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The future is mobile and wireless. MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGY 2009; 20:41. [PMID: 19626956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Demand for mobile and wireless diagnostic and therapy devices is increasing and microsystems technology is helping to meet that demand.
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Aziz O, Lo B, Pansiot J, Atallah L, Yang GZ, Darzi A. From computers to ubiquitous computing by 2010: health care. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2008; 366:3805-3811. [PMID: 18672456 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2008.0126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Over the past decade, miniaturization and cost reduction in semiconductors have led to computers smaller in size than a pinhead with powerful processing abilities that are affordable enough to be disposable. Similar advances in wireless communication, sensor design and energy storage have meant that the concept of a truly pervasive 'wireless sensor network', used to monitor environments and objects within them, has become a reality. The need for a wireless sensor network designed specifically for human body monitoring has led to the development of wireless 'body sensor network' (BSN) platforms composed of tiny integrated microsensors with on-board processing and wireless data transfer capability. The ubiquitous computing abilities of BSNs offer the prospect of continuous monitoring of human health in any environment, be it home, hospital, outdoors or the workplace. This pervasive technology comes at a time when Western world health care costs have sharply risen, reflected by increasing expenditure on health care as a proportion of gross domestic product over the last 20 years. Drivers of this rise include an ageing post 'baby boom' population, higher incidence of chronic disease and the need for earlier diagnosis. This paper outlines the role of pervasive health care technologies in providing more efficient health care.
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Smith SD. Keeping home health care patients home. MINNESOTA MEDICINE 2008; 91:22-23. [PMID: 18991008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Okumura KH. Patient monitoring on local area networks... Considerations for building a network. Biomed Instrum Technol 2008; Suppl:49-51. [PMID: 18630420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Williams JS. Modernizing communications in healthcare: case studies highlight promise, pitfalls. Biomed Instrum Technol 2008; 42:187-196. [PMID: 18510399 DOI: 10.2345/0899-8205(2008)42[187:mcihcs]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Erich J. Information technology 2008. EMS MAGAZINE 2008; 37:55-62. [PMID: 18814672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Konschak C, Flareau B. New frontiers in home telemonitoring. It's already here. Where are you? JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT : JHIM 2008; 22:16-23. [PMID: 19267027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Home-monitoring technology is a somewhat rare example of highly effective healthcare information technology that patients "get." Clinical and IT professionals throughout the United States and Europe demonstrate that patients quickly understand and grow to value telemonitoring as a tool to take charge of their own health. Healthcare providers involved with home telemonitoring programs report significant direct and indirect benefits for all stakeholders, as well as a number of lessons learned when working with patients, clinical and medical staff, healthcare administrators and board members and third-party payors. Despite decades of successes, health telemonitoring technologies are still relatively untapped. However, new technologies are reaching the marketplace. Demographic and regulatory shifts are pushing stakeholders toward a new frontier in telemonitoring. Based on their own experiences and an extensive literature review, the authors conclude: the new frontier of home telemedicine is here. Where are you?
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Grey M. Bringing health home. Though some say the verdict is still out on telehealth because of funding questions, many proponents say its value is unquestionable. HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS : THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 2007; 24:46-49. [PMID: 18041500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Stern L. Care from afar. NEWSWEEK 2007; 150:E18. [PMID: 19175220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Dinakarpandian D, Lee Y, Dinakar C. Applications of medical informatics in allergy/immunology. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2007; 99:2-9; quiz 9-12, 41. [PMID: 17650823 DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)60613-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To provide a general overview of informatics and its interface with allergy/immunology. DATA SOURCES The PubMed interface to MEDLINE was searched with the keywords asthma, allergy, or immunology together with the keywords informatics, bioinformatics, and information technology to retrieve the articles relevant to this review. STUDY SELECTION The authors' knowledge of the field was used to include sources of information other than those obtained through the MEDLINE search. RESULTS A survey of informatics, with emphasis on the relevance to allergy, asthma, and immunology, is presented. CONCLUSIONS Several innovative informatics approaches have significant potential to improve health care on diverse fronts. Newer methods of information representation are poised to facilitate the impact of cutting-edge research on clinical practice.
