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Case study Company name: Storstrøms ErhvervsCenter (SEC)
An independent business development center in Denmark demonstrates that a pervasive Personal Care Connect solution is capable of improving the lives of elderly citizens and saving government organizations millions of Euros through the reduction of healthcare expenses related to hypertension and fall-related injuries when it engages IBM Global Business Services to conduct a sensors and actuators pilot project. |
Business need Storstrøms ErhvervsCenter (SEC) -- in collaboration with regional public and local private healthcare providers -- wanted to explore the potential and challenges of using pervasive computing to monitor high-risk elderly individuals. A successful demonstration would not only help practitioners tackle the issue of hypertension and fall prevention, but could help establish the value of pervasive computing in reducing healthcare costs related to these medical issues. |
Solution With assistance from IBM Global Business Services, SEC and its partners implemented a pilot project to develop and test wireless pervasive computing solutions that could monitor patients' blood pressure or fall susceptibility at home. Patients wore Bluetooth-enabled devices that monitored blood pressure or used step-plate devices that monitored muscle movement. Data was then collected by IBM Personal Care Connect and sent to healthcare providers who then used it in treating their patients. |
Results The pilot showed that over 10 years, a government using the solutions could realize €90 to 100 million in savings from the prevention of fall-related deaths and €20 to 25 million in savings for deaths related to hypertension. In fact, SEC and IBM, as part of a consortium, intend to use the experience gained in the pilot in a new larger project, currently awaiting European Union funding. |
Customer testimonial “The predictive monitoring capabilities enabled by the PCC solution could empower organizations with limited resources to significantly reduce hypertension and fall-related fractures in the elderly.” Ann Roldan, Product Manager |
Customer information | Storstrøms ErhvervsCenter (SEC) | | Storstrøms ErhvervsCenter (SEC) is a publicly funded independent business development center that counsels and assists small and medium-sized enterprises, thereby helping to maintain and strengthen the economy of the Storstrøms region in Denmark. Although it has grown and evolved in the years since its establishment, the organization's bottom-line mission remains the same - to start, build and grow businesses throughout the region and inspire companies in certain fields to leverage new technologies and services to support growth. |
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