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- Numera sold to Canadian investment group
- Alexa is in millions of households—and Amazon is losing billions
- Examining “pay-for-play” advertorials in PERS marketing
- 911 delays highlight need for digital dispatch
- Anxiety alerts: The unexpected cost of constant health tracking
- Walmart pivots healthcare strategy, partners with Humana
- Apple keeps chasing the ultimate health-tracking watch—but it could take years
- Apple advances the accuracy of fall and crash detection systems
- The city looks different when you’re older: How urban planning presents complex challenges for seniors
- How mPERS devices can add safety to construction jobsites
- Can you afford to age in place?
- Lamar Odom launches senior living business in California
- The Silver Economy: Five tips on marketing to older audiences
- Would you leave grandma at home with a companion robot?
- A huge threat to the U.S. budget has receded. And no one is sure why.
- The Cyber Trust Mark is a voluntary IoT label coming in 2024. What does it mean for the PERS industry?
- Who is coming to MAMA?
- How a vast demographic shift will reshape the world
- Has a major Canadian PERS provider left the space?
- Make an exhibition of yourself for seniors
- Firefighters breaking down a PERS customer’s door: The challenges with customers returning devices
- Connect America acquisition partners with local government to provide low-cost medical alert monitoring services
- U.S. News & World Report Aging in Place With Assistive Tech Survey 2023
- Senior Care in 2030: What trends and demographics tell us about the future
- Barely a quarter of Americans still have landlines. Who are they?
- Harvard Study: Centering the home in conversations about digital technology to support adults aging in place
- Amazon shuts down Halo division and discontinues all devices
- Safeguarding Japan’s aging society without invading privacy
- After an 8.7% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2023, next year’s increase may not be as large
- Certified aging in place specialist: How hiring a CAPS could benefit your older loved one
- Inflation Reduction Act could be "game-changing" for millions of U.S. seniors
- Amazon Care to shut down, ‘not a complete enough offering’ for corporate customers
- A rural Washington emergency dispatch center closes as 911 operator shortage persists
- Accidental PERS activation leads to life-changing friendship
- The evolution of the PERS smartwatch
- Best Buy rebrands GreatCall to Lively and offers affiliate incentives
- Palm Beach County schools to deploy panic buttons
- Six ways to target seniors more effectively in digital marketing
- Passive PERS—new solutions that don't require wearing a device
- PERS Industry News and Moves
- Vayyar Imaging secures $108M in Series E funding led by Koch Disruptive Technologies
- How to manage your Yelp reviews
- Safety devices disguised as jewelry get you help with the click of a button
- FDA updates guidance on cybersecurity responsibilities for medical device manufacturers
- How fraudsters use telemarketing as telehealth to scam seniors
- New bill could save seniors money on home upgrades for aging in place
- Best Buy's urgent response service expands to Amazon's Alexa devices
- NY State is giving out hundreds of robots as companions for the elderly
- Battling inflation and rising prices in the PERS industry
- Tapping into the power of marketing automation in the senior care industry
- Alexa Together Review: Keeping Tabs on Dad
- Perception and Satisfaction of Patients’ Relatives Regarding Emergency Medical Service Response Times
- Apple's health hiccups
- Two women are suing Google over Fitbit burn injuries
- “Pretext” Theory Could Turn Calls Regarding Free Health Care Services into Prohibited Solicitations
- Celebrating 50 issues of PERS Insider!
- Save the Date: Join Us in September at MAMA’s Conference in Atlanta
- FCC to vote on new plan to curb robocalls
- Senior influencers, or "granfluencers," are smashing stereotypes and making big bucks as social media sensations
- Heart skipping a beat? Google and Apple want to know —but does your doctor?
