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iMedicpac Helps Monitor Family Members with Many Medications at CES

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imedipac1The iMedipac is a connected pill box device which will help individuals on multiple medications better manage their med regimen. Chris Montera, the Geekymedic, guest host for Health Tech Weekly joined the rest of the TPN.tv team at CES this year to help cover health technology. The iMedipac is just the type of connected home health device we’re looking for.

A Pharmacy would prepare the weekly or monthly pill selection for the individual which is organized in specially designed blister pack. When the blister pack is inserted into the iMedipac device it then electronically tracks medications when they’re taken and sends a message when pills are taken, identifying whether the correct medication was taken and when it was taken.

The iMedicpac is currently in U.S. Food and Drug Administration review and will eventually retail for $250. There will also be an $8 to $10 monthly charge to monitor the medications and compliance via iMedipac’s secure online servers. This is the perfect solution for helping to monitor family members at a distance and make sure they’re taking their medications.

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Remote Control Your Hearing Aid From Your Smartphone or Tablet at CES

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siemens_logoHearing devices are getting better and better all the time. Chris Montera, the Geekymedic, guest host for Health Tech Weekly talked to the folks from Siemens about their new connected hearing aids and how you can control them and use them in association with other devices like your smartphone and tablet. The controller programs for hearing aids give the user flexibility to dial in their hearing aids to each unique and specific situation in which they find themselves.

The best part of using a mobile device like an iPhone or Android phone to control your hearing aids is that you can do it without anyone know that you’re doing it or even revealing that you’re hearing impaired. You’ll just look like you’re texting like anyone else and not fiddling with your ears or holding an odd looking remote control up to your ear. The connection is via bluetooth with the MiniTek remote controls which then communicate with the hearing aids via inductive technology.

These devices are available now and can be found with your local hearing health professionals. For more information and to find a local hearing professional, visit hearing.siemens.com.

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Kolibree Connected, Electric Toothbrush Monitors Your Oral Health Habits

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Kolibree_toothbrushKolibree brought something brand new to the International CES conference in Las Vegas this year, the first connected, electric toothbrush. They have a normal electric toothbrush but it helps monitor your health by tracking how you brush your teeth in much the same way connected fitness devices track activity. Families can also create different profiles on their mobile app so that the kids can compete with each other on how well they brush their teeth.

Health Tech Weekly guest host Chris Montera, the Geekymedic, got together with the folks at Kolibree at the CES Unveiled event this year as CES 2014. They were showing off their electric toothbrush prototype for the media there. This type of connected health and wellness device is what we are looking for over at CES this year so stay tuned here to TPN.tv for more segments from all the events and exhibitors worth seeing at CES.

The Kolibree connected toothbrush will be available this summer and will retail for between $99 and $199. The app is available for free and connects to the family toothbrushes by bluetooth. There is also a connected web app to track the family profiles by computer. Find out more information over at Kolibree.com.

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Dexcom’s G4 Platinum Glucose Monitor Wins TPN Pick Award at CES

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dexcom-logoWe continue our coverage of the final day and the TPN.tv Innovator Picks awards with Chris Montera’s award to Dexcom for their Continuous Glucose Monitoring device, the Dexcom G4 Platinum Monitor. Terry Gregg, Dexcom’s CEO sat down on the last day at CES 2014 to accept the award and chat with Chris and Geek News Central host Todd Cochrane.

Continuous glucose monitoring is a much more effective way for diabetic patients to manage their blood sugar levels and reduces the number of times they have to prick their fingers for blood to just a few times each day. The monitor can be worn for 7 days straight before it needs to be changed greatly improving the quality of life for the active diabetic patient. Find out more about the G4 Platinum Continuous Glucose Monitor at Dexcom.com.

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TPN Innovator Awardee Isonea’s Asthma Sense App for Chronic Asthma Sufferers

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Isonea_logoThis year at the International CES conference, the Tech Podcast Network team gave their first ever TPN Picks for the most innovative products they saw around the show floor. One of those picks from Health Tech Weekly guest host Anne Montera was for Isonea’s Asthma Sense app for managing asthma patients using a mobile phone app. Anne and Geek News Central host Todd Cochrane chat with Isonea’s CEO Jerry Korten about this innovative digital health tool for chronic asthma sufferers.

With their proprietary technology, innovative software and easy-to-use mobile apps, iSonea is at the forefront in developing solutions to better monitor and manage asthma and COPD. Their products are used throughout the world to improve the health of children and adults. Find out more about their Asthma Sense app and other products at IsoneaMed.com.

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Tao-Wellness Shell Is A Mobile Gym You Take Wherever You Go at CES

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Tao-Wellness-deviceGet a picture of how you can manage your wellness using Tao-Wellnes with Chris Montera, the Geekymedic from CES 2014. CES is for what’s new and unique and the Tao-Wellness is brand new. It’s a portable, mobile electronic device you can actually exercise with. Other fitness devices will enable you to track your steps and various levels of activity but only the Tao-Wellness device gives you a way to see you exercise in real time and track the effectiveness of that exercise.

