Intel-GE Care Innovation's "Connect" Is A New Facebook For Seniors
The most neglected lot in today's technologically fast paced world is the senior or elderly class. The loneliness, with which they suffer from, is a serious problem. As per a study conducted by Public Library of Science Medicine suggests -
<blockquote>Loneliness as a health risk factor is twice as detrimental as being obese, and equal to the risk of smoking cigarettes and alcoholism.</blockquote>
<em></em>Such may be the consequences of loneliness. It would be quite surprising to note that technology can take away their loneliness. Well, this is what has happened lately.  A recently launched digital platform by Intel-GE Care Innovations is about to perform this miracle.
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Image Courtesy: GE press release
An easy to use software Connect - tablet based on a digital platform by a partnership between Intel-GE Care Innovations has been successfully proven to combat loneliness effectively. #-Link-Snipped-# a software designed so that it serves both the parties, the care givers and the receivers. The seniors can use it anything like an in-home digital device and the care givers can use it as a customized portals to help the elderly. The digital platform features some of the basic tools like community calendar, webcam etc while some advanced features like wellness surveys and wellness data collection are the key stones for this interface.
The software is tried and tested and a website called <em>Evangelical</em><em> Homes of Michigan-</em>Â the first one to adopt this technique; has been giving a strong positive feedback regarding its usefulness. Connect is basically developed to resemble the social networking websites like Facebook but with a healthcare perspective. The platform is so interactive that the so called technologically averse elderly people have developed an interest in getting care through this medium. Evangelical homes have observed their clients getting engaged and cared for on a daily basis.
The product comes after a thorough research by #-Link-Snipped-#. It takes care of all the seniors needs. The interface is so easy to use, that it might make a benchmark in healthcare arena. The Intel-GE care innovations is a company formed by the collaboration of Intel's Digital Health Group and GE Healthcare's Home Health Division has thus taken a significant and a good step forward in the field of Healthcare under the pretext of the launch of this new tablet based platform.
Check out the following video as to how Connect works:
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<blockquote>Loneliness as a health risk factor is twice as detrimental as being obese, and equal to the risk of smoking cigarettes and alcoholism.</blockquote>
<em></em>Such may be the consequences of loneliness. It would be quite surprising to note that technology can take away their loneliness. Well, this is what has happened lately.  A recently launched digital platform by Intel-GE Care Innovations is about to perform this miracle.
#-Link-Snipped-#
Image Courtesy: GE press release
An easy to use software Connect - tablet based on a digital platform by a partnership between Intel-GE Care Innovations has been successfully proven to combat loneliness effectively. #-Link-Snipped-# a software designed so that it serves both the parties, the care givers and the receivers. The seniors can use it anything like an in-home digital device and the care givers can use it as a customized portals to help the elderly. The digital platform features some of the basic tools like community calendar, webcam etc while some advanced features like wellness surveys and wellness data collection are the key stones for this interface.
The software is tried and tested and a website called <em>Evangelical</em><em> Homes of Michigan-</em>Â the first one to adopt this technique; has been giving a strong positive feedback regarding its usefulness. Connect is basically developed to resemble the social networking websites like Facebook but with a healthcare perspective. The platform is so interactive that the so called technologically averse elderly people have developed an interest in getting care through this medium. Evangelical homes have observed their clients getting engaged and cared for on a daily basis.
The product comes after a thorough research by #-Link-Snipped-#. It takes care of all the seniors needs. The interface is so easy to use, that it might make a benchmark in healthcare arena. The Intel-GE care innovations is a company formed by the collaboration of Intel's Digital Health Group and GE Healthcare's Home Health Division has thus taken a significant and a good step forward in the field of Healthcare under the pretext of the launch of this new tablet based platform.
Check out the following video as to how Connect works:
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