January 2009 Edition
For the past 2 years, GenerationOne has been incubating its proprietary wireless health management system that features a proprietary mobile phone, a flexible suite of software, hardware, and back-end solutions. The newly launched system enables the secure capture, transmission, and reception of medical and health information and includes a Web-based control center and notification, voice, and data services that are compatible with other wireless devices.
Central to GenerationOne solutions is a bidirectional information management system that provides timely instruction and two-way feedback. This allows providers, payers, employers, and others r esponsible for managing the delivery and cost of health care to work with patients and consumers to integrate interactive, targeted health management tools and ser vices into their daily routines via real-time interventions and always-on decision support. It is designed to increase efficiency in health care delivery and improved patient outcomes.
The device offers reminders and alerts for taking medications and monitoring biometrics such as blood sugar levels and blood pressure. It also helps employees properly manage chronic conditions and encourages behavioral changes necessary for making healthier lifestyle choices. To further nationwide delivery of its integrated mobile collaborative care solutions, GenerationOne recently acquired FireFly Mobile, which has specialized in providing mobile phones and services for kids and tweens.
Initial service offerings will target asthma, diabetes, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and congestive heart failure. The system can be customized to create a variety of target-specific services to monitor a wide range of disease and wellness conditions.
Miami-based GenerationOne was launched in 2006 by Seed -One Ventures, a seed-stage venture firm focused on forming innovative technology-based ventures. In 2007, GenerationOne acquir ed Hybrid-Four Ltd., a British company that developed specialized customizablesoftware designed to enable disease management and wellness applica tions over wireless devices. www.generationone.com