HealthPicket Service to Help Americans ‘Age in Place’

Virtual care services help prolong independent living

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Health IT executive Michael
J. Minton announced the launch of HealthPicket,
a unique new option for patient-centered home-based care.

“HealthPicket
is dedicated to helping Americans ‘age
in place’ with dignity,” said Minton, company founder and CEO.

“Our virtual
professional care services use state-of-the-art technology and
clinical experts to help prolong independent living and
are an affordable alternative to current options.”

Nearly 90 percent of people over age 65 want to stay in their home as
long as possible, according to the AARP
Public Policy Institute; 80 percent believe they will always live in
their current residence. However, chronic diseases can escalate quickly,
making independent living difficult and stressing adult children who may
be too far away to effectively monitor their parents’ health status.

“Our virtual professional care services protect seniors’ ability to live
independently and families’ right to peace of mind,” explained Minton.

Studies show continuous remote monitoring of those with chronic medical
issues can facilitate more timely and appropriate interventions that
reduce hospital admissions by 20 percent or more, total bed days by 25
percent or more.

“We provide early warning of changes in health status and informed
clinically validated alerts. Together these can help prevent unnecessary
medical procedures. In short, we intend to help reduce spiraling
healthcare costs, one subscriber at a time.”

Service is expected to begin Q1 2016. Prospective subscribers may contact
HealthPicket to reserve a spot now.

Advisory Council

HealthPicket also launched its Web
site and announced four inaugural advisors:

• Anette
  Asher—Founder & CEO, Care to Caregiver (San Diego) … Devoted
  to improving the lives of seniors, especially those with Alzheimer’s
  disease, dementia and related disorders, Asher is the
  former CEO of Glenner
  Memory Care Centers, a San
  Diego Senior Alliance board member, and former CEO of the
  Life Science Information Technology Global Institute.
• Trish
  Daly, RN, MPA, MS, FACHE … A board member and past
  president of the San
  Diego Organization of Healthcare Leaders, Daly was director
  of operations improvement/system implementation management at Scripps
  Green Hospital, compliance and quality improvement director
  at UCSD Health Plan, and administrator of home-based services at Woodland
  Healthcare.
• Gary
  Mendoza, JD—Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Health
  eWay, Inc. (Los Angeles) … As Calif. Commissioner of
  Corporations, Mendoza impelled Blue Cross of California to create the
  California Endowment and California
  HealthCare Foundation. Other contributions include the
  restricted Knox-Keene license and the organizational architecture for
  California full-risk accountable-care organizations (ACOs).
• John
  M. (Jay) Shiver, MHA, LFACHE, FAAMA—Assistant Professor
  of Health Administration and Policy, George
  Mason University (Fairfax, Va.) … A former senior executive at Inova
  Fairfax Hospital, MedStar
  Washington Hospital Center and Sibley
  Memorial Hospital, and a US Air Force Medical Service Corps
  captain, Shiver has spearheaded projects that promote independent
  living for the elderly. He co-authored Managing
  Integrated Health Systems: A Guide for Health Executives.

About HealthPicket

Founded to prolong independent living and help older Americans stay at
home longer, HealthPicket offers an affordable way to monitor health
status and manage care on a daily basis. Virtual professional care
services enable seniors to preserve health, independence and privacy,
while giving family members peace of mind.

Using state-of-the-art wireless sensors, medical devices and care
management support software, specially trained US-licensed clinical
experts monitor patient activities, vital signs and other health
indicators. The goal is to improve medication
compliance and general care plan adherence, and spot early signs of
changes in health status so they can promptly issue informed alerts if
and when appropriate.

Seniors can subscribe directly to HealthPicket’s technology-plus-human solution
or a family member may subscribe on their behalf (details at http://healthpicket.com/service/faqs/).

About Minton

A seasoned health IT executive whose forte is building teams and opening
new markets, Minton
has devoted his career to promoting the use of technology to improve
healthcare delivery, focusing in recent years on telehealth and virtual
care. As worldwide group marketing director, informatics, for Becton
Dickinson, he led the cultural transformation required to scale an
infection-control software unit from supplier to strategic solution
provider. At Health Data Sciences (later Misys) and GE Healthcare
(Centricity), he built and led national sales teams for two electronic
health record pioneers. Minton also spent many years as corporate
accounts manager for Hewlett-Packard’s
medical division (now Philips
Healthcare). More recently, he was product and business development
director for Cardiac
Science, a global FDA Class III cardiac resuscitation device
company, and president of Waypoint Technology Partners, a healthcare
consulting practice.

On the Net

HealthPicket: http://www.healthpicket.com

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Contacts

HealthPicket
Carol Somer, 858-204-7424
csomer@healthpicket.com