy business executive has joined our ranks, and we look forward to collaborating on more thoughtfully imagined, proficiently deployed, and diligently managed solutions under the Univago HE umbrella.”
A true pioneer in multiprocessor computer systems and multimedia communication systems, Dr. Ahuja designed and led the development of the first multicomputer system (“S/Net”), which led to the creation of the AT&T 3B4000 computer product. He also contributed his skills to ATT’s first multimedia conferencing system, called Rapport, which eventually became the AT&T WorldWorx video conferencing service. He was a Bell Labs Fellow, and has led research initiatives in multimedia communications, IMS systems, voice and data convergence, speech and video systems, and unified communications.
The Univago HE Telehealth Platform is an intuitive, comprehensive remote clinical and monitoring service. It helps healthcare providers streamline and simplify collaboration and improve patient outcomes, empowering clinicians to focus on the delivery of quality care without having to worry about the complexity or reliability of telemedicine technology. The platform includes the Telehealth ICU solution for specialized, intensive care environments; and the Acute patient solution for medical-surgical units, step-down units, and emergency departments.
“Yorktel has developed a unique and admirable business model in how they provision solutions in the healthcare market,” said Dr. Ahuja. “Vision in the marketplace can only succeed when it’s backed by a talented team whose goals are focused on driving business through innovation. I’m excited to be part of the outstanding ingenuity and momentum that Yorktel has built over the past four years and look forward to contributing to the evolution of the Univago HE Platform.”
About Yorktel – Yorktel (www.yorktel.com) is a leading global, cloud platform and managed services provider for health care, large enterprise, and federal government customers. Yorktel’s Univago HE enables customers, on one universal platform, to successfully integrate secure, reliable 2-way audio video into all patient/clinician interactions, with unique workflows designed to fit any patient engagement, safety or assessment need. For more information, visit Yorktel online at http://www.yorktel.com. Follow Yorktel on Twitter: @yorktelcorp.
