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HCi Viocare Is Honored in the Global Digital Health 100 Award List
HCi Viocare Is Honored in the Global Digital Health 100 Award List.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n HCi Viocare Is Honored in the Global Digital Health 100 Award List\n \n \nHCi Viocare Is Honored in the Global Digital Health 100 Award List\n \n GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - Feb 8, 2016) - UK-based bio-engineering company and subsidiary of HCI Viocare (OTCQB: VICA), HCi Viocare Technologies, the developers behind the Smart Insole that monitors diabetic feet, is included in the Global Digital Health 100 Award List, recognized as one of the most innovative and effective companies from around the world, operating in the mobile, digital and connected care industries today.\n Reflecting the growing prominence of mobile, digital and connected solutions in the healthcare sector, the Global Digital Health 100 acknowledges the significant work being carried out by organizations from around the globe. This year's list similarly recognizes an industry that is showing the signs of early maturity.\n The Global Digital Health 100 represents 6 months of analysis by the editorial and advisory team at the Journal of mHealth, who consider the offerings and innovations from companies across the digital health ecosystem, prior to selecting the final 100. The judging criteria analyses 10 different quantitative and qualitative evaluation metrics including: disruptive impact; proof of concept; technology innovation; social value; effectiveness; execution of strategy; and, industry integration. The selected 100 companies demonstrate true innovation and the opportunity to disrupt the delivery of healthcare at scale.\n HCi Viocare's pressure and shear sensing technology has been a groundbreaking innovation initially addressed to diabetics, aiming at preventing foot or toe amputation. Its first application, the Smart Insole, was designed to help diabetes patients make informed decisions about the levels of activity that are appropriate for them, in order to protect their feet's safety, while performing their everyday routine.\n The technology uses a multitude of tiny sensors to detect pressure and shear providing on demand information wirelessly. The uniqueness of the HCi Viocare sensing technology consists of its affordability, overcoming of obstacles like heat and humidity that negatively impact other sensing technologies, and its incomparable flexibility and adaptability to different applications.\n The high interest shown by ...