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2012 SCU Boomer Venture Summit Finalists Announced
This will definitely be one of THE events of 2012. Congratulations to the finalists of this year’s business plan competition! We look forward to seeing who wins.
Aside from the competition the summit has much to offer for the vetreins as well as the newcomers in this industry. Speakers include Jeff Makowka, Laura Mitchell, Laurie Orlov, Mary Furlong and Lori Bitter, just to name a few. This years keynote “A Fireside Chat: An Investor’s Perspective on the Longevity Economy”, will be presented by Marc Yi, Managing Director of Intel Capital. [More]
The top 5 finalists have been chosen!
The five finalists will give a five-minute presentation of their business plan onstage at the Summit. The finalists include:
- Calcula Technologies – has created a treatment for kidney stones that are smaller than 10mm in size. Calcula’s minimal evasive therapy can be provided in a doctor’s office.
- CircuSonic Therapeutics – has developed the CircuSonic Limb Tank to address peripheral artery disease (PAD). The patented non‐invasive medical device alleviates pain, accelerates wound healing and increases blood flow to the lower limbs.
- HyloMimetics – is developing a bioinspired molecule that prevents the progression of osteoarthritis and restores healthy cartilage, getting patients out of pain and remobilizing their lives.
- My Wonderful Life – is a free website where you can plan and personalize your funeral to celebrate the life you’ve lived. Its mission is to encourage the discussion of our deaths with our family members, and to take the burden off of our survivors.
- ROTO Mobility – designs and creates ergonomic and efficient mobility products that improve people’s health and active lives.
The grand prize winner will be chosen by a panel of distinguished judges that includes Andy Donner, director at Physic Ventures; Anne Hawkins, vice president at Great Hill Partners; Jody Holtzman, senior vice president, Thought Leadership at AARP; John Hopper, managing director at Linkage Ventures; Xander Mahony, venture capitalist for Draper Fisher Jurvetson; Scott Oliver, partner, Morrison Foerster; and Jeff Shoemate, vice president of innovation and business development for the senior markets segment of United Health Group.
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Laura Mitchell to Speak on Hospital Readmission
At the First National Medicare-Medicaid Payment Incentives and Penalties Summit
“The Leading Forum on Recovery Audits, Readmissions, Value-Based Purchasing, HACs and Never Events, and Managing to Medicare Margins.”
Laura Mitchell, VP Business Development will be speaking alongside Dr. Erick Eiting on “Healing in Place™ — Using Technology to Reduce the Risk of Hospital Readmissions.” Conference Theme II: Thursday, May 31, 2012, from 4:45pm-5:15pm in the Prince William room.
Laura has also recently published a whitepaper under the same title.
The following is an excerpt form “Healing in Place™”:
From Hospital to Home: The Grand Transition
One cannot seriously talk about healthcare reform, improving outcomes, or reducing cost without talking about the aging of America, given the large portion of healthcare costs that are incurred in the later stages of life.1 Healthcare already consumes a distressing 17% percentage of GDP, and with the “Boomers” entering their chronic condition years, the financial strain on our society is certain to become more acute, if not critical. As a society, we pay for many pounds of cure. GrandCare Systems is passionate about providing those ounces of prevention that allow patients to successfully transition from acute care to heal at home with a technology assist. Only by moving from the monitored life to the analyzed life to the influenced life, can we reverse the cost spiral of post-acute and chronic care.A downloadable copy of this whitepaper is available HERE.
For more information on the summit visit http://www.medicaremedicaidpaymentsummit.com
Register at http://medicaremedicaidpaymentsummit.com/registration.php
GrandCare Systems listed by AARP blogger as a top technology must have
GrandCare is honored to be listed by AARP blogger, Sally Abrahms as one of the top 9 technology must haves.
9 Need-to-Know Technologies for Caregivers
“Can you say the Jetsons? Increasingly, family caregivers are getting a helping hand through high-tech products and services.
Bone up on these trends:
GPS safety technology provides the location of the wearer: devices can be used on the wrist, as a clip-on, or on a pendant. Some cars and smart phones have them – enabling you to speak or touch your desired destination – and see or hear turn-by-turn instructions.
With some devices, the caregiver sets the parameters of where the recipient can be – sometimes referred to as ‘geo-fencing’. If the person goes outside those areas, the caregiver is alerted via phone, text, or email. At any time, the caregiver can log on to a website and track the location of the elder
Personal emergency response systems, known as PERS, also contain GPS technology. It’s the Medic Alert model—if in trouble, the wearer can press a button and be connected with a call center that can dispatch help and notify caregivers. Many PERS devices only work at home, but a few allow the wearer to get help wherever they are—on the golf course, in the car, around the block.
