INNOVATE UTAH: NEW IDEAS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM UTAH COMPANIES
Azova Health, an Alpine-based preventive care and at-home diagnostics company, has introduced its UTI Telehealth Bundle. Designed for rapid, convenient and accessible at-home urinary tract infection (UTI) testing and treatment, the product allows patients to self-test and get a diagnosis and treatment in minutes.
The kit includes two FDA-cleared urinary tract infection test strips and one telehealth voucher good for one telemedicine visit with board-certified telehealth providers who are specially trained on the latest, safest and most effective treatment protocols for UTIs and can provide a prescription if indicated. Patients self-test and if they get positive results — indicating the presence of infection in the urinary tract — they can immediately register for a telehealth visit, which is included in the purchase price, by simply scanning a QR code provided within the box. The kit tests for leukocytes (indicating inflammation) and nitrites (produced by bacteria), the two primary indicators of UTIs.
Telehealth visits are available in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, seven days a week. The UTI Telehealth Bundle is eligible for health savings account and flexible spending account payment.
“We are thrilled to empower patients to self-test for one of the most frequent medical issues — UTIs,” said Dr. Cheryl Lee Eberting, CEO of Azova. “By combining self-testing with a clinical telehealth visit, we’re enhancing access to care, all at a remarkably affordable rate.”
The Azova UTI Telehealth Bundle is now available for purchase at select Walmart stores nationwide and online.
Whether it’s physical traits you can see or behavioral and personality traits you can’t, DNA holds even more information than many people realize. Lehi-based family history and DNA testing company Ancestry has introduced AncestryDNA+Traits that can show which parent influenced one’s personal traits without a parent having to take a DNA test. “We are excited to play a part in helping people gain a deeper understanding of who they are and their connection to their family through advances like parental traits inheritance,” said Crista Cowan, corporate genealogist at Ancestry. “We know that people around the world share the common human experience of being more ‘like’ one parent in some parts of their physical and emotional make-up.” The new tool identifies traits such as liking or disliking dancing or spicy foods, being an introvert or extrovert or even a tolerance for dairy foods.
Avii, a provider of accounting software based in Lehi, has added Avii E-Sign to its platform for accounting firms. An addition to Avii Workspace, the new products gives accounting professionals a native digital signature solution that ensures security and integrity of documents, enhances efficiency and productivity and uplifts user experiences for both accountants and their clients. “We are excited to introduce Avii E-Sign as the latest addition to our comprehensive accounting workspace,” said Lyle Ball, CEO and co-founder of Avii. “This native digital signature solution empowers accounting professionals with a seamless, secure and efficient way to manage their signatures, reinforcing our dedication to simplifying the accounting process and providing exceptional value to our customers.” Avii E-Sign operates across a wide range of accounting scenarios, including signatures on engagement letters, audit documentation, tax documentation, client accounting services and other accounting-related processes.
Lehi-based Entrata, a leading rental industry operating system, has launched Homebody, fully integrated resident financial services platform. Homebody will initially consist of three core products including rent reporting, deposit alternatives and renters’ insurance. The new product has high resident demand and product market fit and helps address common barriers to entry for many residents, including the affordability of the current housing and rental markets. They are now accessible and conveniently integrated directly into the Entrata platform. “Homebody is one of those rare products where everyone clearly wins — from the property managers to the residents,” said Adam Edmunds, Entrata’s CEO. “Through the offering, property managers will be able to streamline their services while elevating the resident experience, allowing them to add insurance, access deposit alternatives and get their on-time rent payments reported to the major credit bureaus to build their credit score.”
Cloud-native data experience platform Domo of American Fork has introduced Domo for Higher Education, a no-cost instructional program that aims to provide students with the necessary skills to multiply their value as they enter the job market. Through the program, educators can access data and analytics curriculum that plugs directly into their learning management systems and includes content such as written instruction, labs, quizzes, exams and external resources. “Hypothesis-driven problem-solving coupled with data and analytics training are key skill sets for highly sought-after graduates,” said Mohammed Aaser, chief data officer, Domo. “We believe that providing these resources gives every student the opportunity to build a strong foundation to become leaders in their fields.” The program includes the resources for instructors and students, including classroom instance project creation, modular curriculum, capstone project creation, peer support, competition with other students and certifications.
Flashlight Learning, a language development solutions provider in Draper, has introduced Flashlight360 Scope & Sequence, a platform that provides a collaborative process between the company and each school district using the software. A specialist will partner with educators to tailor a unique scope and sequence, tuned to the grade-level content and proficiency level of the students. “The struggle to align language instruction and content instruction isn’t new and bridging that gap is so important to provide students with the rigor and practice they need,” said Mandi Morris, national curriculum and instruction specialist at Flashlight. “Flashlight360 Scope & Sequence brings content and language instruction together to empower educators with aligned productive-language practice for their students.” The new module is based on the belief that language instruction, when mapped to core content, elevates the learning experience, empowering students to practice language with purpose.
Lehi’s Gabb Wireless, a developer of youth-safe technology, has released its Gabb Phone 3 Pro, a smartphone designed specifically to meet the evolving needs of teens without exposing them to overwhelming digital dangers. “One of the things we’ve heard most from parents is the wish that they could give their teen Gabb safety, but in a device that offers a little more flexibility as they need apps for school, work or extracurricular activities,” said Colin Cole, vice president of product at Gabb. “The answer is Gabb Phone 3 Pro. It protects the firm lines Gabb won’t cross — such as social media — but offers much more flexibility for parents to add Gabb-reviewed apps their teenagers are ready for.” While prohibiting social media, the Gabb Phone 3 Pro can allow essential apps teens may need through permissions in the Gabb parent portal.
Ortho Development Corp., a designer and manufacturer of orthopedic implants and instruments for hip and knee joint replacement surgery based in Sandy, has announced the launch of BKS Uni, the latest addition to its portfolio of knee implant systems. BKS Uni is a partial knee replacement system designed to preserve bone, simplify surgical technique and leverage the clinical heritage of the company’s Balanced Knee System. “The launch of BKS Uni builds on Ortho Development’s heritage of evolutionary innovation,” said Brent Bartholomew, president of Ortho Development. “We’ve created simple, intuitive implants and instruments to aid in streamlining workflow and make a technically demanding surgery more predictable. Surgeons and distributors will absolutely love this ASC-friendly two-tray system.” The system provides surgeons with a medial fixed-bearing system of implants and instruments engineered to allow intraoperative adjustments to enable precise and balanced treatment of knee arthritis.