ORCAS Developing Leading Wellness Technology Products Based on Rich Research Heritage

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Company Advancing Mobile Health and Web-Based Programs to Help Support, Manage Depression. ORCAS, a health innovation company that combines science and technology to create self-management products that improve well-being, has developed and tested several web-based programs and mobile health applications aimed at helping people manage and prevent depression, and in turn, improve both physical and [...]

ORCAS App Offers Mood Boosting Help for Depression Sufferers

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MoodHacker Features Mood and Activity Trackers, Journaling Tools, Inspiring Videos and Text Messaging. ORCAS, a health innovation company that combines science and technology to create self-management products that improve well-being, introduces MoodHacker, a mobile health application available for smartphone, tablet and desktop tools. The app, currently in beta version, is designed to help workers who [...]

ORCAS Expands Children’s Asthma Program to Emphasize the Condition’s Seriousness

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Lungtropolis® Educational Video and Blog Offer Tips to Effectively Manage Asthma. ORCAS, a healthcare technology company specializing in self-management products that improve physical and emotional well-being, has announced the additions of an educational video and blog to their Lungtropolis® program. Lungtropolis®  was developed as a result of a collaborative effort between ORCAS and the American [...]

New Bike and Pedestrian Safety Apps Teach Children the Rules of the Road

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Bike Smart and Walk Smart—both designed by ORCAS for kids ages 5-9—feature game-based interactivity to help prevent accidents and injury across the U.S. ORCAS, a healthcare technology company specializing in self-management products that improve physical and emotional well-being, has announced the development of a series of applications for the prevention of childhood bicycle and pedestrian [...]

LVM Systems and ORCAS Partner on Hospital Readmission Reduction Project

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LVM Systems, the industry leader in healthcare call center software solutions, has announced it has partnered with ORCAS, a healthcare technology company and developer of customized disease management solutions, to develop a healthcare-call-center-focused approach to hospital readmission reduction. “We believe we have the best healthcare call center software in the industry, and ORCAS is doing [...]

ORCAS Releases Asthma Game Lungtropolis®

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With April marking National Asthma Awareness Month, ORCAS is pleased to announce the launch of Lungtropolis®—Where Kids with Asthma Learn to Play, an interactive web-based learning game to help children ages 5-10 control their asthma. The site also incorporates a resource for parents featuring comprehensive tips on caring for a child with asthma. Asthma is [...]

Internet Training Reduces Assaults in Long-Term Care

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Research indicates that nursing assistants experience frequent physical and verbal assaults by residents in nursing homes, which is stressful for the staff and may decrease quality of care of residents. Internet training, however, may offer help that benefits both staff and residents. New research published in the January 2012 issue of Geriatric Nursing suggests that [...]