Accuhealth Amazon Alexa Skill

Accuhealth today announced the launch of its own Amazon Alexa Skill, which will allow patients to receive important information about their remote patient monitoring (RPM) program, as well as utilize voice-enabled technology to request help from Accuhealth in multiple languages. This innovation using Amazon technology will not only serve as a major step in bringing providers into the home virtually and extending the continuum of care, but it will also reach a broader population and address the needs of patients with visual impairments and mobility issues. 

Alexa Skill will enable Accuhealth patients to access healthcare services by simply asking Alexa for assistance. It will serve three main functions: callback from the Amazon Connect system; distributing daily Bingo numbers to boost patient compliance; and providing daily reminders to take their readings. Patients will stay better connected to their providers and the voice-enabled technology can ultimately be used for hands-on intimate care and health coaching to build better habits and encourage a healthier lifestyle. 

Accuhealth CEO Stephen Samson commented, "Our new Alexa Skill is deeply integrated with patients' needs by offering outreach support in 300+ languages. By simply saying 'Call Accuhealth,' our Alexa Skill brings the Accuhealth care team directly into the patient's living room. At Accuhealth, we are multilingual to best serve our diverse patient community. The addition of the Alexa Skill increases our artificial intelligence capabilities, allowing us to interact with patients in their preferred language while in the comfort of their home. Furthermore, our telemedicine services are offered in American Sign Language — all part of our growth strategy to bring RPM to all."

Voice-enabled technology has advanced rapidly in recent years, and studies have looked at how this technology can be used to assist the care of the elderly and people with chronic conditions, mobility issues, and disabilities.

An Amazon Alexa Pilot Program involving 50 residents of a retirement community, most in their late 80s and with mobility issues and visual impairments, found that 75% used Alexa daily, and 100% reported that Alexa made their life easier overall. A later study that examined 346 voice-enabled device reviews by people with cognitive, sensory or physical disabilities, found that devices like Amazon Echo offer tremendous potential for inclusive, accessible interaction. Reviews were overwhelmingly positive, mentioning impacts such as ease of use compared to existing technology and the ability to more independently complete everyday tasks.

For more information about Accuhealth's award-winning RPM platform and technology, please visit www.accuhealth.tech.

Accuhealth empowers physicians with the right data to stay ahead of negative health outcomes to keep patients healthy, happy, and out of the hospital. Founded in 2018, Accuhealth is a leading healthcare technology provider of turnkey remote patient monitoring solutions worldwide, providing hardware, software, and first-line 24/7/365 clinical monitoring to physicians with real-time vital information and AI-enhanced data. Accuhealth's services yield improved outcomes, increased patient satisfaction, reduced costs for payors, and increased revenue for clinics. Accuhealth's touchpoints as a service makes remote monitoring a breeze for providers, their patients, and clinical staff. Accuhealth offers remote patient monitoring and chronic care management made easy and done right. Visit www.accuhealth.tech for more information.