WellAWARE Systems Partners with American Medical Alert Corporation to Integrate Emergency and Health Monitoring Solutions for Seniors

First Integrated Solution for WellAWARE Systems Demonstrates Intent for Open Partnerships with Telehealth and other Healthcare Technology Providers

 

WellAWARE Systems, the leading developer of next-generation wellness monitoring solutions for senior care providers, today announced it has entered into a technology integration partnership with American Medical Alert Corp. (NASDAQ:AMAC). AMAC is a leading provider of remote medical monitoring devices and 24/7 communication services to promote healthy living and keep patients connected with family and professional caregivers. Together the companies are delivering an integrated health monitoring solution that incorporates AMAC’s personal emergency response system (PERS) technology with WellAWARE’s sensor-based wellness monitoring solution and is currently pilot testing the integrated solution with its first joint customer, The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (Good Samaritan).

Frederic Siegel, Executive Vice President of AMAC commented, "We are excited to collaborate with WellAWARE to drive innovation and accelerate the adoption of home and community based monitoring technologies to keep seniors safe and independent at home. WellAWARE has developed break-through sensor monitoring technologies that significantly augment our traditional PERS service. The products are highly complementary providing a 24 hour, electronic safety-net for at-risk individuals while keeping caregivers and healthcare providers in close continual, contact with potentially life threatening situations."

The combined offering allows for senior subscribers to have access to a market leading PERS with WellAWARE’s innovative passive monitoring solution. Through the integrated offering, WellAWARE's passive monitoring system can trigger AMAC's PERS in the case of a disabling fall or unattended stove condition to dial AMAC's national Medical Monitoring Center where trained personnel are available 24/7 to contact friends, family and emergency responders. The WellAWARE/AMAC integration demonstrates WellAWARE’s ability to offer leading telehealth and senior healthcare technology providers with open integrations. WellAWARE’s resident-centered philosophy is focused on enabling seniors and providers to obtain the healthcare technologies they need while simplifying the access to that data via a single platform.

"AMAC, a leading provider of PERS technology, is an ideal partner to demonstrate the capability to easily integrate with the WellAWARE solution," said Jeff Noce, CEO of WellAWARE Systems. "By continuing to partner with complementary telehealth and healthcare technologies, we enable caregivers to proactively identify and address existing or developing health conditions, as well as emergent situations such as disabling falls."

About WellAWARE Systems

WellAWARE Systems offers the opportunity for enhanced quality of life for our aging population through an innovative approach to wellness and safety for senior living. Built by the industry for the industry, WellAWARE is a low-cost monitoring solution that gathers and reports behavioral and wellness information of a cared-for individual, in their home or at a senior living facility. For more information on WellAWARE Systems, please visit www.wellawaresystems.com.

About American Medical Alert Corp.

AMAC is a healthcare communications company dedicated to the provision of support services to the healthcare community. AMAC's product and service portfolio includes Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) and emergency response monitoring, electronic medication reminder devices, disease management monitoring appliances and healthcare communication solutions services. AMAC operates eight communication centers under local trade names: HLINK OnCall, Long Island City, NY and Clovis NM, North Shore TAS, Port Jefferson, NY, Live Message America, Audubon, NJ, ACT Teleservice, Newington, CT and Springfield, MA, MD OnCall, Cranston RI and Capitol Medical Bureau Rockville, MD, American MediConnect and Phone Screen Chicago, IL to support the delivery of high quality, healthcare communications. For additional information, please visit www.amac.com.

For more information, contact:
Tiffany O’Shea
Phone: 512.636.7811
E-Mail: toshea@wellawaresystems.com