Humana Teams With VRI To Pilot Enhanced Medical Alert Systems For Its Medicare Members
Circle Connections: Tech Updates Humana Inc., one of the nation's leading health and well-being companies, and Valued Relationships, Inc. (VRI), a leading provider of home health monitoring services, are partnering on a national pilot aimed at preventing the serious long-term effects of medical emergencies and falls, and reducing unnecessary hospital admissions, readmissions and emergency room visits. Beginning in late July, Humana began providing a free personal emergency response system, called a "PERS," to Medicare Advantage members identified by the company's national chronic care management division, Humana Cares / SeniorBridge. Plans are for 500 Humana Medicare members nationwide . . .