UNION, N.J. (December 10, 2021) – To help active seniors who want the comfort of professional support during an emergency, LifeStation, a provider of medical alert monitoring systems and connected health solutions for aging seniors and caregivers, is unveiling Sidekick Smart—a custom-designed smartwatch for those who need the key benefits of a wearable medical alert system, but who are also looking for a device that is discreet, sleek, stylish and fits within an active lifestyle.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (September 14, 2021)—Bay Alarm Medical, a medical alert system, and Kami Vision, the provider of an edge-based vision artificial intelligence (AI) platform, announced an agreement to integrate Bay Alarm Medical’s safety offering with Kami Vision’s artificial intelligence (AI) platform.
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TOWSON, Md. (July 8, 2021)—BLACK+DECKER has announced the launch of BLACK+DECKER Health—a new product category within the BLACK+DECKER brand that will be dedicated to providing health and wellness solutions direct-to-consumers. As part of this announcement, the company has introduced goVia, a new product line of personal emergency response systems (PERS) designed to promote confident mobility for active older Americans.
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A person can take all the precautions to prevent falls in the home—moving throw rugs, picking up clutter, adding handrails—but falls can still happen. And beyond falls, other emergencies can occur in the home that can make reaching a phone difficult. That’s where personal emergency response systems (PERS) come in.
NEW YORK (September 8, 2020)—Digital health insurance industry veteran Robert Hurley has joined the Aloe Care Health Advisory Board, effective immediately. Aloe Care is home to an advanced voice-activated medical alert and communication service for elder care. The company, which recently launched a new Essentials offering optimized for COVID-19 protocols, is aligning its service to be covered by Medicare Advantage in 2021.
DALLAS, Texas and SAN JOSE, Calif. (September 16, 2019)—Home health care technology provider Axxess is adding resources to help clients succeed under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) by partnering with Connected Home Living, Inc. to provide telehealth and remote care monitoring solutions.
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(October 23, 2018)—GreatCall Inc. has announced a 5-year agreement with Senior Whole Health of Massachusetts, a Magellan Health Company, to provide in-home passive monitoring services for high-risk seniors through GreatCall's Lively Home monitoring system.
Mobile system makes its way.
OGDEN, Utah (August 31, 2017)—Freeus, LLC, one of the fastest growing mobile personal emergency response system (mPERS) businesses in the United States, announced a new tool to help Freeus dealers find success offering mPERS to their customers: PERS University.
PERS University features educational webinars, one-on-one expert guidance and customized marketing materials.
Health insights and alerts available for family members of children and seniors.
WALTHAM, Mass. (August 29, 2017)—EarlySense, known for its contact-free, continuous health monitoring solutions, announced today the EarlySense Live Family Health Monitoring Kit with SmartShare, provides caregivers, such as the parents of young children and adults caring for aging loved ones, with a clinically-proven platform to easily track and manage a dependent's health whether sleeping in a room down the hall or living in another state.
Product brings assurance for loved ones and helps keeps older adults in their own home longer.
CINCINNATI, Ohio (August 29, 2017)—TruSense, family-friendly smart home technology for seniors, today announced that its namesake offering is now available for purchase. TruSense uses sensor and GPS technology to discern the way a person lives—time spent sleeping, in the kitchen or getting out of the house.
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SOMERVILLE, Mass. (June 29, 2017)—Podimetrics, Inc., a medtech and services company focused on the early detection and prevention of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), announced today the publication of a landmark study in the July issue of Diabetes Care. Results demonstrate that the Podimetrics SmartMat detected as many as 97 percent of developing nontraumatic plantar foot ulcers on average five weeks before they presented clinically.
ATLANTA (February 24, 2017)—Brightree, a provider of cloud-based software to improve clinical and business performance of post-acute care companies, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to develop ordering and processing capabilities for overnight pulse oximetry and home sleep apnea tests with Advanced Diagnostic Solutions, Inc. (ADSI), a diagnostic medical technology and patient care company that provides overnight home sleep apnea and pulse oximetry testing.
Bluetooth-enabled devices lower readmission rates and increase patient confidence.
WESTBURY, N.Y. (February 7, 2017)—Enhancing the telemonitoring services it has been delivering for more than a decade, the Northwell Health Home Care Network today announced an agreement with Hoboken, New Jersey-based Health Recovery Solutions (HRS) that provides homecare patients with Bluetooth-enabled tablets that can transmit their vital signs to their clinicians, as well as videoconferencing capabilities.
Technology in the home can reduce falls and protect seniors from injury