Technology Record - Issue 22: Autumn 2021

172 www. t e c h n o l o g y r e c o r d . c om V I EWPO I NT aging in place, allowing elderly people to con- tinue to live independently in their own home, retaining their dignity, choices and lifestyle. InteliCare is designed to be a low-cost sub- scription service application for care providers and families. It uses ambient devices, weara- bles and other non-intrusive sensors to detect a range of in-home activity and therefore any unusual occurrences. By understanding whether there may be a problem in real time, out-of-home caregivers can be alerted immedi- ately. Designed from the ground up with a focus on security, reliability and flexibility, InteliCare is driven to evolve with the changing needs of the elderly and their families. Despite the aforementioned benefits at-home healthcare doesn’t have to be a complete patient monitoring system. For example, medical technology company, Rapid Response Revival (RRR) is dedicated to saving lives from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). It has recently secured CE Certification for CellAED, its personal, smart, affordable automated external defibrillator (AED). Representing a major step-change in AED usa- bility, accessibility and cost, CellAED is designed to reduce the time gap for effective response to SCA. Globally, less than one per cent of patients survive because they do not receive CPR and defibrillation within minutes of their cardiac arrest. CellAED also uses internet of medical things-enabled cloud services for remote device monitoring, security and data accessibility to speed emergency response. As a result, the solu- tion is the first cellular-connected AED that can be maintained remotely to ensure the device is always ready and reduce the time it takes for the patient to receive effective treatment from a bystander, paramedic, or clinician. Another organisation that is tackling population cardiac health is SRSHeart, which is dedicated to changing how to best test and treat the biggest killer of women – heart disease. By challenging the status quo of misdiagnoses and ineffective treatments, SRSHeart uses technology, testing and patient empowerment to create more effective treatments for women with heart disease. The team at SRSHeart is committed to sav- ing women’s lives, everywhere and anywhere, regardless of background, by providing access to care. Their approach is to ensure that their specially designed programmes and tools can be implemented seamlessly wherever women are treated. Its own programme combines medical preventative strategies using innovative technology to ensure a systematic, standardised level of care in every location. Additionally, its approach offers healthcare systems a preven- tion plan for thousands of women, with the potential to save millions of dollars for health care providers and payers. With a rising number of SaaS-based healthcare organisations entering the market it is easier and more scalable to weave that into the fabric and dashboard of the smart city platform. Therefore, if we are to realise the vision of smart cities and communities, we need work with innovators and other leaders to improve the care and well-being of residents in those communities. Sally Frank is the worldwide lead for health and life sciences at Microsoft for Startups