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Sprint and HealthSpot to Deliver the Reality of Virtual Healthcare
Wireless connectivity via M2M technology powers new virtual clinic, delivering healthcare when and where patients need it Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced a new agreement with HealthSpot, Inc. to embed wireless connectivity for the HealthSpot Care4 Station. Together Sprint and HealthSpot will deliver a true integration of telemedicine and primary care, allowing patients access to high-quality, convenient and affordable medical care in the community or workplace. The HealthSpot Care4 Station is a fully [...]
IDEAL LIFE and Sprint Introduce New Home Health Wellness Communication Gateway
Pod uses M2M communication to enable health monitoring via the Nationwide Sprint Network IDEAL LIFE and Sprint (NYSE:S) today unveiled a new cellular pod that will make it easier than ever for users to manage wellness and monitor chronic conditions remotely. The pod, which will make its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show Jan. 10-13 in Las Vegas, uses wireless Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication to share information over the Nationwide Sprint Network, which reaches more than 312 million people in the United States, Puerto Rico [...]
2.2 million patients are remotely monitored today
According to new a research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, around 2.2 million patients worldwide were using a home monitoring service based on equipment with integrated connectivity at the end of 2011. The figure does not include patients that use monitoring devices connected to a PC or mobile phone. It only includes systems that rely on monitors with integrated connectivity or systems that use monitoring hubs with integrated cellular or fixed-line modems. Berg Insight forecasts that the number of home monitoring systems with [...]
Digi Makes Developing Wireless, Cloud-Connected Medical Devices Easy
New iDigi® Telehealth Application Kit features Freescale Home Health Hub reference design Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII) today released the iDigi Telehealth Application Kit – a development kit that allows customers to create cloud-connected medical devices. The kit includes the Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) Home Health Hub (HHH) reference circuit board which enables wired and wireless connectivity to medical devices like blood pressure monitors, blood glucometers, pulse oximeters and [...]
Qualcomm Forms Qualcomm Life Subsidiary to Deliver Comprehensive Wireless Solutions for Medical Devices
Company's 2net Platform and Hub Connect Ecosystem of Medical Device Customers, Collaborators. $100 Million Qualcomm Life Fund Established to Accelerate Wireless Health Services. Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) announced today the formation of a wholly owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Life Inc., which will operate the business formerly known as Qualcomm Wireless Health, as well as the establishment of a $100 million Qualcomm Life Fund, an investment allocation established by Qualcomm Incorporated and to be managed by Qualcomm Ventures, [...]
Cisco HealthPresence Brings Advanced Telehealth Capabilities to Providers and Patients
Enhanced telehealth solution increases options for providing care-at-a-distance Today Cisco announced the general availability of the newest version of Cisco HealthPresence® technology, an advanced care-at-a-distance platform that connects patients and clinicians via high-definition video, audio, medical devices and collaboration tools. The updated solution provides new deployment options with enhanced security and efficiency capabilities to deliver patient care from a wider range of locations. Cisco HealthPresence also supports [...]
Orange Business Services Supports Leading-Edge Hospital in Colombia with e-Health Expertise
Centros Especializados de San Vicente Fundacion Relies on Orange for Launch of Innovative Branch Centros Especializados de San Vicente Fundacion, a non-profit private institution in Colombia, has chosen to integrate and deliver technology and communications services in its new branch that launched in October. The goal of the hospital is to become a recognized international center of excellence in the delivery of highly complex health services, such as transplants. Orange is providing services [...]
Sprint and IDEAL LIFE Address Rising Medical Costs and Enhance Access to Health Care with Wireless Health Monitoring
Patients check vitals at self-service kiosks while results are instantly transmitted to their doctors via Wireless M2M technology Sprint (NYSE: S) and IDEAL LIFE® today announced they have launched wireless kiosks for users to capture health and wellness information remotely. The kiosks transmit medical data using Sprint’s wireless network and are indicative of a trend within the health care industry toward more self-management and preventative care. IDEAL LIFE is already known for its remote [...]
Smart cards, mobile telephony and M2M at the heart of e-health services
Smart security technologies (security and respect for private life) are crucial to improving the quality of care and patient comfort, but also in the fight against fraud and rising health costs. The current situation Occupational health cards and mobile phones now play a role alongside stethoscopes in hospitals and medical practice. If use of health cards (1) still lags far behind that of credit cards and especially of mobile phone SIM/USIM cards, it is proving increasingly necessary in countries [...]
Dialog Semiconductor Launches SmartPulse
The self-configuring wireless sensor network devices enable remotely managed home automation, healthcare, security, and energy-monitoring consumer applications. Dialog Semiconductor plc, a provider of highly integrated, innovative power management, audio, and short-range wireless technologies, has announced SmartPulse, the world's first family of IC-based devices interoperable with the DECT ULE (ultra-low energy) wireless standard. SmartPulse has been created for home automation, healthcare, security, and energy monitoring consumer [...]
