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• Sometimes called medication management, it is defined as the extent to which patients take medications as prescribed by their healthcare providers.
• The New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI) has estimated that medication-related problems impose as much as $290 billion in annual costs, or 14 percent of healthcare expenditures. These costs include emergency room visits, hospitalizations and other preventable forms of care. (Healthcare Finance News, July 2010)
• In a recent poll of U.S. individuals 65 years old and older who use medications, researches found that 51% take at least five different prescription drugs regularly, and one in four take between 10 and 19 pills each day. 57% of those polled admit that they forget to take their medications. (Med Ad News February 2010)
• Our affordable, easy-to-use medication management systems helps seniors, at risk individuals, and persons with chronic illnesses, better manage their medications thereby helping to reduce illnesses and hospital visits associated with medication non-adherence.

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• A passive alert monitoring system different from other medical alerts in that it's designed so the user doesn't have to push a button to get help. Using small sensors, this innovative approach to wellness and safety for senior living enhances the quality of life for an aging population while empowering families and care givers with more helpful information
• Allows aging in place for seniors who wish to maintain their independence while providing family members and care takers peace of mind with real-time monitoring on the web or a mobile device.
• One glance at the dashboard shows a snapshot of daily activities and routines, allowing caregivers to view and manage activity information. Helps families understand a normal day and notice both changes in routine or unusual activity. This can help ensure that necessary daily activities are taking place and prevent small problems from becoming big ones. Loved ones and caregivers both get peace of mind.
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• GPS Personal Location Devices are linked to GPS systems and can track, patients and other loved ones; both indoors and outdoors. They also monitor at risk residents with Alzheimer's or dementia as well as children that may have the propensity to wander. This is an added precaution to the existing wandering prevention and security safeguards already installed at facilities
• The devices may be worn on an arm, ankle, belt, purse, around ones neck using a lanyard or just about anywhere. It also fits into a pocket or backpack and allows one to view current and previous locations and respond to alerts from a mobile phone or computer
• In addition to instant location and where about information, family members and caretakers are able to configure boundary alerts which would send a text message, email or phone call to an unlimited amount of phone numbers or email addresses if an individual travels inside or outside of a pre-set boundary.

• Also known as Medical Emergency Response Systems, these devices allow individuals to call for help in an emergency by pushing a button. A PERS has three components: a small radio transmitter, a console connected to your telephone, and an emergency response center that monitors calls
• Options for: 1 and 2 Way Voice Communication or Care Center Monitoring
• In and Out of Home Usage Options-Monitored & Non-Monitored, Fee and No Fee & Remote Monitoring (Newest Solution)
• Care Center Representatives option-available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year.

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• Some people use the terms Telemedicine and Telehealth interchangeably. However, we view Telemedicine as the exchange of medical information from one provider to another via electronic communications to improve patients' health status.
• A good example takes place between a small, rural hospital and a larger, city hospital that has better equipment and subspecialists to make diagnostic, management or treatment decisions for a patient who is located in the more remote, rural hospital. The health personnel in the rural hospital can share everything from blood draws, to X-rays to other information about their patient. The doctor at the other end of the video or audio sharing can analyze the tests, talk to the patient or the doctor who is with the patient, and work together to make decisions. Another example is, a radiologist interprets medical images coming from four clinics across the state.

Transmits patient self-testing directly to care provider

• Access via secure websites for reports **no additional software needed
• Information transmitted to PHRs (Google Health, MS HealthVault) and EHRs (where available)

Remote monitoring devices connect to a wide variety of leading, commonly used vital signs monitors

• Weight scales, blood pressure cuffs, blood glucose meters, pulse oximeters

Patient management tools permit checking and trending of information above and beyond verbal reporting

• A second level of accuracy and education