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Wireless pacemakers could soon be standard
The first implantation of a wireless pacemaker in the U.S. took place less than a year ago, but cardiologists and patients alike already seem sold on the technology. "I truly believe the wireless... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Wireless home monitoring devices
Wireless remote patient monitoring is on the radar of the mainstream media. How do we know? Because MedApps CEO Kent Dix appeared on the Fox Business Channel last week to discuss how home medical... Read more...
Investor conference highlights personal medication compliance
Some emerging technology companies are banking on remote monitoring, mobile access to information and telemedicine to drive the consumer healthcare revolution we've been waiting, oh, about a decade... Read more...
Heart patients gain freedom, better monitoring with wireless pacemakers
If you had a pacemaker, would you rather hook yourself up to a monitor and place a phone call to the cardiologist's office, or simply walk within 90 feet of a wireless base station? Would you prefer... Read more...
Wireless monitoring helps prevent falls by elderly
As the population ages, serious falls are increasing. Counting the expenses of home care and assisted living, falls cost as much as $75 billion a year in the U.S., the New York Times reports. Until... Read more...
TEDMED highlights innovations in mobile health as experts predict the stethoscope's demise
The more we hear about the revived TEDMED conference, the more we wish we had gone to the San Diego area last week to cover it--and not just because it took place in the historic Hotel del Coronado.... Read more...
Brookings researcher envisions mobile-centric health system
What if the entire healthcare system were mobile? Sure, there would still be hospitals and doctor's offices, but they wouldn't be the center of care. Instead, patients would monitor their own weight,... Read more...
Italy, Denmark try remote monitoring of elderly, COPD patients
One European country is beginning a major test of telemedicine and remote monitoring, while another is moving ahead with plans to expand two pilots nationally. IBM last week launched Secure Living, a... Read more...
Robots are the next frontier in patient monitoring
We're always happy to read something about healthcare reform that talks about actually improving the quality of care or quality of life. In this instance, it's robotics. "If we can virtually connect... Read more...
Report: Remote monitoring shows great potential in chronic, elder care
Remote patient monitoring is among seven technologies with great potential to improve care of chronic conditions, reduce healthcare costs and maximize the independence of older adults, according to a... Read more...
