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Homecare Homebase Wraps 2024 with Growth, Product Innovation and Industry Leadership

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From improving patient care quality to driving customer success, HCHB continues to lead the home-based care industry with enhanced technology, advocacy and customer support

DALLAS, Jan. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Homecare HomebaseSM (HCHB), the leading software provider for home-based care, closes out 2024 with significant accomplishments in market leadership, quality improvements, advocacy impact and product innovation. As a trusted partner to agencies managing millions of home health, hospice and personal care visits annually, HCHB continues to deliver advanced tools and meaningful customer support. 

In 2024, HCHB further cemented its position as an industry leader, supporting 43.8% of home health agencies and 38.7% of hospice providers, including five of the top five home health agencies and four of the five largest hospice organizations. Across its customer base, HCHB’s platform powered more than 121 million annual visits for over 4.4 million distinct patients, showcasing its role as the engine behind modern home-based care.

HCHB clients consistently delivered exceptional results, outperforming industry averages in quality measures. Home health agencies using HCHB achieved an average star rating of 3.83, compared to 3.02 for non-HCHB agencies, with 91% of HCHB agencies receiving a rating of 3 stars or higher. In hospice care, HCHB customers averaged 97.63 in quality scores, compared to 91.30 for non-HCHB providers, and 96% of agencies using HCHB scored a rating of 80 or better. These results highlight the tangible benefits of HCHB’s technology in improving efficiency and patient outcomes.

HCHB’s advocacy efforts played a significant role in influencing the CMS CY 2025 Medicare HH PPS Final Rule. CMS directly referenced HCHB’s comment letter and reduced proposed cuts, resulting in an average payment increase of 0.90% for HCHB customers, higher than the national average of 0.5%. The company also ensured its customers were ready for compliance with regulatory updates by incorporating changes to case-mix weights, wage indexes, social determinants of health elements and many more adjustments to its platform.

In 2024, HCHB introduced several new products and enhancements to address key challenges in home-based care.

Medication Kits helped reduce documentation time for hospice agencies by more than 20 minutes per visit.Patient Visit Reminder, Clinician ETA Notification and Find Shifts streamlined care delivery and staff coordination. In fact, Patient Visit Reminder alone has reduced missed visits nearly 50% through confirmed patient appointments.Smart Scheduling, now assigning over 500,000 visits monthly, helped agencies optimize staffing by automating nearly 50% of scheduler workflow.Other enhancements included expanding the Personal Care service line to 40 states and adding 20 new interfaces to its interoperability platform, which now features over 400 live interfaces.

HCHB Services also made significant strides in helping customers optimize revenue cycle management and streamline operations, processing at an annual rate of more than 450,000 claims. Additionally, HCHB Services now manages over $750 million in annual net collections on behalf of its customers, enabling agencies to maintain financial stability while focusing on delivering quality care.

Customer collaboration and education continue to be key pillars of success for HCHB. Through its education programs, the company has granted over 39,800 certifications to 28,572 students in 2024, achieving a 95% course completion rate. HCHB involves customers in early access programs to refine product development and in 2024, implemented 17 customer ideas from its Idea Center, a forum for customer networking and support. These suggestions were developed into product updates and releases for billing reports, documentation, analytics and interoperability enhancements.

With this support, agencies using HCHB’s solutions achieved a 9% reduction in start-of-care documentation times. Additionally, to foster recognition and growth within the industry, HCHB recognized 27 caregivers with Gold Standard Awards and Home Care Aide Scholarships, applauding their individual contributions to patient care. “2024 was a year of action for Homecare Homebase – action to equip agencies with the tools to succeed, to amplify the challenges they face through advocacy and to deliver meaningful improvements in patient care,” said Luke Rutledge, President of Homecare Homebase.

As HCHB looks to 2025, the company remains focused on driving innovation and expanding its reach to serve agencies of all sizes. Plans include continued enhancements to documentation workflows, leveraging emerging technologies like AI to further streamline operations and improve care delivery. HCHB is also committed to strengthening its collaboration with customers, fostering solutions that address the unique needs of a growing and diverse client base. By advancing these efforts, HCHB aims to ensure sustainable growth, empower home-based care providers and maintain its leadership in delivering high-quality solutions for the industry.

About Homecare Homebase, LLC

Founded by industry veterans in 1999, Homecare HomebaseSM (HCHB) is a Dallas-based software leader empowering exceptional home-based care through hosted, cloud-based technology solutions and administrative services. HCHB’s customized mobile solutions enable real-time, wireless data exchange and communication between field clinicians, physicians and office staff for better care, more accurate reporting and improved revenue cycle management. HCHB’s products and services streamline operations, simplify compliance and boost clinical and financial outcomes for home-based care agencies. Each year, over 300,000 HCHB users serve approximately one million patients daily, resulting in over 121 million annual visits. Homecare Homebase is a Hearst Health company. For more information, visit hchb.com or call us toll-free at 1-866-535-HCHB (4242).

