»Prodded by the COVID-19 pandemic, Relias released a new feature allowing clients to host live training online. Virtual Classroom debuted nine months ahead of schedule to help healthcare providers safely train incoming personnel while minimizing, and in some cases eliminating, in-person interaction. Expect additional capabilities to roll out through early 2021. 

»AI-powered CarePredict launched the PinPoint Toolset with contact tracing, location tracing, path tracing and room traffic capabilities. PinPoint can tell providers all of those people in a facility with whom an individual has had contact, including the time of day, duration and location; every place the individual visited within a facility; their exact path through a facility; and whether anyone spent time in the same area as the infected individual.

»VersaSuite has received approval from the Drummond Group for its “Power of One Software and EHR System,” VersaSuite version 9.0, to complete the process required for meaningful use certification. Healthcare organizations must obtain a certified EHR system and use it for 90 days to qualify for federal incentive payments.

»OnShift has added a new feature to its OnShift Wallet tool, which helps employees access earned wages between paychecks, to better manage their expenses. With Timely Pay, providers can offer employees a sponsored shift that provides automatic payment of up to 65% of that shift’s earnings the next business day.

»Two former Lancaster Pollard executives have launched VIUM Capital, an independent financial services firm exclusively focused on providing capital to the seniors housing and healthcare sectors. The firm will offer FHA/GNMA financing, bridge loans and advisory services.

»Digital resident engagement company iN2L unveiled an updated name and visual branding, as well as a redesigned website as the company celebrates its 20th anniversary. Company officials explained that the new iN2L logo pares down the company’s legacy name of It’s Never 2 Late in an effort to bring to the forefront visual cues that emphas