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April 7, 2024

Next Stop Portland for MHS 2024

On the heels of OPMED in San Antonio two weeks ago, Team Outpatient is hitting the road for Portland and the MHS Conference. MHS is a four day event sponsored by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the Honorable Dr Lester Martinez-Lopez. For the Military Health System, it’s their big event of the year. 

In the short time between these two events, our team has taken the feedback received at OPMED and developed a new technology advancement that we will introduce this week in Portland. Teaser Alert! 

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EventsHomepage Featured
March 7, 2024

What’s New – Join us at OPMED

We’re gearing up for the OPMED conference next week in San Antonio. As an Exhibitor Sponsor, Outpatient App will set up at Booth #217, where we will showcase the full capabilities of our Healthcare Workflow Automation platform, including the latest features addressing simplicity and efficiency.

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EventsHomepage Featured
February 6, 2024

Join Us at the 2024 AMSUS Annual Meeting & Back-to-Back Events

Outpatient App is back in DC next week for the big Federal Health yearly kickoff conference – AMSUS Annual Meeting. This is one of the major events of the year featuring leaders from Military Health (MHS), Veterans Health (VA), Dept of Health (HHS) and many others.

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EventsHomepage FeaturedTelehealth
January 12, 2024

Join Us at the Health IT Summit 2024 in Bethesda

Outpatient App hits the road next week, heading to the Washington DC area where we’re a “Small Business Sponsor” at the Health IT Summit 2024 on January 30 and 31 in Bethesda, MD.

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FeaturesHomepage FeaturedTelehealth
October 10, 2023

On-call & Shift Management Features

The digital age has brought forth many breakthroughs in healthcare management, and among these innovations, Outpatient App’s Virtual Health Management (VHM) System is one that has been tailored for the specific needs of the Military Health System (MHS) to help modernize workflows. 

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Homepage FeaturedTechnologyTelehealth
September 19, 2023

8 New Military Health Technologies in 2023

Advancements in military technology are not a new subject, but the trends in advancement are. Conventional warfare is fading as hybrid strategies emerge utilizing autonomation and cyber programs.

Virtual Health, Wearables …

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EventsHealthcareHomepage FeaturedTelehealth
August 22, 2023

Outpatient App at DHITS & MHSRS 2023

Outpatient App hit the road during this past mid-August fortnight attending two important Military Health System (MHS) conferences. The Defense Health Information Technology Symposium (DHITS) in New Orleans was presented by Defense Health Agency (DHA) and featured enterprise health software systems and related IT companies along with DHA leadership. 

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EventsHealthcareTelehealth
August 2, 2023

Join Us at DHITS and MHSRS

Hello August!   The Outpatient App Team hits the road attending two important events showcasing the latest innovations in Military Health Technology. Join us at the Defense Health Information Technology Symposium (DHITS) next week in New Orleans – August 8 – 10. Then the following week, we’re in Orlando FL for the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS). Both explore cutting-edge solutions and digital technology innovation for military healthcare professionals.

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HealthcareHomepage FeaturedTelehealth
July 11, 2023

Telehealth vs. Telemedicine: Bridging the Gap in Modern Healthcare

Technological advancements have revolutionized the healthcare industry, offering new avenues for providing medical care remotely. Two terms commonly used in this context are telehealth and telemedicine. While these terms are often used interchangeably, they have subtle differences. In this blog, we will look at definitions, applications, and how the two aspects of modern medicine are transforming how we receive healthcare.

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EntertainmentHistoryHomepage FeaturedMilitary
July 6, 2023

Sweets for the Soldiers: Exploring the Candies Made for the Military

Images of discipline, bravery, and resilience come to mind when we think of the military. Soldiers endure rigorous training, face challenging environments, and make countless sacrifices to protect their nations. Amidst the hardships, a small source of comfort has often been found in the form of candy. Many popular candies we enjoy today were initially created with the military in mind. In this blog, we will take a nostalgic journey to reveal the sweets specifically made to provide soldiers with a taste of home and boost morale during challenging times.

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EventsHealthcareHomepage FeaturedTelehealth
May 31, 2023

Outpatient App at AsMA 2023

Last week, Outpatient App went to New Orleans for the 93rd Annual Scientific Meeting at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. This conference features Military Health System (MHS) leaders from across the world.

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EventsHealthcareTelehealth
May 15, 2023

Join Us at the 2023 AsMA Annual Meeting

We will be at the Annual AsMA Scientific Meeting, which will be held at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel from May 22nd to May 23rd, 2023. This will be the 93rd Annual AsMA Scientific Meeting.

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EventsHomepage FeaturedPhilanthropy
May 14, 2023

Champion Partner for NSF’s 2023 Day on the Green Event

Outpatient App will be the Champion Partner for NSF’s 2023 Day on the Green Event. As a top tier sponsor for the event, Outpatient App will help fund support for young warriors all year long through NSF’s eight impactful patient programs.