About Hearst Health

The mission of Hearst Health is to guide healthcare organizations by delivering essential intelligence and software that improve the quality, safety and efficiency of care. Hearst Health has been innovating with care for more than 40 years, with a commitment to making a lasting positive impact on health. The Hearst Health companies — FDB, Homecare Homebase, MCG, MHK, QGenda and Zynx Health — elevate care by informing and empowering participants across the health journey. To learn more, visit www.hearst.com/hearst-health and follow @Hearst Health on LinkedIn.

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Ericsson brings drone detection capabilities to mobile networks

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Ericsson introduces new Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) SystemThe system accurately detects and tracks moving objects such as drones over wide areas, including those not connected to the networkSelected small-scale, sensing-only commercial pilots expected to begin in 2027. Wider scale sensing deployments expected to follow in 2028

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Existing mobile networks can help close a gap in detecting low-flying, fast-moving objects such as drones across wide areas. Following successful testing of Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) technology over the past months, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today introduces the Ericsson ISAC System.

The new solution adds sensing capabilities to the mobile network, enabling defense, public safety and critical infrastructure operators to detect and track moving objects, even when they are not connected to the network.

Commercial introduction of the Ericsson ISAC System will take place in phases, beginning with small-scale, sensing-only commercial pilots with selected customers in 2027, followed by broader-scale deployments from 2028. The integrated communications capability will be added as the solution evolves towards 6G.

Small, low-cost drones are increasingly being used for unlawful surveillance, organized crime, sabotage, and warfare. Their size and flight behavior at low altitudes make them difficult to detect, which creates new challenges for national security, critical infrastructure protection, and public safety. Dedicated sensors will remain important for protecting critical sites but scaling them across larger areas may be challenging due to the significant new infrastructure required.

The Ericsson ISAC System closes the low-altitude, wide-area detection gap by transforming the mobile network into a new layer of situational awareness. Using sensing-capable 5G radios, edge computing, AI and signal processing, it detects objects that are not connected to the network and maintains tracks across the coverage area, complementing radar and other sensors rather than replacing them.

How it works

Ericsson ISAC System detects and tracks objects by analyzing how radio signals are reflected by objects in the environment. It operates as a multi-static system, which means that sensing signal transmission and reception are distributed across multiple geographically separate mobile-network sites. This allows objects to be viewed from multiple angles at once – providing high accuracy that increases detection confidence, positioning, track continuity, and coverage resilience.

The Ericsson ISAC System uses parts of the 5G mobile network infrastructure – such as towers, backhaul and spectrum – already in place across cities, transport corridors and strategic locations to provide tracking data and AI-based classification. This data can be securely shared through standardized interfaces with authorized external systems, including security and command and control systems. Combined with data from other sensors and mitigation platforms, it can give users a more complete operational picture, helping them respond faster and make more informed decisions.

In validated tests, the system reliably detected and tracked micro drones at kilometer-scale distances with precise 3D positioning. Testing demonstrated consistent detection and tracking across a range of operating conditions, system configurations and drone flight patterns. Actual performance depends on factors such as the characteristics and flight profile of the target, sensing geometry, terrain and surrounding environment, and system configuration.

Evaluated in live 5G demonstrations

Trials with AT&T in Arlington, Texas, used sensing dashboards to display drone activity. Combining Ericsson technology with AT&T’s network expertise, the trial detected, located multiple drones, and tracked their movements, illustrating how wireless infrastructure could help protect major venues, critical infrastructure and other key locations.

A separate demonstration with Erillisverkot in Helsinki showed multiple 5G sites detecting and tracking drones, demonstrating how network sensing can support public safety and counter-UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) operations while extending coverage alongside traditional sensors.

In Poland, Ericsson, Asseco and Play demonstrated how Ericsson’s Integrated Sensing and Communication technology, Play’s mobile network and Asseco’s PUSZCZYK acoustic detection system could support detection and positioning of low-flying drones with higher accuracy.

Potential applications

Defense and public safety: Enhancing airspace monitoring across borders, coastlines and strategic assets.

Critical infrastructure: Strengthening protection for ports, power plants and other vital sites.

Transport and industry: Supporting safer operations across road, rail and industrial environments.

Low-altitude economy: Drone traffic management, urban airspace monitoring, and digital twins for smart-city planning and environmental mapping.

