That's part of eCaring's philosophy, said Herzog, who added that the company booth "was mobbed" at the mHealth Summit with interest from parties as far away as the West Coast and Africa. By pushing a platform into the home that collects clinical and emotional information, he said, "we can capture all sorts of data to supplement the telehealth record and create a full picture."

As proof of eCaring's value, Herzog offers a recent trial undertaken by Morningside House, a New York-based long-term adult care facility. He said the facility took 90 days' worth of data from eight patients using the eCaring portal and determined that the service helped to prevent nine ER visits, 12 doctor visits, 3 unplanned nursing visits and three hospitalizations, for a total savings of about $60,000.

Those kinds of numbers, he said, should look good in light of the fact that 2,200 hospitals have been penalized in the past year for avoidable readmissions.

"The best way to cut hospital readmissions is to cut hospital admissions," he added.