The Care Connexion offers a HIPAA‑compliant SaaS marketplace that instantly matches home‑health agencies with credentialed therapists for on‑demand micro‑shifts. Agencies submit referrals and receive algorithmic matches within minutes, while clinicians schedule, document, and receive payment through the platform, reducing staffing lag and compliance overhead.
Funding
$145K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Home health agencies often face gaps between patient referral demand and available clinician capacity, leading to missed referrals, prolonged staffing cycles, and compliance challenges with Medicare and HIPAA regulations. Traditional PRN pools are unreliable and full‑time hiring is slow, resulting in excess payroll or unfilled visit windows.
Solution
The Care Connexion operates a per‑patient, on‑demand marketplace that instantly matches agencies with credentialed home‑health clinicians for specific visit slots. Agencies submit a referral, the platform’s real‑time matching engine surfaces qualified therapists, and the selected provider schedules and completes the visit within the same week. All interactions—staffing, case documentation, secure messaging, and payment processing—are conducted within a HIPAA‑compliant SaaS environment that generates audit‑ready records aligned with Medicare requirements. By eliminating staffing middlemen, agencies reduce overhead, achieve faster fill times (average 15 minutes vs. industry 72 hours), and improve patient visit completion rates. Therapists benefit from flexible scheduling, direct payments, and streamlined paperwork, enabling them to focus on care delivery.
Target Audience
Primary customers are home health agencies seeking agile staffing solutions, and licensed home‑health clinicians (physical, occupational, speech therapists, and certified nursing assistants) looking for flexible, on‑demand assignments.
Features
- Web‑based platform with real‑time referral intake and algorithmic therapist matching for micro‑shifts
- Integrated case‑management suite: scheduling, secure messaging, documentation, and compliance workflow in a single UI
- End‑to‑end HIPAA‑compliant data handling with encrypted storage, role‑based access, and audit‑trail generation for CMS audits
- Automated payment engine that validates completed documentation and issues direct deposits to therapists within 24 hours
- Credentialing pipeline that verifies licensure, malpractice coverage, and background checks before therapist activation
- API connectors for EHR and payer systems (FHIR‑compatible) to sync referral data and billing information
- Analytics dashboard providing agencies with cost‑saving metrics, fill‑time KPIs, and visit completion analytics