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The cost of healthcare for seniors with dementia $184,500 greater than for someone without dementia!

As the trend to use technological innovations to help seniors live longer and more fulfilling lives continues to grow around the world (generally referred to as the Aging 2.0 movement), the focus at GTX Corp is to develop innovative, cost friendly, wearable technology, such as the patented GPS SmartSoles, that can keep help lower healthcare costs while keeping people connected and protected for about a dollar a day.  #connectedandprotected A comprehensive study was recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, on the cost of caring for seniors with dementia. They created a mathematical model—utilizing Federal Medicare records to simulate disease progression for newly diagnosed individuals with dementia. The  model estimates health care costs, including the value of informal care, for a person with dementia over a lifetime to be $184,500 greater than for someone without dementia, with 86 percent of costs incurred by family members. Basically the cost to care for […]

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SmartSole Case Study Outcomes Report

The United Kingdom’s NHS in London Borough of Newham shares their summary and outcomes for an internal trial of GPS SmartSole on a young adult with Autism. Case Study – Mr. M. Miller Miller is a 19 year old male who is living with a learning disability and who also lives at home with his family, Miller is the youngest of 4 children. The Concern: Miller is living with a learning disability and likes to go out in the community. If his family are unable to take him out Miller will find away to abscond from the family home. This is a cause for concern for his family as Miller puts himself at risk as he has minimal road awareness. Miller is prone to destroying objects including his mobile phone. When Miller absconds he tends to travel far particularly when he has his oyster. At present when Miller absconds his family […]

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GTX Corp CEO and JBF Worldwide Executive Board Member Patrick Bertagna Joins The Jack Brewer Foundation’s Global Ambassadors Delegation of Business Leaders, Athletes and Artists Making an Impact in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI / April 24, 2017 CEO, Patrick Bertagna, recently returned from an empowering mission trip in Haiti with a delegation of nearly 100 Global Ambassadors alongside The Jack Brewer Foundation (JBF Worldwide). As a longtime supporter and active Executive Board Member of JBF Worldwide, Mr. Bertagna and the delegation traveled to Haiti from April 7-11, 2017 as part of the Foundation’s long standing efforts to raise awareness in a mission of sport for development and peace in the areas of medical aid, disaster relief, food security, education, and cultural exchange. During the mission trip led by JBF Worldwide Founder/Executive Director and GTX Corp brand ambassador, Jack Brewer, Mr. Bertagna and JBF’s Global Ambassadors continued to make an impact in Haiti with a full itinerary of philanthropic endeavors, which included: Visiting the JBF Worldwide sponsored nationwide cervical cancer program at St Luc’s Hospital, which aims to save an estimated 3,000 […]

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Merck CEO: Alzheimer’s Tsunami Coming

By Matthew Wisner Published January 10, 2017 Business Leaders FOXBusinessOpens a New Window. Merck CEO: Seeing ‘revolutionary change’ in the cure for cancer Merck CEO Ken Frazier on the company’s drug pipeline, the research into Alzheimer’s drugs, drug pricing, potential acquisitions and the areas of growth for the company. As society is living longer and longer, the risks of diseases such as Alzheimer’s are becoming even greater. Of the 5.4 million Americans with Alzheimer’s, an estimated 5.2 million people are age 65 and older, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. And as more Baby Boomers age that number may triple to 13 million by 2050. “At 85 you have a one in three chance of getting Alzheimer’s or that form of dementia, so this is an incredible tsunami that’s hitting our society given the fact that people are living longer,” said Merck CEO Ken Frazier (MRK) during an appearance with the […]

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Parents! Join in a Medical Research Survey About Autism

