A technology company with products to help seniors age safely in place will now be offering its patient monitoring suite on the 2net™ Platform operated by Qualcomm Life Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA). This article describes the features of this wireless and unobtrusive system and its capabilities to assist […]

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By Audrey Kinsella The mobile personal emergency response system from GreatCall, “5Star Urgent Response™,” is now available through Independa, the companies announced earlier this month. Through a combination of mobile and GPS technologies, elderly clients can not only live safely at home but can continue to perform their day-to-day activiites away from wireline phones and […]

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By Audrey Kinsella A patient we will call “Miss Devyn” was referred to home health services following knee replacement surgery. A case manager at Indian River Home Care, which serves Indian River County, Florida, assigned Devyn a remote telehealth monitor. Following company policy, the case manager set up the device to track her pain and […]

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