Samsung Electronics acquires US digital healthcare company Zels to strengthen preventive medicine

South Korea's Samsung Electronics announced on the 8th that it had signed an acquisition agreement with the US digital healthcare company Xealth on the 7th. Samsung Electronics plans to complete the acquisition process by the end of the year.
In 2016, Zels acquired Providence Healthcare, a major hospital group in the United States, and is scheduled to begin offering its Connected Care service in the U.S. market.
The company was established as a spinoff from a health system and provides multiple digital healthcare solutions on an integrated platform. Currently, the company is managed by Providence Health System.
The company has partnered with approximately 500 hospitals, including major hospital groups such as Yahoo! A&M, Advocate Health, and Banner Health, to provide approximately 70 digital healthcare solutions related to diabetes, pregnancy, surgery, etc.
The company has partnered with a number of medical companies. The Zels platform enables medical professionals to understand the overall condition of their patients and prescribe and recommend digital healthcare solutions to them.
This allows doctors at hospitals affiliated with Zels to monitor the health of their patients in real time. For example, doctors at hospitals affiliated with Zels can monitor the health of their patients with diabetes through the platform.
The company will recommend apps from solution partner companies that can help users manage their blood sugar levels and lifestyle habits, allowing them to monitor changes in blood sugar levels, dietary adjustments, exercise records, and more at a glance.
Samsung Electronics emphasized that this acquisition will enable it to expand its business in the digital healthcare field.
The company's vision is to provide a holistic health care experience that combines wellness and medical healthcare to help Galaxy users manage their health more conveniently and even prevent disease.
Samsung Electronics will use the Zels platform to develop a "connected medical service" that will link users' biometric data measured by wearable devices with specialized medical services.
The company plans to provide a "supported care" service. Once this service is fully operational, it will eliminate the information gap caused by the separate management of patients' daily health conditions and hospital medical records, and will improve the information sharing between patients and doctors.
In particular, Samsung Electronics plans to place emphasis on disease prevention. In the future, it plans to further expand its digital healthcare ecosystem and develop home appliances and other
By linking this with Samsung Electronics, the company plans to provide more personalized services. Roh Tae-moon, acting head of DX at Samsung Electronics, said, "Samsung Electronics is a leader in innovative technology.
"Through our work with our global and industry partners, we want to help people take control of their health in their daily lives," he said. "By adding Zels' extensive healthcare network and expertise, we will create an ultra-powerful
"We are setting a new standard for personalized, prevention-focused care," said Michael McSherry, president of the National Institute of Allergy and Disease Control.
"Samsung Electronics and ZELUS are working together to bring true connected care to the healthcare sector and advance digital transformation," said CEO John McSherry.
"We have a common goal of taking the healthcare field to the next level," he said. "Biometric data collected by wearable devices will be combined with hospital medical records to provide greater insight into patients.
"I hope to deepen this relationship and present new possibilities for digital healthcare."