Other safety technology includes wireless sensors around the house (in the bathroom, on the bed, door, or refrigerator, for example) that that let caregivers know if there is activity out of the ordinary i.e. not leaving the bathroom. A fall, perhaps?”
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GrandCare, on the market since 2006, is a fully-featured care management platform designed to solve the healthcare crisis and aging boom.
The GrandCare solution is the most comprehensive system available today, combining 6 technologies into ONE system with extensive remote caregiving capabilities.
Read the whole article HERE
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Join us where America’s leading analysts, executive marketers, business leaders, and research experts will gather to introduce new research, products and services that truly represent what is next on the horizon for businesses selling to baby boomer and senior customers today.
Featured Agenda Tracks:
– The Innovation of Frugality
– Integrated Media and Marketing: Social, Mobile, Gaming
– The New Service Economy: Housing, Caregiving, Mobility and Healthcare
– Entrepreneurship! Encore Careers and Personalized Business Models
View the complete agenda here.
Featured Agenda Tracks:
Quyen Le
Senior Technical Sales Productivity Specialist,
Salesforce.comGene Zaino
CEO & President,
MBO PartnersMissy Sullivan
Senior Editor,
SmartMoney
The Wall Street JournalDeborah L. Jacobs
Author & Journalist
Forbes
Hanna Gryncwajg
Senior Vice President,
Advertising Sales,
RLTVLynn Mento
Director,
Membership,
AARPJason Rozenblat
General Manager – DC,
Living SocialWinter Casey
Global Public Policy,
Check out the complete agenda, speakers and more at BoomerSummit.com
Click here to find-out who attends year after year, and why.
Platnum Sponsors:
Gold Sponsors:
Microsoft, Caring.com, Linkage, RLTV, Silverado Senior Living, MBO Partners
Silver Sponsors:
General Mills, GreatCall, The Hartford, SilverRide, Starkey, GrandCare Systems, Facetime Strategy, Google, InnovateLTC, Independa, AAA, Virtual Health
Bronze Sponsors:
VibrantNation.com, Hipcricket, PositScience, MetLife Mature Market Institute, ADEPT Driver, CareLinx, Inc., ABHOW
The What’s Next Boomer Business Summit is affiliated with the
American Society on Aging (ASA) Aging in America Conference that takes place on March 28 – April 1, 2012.
2012 What’s Next Boomer Business Summit
The 9th annual What’s Next Boomer Business Summit is produced by Mary Furlong & Associates, and is the official post-conference event of the American Society on Aging (ASA) Aging in America Conference.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington D.C.
Website: www.BoomerSummit.com
This years Theme: The New Normal
The New Normal will showcase the groundswell in social media, the surge in a Service Economy, and rising of the independent sector.
Join us where America’s leading analysts, corporate strategists, brand managers, entrepreneurs, nonprofit executives, authors, bloggers and tweeters meet to explore:
- Who profits from the senior market and global boomer
- Emerging trends in Markets, both Global and US
- How mobile and wireless growth lead to monetization of boomers and their children and grandchildren.
- Distribution models for reaching and engaging the boomer, the senior, the caregiver, and the grandparent
- Trends that engage consumers with integrated media; whether local, social, mobile, print or through gaming
- New Normal Frugal Economy: the forecast for financial services, housing, consumer directed healthcare, aging in place, and entrepreneurship
- Raising money for a start-up idea; brands entrepreneurs need to jump-start business
- The boomer-seniors effect on the 2012 election
How to Accelerate Lead Generation Through Social, Mobile & Integrated Media 10:30 am – 10:45 am
In the new normal, it is all about customer acquisition, retention and service. Discover the latest trends in how companies are using media to drive leads.
Laura Mitchell – VP, Marketing, GrandCare Systems Will be a Featured speaker along side:
Moderator – Lori Bitter, President, Crew Media
Andy Cohen, CEO, Caring.com
Stephen Chen, CEO, NewRetirement
GrandCare Systems will exhibit at In-NOW-vation Tech Showcase & Celebration
GrandCare Systems has been selected to be an exhibitor at the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge 3rd Annual In-NOW-vation, Tech Showcase & Celebration, to be hosted April 26th, 6-8:30 p.m. at Microsoft NERD in Cambridge, MA.
