Tag: App
Pride Mobility launches app
August 12, 2024HME News Staff
DURYEA, Pa. – Pride Mobility has introduced a convenient alternative to a hand control – the new My VivaLift app. The app is designed to make it easier than ever for a user to find the perfect resting position or adjust the chair to their liking. It’s also a convenient alternative to a hand control. All users need to do is download the app and enable Bluetooth capability on their preferred device. The app contains the same functions as a hand control, as well as heat and massage...
Samsung expects to launch sleep apnea feature in Q3
February 12, 2024HME News Staff
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. – Samsung Electronics has announced that the sleep apnea feature on the Samsung Health Monitor app has received de novo authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This feature, which detects signs of sleep apnea using a compatible Samsung Galaxy Watch and phone, was the first of its kind to be authorized by the FDA, the company says, following previous approval by Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in October. “With the sleep apnea feature,...
F&P reduces guesswork in mask sizing
January 30, 2024HME News Staff
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has launched a significant upgrade to its F&P myMask App, offering mask selection and sizing in addition to the existing step-by-step education and support video content. Health care professionals can now “select, size and assist” while with a patient or do so remotely via a text invitation to a patient’s smartphone, reducing the time and guesswork associated with traditional sizing, the company says. “This addition...
Medisafe makes best-of lists for virtual support system
February 9, 2021HME News Staff
BOSTON – Medisafe has been named Best Medication Reminder App by OnlineDoctor.com and Platinum Award Winner in the “App for Medical” category by the AVA Digital Awards. “It’s a great honor to receive recognition for our engaging and interactive patient experience, become a trusted resource for patients managing a medical condition and medications to support their overall health,” said Daniel Sands, MD, Medisafe’s chief medical officer....
Rehab Medical's app smooths ordering process
September 1, 2020Tracy Orzel
INDIANAPOLIS - Between complex rehab providers, doctors, payers, caregivers, PTs and ATPs, it's difficult for patients to know where they are in the order process, which is why Rehab Medical launched a new app to remove the mystery. “It's built off of our operating system, which is why it's such a great app for us: It pulls data from the application that we use every day,” said President Kevin Gearheart. The myRehabMedical app gives customers instant access to order updates, service requests,...
Rehab Medical launches app for customers
July 7, 2020HME News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS - Rehab Medical has launched a new customer-centric app, myRehabMedical, to provide solutions to each customer's mobility needs. The app, available on both Apple and Android devices, provides customers with instant access to order updates, service requests, contact information, live chats and product tutorials. “Rehab Medical has a mission to improve and one way we intend to accomplish this is through innovation and the use of technology,” said Kevin Gearheart, president....
New app supports users in selecting manual wheelchairs
June 24, 2020HME News Staff
NEW YORK - The United Spinal Association and the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology at the University of Pittsburgh have co-developed a new app that informs and encourages consumers and their families to play an active role in buying, using and maintaining their manual wheelchairs. “As a national nonprofit serving people with spinal cord injuries and disorders, we know how important having a properly fitted manual wheelchair is in pursuing a healthy, active and independent...
Ascensia updates app
November 20, 2018Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Ascensia Diabetes Care has updated its Contour Diabetes app to enable seamless integration with Apple Health. Connectivity between the two apps means users are able to share blood glucose readings and carbohydrate data from the app with Apple Health. “This upgrade is part of the Ascensia's focus on interconnected diabetes management and building a seamless integrated journey between device, systems and smartphone apps that will allow people with diabetes to more easily...
Ascensia Diabetes goes toward future
June 25, 2018Tracy Orzel
PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Ascensia Diabetes Care has upgraded its Contour Diabetes app to help users self-manage their diabetes better by analyzing behavior patterns and suggesting new ones.
“This behavior-change approach helps patients understand what the trends are, what the data means, and then provides personalized feedback so they can make the changes that they need to,” said Robert Schumm, head of region Americas of Ascensia Diabetes Care.
Originally released in 2016 to...
SleepScore acquires app and wearable that detects snoring
April 10, 2018HME News Staff
CARLSBAD, Calif. - SleepScore Labs, a joint venture between ResMed, Dr. Mehmet Oz and Pegasus Capital Partners, has acquired Netherlands-based digital health company Sleep.ai. Founded in 2014, Sleep.ai created an app and wearable for detecting if a user is snoring and/or grinding their teeth, and helps dentists monitor patients after they've begun dental treatment for either condition. “We are only at the beginning of what we can do to help improve people's lives by diagnosing and improving...