Want Info About a Medicine? Ask Alexa

Want Info About a Medicine? Ask Alexa

by | March 27, 2020 | Medical

There is seemingly no end to applications for digital voice assistants such as Siri, Google Assistant, and Amazon Alexa. We’ve written several times about Alexa Skills developed for health and medical applications. Ambulance and EMS personnel associated with...
Alexa, Monitor the Baby’s Breathing

Alexa, Monitor the Baby’s Breathing

by | November 13, 2019 | Health

Health applications may not have a giant share of the 100,000+ Amazon Alexa smart speaker Skills, but we’ve found an interesting assortment of voice-enabled health and medical tools that take advantage of the open Alexa Toolkit. Alexa helps ambulance attendance...
Alexa Answers Health Questions in the U.K.

Alexa Answers Health Questions in the U.K.

by | July 23, 2019 | Enabling Tech

Digital voice assistants already help with timely information in a variety of healthcare environments. Amazon’s Alexa helps ambulance attendants follow protocols in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Alexa assists GoodRx members looking for the best price for...
HIPAA-Compliant Alexa Skill for Diabetics [video]

HIPAA-Compliant Alexa Skill for Diabetics [video]

by | April 9, 2019 | Health

We often report on chronic conditions, wearables for diabetes, HIPAA compliance, and smart home devices here on HealthTechInsider. Well, here’s a post that combines all of these topics. And the good news it’s for a product that’s available now.In...