Miami, FL., November 21, 2011 — Consult A Doctor, an innovator of telemedicine services and cloud-based platform solutions for employers, health plans, providers and patients, today announced its selection as the “Top Global Innovative Ventures” company of the year at Americas Venture Capital Conference (AVCC).
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced 13 new awards in the agency’s 2010 Industry Innovation Competition. The new projects will give VA an opportunity to evaluate new ways to enhance care and benefits for Veterans.
“As we work to transform the care and benefits we provide, evaluating industry’s innovations is an important part of our mission,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “These projects enable us to work with industry to integrate new solutions into the services that we provide and that Veterans have earned.”
AT&T -- the senior wireless provider for apps and devices for an aging population? Were you surprised to read the Forbes article about AT&T's non-phone wireless network, the largest with 14 million connected devices? Probably not, but then maybe you thought it was interesting that their Emerging Devices division (cool!) is marketing several devices that could be more than useful for boomers, caregivers, and seniors. These include a small Garmin GPS locator, and -- Blue Libris (wearable health monitor), reminding me of Halo Monitoring's MyHalo chest strap. But then AT&T's Glenn Lurie said: "The company also sees a market with senior citizens, particularly those who opt to remain in their homes instead of moving to assisted living facilities. Someone needs to keep an eye, even if only remotely, on these senior citizens and clothing is likely the easiest way for an older person to wear a physiological monitor. AT&T also plans to sell monitors that come in watch form, for example, but a senior citizen with arthritis or mobility issues may find strapping on a watch difficult." Meanwhile, back over at Verizon, they still have Family Locator (yay!) but seem to be missing the Pill Phone (still available as an app on the iPhone).
