It is not often consumers consider their refrigerator or television as a tool that gives their healthcare providers personalized health data, but LG NOVA is considering the possibility of consumer electronics becoming data collectors for preventative care measures.
Atul Singh, general manager of digital health at LG NOVA, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss how the North American Innovation Center of LG Electronics works to improve the provider/patient healthcare experience in the clinical setting, and is considering how it can evolve its consumer electronics to improve health outcomes.
MobiHealthNews: How does LG work in the digital health space?
Atul Singh: LG has been in the healthcare space for decades, but it’s primarily in the area of displays, TV monitors and radiology equipment in hospitals. So, essentially, we sell hardware to hospitals.
What we are doing differently now is we are helping hospitals maximize their investment into these devices that they have purchased over the years to extract further value from it.
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