A health IT startup that creates software to connect medical providers at long-term care facilities with patients’ family members has recently signed its first international client.Aside from the new business, the customer brought another benefit to Columbus, Ohio-based Connect for Healthcare. Because the client is based in Canada and requires a French-language version of the [...]

The company’s subscription-based service allows for status updates to be sent from providers via e-mail, text message or the web to an unlimited number of family members or friends. The updates feature “wellness metrics” (Is Mom eating? Sleeping? Walking?) that can be customized to reflect specific questions or concerns of family members.