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EventsHealthcareTelehealth
April 14, 2023

Join Us at #HIMSS23

The Outpatient App Team is hitting the ground running at HIMSS 2023 in Chicago. We’re there Tuesday and Wednesday April 18 – 19 in the Windy City. HIMSS is one of the largest health information and technology events of the year.

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FeaturesHomepage FeaturedNew Features
April 14, 2023

The Scheduler – Now with Labs & Immunizations

Big update from Outpatient and our partners at Travis Air Force Base.Next week, we are introducing a big update to The Scheduler Platform currently in use at Travis Air Force Base.

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EventsHealthcareHomepage FeaturedTelehealth
April 5, 2023

Outpatient App at OPMED 2023

Last week, Outpatient App went to San Antonio for the OPMED Symposium. This conference features Military Health System (MHS) leaders from across all sections of the DoD as well major technology vendor partners.

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EventsHealthcareHomepage FeaturedTelehealth
March 24, 2023

Join Us at the 2023 OPMED Symposium

We will be at the 2023 OPMED Symposium from March 28th to the 29th in San Antonio, Texas. This will be the 5th Annual Operational Medicine Symposium & Technology Showcase.

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EventsHealthcareHomepage FeaturedTelehealth
March 3, 2023

Attending the 2023 AMSUS Annual Meeting in DC

Our team just recently attended the AMSUS Annual Meeting outside Washington, DC. This conference is one of the largest gatherings of government healthcare leaders, bringing together professionals from across all segments to discuss goals, trends, and innovations.

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EventsHealthcareHomepage FeaturedTelehealth
February 8, 2023

Join Us at the 2023 AMSUS Annual Meeting & Happy Hour

We will be at the 2023 AMSUS Annual Meeting from February 13th to the 16th in National Harbor, Maryland. This year’s theme is “Healthcare Collaboration: Meeting the Challenges of Today and Tomorrow”.

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Design
January 25, 2023

Top 7 Best Designed Military-Related Websites in 2023

In today’s digital age, military-related websites have become an important tool for connecting with potential recruits, providing information to service members and veterans, and sharing news and updates about the military. These websites not only serve as a valuable resource, but also provide a platform for people to connect and share their experiences.

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History
December 9, 2022

A Typo, some Christmas Spirit, & Technology

Every year, children worldwide watch in anticipation as the team at NORAD tracks Santa’s sleigh as he delivers presents. However, the online tracking page for Santa Claus didn’t start as a planned project.

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Air ForceFeaturesHomepage FeaturedNew Features
November 28, 2022

Announcing PHA Scheduler

Working with the 60th Medical Group at Travis AFB, we learned of the challenges managing the base-wide Periodic Health Assessment (PHA) requirements.

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Air ForceHomepage FeaturedMilitary
November 9, 2022

The Top 7 Most Iconic Fighter Jets in the U.S. Air Force

Aerial combat is as fascinating as it is risky. For years the U.S. and her allies have dominated the skies with sleek designs and hyper-advanced technology. Below is a list of the most iconic fighter jets ever in service.

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AFWERXAir ForceAir Force Medical SystemsAirmenHealthcareHomepage FeaturedMilitaryOutpatient App
October 18, 2022

Top 10 Military Technology Trends Going into 2023

Advancements in military technology are not a new subject, but the trends in advancement are. Conventional warfare is fading as hybrid strategies emerge utilizing autonomation and cyber programs.

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Air ForceAirmen
September 11, 2022

Top 10 Mobile Apps used by the Military in 2022

Generally, there is one thing that everyone in the military has in common across all bases: you have way too much to do! Why not find technology to make things more efficient? Whether you are in the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Department of Defense, or Coast Guard, these are our picks for the 10 ten best mobile apps.

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Air ForceAirmenEntertainmentMilitary
August 30, 2022

Top 10 U.S. Air Force Movies from 1970 to 2022

Put your seat back and tray table up, because the films on this list are guaranteed to take you on a bumpy flight.

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Air ForceAirmenMilitary
August 16, 2022

5 Big Retail Brands with the Biggest Military Discounts in 2022

You do a lot for our country – at the very least, you deserve a discount above 10%! These are the biggest clothing and shoe retail brands that have the highest military discounts.

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EventsPhilanthropy
July 18, 2022

Organizations that we Believe In: NFS & BikeMS

Check Out Our Collaboration with Groups Like the Nephrotic Syndrome Foundation & BikeMS.

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Air Force
February 16, 2022

For Medical Staff: Collaborate In A Shared System

Medical Staff can easily schedule and track Medical Readiness requirements by working together COLLABORATIVELY in a shared system, visible to all appropriate people involved.

