AlayaCare and its partners awarded OCE’s AdvancingHealth Innovation Fund

Collaboration to launch innovative model of care for home and community care patients

TORONTO, ON – November 30, 2015: AlayaCare, providers of next generation home care software solutions, announced today that it has been selected as an award recipient of the AdvancingHealth Program.

Along with its partners, AlayaCare will launch virtual care technology that enables home care providers to administer care via remote patient monitoring (RPM), telehealth and video conferencing. The AdvancingHealth Program, managed by Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), is designed to facilitate partnerships between Ontario public healthcare organizations, companies and academic institutions to increase innovation in Ontario’s public healthcare sector.

“Our AdvancingHealth program is providing an unprecedented opportunity for the public and private sectors to work collaboratively to pilot innovative products that will improve the patient experience in Ontario’s healthcare system,” says Dr. Tom Corr, President and CEO of Ontario Centres of Excellence. “Ontario has a wealth of tech innovations that are ideally suited to modernizing the healthcare sector.”

AlayaCare, along with Southlake Regional Health Center (Southlake), CBI Health Group, Professor Carolyn McGregor at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), and the Centre for Excellence in Economic Analysis will seek to reduce hospital admissions and emergency department visits for chronically ill patients.

They are one of five teams awarded up to $250,000 to improve patient outcomes and enhance patient experiences through the use of innovative technologies.

“AlayaCare is very encouraged to see Ontario’s investment in innovative care delivery models through programs like OCE AdvancingHealth,” said Adrian Schauer, CEO of AlayaCare. “We are thrilled to partner with public sector innovation leaders like the Southlake Regional Health Center and forward thinking providers like CBI Health Group.”

“Innovative thinking is not new to us here at Southlake. We’re passionate about discovering and developing new innovative processes, software solutions and devices that will result in better ways to deliver healthcare services,” says Dr. Dave Williams, President and CEO, Southlake Regional Health Centre.

“It was a natural fit for us to participate in this program. Our hope is that we can look to reduce hospital admissions for patients enrolled in the program by at least 50%, demonstrate a positive return on investment from a health economics point-of-view, and demonstrate that a public-private partnership (PPP) between hospitals and private community care providers is an efficient service delivery model. This is a great proof point for CreateIT Now at Southlake — our innovation incubator — and its role in spurring innovation.”

AlayaCare’s role within the project is to provide innovative technologies such as a mobile care app, Telehealth Dashboard, Family Portal, RPM software, point of care clinical documentation software, an electronic visit verification system and Machine Learning algorithm-based clinical support tools, which allow for better coordination and quality of care across the healthcare continuum.

The key deliverables of the project impacting the Ontario healthcare system are:

• Reduced hospital re-admissions and Emergency Department (ED) visits
• Positive health economics (i.e. reduced health system utilization)
• Improved patient satisfaction
• Positive experience for the family health teams at all hospital partners as evidenced by a desire to see the program continued and expanded

“With our collaboration to date, we’ve already seen the theoretical potential for remote patient monitoring combined with machine learning algorithms to reduce negative health events,” said Rudy Mancini, Senior Director, National Partnerships and Healthcare Innovation, CBI Health Group. “Now, we are ready to learn more in the field with this multi partner partnership – the potential to improve healthcare system efficiency and, importantly, patient safety.”

About AlayaCare

AlayaCare is a provider of revolutionary cloud-based home healthcare software. With Clinical Documentation, Back Office, Client and Family Portals, Remote Patient Monitoring, Telehealth and Mobile Care Worker functionality, AlayaCare offers a platform for agencies to propel towards innovation and home care of the future. 

About CBI Health Group

Founded in 1974, CBI employs almost 10,000 clinical and support staff that deliver comprehensive healthcare services through more than 250 facilities. Our services include: community and hospital based rehabilitation centres, home health, neurodevelopmental treatment, assessments and medical services on behalf of individuals, third party funders and governments. Our purpose is to improve the health of Canadians by shaping standards and driving innovation in community care. For more information, visit www.CBI.ca

About Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc.

Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) drives the commercialization of cutting-edge research to build the economy of tomorrow and secure Ontario’s global competitiveness. OCE fosters the training and development of the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs and is a key partner with Ontario’s industry, universities, colleges, research hospitals, domestic and foreign investors, and government ministries. A champion of leading-edge technologies, best practices, innovation, entrepreneurship and research, OCE invests in such areas as advanced health, information and communications technology, digital media, advanced materials and manufacturing, agri-food, aerospace, transportation, energy, and the environment including water and mining. OCE is a key partner in delivering Ontario’s Innovation Agenda as a member of the province’s Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs (ONE), which helps Ontario-based entrepreneurs and industry rapidly grow their company and create jobs. Learn more at www.onebusiness.ca