By Steven Dean – Only 2.2 million patients worldwide were using a home monitoring service based on equipment with integrated connectivity in 2011, but more than 200 million people in Europe and the US suffer chronic disease that could be handled at home rather than the hospital with remote monitoring, according to the Administration on [...]
By Steven Dean – Exciting times! I had the distinct opportunity to speak at OCTANe’s Semiconductor Technologies and Medical Devices panel in Irvine, California, recently. The diverse audience participated in a lively discussion on a variety of topics, from wireless sensor technology to healthcare reimbursement climate. Moderated by Luis Vasquez of OCTANe, the panel was [...]
By Sujata Neidig – Some of the breakthrough ideas we saw just five years ago seem like science fiction. That’ll never happen, we thought. In reality, these innovations are becoming integrated into our daily lives. We’ve gone from CDs to streaming music (some of us, that is!). And remember VCRs back in the day? It’s [...]
By Steven Dean – Last month, I participated in a Design News Radio session, which was moderated by Charles Murray, senior technical editor of Design News magazine. Pretty cool. I’ve sat on panels, conducted webinars and, of course, spoken in public settings. This is certainly an interesting venue. The topic was on the growth of home healthcare technology, [...]
By Steven Dean – The healthcare industry is rapidly adopting new technologies that connect patients, professionals and hospitals to lower healthcare costs, increase access to care, improve patient care and empower patients. Healthy people can monitor biometrics such as blood glucose levels, cholesterol, heart rate and weight, giving them a visible window into their own [...]
February 29, 2012 – 11:42 am
By Steven Dean – Last week I was lucky enough to attend the Health Information Management Systems and Society conference in Las Vegas. I wandered through for only a day, but found some very interesting sights and sounds that for me was the real deal. My favorite stop was at the AliveCor pod within the [...]
January 26, 2012 – 12:56 pm
By Steven Dean – Home health hubs at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show created quite a stir, and was cited by EETimes as one of the top ten technologies that will shake the consumer electronics world. There’s nothing more satisfying to know that your team’s efforts to enable not just one of the most [...]
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