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Air Force
January 27, 2022

The Process of Medical Readiness

The process of Medical Readiness requires involvement and collaboration by teams of people from multiple departments. The Outpatient App simplifies the steps, enables quick and easy coordination, and overall makes the process way more efficient for everyone.

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Air Force
January 26, 2022

For Airmen: Using The Mobile App Version

Medical Readiness, the critical starting point for all military operations. The Outpatient App helps make it happen quicker and easier. Here is how the mobile version of the Outpatient App may be preferred over the desktop version for those in the field.

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Air Force
January 14, 2022

Medical Readiness Solution

The process of deployment readiness requires involvement and collaboration by teams of people from multiple departments. The Outpatient App simplifies these steps, enables quick and easy coordination, and overall makes the process more efficient for everyone.

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New Features
November 30, 2021

For Military: Push Notifications with Broadcast

Message large groups simultaneously that will send a push notification to both groups and individuals.

This Outpatient App is a new modern solution for Medical Readiness and is now being used at multiple Air Force Bases.

Some of our features include broadcasting messages with push notifications.

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AwardsCaregiversDigital HealthFamily CaregiversHealth SystemsHealthcareHospitalsProduct DevelopmentSBIRSoftware EngineeringTelehealth
November 15, 2021

Global Business Awards Winner – Best Care Coordination Digital Health Solutions Provider

The Outpatient App has won Corporate Vision Magazine’s Global Business award for Best Care Coordination Digital Health Solutions Provider – USA.

We’re honored and grateful for this award; thank you Corporate Vision!

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New Features
November 14, 2021

Get Cleared: Grant Medical Clearance & Go

Here is how Airmen are granted Medical Clearance!

When deployers have completed all of their necessary medical readiness checklists, Airmen are then granted medical clearance, and their Commanders are notified that they are cleared for duty.

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Air Force
September 20, 2021

3 Benefits of Tracking and Automating Readiness Steps

The Outpatient App tracks and automates Medical Readiness for active service members, helping them get cleared for duty faster, efficiently, and effectively. Benefits of Tracking and Automating Readiness Steps…

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Product Management
September 1, 2021

3 Things You Need to Shake Up Your Industry

Brian Corey recently interviewed with Authority Magazine on his experience working with startups and major companies like Facebook, to co-founding the Outpatient App.

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Telehealth
August 10, 2021

Is The Outpatient App HIPAA Compliant?

Outpatient App is fully private and secure – HIPAA compliant, SOC 2 and ISO 27001. It’s a group collaboration environment, but only within a secure, compliant environment.

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New Features
September 11, 2020

Outpatient App: What’s New and What’s Coming

The global COVID-19 pandemic has been a sea change for everyone. Our fantastic community of customers, caregivers, employees, friends and families are all facing new challenges and major disruptions to how we’ve traditionally lived, worked, and thrived.

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HealthHealth SystemsHealth TechHealthcare
March 13, 2020

Social Distancing and Communication – We Can Help – FREE!

Your responsibility as a health community leader is today much more challenging than it was just 90 days ago. Possibly you didn’t need President Trump reminding everyone that Senior Living communities are at a higher risk of spreading and contracting the Covid-19 virus. Or possibly that announcement helped you by asking everyone to avoid unnecessary visits, and he saved you the need to communicate it. Regardless, your job is harder today and here are a few ideas that can help.

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Product DevelopmentProduct ManagementRecruitingSoftware Engineering
February 20, 2020

Build Fast! Technology for Caregivers and Families

Outpatient generally builds software much faster than most other technology developers in the healthcare industry. We’ve heard from our customers that most of their technology partners send out updates to their software annually. We don’t think that’s a recipe for success for our customers, or us.

As a startup, we’ve been able to be extremely responsive to community needs to quickly solve workplace and home-based challenges. We believe our responsiveness to community feedback has been the critical reason we’ve created an indispensable technology product people love to use.

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Senior Living
January 29, 2020

4 Ways Communicating with Resident Families Will Strengthen Your Community in 2020

New technology tools now give senior living community teams an easy way to immediately improve connection with families. And the cost-benefit is so alarmingly positive, it’s a no-brainer for all Executive Directors (EDs) to consider this year.

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EventsUncategorized
June 14, 2019

The Outpatient App & Senior Care Conference Tour

Over the past six weeks, Team Outpatient has been hitting the road on a conference tour introducing Professional Caregivers and Senior Living Communities to the new Outpatient App.   Last…

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Unique Employee benefits Employee BenefitsOutpatient App
March 2, 2019

Unique Employee Benefits For Caregivers – Outpatient App

Unique Employee Benefits #DidYouKnow that one of the biggest challenges facing working adults, and their employers, is Caregiving?  In other words, taking care of a family member or close friend….

