Comcast is working on a device like the Amazon Echo or Google Home, but with a focus on monitoring health at home, and aims to begin pilot-testing it later this year. HealthyReturns
Comcast is working on a device for the home similar to the Amazon Echo or Google Home, with an initial focus on health monitoring.Comcast is already in talks with hospitals about taking on shared savings, if it can keep people from expensive emergency room visits.Comcast is working on a device like the Amazon Echo or Google Home, but with a focus on monitoring health at home, and aims to begin pilot-testing it later this year.
These people asked not to be named as they were not authorized to speak on behalf of Comcast, and Comcast declined to comment. Comcast plans to offer the device and related service to at-risk people, including seniors and people with disabilities, but the timing, pricing and roll-out plan have not been finalized. It will start to experiment with pilots, which are not limited to Comcast customers, by the end of 2019, with potential commercial release in 2020.
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