Tag: telehealth
MobileHelp nabs Frost & Sullivan award
July 29, 2014SSN Staff
BOCA RATON, Fla.—MobileHelp, a provider of mobile PERS solutions, based here, recently won Frost & Sullivan's 2014 North American Price Performance Value Leadership Award in the PERS category, according to a joint news release.
“From a customer satisfaction perspective, MobileHelp's sales focus on return guarantees, low obligatory service commitment, and easy product upgrade makes it very attractive for buyers that are seeking emergency care support without product risk,” Frost...
Monitronics partners with remote care platform company
February 25, 2014SSN Staff
DALLAS—Monitronics, a third-party central station based here, is optionally integrating Vivify's Remote Care Management Platform into its offerings, according to a news release.
The cloud-based platform, which is used in conjunction with off-the-shelf consumer electronics like tablets and smart phones, includes direct-to-consumer virtual care functionalities, facilitated in part by HD video conferencing, the release noted. Subscribers to the offering will be serviced by a nationwide call center,...
Moon Security to enhance PERS division
August 14, 2013Leif Kothe
PASCO, Wash.—Moon Security Services, a full-service security company with accounts in several states in the Northwest, plans to ramp up its PERS division in the coming months, Mike Miller, vice president of the company, told Security Systems News.“It's certainly an RMR opportunity, and it certainly fits in with our life safety philosophy,” Miller said. “At the same time, my warm and fuzzy point would be that there's a lot of people that need our help and this is one way to...
UCC appoints former CVS security czar to lead business development
July 31, 2013Leif Kothe
SAN ANTONIO—United Central Control, a wholesale monitoring company based here, has hired James Beaty, formerly the general manager of central station operations at pharmacy giant CVS, to lead its business development initiatives.In previous jobs, Beaty helped develop in-house security systems and vetted new technology at both CVS and Autozone.At UCC, his hiring could signal some new avenues of business for the wholesale monitoring company, like telehealth, and expand some product lines already...
VRI on the move
September 22, 2010Daniel Gelinas
DAYTON, Ohio—VRI has been doing a lot of growing lately, and expects more acquisitions and new services and is getting ready to move its corporate headquarters and monitoring center. The new space is capable of serving at least 250,000 accounts, approximately five times the company's current size, said VRI president Chris Hendriksen.
“We're moving due to a combination of the growth we've seen over the last few years and the growth we see coming. We needed to get into a space that could...