A New Alexa Skill Come Courtesy of Omron Healthcare
Justin Lam — December 14, 2018 — Tech
References: omronhealthcare & digitaltrends
Thanks to a new partnership with Omron Healthcare, Amazon Alexa has a new skill that lets patients monitor their blood pressure at home with a simple voice command. Pairing with Omron's blood pressure monitors, via a mobile app, Alexa will now be able to provide accurate information on blood pressure statistics, as well as reminders, average daily blood pressure readings, and flags for higher readings.
This new Alexa skill and partnership with Omron Healthcare is just one of a dozen initiatives designed to make the voice assistant an important tool regarding the future of healthcare. This skill also showcases how voice assistants are becoming more integrated into regular society and how they help make things easier for those already having to deal with medical concerns.
Image Credit: Greg Mombert/Digital Trends
This new Alexa skill and partnership with Omron Healthcare is just one of a dozen initiatives designed to make the voice assistant an important tool regarding the future of healthcare. This skill also showcases how voice assistants are becoming more integrated into regular society and how they help make things easier for those already having to deal with medical concerns.
Image Credit: Greg Mombert/Digital Trends
Trend Themes
1. Voice-enabled Healthcare - The partnership between Omron Healthcare and Amazon Alexa demonstrates the trend of voice assistants being used to monitor and manage healthcare at home.
2. Connected Medical Devices - The integration of Omron's blood pressure monitors with Alexa's voice command features highlights the trend of connecting medical devices to voice assistants for seamless user experience and convenience.
3. Remote Patient Monitoring - With this new Alexa skill, patients can remotely monitor their blood pressure readings, showcasing the emerging trend of remote patient monitoring using voice-enabled technologies.
Industry Implications
1. Healthcare - The partnership between Omron Healthcare and Amazon Alexa opens up new opportunities for the healthcare industry to explore voice-enabled technologies for patient care and management.
2. Consumer Electronics - The integration of voice assistants like Alexa with medical devices presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the consumer electronics industry, where smart home technology is increasingly connected and integrated.
3. Artificial Intelligence - The development of voice-enabled skills for healthcare monitoring demonstrates the potential for artificial intelligence to revolutionize patient care and monitoring in the medical industry.
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