Amazon partners with the NHS to bring Alexa to patients
The NHS pitches the service as being especially useful to elderly patients, blind patients and those who cannot access the internet through traditional means.
Amazon reportedly developing emotion-sensing wearable device
The product (codenamed Dylan) is being developed by Amazon's hardware development team Lab126 and its Alexa division. Designed to be worn on the wrist, the device seemingly has a form factor similar to a smartwatch.
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What the HIPAA-compliant Alexa skills mean for the future of voice in healthcare
While the skills can help facilitate smoother patient engagement, there's still work to do when it comes to bringing voice to healthcare.
6 organizations team up with Amazon to release HIPAA-compliant Alexa skills
Less than two months after MedCity speculated whether Amazon would release a HIPAA-compliant Echo device, the tech giant revealed Thursday that select skills for Alexa — the voice-activated personal assistant service powering those devices — are indeed HIPAA-compliant.
Pilot project brings Alexa to Cedars-Sinai patients
As part of the newly announced pilot, more than 100 patient rooms at Cedars-Sinai are equipped with an Alexa-powered platform called Aiva, which patients can use to control their entertainment and interact with nurses.
Both Google and Amazon have recently backed this small Los Angeles digital health startup
Los Angeles Aiva Health is developing a voice-enabled operating system that is tailored for a hospital setting
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Exclusive: Orbita hires digital health leader away from Cedars-Sinai
Kristi Ebong has been hired by Orbita as its new senior vice president of strategy and general manager for healthcare providers.
Amazon is looking for a “HIPAA compliance lead”
The Seattle-based tech giant is looking to hire a "HIPAA compliance lead," according to a job listing on its site. The candidate will work on elements of "a new initiative."
Four takeaways from the Connected Health Conference
Last week's Connected Health Conference in Boston brought together stakeholders from across the healthcare continuum. Though tech was a key focus of the meeting, some panelists cautioned against overpromoting technology's capabilities.
Amazon Alexa and voice in healthcare were hot topics at the Connected Health Conference
On day one of the Connected Health Conference, which runs through October 27, numerous presenters discussed the increasing focus on using voice and voice assistants in the healthcare realm.
Mayo Clinic Platform Program to Help Clinical Digital Health Startups Succeed
Mayo Clinic has developed a new tool that could speed up the time it takes for digital health companies to validate their tech to hospitals.
Mayo Clinic delivers first aid advice through Amazon Alexa
As part of the Mayo Clinic First Aid program, users of Alexa-enabled devices can ask for first aid information, such as advice on how to treat a cut.
New Orbita software lets home health providers customize Amazon’s Alexa
Orbita this week released Voice Experience Designer, a visual designer tool for home health providers to customize voice assistants, starting with the Alexa-powered Amazon Echo.