The innovation of a young company based in Nice makes it possible to establish a health check-up in six minutes and in total autonomy to improve preventive medicine, relieve the work of health professionals and fight against medical deserts.
The deserts doctors are not mirages: there are 7.4 million French people, according to the Observatory of the French Mutuality… or 5.4, depending on the Orders, to suffer from difficulty in accessing health professionals. Although the figures vary greatly from one source to another, the fact remains that this problem concerns too many people in France, as in the rest of the world. A situation that a young company based in Nice intends to remedy, Bodyo with its telehealth solutions.
A health check in six minutes
Its founder, Patrice Coutard, was responsible for the performance of the United Arab Emirates national football team for fifteen years. ” From there was born the idea of being able to give the possibility not only to the sportsmen but to the whole of the population to monitor their health as a preventive measure. “, he explains. The company has therefore developed devices to establish a health check-up in six minutes and in total autonomy : the Health Lounge and the AiPod. Based on 26 analyzed parameters, such as weight, blood pressure, blood oxygenation, the patient will have access to advice on prevention to keep fit, or an appointment with a specialist in teleconsultation mode in the event of a problem.
Two devices for complementary uses
The two self-measurement stations have the same functionalities but differ in their uses. The iPod is a closed cabin for a self-service check-up in open spaces or places of passage, such as a station hall or a shopping center. the Health Lounge is an open station rather intended for private spaces, and adaptable to any type of health practice thanks to its limited size, such as retirement homes for example. ” In any case, both benefit from the most reassuring design possible and HDS compliance, which guarantees data security. “, adds Patrice Coutard. The AiPod has a curtain acoustics to protect the confidentiality conversations.
Preventive and effective medicine
” With this device, we are in no way intended to replace doctors but on the contrary to relieve health professionals by saving them time. “, emphasizes Patrice Coutard. To critics of possible agreements to favor certain health professionals, he specifies that the desire is not to capitalize on a particular network but rather to establish agreements with telemedicine leaders such as Doctolib in France or TeleDoc in the Middle East.
After experiments in Dubai, the stations are being deployed in Saudi Arabia and Canada. In France, a pilot program will be undertaken with the University Hospital of Nice. The company is working in parallel on algorithms to better personalize prevention devices, or even to predict the appearance of certain health problems.
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