Health Care Originals, Inc. offers a clinically-validated virtual respiratory care platform that utilizes wearable devices to monitor coughing, respiration, and other vital signs for individuals with Asthma and COPD. This technology enables health plans to improve patient outcomes and reduce emergency department visits by providing real-time data and support for effective disease management.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and COPD, affect millions and are a leading driver of healthcare costs. Current methods for monitoring these conditions often rely on infrequent clinic visits and patient self-reporting, leading to delayed intervention and increased emergency department utilization. This lack of continuous, objective data hinders effective disease management and personalized treatment adjustments.
Solution
Health Care Originals (HCO) offers a virtual respiratory care platform that utilizes wearable sensors to continuously monitor key physiological parameters, including cough frequency, respiration rate, wheezing, heart rate, temperature, and activity levels. The wearable device allows patients to easily record relevant journal entries, capturing changes in symptoms, feelings, and behaviors. This data is then transmitted to a secure platform where automated reports and notifications can be generated for patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers. By providing real-time insights and longitudinal trend analysis, HCO empowers health plans and providers to improve patient outcomes, reduce emergency department visits, and enable more proactive, personalized respiratory care.
Target Audience
HCO's primary target audience includes health plans seeking to improve outcomes and manage costs associated with asthma and COPD, as well as individuals with chronic respiratory conditions and their caregivers. The platform also caters to researchers, CROs, pharmaceuticals, providers, and health systems.
Features
- Continuous monitoring of cough, respiration, wheeze, temperature, heart rate, and activity level via wearable sensors
- Integrated journaling feature for capturing subjective symptom data
- Automated report generation and customizable notifications for patients, caregivers, and providers
- Secure data transmission and storage with role-based access controls
- Clinically validated algorithms for accurate respiratory event detection
- Telemedicine integration capabilities for remote patient monitoring and consultation
- Options for use in clinical trials, telemedicine, health & wellness programs, and personal use