The exercises you do are similar to Pilates and Isometrics. They are called by Variobics because they’re variable, measured and very active like aerobics. The puck-like device senses the pressure applied and coaches you through the level of exercise and force you put in to each of the various movements. In the video, Philo Northrup demonstrates a pectoral exercise for the camera, showing the app on the mobile device (iPad) coaching him through the form of the motion and pressure.

The patented Ta0-Wellness shell is a mobile gym and trainer that goes where you go, so you can exercise anywhere, anytime. It monitors your progress, then displays your fitness data (steps, miles, aerobic exercise, nutrition, sleep, etc.) and rewards your achievements.

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See Intermountain Healthcare’s Patient Hospital Room of the Future at CES

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Intermountain-healthcareWhat does the hospital room of the future look like? Intermountain Healthcare’s Dr. Valdes and Health Tech Weekly guest host Chris Montera take a tour of the patient room of the future while at the International CES conference recently in Las Vegas. The good news is the future is now for patients at the various Intermountain Healthcare hospitals as they continue to upgrade the patient experience while simultaneously improving the technology that health professionals like nurses and doctors use to help us heal and return home safely.

The system used in the room features the tiny yet powerful computers from Xi3 corporation to give the greatest computing power in a very small footprint. It’s perfect for health care and other business settings where space and portability is at a premium. The Xi3 computers are found supporting patient care information and entertainment systems, nurses’ workstations, tele health communication systems for remote monitoring and much, much more.

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Great Call 5-Star Service for Your Elderly Loved Ones at CES

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5-star-appYour Grandmother has fallen and no one’s around, what do you do? Well, if you have 5-Star from GreatCall.com you can rest assured that your Grandmother will get the help she needs and you’ll be notified as soon as it happens.

Jamie Davis, the Podmedic, host of the Health Tech Weekly podcast, chats with Krijn van der Raadt from Great Call about their 5-Star service that gives seniors living independently peace of mind with a connected system that can call for help when they need it. This gives them the ability to live alone while being monitored from afar by the Great Call 5-Star service.

In addition, 5-Star also offers Link, a service that allows your Grandmother, or other family member to include updates to you about their status including any times they’ve called for assistance. All of the updates come via a mobile device app on your smartphone or tablet so you can find out what’s going on right when it happens no matter where you are. This is perfect for family members who live at a distance from their loved ones.

Check out the 5-Star system from Great Call and the Link app over at GreatCall.com.

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Workfit Standing Workstations from Omnimount Improve Health at CES

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Workfit_OmnimountStanding while working at a computer or desk has been shown to improve health outcomes including weight loss, improved cardiovascular health and a reduced risk for onset of diabetes. The folks at Omnimount have come up with another great solution in their line of sit-stand workstations. The latest in their product line is the Workfit riser arms for desktop and laptop computers. The Workfit-A is specifically designed for Apple iMac computers, securing the base in the desk stand.

The Workfit is designed to be mounted on any standard desk or workstation via the cable-run hole in the desktop. The mounting arm includes a keyboard tray for the desktop model and all of them can be raised or lowered from sitting to standing height. Now you can take your own desk, whoever made it and make it into a standing-sitting workplace, improving your health and fitness levels. Find out more about a sitting/standing workstation lifestyle at JustStand.org and see what you can do to improve your health through just a few simple working and lifestyle changes.

The Workfit-A and other models will be available later this spring and will retail starting at $649 which is a small price to pay for a way to improve your health every single day. As Health Tech Weekly host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic says all the time, “getting healthy just takes small, simple steps that, over time, all add up to a healthier you!”

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Seal Shield Computer Keyboards Control Infection in the Dishwasher

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SealShield_keyboardDid you know your keyboards at home and at work are the dirtiest places in our lives? Seal Shield knows and they’ve created the best solution out there, a completely washable keyboard line that’s actually dishwasher safe! Health Tech Weekly host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic got the chance to chat with SealShield CEO Brad Whitchurch in the digital health pavilion at the International CES conference this year about their brand new products for the office and home.

The Seal Shield line of washable keyboards is the perfect solution for health care workplaces where infection control is among the biggest concerns right now. By preventing the spread of infection, patients heal faster and are sent home sooner, reducing health care costs to all of us. The Seal Shield site says it best:

“Today’s active life is touch-dependent. Whether it is a computer keyboard or mouse, a TV remote, an MP3 player, earphones or cell phones, the technology that is so interlaced with all we do depends on touch. Yet, common touch surfaces can harbor bacteria and spread infection. As a result, consumers are looking to buy products that have antimicrobial protection …”

In addition to the keyboard line, there is also a complete line of mobile device protection products for tablets and smartphones. Brad and Jamie show several of the products in this video, showing off their water proof nature as they are submerged in a tub of water and still work like new. You can find the whole line of Seal Shield products at their website at SealShield.com. All of the products in this video are available now!

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