AMC Health, the leading provider of proven remote patient monitoring and engagement solutions that are exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Association, and Revolve Robotics, one of the world’s leading innovators in robotic telepresence, today announced a partnership to help patients living with chronic conditions to better manage their health, strengthen their connections with their care t

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Remote monitoring, Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health

ONKÖL Wins Gold at 2016 Edison Awards

Tue, 04/26/2016 - 07:03 - Laurie Orlov

04/26/2016

MILWAUKEE, April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/-- Milwaukee startup ONKÖL announced today that it took top honors at the 2016 Edison Awards. ONKÖL won the 2016 Edison Gold Award™ in Health and Wellness – Safety & Health Monitoring. The company received the award for its innovative ONKÖL hub. The award was given at the black-tie Edison Awards Gala held at the historic Capitale ballroom in New York City on April 21, 2016.

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Seniors, Remote monitoring

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Eric Dishman, manager of Intel's digital health group, leaving for federal initiative

Tue, 04/12/2016 - 11:48 - Laurie Orlov

04/12/2016

Eric Dishman, an Intel vice president and leader of its much-touted health and life sciences organization, is leaving to join a federal project called the Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program. Dishman is one of Intel's top Oregon executives and had been among its most visible leaders of an effort to incorporate computing technology into medicine.

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healthcare, Remote monitoring

Sensor-tech university research, beloved by media, not by markets

Tue, 04/12/2016 - 08:31 - Laurie Orlov

Americans are worried about the risk of seniors falling. It’s a YARP ("Yet Another Research Project"). Yay. Carnegie Mellon researchers have provided this 2016 insight based on a survey -- accompanying their engineering project to 'solve' the problem. Coined to describe those special projects run by professors and grad students who appeared to have no access to the Internet to see what others have already developed and commercialized. But they have significant grant money that has yet to run out.

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fall prevention, fall detection, Remote monitoring

In 2016, has the Future of Home Care Technology been achieved?

Tue, 04/05/2016 - 09:12 - Laurie Orlov

Imagine the coordinated care scenario that includes…home care. In July of 2012, The Future of Home Care Technology was published, based on interviews with 21 industry executives and a survey of 315 home care managers (including non-medical care, home health care, geriatric care managers, organizations and franchises) who represented 34,509 workers across multiple states. And as market research reports tend to do, this one tries to predict the future use of technology. It s worth a look back, both to re-read a much-downloaded report and place it in 2016 context of actions, announcements, and industry change.

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Home Care, home health care, Remote monitoring

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Nortek Security & Control Launches the Numera Home Safety Hub

Thu, 03/31/2016 - 09:29 - Laurie Orlov

03/31/2016

Carlsbad, CA- March 31, 2016- Nortek Security & Control LLC, a Nortek Company (NASDAQ: NTK) and a leader in the security, smart home and wellness technology markets, introduces the Numera® Home Safety Hub, a next-generation PERS system. The hub combines information from sensing devices such as CO and smoke detectors, and glass-break, motion and window/door sensors with alerts from wireless personal emergency sensors in a single PERS console for seniors or others needing support while living alone.

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PERS, Remote monitoring