Freddie Södergren, Global Head of Mission Critical Networks and Defense, Ericsson, says: “Low-flying drones create a detection coverage gap that no single sensor can effectively address. Ericsson ISAC System enables multiple 5G sites to deliver coordinated wide-area detection and continuous tracking, with data that can be integrated with traditional sensing technologies and operational systems. It also gives operators a pathway to create new services from existing network assets.”

Joe Madden, Principal Analyst at Mobile Experts, says: “Ericsson’s ISAC System shows that mobile-network sensing can perform far better than many expect, turning complex radio reflections into remarkably accurate tracking of low-flying, uncooperative objects. By building on an extensive footprint of existing sites, Ericsson has the potential to deliver wide-area drone detection faster and more cost-efficiently than deploying new dedicated sensor infrastructure.”

Carl Lundqvist, Chief Architect, Swedish Armed Forces HQ, says: “Detecting small drones across large areas is a growing operational challenge. The possibility of using distributed infrastructure to complement existing sensors could provide an important additional layer of situational awareness.”

Shawn Hakl, SVP & Head of Product, AT&T Business, says: “The next evolution of connectivity is about networks that don’t just move data but help organizations with insights to better understand and respond to the events in the real world. Bringing Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) capabilities into existing 5G infrastructure can provide telemetry and intelligence in situations where it is not possible or desirable to pre-deploy sensors or cameras. Deploying this technology in a complex environment like a stadium is an important example of how intelligent networks can drive better safety and security outcomes from infrastructure already in place.”

Antti Kauppinen, CTO, Erillisverkot, says: “The Ericsson ISAC System shows that dual-use technology can strengthen national security by extending sensing capabilities to help authorities protect people and critical infrastructure. Together with Ericsson, we are exploring how this capability can be developed responsibly to enhance Finland’s resilience, security, and preparedness.”

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Aosom Kicks Off Black Friday 2026 with Its Biggest Discounts of the Year and Limited-Time Flash Deals

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LONDON, PARIS and HAMBURG, Germany, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As the year-end shopping season approaches, Aosom will kick off its 2026 Black Friday promotion on November 2, offering its biggest discounts of the year across home, pet, and children’s products. Shoppers can enjoy flash sales, prize draws, exclusive new-customer offers, and additional Black Friday week benefits.

More Exclusive Offers and Black Friday Surprises

Lucky Wheel: Shoppers can access the Lucky Wheel through a pop-up on the Aosom website homepage. First-time participants must subscribe and register for a chance to win products, coupons, and other rewards.

Community Giveaway: During the Black Friday early-bird campaign, Aosom will launch an interactive community event where shoppers can participate for a chance to win surprise prizes.

Exclusive New-Customer Package: First-time shoppers can enjoy a special package with additional savings on their first purchase.

Limited-Time Deals Across Categories and Extra Black Friday Week Benefits

Aosom will offer discounts across multiple product categories. During Black Friday week, shoppers may receive coupons for future purchases with their orders, while selected products will be available through limited-quantity flash sales. Eligible orders will also benefit from price protection.

Local Delivery and Flexible Payment for a Better Shopping Experience

With its local warehousing and delivery network, Aosom provides convenient shopping services. Depending on the delivery location, product, and order conditions, selected items may qualify for next-day delivery, and eligible shoppers may also choose installment payment options.

Shoppers can visit their local Aosom website for promotional details and campaign terms and conditions.

About Aosom
Aosom is a one-stop online platform for furniture and large home and lifestyle products, specializing in home, outdoor, garden, pet, and leisure products. Founded in 2013, Aosom operates across Europe and North America, with local subsidiaries in nine countries, including France, the UK, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Canada and the US. The brand is committed to providing innovative, affordable, and high-quality products for everyday living, supported by a logistics network of self-operated overseas warehouses and dedicated customer service. Aosom’s product range, which includes brands such as Outsunny, HOMCOM and PawHut, caters to a wide range of consumer needs, from home furnishings to outdoor use. Aosom continues to deepen its local market engagement through strategic partnerships and community initiatives. Every Home is Awesome(Aosom /’ɔ:səm/)

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Mirae Asset Celebrates Inclusion of Global X China Life Franklin HK-US Equity Select ETF (3428) as an Eligible ETF under Southbound Stock Connect

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Inclusion expands Global X’s Southbound ETF Connect line-up to 4 eligible ETFsEligible Mainland investors will be able to begin trading the Fund through Southbound Stock Connect on 9 November 2026.Global X China Life Franklin HK-US Equity Select ETF (3428) offers combined exposure to Hong Kong high-dividend equities with leading U.S. mega-cap companies in one ETF.

