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22Jul

JSS Hospital Selects Ubiqare Health As Platform Partner For Home Monitoring & Care Services

The JSS Hospital, Mysore partnered with Ubiqare Health to use our tele healthcare platform to extend their care to patients beyond the hospital. The new home monitoring service of the hospital was launched recently.
The second wave of the COVID pandemic added tremendous pressure on the country’s healthcare system. The shortages of hospital beds, trained medical resources, etc. created a horrifying situation. Amidst that chaos, JSS Hospital emerged as an early adopter of a hybrid care model and a leader amongst peer hospitals.

21Jul

COVID-19 Care Helps Mildly Symptomatic Patient Recover at Home

Seetha (name changed to protect privacy), a 69 years old lady with no comorbidities tested positive for COVID-19 infection. She complained of dry cough and loss of appetite. She had no previous record of hospital admissions.
She had tested positive during the peak of the second wave. She did not meet the hospitalization criteria set by the government for COVID-19 infections. She was required to self-isolate at home. However, given her age, her family wanted medical oversight for her to ensure her recovery.

12Jul

Medicircle Discusses Future of Telemedicine with Ubiqare Health

The COVID-19 pandemic created challenges and opportunities for Indian healthcare systems. The healthcare startups were quick to develop solutions for prevention, detection, disruption, management, etc. of the infection. The pandemic was a reminder that healthcare startups can help in addressing the vulnerabilities and gaps in the current healthcare system. It also reinforced the idea that telemedicine is the future of healthcare.

26Apr

COVID-19 Second Wave & Home Monitoring of COVID Patients

The new strain or COVID double mutant is thwarting containment efforts of the country and putting the existing healthcare system under tremendous stress. Given this situation, healthcare authorities are recommending mildly symptomatic and asymptomatic patients be treated under home quarantine. This makes the role of home care services more crucial than what it was during the first wave.

26Apr

Government of Karnataka Releases Guidelines for Eligibility for Home Care, Hospitalization, Discharge, & Transfer to COVID-19 Care Centres

ln view of setting in of 2nd wave of COVID 19 in the state, wherein the positive cases are increasing alarmingly, the following guidelines are issued by the Government of Karnataka to facilitate the effective management of patients, both under home isolation / home care and at COVID care centre, Designated COVID Health centre or Designated Covid Hospital.

14Apr

Startus Insights Puts Ubiqare in Top 5 Palliative Care Solutions Globally

15Mar

Home Care Service for Multiple Sclerosis Patient Offers Holistic Care

Aruna, a 50-years old resident of Bangalore, had her life turned upside down when she received her diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis 15 years ago. It took her some time to come to terms with the reality that she was struck by a chronic illness. But once the initial shock had waned, she started her treatment after evaluating different options available to her with her specialist.

12Feb

Post-Operative Care at Home for a Spine Surgery Patient in Bangalore

Ubiqare set up a doctor-guided post operative care ecosystem for Prasad who underwent a rehabilitation period of 3 months. We provided a Care Doctor to monitor Prasad at home and a physiotherapist to conduct physical therapy at home. Our digital platform allowed Prasad’s surgeon to continue his follow-up care without requiring Prasad to visit hospital for follow-ups and consultations.

09Feb

Post-Operative Care for Elderly Patient Improves Patient Outcomes

Ubiqare set up a doctor-guided post operative care ecosystem for Renuka at home. We assigned an attendant to help Renuka with her daily activities. Our skilled nurse made daily visits to Renuka to check on her wound and take care of dressing. The nurse also recorded Renuka’s vital signs daily and reported them to our Care Doctor.

14Dec

End of Life Care for Pancreatic Cancer Patient

Srilatha, a 49 years old lady, was diagnosed with stomach cancer with stage 4 malignancy. While she was undergoing her treatment with an onco-specialist in Bangalore, she was suffering with severe side effects. She complained of abdominal pain, nausea, vomits, and body pains. She was unable to consume anything orally and was put on intravenous fluids.