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Innovative Devices Engage Patients in Their Health — at Home and on the Run
In the rapidly growing robot assistant market, home products giant Black & Decker has teamed with Pillo Health to launch Pria. This voice-command device can schedule as many as 28 medication doses, provide alerts and dispense proper dosages. It includes a built-in camera and uses facial recognition and artificial intelligence to maintain security while sharing information through a mobile app that can be monitored remotely by a caregiver. It retails for $750, which includes a one-year subscription through Black & Decker’s website; thereafter subscribers pay a $10 monthly fee to gain access to mobile apps, video calls and check-ins for caregivers.
Amazon Takes First Step into Virtual Primary Care
In what could be the first step toward a larger-scale play down the road, Amazon recently launched a pilot virtual primary care program called Amazon Care to give some of its Seattle-area employees and their families quicker access to care without the need for an appointment. Assuming the pilot goes well, Amazon will scale the program to more of its employees as it continues its quest to drive down health care costs and disrupt the health care market.
AHA Value Initiative Members In Action: Montefiore Health System - The Bronx, Westchester and the Hudson Valley, N.Y.
Montefiore Health System uses the Collaborative Care Model to better serve patients with significant medical and mental health conditions and socioeconomic challenges.
Global Digital Health Startup Activity Near All-time High
It may be a brief snapshot in time, but second-quarter global venture capital investments in digital health startups provided another illustration of where many financiers believe the field is headed. Global investor support for artificial intelligence in health care set a record in both deals and dollars while digital health startups targeting behavioral and women’s health continue to receive strong backing, according to a recent CB Insights report.
Fitbit Takes Next Step into Care Management
In a move long anticipated, wearable device maker Fitbit is expanding its services to include care management and personal coaching for those with chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease. The Fitbit Premium service, slated to begin in October, will allow users to share data with their doctors, culled from the data the device collects such as heart rate, sleep, weight changes and analyses of activity.
Need Help with Your Digital Transformation Strategy?
As digital health technologies enable changes in how and where care is delivered, hospitals and health systems must evaluate their strategic direction. A new AHA Center for Health Innovation report — “Digital Transformation: Anywhere Care” — offers insights and analysis about the three shifts made possible by this trend and provides key strategy considerations for provider organizations.
Telehealth: A Path to Virtual Integrated Care
Telehealth is part of a larger digital transformation in health care. The electronic health record, omnipresent mobile devices and faster internet connections have provided new ways for patients and providers to interact. As a result, hospitals and health systems need a strategy for their own digital transformation.
Telehealth: A Path to Virtual Integrated Care (presentation)
This presentation highlights the AHA Center for Health Innovation’s Market Insights report on telehealth.
AHA Recommendations for FCC’s Connected Care Pilot Program
The AHA's comments on the the Federal Communications Commission’s notice of proposed rulemaking for the Con
Investor Appetite Remains Strong for Digital Health Startups
Much was riding on the late July initial public offering by California-based Livongo Health — both for the company, which helps patients manage chronic diseases, as well as other digital health startups trying to assess investor appetite for the sector. By market close on the first day of public trading for Livongo, it was hard to escape the positive reaction.