- MAMA Launches Member Newsletter
- What PERS industry insiders have to say about Advocate Aurora Health’s acquisition of MobileHelp
- The Powerhouse Combination of RPM & PERS
- Insteon looks dead—just like its users’ smart homes
- Consumer prices are rising fast, and healthcare isn’t far behind
- Healthcare data sharing: How to improve patient care in the future
- LA Times: If Your Phone, Car or Home Alarm Relies on 3G, You Need To Prepare For a Shutdown
- 2022: 12 Healthcare Execs Offer Their Predictions
- We Need Your Help: How To Finance Your Small PERS Business
- Maine Hospice Program Integrating PERS Into Patient Care
- Three Questions To Help You Choose A Medical Alert System
- MobileHelp’s Clear Arch Health Acquires Life Care Solutions
- New Year’s Resolutions for Your Business
- The Rapidly Evolving Personal Emergency Response Systems Channel & the COVID Effect
- MOBI Rolls Out Affordable Smart Medical Alert Button
- Eight Tips for Writing Subscription Cancellation Emails to Boost Retention
- Three Things We Learned at the MAMA Conference
- Supply Chain Nightmares Continue To Torment Worldwide Distribution
- Consumer Reports: How to Handle Accidental Activations and Other Issues With Medical Alert Devices
- Connect America Acquires Remote Patient Monitoring Provider 100Plus
- Rescu Looks to Untether PERS Users From Hardware Via Its App-Based Solution
- Bloomberg Covers 3G Sunset: AT&T “Risks Silencing Home Alarms Reliant On Old Tech”
- Inside Climax: The PERS Insider Profile
- T-Mobile Stirs ‘Grave Concerns’ at DOJ With Bid To End Old Network In October
- Eight Ways to Improve Your Warehouse Fulfillment Efficiency
- Q&A with Philips' Head of Connected Healthcare on New Products and Hospital Tech Adoption in COVID-19
- PERS Industry Reacts to AARP Survey About Seniors and Tech
- How To Start Advertising Your PERS Company OnlinePERS
- Parent Company Nortek Control Expected To Sell For $285M
- Add This Home Safety Checklist To Your Marketing Arsenal
- Connect America Consolidates Lifeline's Fulfillment Operations into New South Carolina Facility
- MAMA Annual Conference Going All-Virtual
- MAMA & AICC Work Together to Lobby Government and AT&T For Delay in 3G Shutdown
- Sixteen Tips to Handle Negative Online Customer Reviews
- The Pandemic Showed That Big Tech Isn't a Public Health Savior
- 38 Big Tech Partnerships In Healthcare This Year: Amazon, Google & More
- Registration Opens for MAMA’s 2021 Conference; Being Held In-Person This September
- PERS Industry Reactions to the VRI Sale
- Smart Technologies Create a More Connected Environment for Older Adults
- 15 Upselling Tips & Examples Proven To Boost Order Value
- Reintegrating Back Into The Office Post-Pandemic
- Rising Home Healthcare Salaries Create Challenges For Some & Opportunities for PERS and RPM
- How To Ensure Your 3G Upgrade Calls are Getting to Your Customers
- Five Hacks That Will Make Your Website’s Pricing Page Irresistible
- Manager Tune-Up: Hold Your 1:1 Meetings This Way
- Five Industries That Would Benefit from Fall Detection
- Biden Holds Chip Summit As Crippled Supply Chain Impacts Countless Industries
- A Tribute to PERS Industry Legend Dennis Shapiro
- SAVE THE DATE: MAMA Webinar On Financial Reporting May 18
- How to Optimize Your Product Fulfillment Service
- Turning Away from Nursing Homes, To What?
- Potential National Emergency Alert System Changes You Should Know About
- Inside Essence: The PERS Insider Profile
- Best Buy Makes More Moves in the PERS Market with Lively App
- "I've never seen anything like this": Chaos Strikes Global Shipping
- Fifteen Science-Backed Tips for Making Better Sales Calls
- Take Another Look at the Paycheck Protection Program – Deadline to Apply is March 31
- Brighton Taps Industry Sales Expert: Jennifer Solsten
- "Executing Your 4G Transition" MAMA Webinar Announced – Register Today!
- Lone Workers: A New Market For PERS Systems
- Five Strategies for Getting More Work Done in Less Time
- IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: How To Avoid Common Mistakes When Marketing To Seniors
- Do You Manage Sales People? Upgrade Your 1-on-1 Meetings With These 5 Questions
- Sources: Connect America Takes The Lead In Philips Lifeline Sale
- The Anatomy of a Deal: How Medical Guardian Got Comfortable with Private Equity and Picked Water Street
- Let's Clarify the Recent Verizon 3G Shutdown News
- FallCall Launches Apple Watch Fall Detection App
- Five Heathcare Policies Democrats Are Likely To Focus On
- Seven Things You Need To Know To Execute the 4G Transition
- Bay Alarm Medical Launches PERS Watch
- Will T-Mobile’s Merger with Sprint Impact the PERS Landscape?
- Living Their Best Life At Home: Senior-Focused Startups and VCs Reevaluate Elder Care
- IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: What AARP Says Customers Should Look For In A PERS System
- Apple’s Audacious Plan to Takeover Healthcare & What That Means for PERS
- Follow Up: PERS Industry Reacts To Becklar Sale
- How To Fight Back Against Customer Credit Card Chargebacks
- Medical Guardian Launches New Mobile PERS Device
- SURVEY: What book have you read that you found most impactful for your business?
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