LG Electronics Announced the formation of a new company, Primefocus Health, which will develop a healthcare delivery platform for providers, using technology and therapies to help remote patient monitoring and provide patients with access to new therapies through technology applications.
It will also allow providers to collect patient data, communicate with patients, track progress and intervene when needed.
The product will be able to integrate with providers’ electronic health record systems and use artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities, the company said.
The joint venture is between LG Electronics North America Innovation Center and LG NOVA.
“LG Electronics has a long-standing, trusted reputation among home consumers around the world, and in launching Primefocus Health, we want to build on that history as we ask consumers to trust us to work with their providers, as well as Trust us with your healthcare management,” Primefocus Health CEO Darren Sabo said in a statement. “Primefocus Health is committed to leveraging the latest technology to revolutionize home care for patients, leading the way to a future of care that is personalized, convenient and effective.”
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LG has been working hard to expand into the home healthcare space. Atul Singh, general manager of digital health at LG NOVA, sat down with MobiHealthNews discusses how the company is considering revamping its consumer electronics products to improve health outcomes.
“Our ultimate vision is to follow the patient home. So, at home, the customer or consumer gets to know us through their interaction with our devices or appliances (TVs, refrigerators, washers and dryers, etc.),” said Singh .
“Once they’re discharged home, we want to expand the scope of care in the hospital to these appliances and equipment that they’ve already invested in to start providing care.”
