The Long-distance Medical Technique Is Blooming

Published:2011/3/17 22:20:00 Author:Li xiao na From:SeekIC

With demand for the remote control and long-distance healthcare is increasing, especially in the family heath care institution, disease Control Company and clinical trial groups, this technology has made a big step in its development. Some technologies, such as Bluetooth, NFC, safe data management and the wireless sensor, have caused a revolution of medical care offering method. It also changed the center from the hospital to the patients. The participation of magnates drives the development of monitoring products and connects the information technology with life technology.

In the past years, controlling the chronic disease is becoming more and more important, so the demand for the wireless monitoring is high. For example, to control the diabetes, COPD and asthma is essential for the aged men. Controlling the chronic disease for the patient through the long distance technology has been very popular in America, Europe and Japan. Meanwhile, this demand is also high in the new emerging market, such as India, China and the other South Asian countries. Experts point out that the development of new technique and the enough funds provided by the Investment companies make the market of remote monitoring technology increase.

In the year of 2007, the government provided the reward to the potential users of remote motoring plan and service to manage the chronic disease. The investment from the large companies makes this make develop quickly in the past three years. Although it is a market with high growth rate, there are still so many problems in the process to make it acceptable. These obstacles include the shortage of compensation and standard. The patient’s low recognition and the safety of the data are also the problems that delay people’s acceptance. Different from the other compensable techniques which are according to the CPT, the wireless medical care solution does not have the special code. But the compensation of electronic health record makes the suppliers of remote health care benefit indirectly.

The technical developers should release the high-quality and low-cost plans towards the world, if they want to be successful in this market. Take the Health Buddy for instance. It not only focuses on the vital signs, but also asks the question to the patients and provides them with feedback to promote their self-management. This device is developed the company named Robert Bosch. This company is also doing the coordination work between the American medical insurance and allowance service, which will improve the users’ recognition and reduce the medical expenses. The related integrated circuit is HT7700C.

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