Silverchain, Sheba team up to boost digital innovation in home care

Home care provider Silverchain has partnered with Sheba Beyond, Israel’s first virtual hospital, with an aim to accelerate digital health innovation in home care.

Silverchain’s memorandum of understanding with the Sheba Fund for Health Services and Research will also be led by Sheba’s ARC Center for Innovation. The ARC (Accelerate, Redesign, Collaborate) Center is based at the Sheba Medical Center, which is ranked as one of the top 10 hospitals in the world.

The partnership between Silverchain and Sheba aims to pioneer new models of home care, leveraging digital technologies to deliver complex health care services.

Silverchain Chief Executive Dale Fisher AM said the memorandum of understanding marked a significant milestone in international knowledge exchange in the healthcare and aged care sectors.

Not only does the agreement bring together three organisations — Silverchain, Sheba Beyond and Sheba’s ARC Center — it is also “the first time a Sheba MoU in Australia has involved Sheba Beyond and we’re inspired to be a part of a collaboration of this calibre”, Fisher said.

“With Silverchain’s wealth of experience in complex health and aged care in the home, together with Sheba’s accelerated approach to digitally enabled care, this partnership is linking the best minds in the care sector to deliver the future of home care.

“Through this joint initiative, Silverchain will have the opportunity to benefit from Sheba’s expertise and experience, further enhancing the standards and capabilities in home care for the 115,000 Australians we care for each year. Ultimately, our partnership is set to improve home care access for all Australians, enhancing care outcomes and enriching the patient experience through digital innovation.

“Sheba will also benefit from our expertise in applied research, which has a focus on improving safety and accessibility for in-home care — particularly mental health, palliative care, cardiology, rehabilitation and acute health care in the home.”

Professor Eyal Zimlichman, Sheba’s Chief Innovation and Transformation Officer, and Founder and Director of ARC at Sheba Medical Centre said, “Together, we’re striving to drive growth and drastically improve the way care is delivered to homes across Australia. This is not just about changing the model of care, it’s about enabling better health equity for all Australians.

The collaboration could see the ARC Centre work with Silverchain to create decision-support tools, co-develop new platforms or devices, and even conduct joint research in areas such as smart homes, Zimlichman said.

“I believe that our joint efforts can create a new standard of care that meets the diverse needs of individuals and communities across Australia. This partnership is a crucial step in turning that belief into reality.”

Image caption: Front (L-R) — Professor Eyal Zimlichman, Sheba’s Chief Innovation and Transformation Officer, and Founder and Director of ARC at Sheba Medical Centre; Silverchain Chief Executive Dale Fisher AM; Silverchain Chair Anne Skipper. Back (L-R): Silverchain Executive Director, Research and Innovation, Professor Anna Barker; Idan Goldberger, CEO of Australian Friends of Sheba Medical Centre (Tel Ha’Shomer Hospital). Image courtesy of Silverchain.