GTX Corp has been in the business of developing wandering assistive technology for over 10 years, and we know that wandering, particularly by children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disorders, is a serious safety issue and stressor upon families and communities.  It is estimated that more than 250,000 children with disabilities wander away from adult supervision each year.  Few researchers have looked at this major issue, and there has been little focus on prevention measures and the impact that wandering has on families.  Now, the Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York is conducting a major national study about wandering, and we encourage all of our friends who are parents or guardians of children with Autism to participate! The more research that is done to gather information about wandering, the better we can all work towards innovation in wandering prevention, monitoring solutions and child safety. It takes just a few minutes to complete the anonymous, on-line questionnaire.   If enough families complete the Cohen Children’s […]

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GTX Corp (GTXO) Easy To Use, Internet of Things-Driven GPS Tracking Platform Behind Insole Tracking System SmartSole’s Success Story

This entry was posted in GTX Corp GTXO on November 30, 2015 by QualityStocks. Physical asset tracking has never been easier than it is today, with companies like GTX Corp seamlessly bringing together all of the technologies needed to render real-time situational awareness of a vast array of field devices, directly to the end user via any networked intelligent device, from a smartphone to a PC. Whether the asset in question is personal property like a UAV, a loved one such as a child, or an elder suffering from some form of dementia like Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s, the ability to find a lost asset using an elegantly meshed architecture of small GPS/BLE (Bluetooth low energy) wearable systems and software changes everything. More importantly, it becomes quite easy to ensure such assets are never lost in the first place, thanks to always-on and assisted two-way tracking capability that is available at […]

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GPS SmartSole Launch in Germany

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA –October 14, 2015 – Way4Net Adding to the GTX Corp Growing International Distributor Base  GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO), an IoT platform in the personal location GPS wearable and wandering assistive technology business, announced the completion of another successful SmartSole pilot program transitioning into a commercial launch and signing a reseller/distribution agreement with Way4Net, a solution provider in geo locating and tracking monitoring services. Way4Net placed its first commercial order, with scheduled delivery dates beginning this month and continuing monthly over the next 6 months. Germany has a population of 83 million people with approximately 1.6 million, or 2% of its population who are afflicted with dementia and Alzheimer’s and just this week Munich and Germany legend Gerd Muller, one of the all-time greats of world football announced receiving treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. This disease is not limited only to the senior population as there are also approximately 24,000 people […]

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GTX Corp Signs M2M Agreement with Telefónica Germany

LOS ANGELES, CA, October 8, 2015 – GTX Corp Signs M2M Agreement with Telefónica Germany and Launches GPS SmartSoles in Germany Delivering the Next Big Step in Wearable Technology across Europe  GTX Corp. (OTCBB: GTXO), a leading provider of wearable monitoring and tracking solutions using GPS, Cellular and BLE technology, announced signing an agreement with Telefónica Germany. Under this agreement GTX Corp will leverage Telefónica’s global Smart M2M platform and relationships across Europe. The Smart M2M (SM2M) agreement enables GTX Corp’s patented GPS SmartSole and other innovative GPS and cellular tracking and monitoring solutions to be deployed across the globe using one SIM card and provisioning backend platform, complimenting Telefonica’s telematics portfolio of novel products and solutions.   Helmut Schnierle, Head of M2M Sales at Telefonica Germany commented, “Our Smart M2M is a perfect ready-to-use solution that will enable GTX Corp to manage their global connectivity processes without having to […]

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Telefonica 2015 Innovation Conference in Munich September 2015

Andrew Duncan and Patrick  Bertagna attended the 1 day conference, with Over 100 other Telefonica customers and partners.       GTX Corp. #withyou

Brand Ambassador to GTX Clinton Portis is up for nomination to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2016

  Join us in Voting for Clinton! This is HUGE news for GTX Brand Ambassador Clinton Portis! Be sure to visit & vote when you can!Please share this with all those who can help move him to the top! The NFL  has a page for Fan Votes (Players & coaches are listed alphabetically):http://www.nfl.com/hofvote ​     Vote for Clinton Here: http://www.nfl.com/hofvote ​   And for more information about the nomination, and a list of nominees: http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2015/9/16/108-modern-era-nominees-announced-for-class-of-2016/   GTX Corp. #withyou