DUBLIN - November 27, 2017 - Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced its Medtronic Care Management Services (MCMS) business commenced launch of new telehealth solutions in support of its national contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for Home Telehealth Devices and Services.
ORLANDO, Fla. – GuideWell Innovation, a subsidiary of GuideWell Mutual Holding Corporation, has selected 10 young companies to participate in Health+Accel, a new program and pitch competition in Orlando’s Lake Nona Medical City to fast track entrepreneurial ventures focused on aging well.
An event for health tech vendors to reach other health tech vendors. This event is an odd mix of technology service providers, health tech vendors (multiple categories), and startups looking to engage from a business partnership, channel, or solution set perspective. The event was preceded earlier in the year with a post about the Top Five Tech Trends in Healthy Longevity which include: Virtual Assistants, Virtual Coaching for Chronic Conditions, Caregiver Apps and Social Networks, Social Robots, and Virtual Reality. And there were a number of exhibitors at the event that reinforced that trend list – some noted in previous blog posts.
Long Term Care of America, LLC, (LTCA) a senior care and technology company formed to dramatically improve patient outcomes has announced its formation. LTCA understands a senior’s quality of life includes being connected to their care providers, family, friends, faith and community.
The company is established around delivering value based quality care and state of the art technology for seniors. LTCA fulfills a crucial service of managed medical care and services for the U.S. aging population.
October is a busy month of events, new research and announcements. All are back from vacation, media announcements in the aging-related space and new businesses are launching, like Lowe's announcement that it is expanding "technology for senior care" (a balanced bookend to the Best Buy's Smart Home announcement from July.) New research was announced, new research and business innovation centers were launched. And that doesn't count the new product announcements or tech exhibitors from this or that event. More on that later this month. So here are five initiatives that were announced in October:
New Paper from the Global Coalition on Aging Calls for Greater Attention and More Rapid Adoption of Remote Care Delivery
Paper highlights research showing that remote care yields benefits across the healthcare continuum, including improved quality of life and reduced costs
LONG BEACH, CA--(Marketwired - October 16, 2017) - Offering healthcare providers a more comprehensive solution, MobileHelp® Healthcare, an industry leader in mobile medical alert and health management technology, is featuring its newest remote patient monitoring (RPM) solution in its booth (#218) at the National Association of Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) conference and exposition.
Seattle-based Wellpepper, developers of a digital patient engagement service, have been announced the winners of the Alexa Diabetes Challenge for their voice-enabled diabetes support platform Sugarpod.
or health tech vendors to reach other health tech vendors. This event is an odd mix of technology service providers, health tech vendors (multiple categories), and startups looking to engage from a business partnership, channel, or solution set perspective. The event was preceded earlier in the year with a post about the 
ctober is a busy month of events, new research and announcements. All are back from vacation, 