Reliance High-Tech has announced the launch of a new venture, Reliance Technology Care Solutions, which will utilise its 24/7 alarm monitoring expertise in order to help individuals maintain independent and healthy lifestyles, while offering peace of mind.
Reliance Technology Care Solutions aims to integrate a range of medical technology solutions with the alarm management services of its in-house BS 5979 Category II alarm receiving centre.
“I’m delighted to announce that our first strategic partnership is with My Medic Watch – a developer of smartwatch apps that enable people with epilepsy, or at risk of falls, to get immediate care and assistance when an incident is detected via the smartwatch apps,” explained Chris Allcard, director at Reliance High-Tech. “We have an exclusive partnership with My Medic Watch for the UK and have worked closely with them over the last twelve months developing the ARC monitoring service.”
The My Medic Watch apps use algorithms to detect falls and uncontrollable movements associated with seizures. When the app detects an incident it notifies nominated family members and carers. If they can’t help, it escalates to the Reliance ARC alongside user location and real time heart rate information. The ARC’s alarm handling operators can then use this to get help to the user or to the emergency services as required.
Alistair Enser, chief executive officer at Reliance High-Tech, concluded: “The launch of Reliance Technology Care Solutions is an incredibly exciting development for us, and we firmly believe that this is a unique offering to the telehealth sector. Our relationship with My Medic Watch is the first in what will be a range of technology partnerships covering a range of medical conditions.”
