CareConnectors and VRI Use PatientGraph Platform to Develop Mobile Application Framework for Developers

    REDWOOD CITY, CA, September 09, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- CareConnectorsTM, developers of the PatientGraphTM Platform and VRI (Valued Relationships, Inc.) today announced they are developing a new software framework that will provide mobile health application developers with a unified, validated, monitoring data sharing and exchange interface for home telehealth monitoring.

The launch of Apple's HealthKit for mobile application development presents new security, transport, storage and regulatory compliance challenges for managing healthcare data. Protected Health Information ("PHI") must be transported, shared, exchanged and stored in compliance with the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act of 1996.

Mobile application developers will be able to use PatientGraph software framework developed jointly developed by CareConnectors and VRI to transport, share and exchange validated, sensitive home monitoring health data (PHI) in a secure, HIPAA compliant manner with health providers. In addition, developers will benefit from having home monitoring data carefully reviewed by nurses at VRI to insure that data is of high quality before the data is shared with providers.

"With HealthKit arriving from Apple, mobile application opportunities involving home telehealth monitoring can make a significant contribution to reducing hospital readmission, increasing clinical quality measures and improving overall patient outcomes," explained Dr. Sanjay Patil, founder and CEO of CareConnectors. "Instead of mobile application developers trying to integrate with over 1,000 different EMRs and 1000s of different home telehealth monitoring hardware devices, VRI and CareConnectors are providing a unified, quality checked, data exchange interface that lets application developers focus on their products instead of becoming home monitoring data integrators or telehealth device porting engineers."

Rhonda Willingham, Senior Vice President, VRI explains, "Lack of visibility to validated telehealth monitoring data significantly limits the ability for providers to intervene in a timely and effective manner, especially for chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, heart failure and COPD. At VRI, we have worked hard over the past 20 years to provide unique monitoring solutions for our clients - including our 110,000 plus current clients. We believe the PatientGraph framework from CareConnectors and VRI gives patients and healthcare providers and partners new ways to insure that high quality telehealth data is accessible and actionable as well as secure and compliant."

About CareConnectors, Inc.

CareConnectors delivers seamless healthcare data exchange for patients, providers, developers and enterprises through its PatientGraph platform plus related SDKs and APIs. Customers using the PatientGraph platform are able to exchange traditional and non-traditional healthcare data in a secure, HIPAA compliant ecosystem, including support for the workflow used by healthcare providers every day. CareConnectors is a privately funded company based in Redwood City, CA. Learn more at www.careconnectors.com or follow us at @CareConnects.

About VRI
With over 20 years of experience, VRI is one of the largest providers of telehealth monitoring, monitored medication dispensing and adherence solutions, and medical alert systems in the country. VRI's services support patient self-management and health plan care management operations that enable seniors, the chronically ill, and those with disabilities to maintain their independence and avoid long-term care facilities, and avoid preventable ER use, hospitalization and hospital readmission. The company currently serves approximately 110,000 active clients across the United States through commercial and government-funded health benefit programs administered by health plans, government agencies and other partner relationships. Our solutions improve the quality of life and allow our clients to be safe and live well. For more information, or to view the full range of VRI services and products, please visit http://www.monitoringcare.com.

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