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In The News
February 22, 2019

ABC News Demos Outpatient App

“The new app, Outpatient, is designed to help make caregiving better and easier for caretakers that juggle work, family, and aging parents.”– Francie Black, ABC News Reporter @francieblack

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New Features
February 11, 2019

Update: This Release is All About You and Your Tribe

We are hard at work at Outpatient adding new features to our app that are all about you, the caregiver, and your Tribe. The Numbers for Caregivers 16.6% of Americans…

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Not Gonna Miss you HealthStory
June 22, 2018

Alzheimer’s – Not Gonna Miss You

Legendary Musician Glen Campbell wrote this song almost two years after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Having already struggled with the disease for a few years, the song’s lyrics accurately describe the trials that his family would face.

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New Features
June 9, 2018

Pass the Torch

My mom could do nothing but lie in bed after breaking her ankle. For trips to the bathroom, doctor and physical therapy, and all her basic needs she relied on my dad. Providing such physically-demanding support 24/7 was hardly feasible for my elderly dad, let alone for my brother and I. The solution? Pass the torch.

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HealthStory
May 4, 2018

Mom Manages Son’s Allergies

My hands shook uncontrollably as I tried to screw off the top of a bottle of Benadryl. The little plastic measuring cup seemed more like a tiny thimble as I attempted to pour the correct amount of medication. My son, Jasper, was having an allergic reaction to peanuts. Red splotches develop all over. His tongue and face swell.

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HealthJourney
April 10, 2018

From Cancer To Conquering

Jim Walberg has always lived his life to the fullest. He started two successful businesses and participated in sporting events, including triathlons and marathons, just to name a couple. Since overcoming both prostate cancer and a nasty tumor on his pituitary gland, not to mention losing his colon to ulcerative colitis, his zest for life hasn’t wavered.

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BusinessHealth
March 29, 2018

Outpatient is for You

When I first started thinking about creating Outpatient Inc., my situation mirrored the frustrating dilemma of Oniqa Moonsammy, the 33-year-old who Time magazine recently profiled in a story about Americans who are struggling to hold on to their jobs while also caring for elderly parents and relatives.

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Health
March 16, 2018

Hospitals of the Future Need Outpatient Inc

If you’ve been paying the slightest amount of attention to the business news lately, you know that the healthcare industry has been moving and shaking. New products, M&As, and partnerships touting the biggest names — Amazon, Apple, Verily (Alphabet), Aetna, Cigna, McKesson, JP Morgan, Berkshire Hathaway and CVS — promise to change the way you see the doctor.

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Health
February 23, 2018

Healthcare Acquisitions Hold Promise

Need to see a physical therapist or other outpatient clinician? You know that you’ll have to arrive 15 minutes early to fill out forms with information including your insurance plan, medical history, medications, allergies. Americans continuously face the frustration of repeatedly completing the same forms. Over and over again, you handwrite the details, wondering why the healthcare world remains in the age of telegraphs, leaded gasoline, card catalogs, the Beach Boys.

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Health
February 13, 2018

Freakonomics, Butterflies & Healthcare

Butterfly effect. You’ve probably heard of the term. It refers to a mathematical theory applied to weather systems, where the slightest change of a butterfly flapping its wings in one part of the world could potentially influence a tornado developing in another. Sounds unbelievable, right?

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Amazon Berkshire JP Morgan BusinessFood for thoughtHealth
January 31, 2018

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, And JP Morgan Waves in Healthcare Waters

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan announced yesterday that they’re teaming up to take on the challenge of healthcare for their employees, which collectively total 1.2 million. It’s an exciting development as the industry trends toward a model that’s patient- and family-centered.

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healthcare statistics in america BusinessHealth
October 10, 2017

Healthcare Statistics In America

People generally love numbers and lists. Well, here’s some real live data to boggle your mind. The numbers in US Healthcare are crazy talk. They’re staggering and seem unsustainable. Well maybe to someone who hasn’t spent a career in healthcare, but then maybe that’s what this industry needs? Some people to read this stuff and realize – this is crazy .. how can we make this better! Check this out (annual US data) …

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History
October 8, 2017

Denny’s Question

We’re working on a consumer focus at Outpatient. Our goal is to simplify the Outpatient Health experience for Patients and Families.

We’ve been working on it for many months – first with months of research and now building a product.

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healthy hamburger helper Food for thoughtHealthHistory
February 21, 2017

Healthy Hamburger Helper

My 72-year-old mom loves hamburgers. She recently spent a month in the hospital and ate almost one per day, compliments of the hospital kitchen and I assume, Medicare. So after she had sufficiently rehabilitated and recovered from a severely broken ankle, I took her out to a new hamburger restaurant nearby with family.

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