News Archives - 2009

Mitigating the Impact of the H1N1 Virus with Automated Pandemic Tracking

Vocantas Inc., a developer of automated telephone outreach solutions for healthcare, has developed a pandemic tracking system that can help enterprises effectively address the threat of the H1N1 virus. The solution’s rapid deployment allows organizations to reach out to entire populations immediately to deliver instructions and quickly identify any individuals who may be experiencing symptoms. Then it automatically monitors affected individuals in their homes, eliminating the need for face-to-face interaction and further spread of the virus.
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Award-winning partnership proves Vocantas CallAssure effective tool for
chronic disease management

Thrombosis unit at The Ottawa Hospital purchases system to reduce workload, improve patient care, minimize wait times in emergency rooms

Vocantas Inc., a developer of automated telephone outreach solutions, today announced the sale of its CallAssure solution to The Ottawa Hospital to manage patients in its Thrombosis Program. This comes as a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal shows that CallAssure was effective in helping The Ottawa Hospital keep thrombosis patients in the proper dosing range an impressive 80 percent of the time. In addition the clinic experienced a 33 percent reduction in staff workload. The purchase and full-time deployment of CallAssure may ultimately allow The Ottawa Hospital Thrombosis Program to efficiently and effectively manage the blood thinners of more than 10,000 patients in the region in this manner.
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Tech Award Recognizes Vocantas for Commercialization Partnership, Development of World-leading Chronic Disease Management Solution

Vocantas Inc., a developer of automated outreach solutions, was honoured to receive the Technology Commercialization Partnership award at the 14th annual OCRI Awards. The award was presented to Vocantas for the collective research and development that resulted in the successful implementation of its automated solution for chronic disease management, CallAssure.
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Vocantas Helps Algonquin College Call Out for Student Engagement and
Success

Algonquin College is getting connected with its students, in more ways than one. With a new solution developed by local firm Vocantas, the school is reaching out in a proactive, meaningful way through a medium very familiar to students, the phone. During the third week of each semester, first years
are contacted and asked a series of questions. From the responses, school
administrators can quickly identify and address issues that students are having in time to positively impact their academic future.
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