Alexandra Hospital has joined telecom provider StarHub and its partners health technology companies ConnectedLife and Fitbit in launching a new cloud-based digital health service in Singapore.
Called LifeHub+, the mobile app-based service connects clinicians and health coaches with patients coping with at-risk or preventable chronic health conditions such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I’m trying
About 300 patients from AH and GP clinics will initially join the LifeHub+ service to monitor their health metrics and wellness activities, according to a media release.
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The LifeHub+ app gives you insights to improve your health. Generate a dynamic health score by collecting and analyzing health metrics such as steps, exercise, sleep patterns, heart rate, heart rate variability, skin temperature variability, breathing rate, and oxygen saturation. -Party device.
These health data can be shared with GPs, health coaches, and other healthcare providers accessed through your LifeHub+ dashboard.
Additionally, users can set nudge and reminder alerts for medications, exercise, or scheduled checkups.
In the future, we plan to add lifestyle questionnaires and disease risk assessment tools to the service.
why it matters
The LifeHub+ service is intended to provide patients with personalized health plans to improve their health and lifestyle management.
Physicians and general practitioners can use health data and health scores to create timely interventions to reduce chronic disease risk factors and offer lifestyle and dietary changes.
the bigger trend
ConnectedLife and Fitbit have been on a mission to provide integrated solutions that support the Asia Pacific digital health ecosystem. Earlier this year, India’s Manipal Hospitals has partnered with them to enhance monitoring of patients’ post-operative conditions. In July, Indonesia’s Bio Farma launched a preventive care project by combining the two companies’ solutions and working with Google Cloud’s platform.
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“This new digital health initiative leverages wearables to provide a rich source of patient lifestyle information, enabling AH physicians and health coaches to holistically improve patient health through timely lifestyle interventions. AH’s Clinical Director, Dr. Alexander Yip, said.Added healthcare redesign program
“In line with our DARE+ strategy, we are leveraging our expertise in connectivity to create digital health services that help physicians deliver attentive care and enroll consenting patients in a holistic health plan. LifeHub+ enables clinicians to access and evaluate up-to-date health data, guide users to live healthier lives, and enhance community support in a digital ecosystem. It connects primary care physicians, hospitals and patients’ families to deliver integrated, proactive care.Johan Buse, StarHub’s consumer business chief, said the company’s new cloud-based digital health service explained.
