XS
SM
MD
LG
XL

This size screen isn't yet supported. We're working on that.

Star Tribune: As Seniors Buy More Tech, the Market for MN-Made Devices Expands

  • Jun 21, 2023
  • Meaghan Puglisi
  • 1-min Read

Star Tribune reporter Nick Williams, reached out to Lifespark’s Chief Information Officer, Peter Lutz, to weigh in on the conversation about tech devices for seniors. Tech innovations for seniors are great but not if they are siloed products, in other words, if they are designed only for tech’s sake.

From a value-based perspective, tech innovations are incredibly important from a big picture. From a business/health care perspective, we need to figure out disparate data points from things like wearables, family and client feedback, and physicians working with seniors to give us the right insight to make the right pathway for clients based on their goals. To us, this is the holy grail and what we are building towards.

In the article, Williams shares how Lifespark is researching technology to detect falls of residents in their centers as one example of tech innovations we have. Read on for the full story…

Other Articles

News

How Spiritual Counseling Helps Families Through Medicare Hospice

In Next Avenue, Jeremiah Lideen, Director, Spirituality and Engagement at Lifespark, shares his opinion on whether spirituality has a place in health care. Seniors in medical care face a battery of health questions, but too often the most consequential one goes unasked and unanswered: What does a good day look like for you today? Doctors […]

READ MORE

News

Exploring the ‘Sickcare’ System with Joel Theisen

Joel Theisen, Lifespark CEO, is not a fan of the word “care,” but that’s not because he doesn’t have a lot of it. As an RN, he saw firsthand the shortcomings of the healthcare system in the United States, and that’s why he’s on a mission with his company, Lifespark, to reimagine it.  In a […]

READ MORE

News

Dr. Wendy Laine Shares Advice on Going to the ER or Stay Home for Seniors

Dr. Wendy Laine, Lifespark Medical Director and lead physician on Lifespark’s Urgent Response Services team, joined Susie Jones for her Sunday morning WCCO Radio Health Show. They talked about urgent response services and why serving seniors at home is a better option than a busy ER, especially during flu season. Listen in…

READ MORE