For this exciting showcase and celebration, guests will be voting on their favorite innovative technology demos. Awards will be given to the winners –
Exhibitors are competing for four prizes:
• Company I Want to Have a Beer With
• Coolest. Company. EVAH.
• Most Likely to be Acquired by Dr. Evil in his plan for World Domination
• Most Likely to Develop a Cult Following
About In-Now-vation Tech Showcase and Celebration: A showcase of creative companies going head-to-head for cool prizes, voted by you, the community, in the guise of a cocktail party. Enjoy fun food and drink and the most exciting demo night this spring!
Follow MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge on Twitter @MITefcmb
See more info about the event: Here
EHX TeleHealth & Digital Home Health Technology Session
Collaboration: The Integrator’s Role in TeleHealth & Digital Home Health Technology
You’ve heard all about Digital Home Health Technology and why it’s going to be the way of the future, but where do integrators come in?
With recent healthcare legislation, hospital systems and payers are being forced to become accountable for improving patient outcomes, while reducing the cost of care delivery. The care delivery network is focusing on telehealth & remote monitoring technologies to help care for the highest risk population in the lowest cost setting – the patient’s home.
However, hospitals and payer systems are tuned for executing today’s care delivery model, but who will focus on technology and services needed for tomorrow? This session will explore the opportunities and role of the solutions integrator as an integral piece of the care transition puzzle.
Presented by:
Instructor:Alex Go, Virtual Health
Instructor:Jeffrey Makowka, AARP
Instructor:Laura Mitchell, GrandCare Systems
Course Code
CE Pro #115
Schedule
Friday, March 16, 2012
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Room CI Stage
More Information available at www.ehxweb.com/classes/ce-pro-115
Home Health Tech Launches Specialty Health Store
First of its kind, new website offers digital solutions for independently living.
Submitted to HomeToys.com on: 02/24/2012, 7:59 am
Home Health Tech by Home Controls has launched a fully-functional retail web store specializing in products that help the growing senior population live independently. The online store is at www.HomeHealthTechStore.com, and orders can also be placed by calling 888-220-7690.
Home Health Tech by Home Controls is the first store of its kind to provide high-tech products targeting the senior market, promoting the philosophy that a bit of technology can provide a safer and healthier environment. The products available at Home Health Tech are ideal for people living independently, their families, caregivers, health partners and care facilities.
“Home Health Tech by Home Controls is now a one-stop shop for a wide variety of simple digital products for our aging Boomer generation,” says Ken Kerr, President of Home Controls, Inc. “There is a great demand for these digital products to help seniors stay in their homes longer and live better and safer lives while doing so.”
Home Health Tech by Home Controls has partnered with some of the nation’s leading manufacturer’s to provide a comprehensive assortment of home health tech systems, covering digital health systems, safety and security, personal health, communication, cognition and more.
Featured product lines include caregiver assistance systems from GrandCare, amplified telephones from ClearSounds and Amplicom, personal emergency response systems (PERS) from Linear and LogicMark, personal health products from A&D Medical, medication management tools from MedFolio, MedReady and MedMinder, cognition tools from Dakim, and communication systems from Presto. Home Health Tech also offers remote controlled doors and windows, automatic lighting, sensor pads, wanderer alerts, flood and fire prevention systems, and much more.
“These products are state-of-the-art and very simple to use, helping those seniors who want to age in their own homes and helping their family and caregivers, too,” Kerr says.
In addition, Home Health Tech by Home Controls offers several programs for integrators and health professionals working in the independent living or aging in place markets. These programs offer special wholesale pricing, extended technical support, customized marketing support, system training, networking and more.
“Many integrators are looking to get into the rapidly growing home health tech market, but don’t know where to go for advice and products to fill the demand,” Kerr says. “Now integrators have a one-stop shop for information, marketing materials, and a wide variety of products aimed at the aging-in-place market.”
Join Us for Tomorrow’s Webinar!
Thursday, December 15th at 2pm ET – 1pm CT
Where The Heart Is: Using Technology To Remain At Home
With Beth Paterson
Seniors have always wanted to remain at home. Now with the housing market where it is, seniors are staying at home even longer. We’ll discuss how using technology adds benefits to remaining at home. More Information
In this webinar you will learn:
- How housing conditions are impacting seniors remaining in their homes longer.
- The benefits of using technology to remain at home.
- How using technology can be cost effective and expand the time one can remain at home vs moving to senior housing.
Sponsored By AgeTek
To promote the awareness, benefits and value of products and services for our aging society while directly benefiting our members by evolving into the world’s leading aging-focused technology consortium.
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