HONG KONG, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Mirae Asset Global Investments (Hong Kong) Limited (“Mirae Asset”), through its Global X ETFs brand, is pleased to announce the inclusion of the Global X China Life Franklin HK-US Equity Select ETF (the “Fund”; HKD counter: 3428; RMB counter: 83428; USD counter: 9428) under Southbound Stock Connect. Eligible Mainland investors are expected to begin trading the Fund through the programme on 9 November 2026.

The Fund seeks to track the CSI Select Market Moderate Index, which combines 65% Hong Kong-listed high-dividend equities with 35% leading U.S.-listed mega-cap companies across 45 securities. For eligible Mainland investors seeking both income-oriented exposure and participation in global innovation, the Fund brings these complementary investment themes together within a single, rules-based strategy.

The inclusion will bring the number of Global X ETFs available through Southbound Stock Connect to four, joining the Global X Hang Seng TECH ETF (2837), Global X Hang Seng High Dividend Yield ETF (3110) and Global X MSCI China ETF (3040).

For more information about the Global X China Life Franklin HK-US Equity Select ETF (3428), please visit Global X ETFs website at www.globalxetfs.com.hk/funds/china-life-franklin-hk-us-equity-select-etf/

About Mirae Asset Global Investments

Founded in 1997, Mirae Asset Global Investments is the asset management arm of Mirae Asset Financial Group, one of Asia’s leading independent financial services companies. As of 30 September 2026, the firm manages more than US$455 billion in assets and operates 25 offices worldwide.

Drawing on its globally integrated platform and investment intelligence, Mirae Asset Global Investments delivers progressive solutions across all major asset classes through mutual funds, ETFs and alternative investments.

As the world’s 12th-largest ETF provider, Mirae Asset offers more than 793 ETFs across 12 markets, with approximately US$280 billion in assets under management, offering investors high-quality, cost-effective solutions across emerging themes and disruptive technologies.

About Global X ETFs

Since 2008, Global X has been at the forefront of ETF innovation and has established itself as a leading issuer of thematic, income and global market ETFs. As part of Mirae Asset Financial Group, Global X combines a specialist ETF focus with global scale and the long-term backing of a truly global asset manager.

Global X serves every kind of investor in pursuit of its vision, “Beyond Ordinary ETFs”: developing innovative solutions that open access to the opportunities shaping tomorrow’s markets.

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Investors should not base investment decisions on this material alone. Please refer to the Prospectus for details including the product features and the risk factors. Investment involves risks. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. There is no guarantee of the repayment of the principal. Investors should note:

The investment objective of Global X China Life Franklin HK-US Equity Select ETF (the “Fund”) is to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, closely correspond to the performance of the CSI Select Market Moderate Index.The Fund is exposed to concentration risk by tracking a specific region or country.Underlying investments of the Fund may be denominated in currencies other than the base currency of the Fund. Investors are exposed to foreign exchange risk.The Index constituents may be concentrated in a specific industry or sector, which may potentially more volatile than a fund with a diversified portfolio.The Fund may invest in small and/or mid-sized companies, which may have lower liquidity and their prices are more volatile to adverse economic developments.The Manager has delegated the investment discretion in respect of the Fund to the Sub Investment Manager. Any disruption in the communication with or assistance from the Sub-Investment Manager or a loss of service of the Sub-Investment Manager or any of its key personnel may adversely affect the operations of the Fund.The trading price of the Fund’s unit on the SEHK is driven by secondary market trading factors, which may lead to a substantial premium or discount to the Fund’s net asset value.The Fund’s synthetic replication strategy may invest up to 50% of its net asset value in financial derivative instruments (“FDIs”), which may expose the Fund to counterparty/credit risk, liquidity risk, valuation risk, volatility risk and over-the-counter transaction risk. The Fund may suffer losses from its usage of FDIs.The Manager may at its discretion pay dividends out of the capital of the Fund. Distributions paid out of capital, represent a return of an investor’s original investment or its gains and may potentially reduce the Fund’s Net Asset Value per Share as well as the capital available for future investment.

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This document is for Hong Kong investors only. This document is provided for information and illustrative purposes and is intended for your use only. It is not a solicitation, offer or recommendation to buy or sell any security or other financial instrument. The information contained in this document has been provided as a general market commentary only and does not constitute any form of regulated financial advice, legal, tax or other regulated services.

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Investment involves risk. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. It cannot be guaranteed that the performance of the Funds will generate a return and there may be circumstances where no return is generated or the amount invested is lost. It may not be suitable for persons unfamiliar with the underlying securities or who are unwilling or unable to bear the risk of loss and ownership of such investment. Before making any investment decision, investors should read the Prospectus for details and the risk factors. Investors should ensure they fully understand the risks associated with the Funds and should also consider their own investment objective and risk tolerance level. Investors are advised to seek independent professional advice before making any investment.

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