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The Home Monitoring of implanted cardiac rhythm management devices developed by Biotronik (Berlin, Germany) is a new useful tool for monitoring patients. Home Monitoring provides access to technical and clinical data, allowing almost continuous patient surveillance. The implanted defibrillators and pacemakers transmit encrypted messages, which are automatically analyzed in the Home Monitoring Service Center and sent to the physician. The expected benefit of this kind of data transmission is an improvement in patient follow-up and early detection of changes in the rhythmologic state of the patient. However, these new tools raise several questions, which will require an answer in the nearest future. These questions focus on safety and economic aspects, and on the liability of the physician and the manufacturer. Technological improvement is also expected.
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Moglia A, Menciassi A, Schurr MO, Dario P. Wireless capsule endoscopy: from diagnostic devices to multipurpose robotic systems. Biomed Microdevices 2007; 9:235-43. [PMID: 17160703 DOI: 10.1007/s10544-006-9025-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In the recent past, the introduction of miniaturised image sensors with low power consumption, based on complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology, has allowed the realisation of an ingestible wireless capsule for the visualisation of the small intestine mucosa. The device has received approval from Food and Drug Administration and has gained momentum since it has been more successful than traditional techniques in the diagnosis of small intestine disorders. In 2004 an esophagus specific capsule was launched, while a solution for colon is still under development. However, present solutions suffer from several limitations: they move passively by exploiting peristalsis, are not able to stop intentionally for a prolonged diagnosis, they receive power from an internal battery with short length, and their usage is restricted to one organ, either small bowel or esophagus. However the steady progresses in many branches of engineering, including microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), are envisaged to affect the performances of capsular endoscopy. The near future foreshadows capsules able to pass actively through the whole gastrointestinal tract, to retrieve views from all organs and to perform drug delivery and tissue sampling. In the long term, the advent of robotics could lead to autonomous medical platforms, equipped with the most advanced solutions in terms of MEMS for therapy and diagnosis of the digestive tract. In this review, we discuss the state of the art of wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE): after a description on the current status, we present the most promising solutions.
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Guerra A. Vision of tomorrow. Accenture's Online Health Services prototype looks to give vendors an idea of what may be possible. HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS : THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 2007; 24:14. [PMID: 17518230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Romano JA, Lam DM, Moses GR, Gilbert GR, Marchessault R. The future of military medicine has not arrived yet, but we can see it from here. Telemed J E Health 2006; 12:417-25. [PMID: 16942413 DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2006.12.417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Throughout history, military medical personnel have provided care for their comrades in arms, often at the expense of their own lives. For many centuries, these medical personnel have applied the highest available level of knowledge and technology to the care of their patients. This paper discusses the current state of the technological art for the care of combat casualties, and discusses some of the newest technology solutions currently being developed for the provision of field medical care. The ongoing efforts of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC), and the U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) are highlighted.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The aim of this article is to forecast a major imminent change in the clinical practice of cardiac rhythm management, which is argued to be remote patient monitoring, its potential benefits to clinical practitioners and its barriers to widespread diffusion. RECENT FINDINGS All four major manufacturers of cardiac rhythm management devices have recently introduced varying types of systems that allow remote patient monitoring. These remote patient monitoring systems promise more efficient patient management in today's clinical setting of rapidly growing numbers of patients with increasingly heterogeneous etiology, varying indications and comorbidities. The major differences between current systems are related to the degree of patient involvement in remote patient monitoring and limits on patient mobility. Other important factors that influence the value of remote patient monitoring are the degree to which remote follow-up would completely fulfill the requirements of an in-office follow-up and the inclusion of sensors that enable the prediction of major clinical events such as heart failure decompensation with a high degree of accuracy. SUMMARY Even if the different remote patient monitoring systems currently available offer several clinical benefits such as early detection of cardiac events and complications, reduced follow-up costs and increased safety, the full potential of such systems requires the possibility to easily transfer relevant patient data to common patient databases that are linked to hospital information systems or electronic patient records. Only then will it be possible to gain a complete picture of patient conditions. This will require the development of common protocols for data communication and may involve issues of patient data ownership and integrity.
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De Rossi D, Lymberis A. New generation of smart wearable health systems and applications. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 9:293-4. [PMID: 16167683 DOI: 10.1109/titb.2005.854504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Axisa F, Schmitt PM, Gehin C, Delhomme G, McAdams E, Dittmar A. Flexible technologies and smart clothing for citizen medicine, home healthcare, and disease prevention. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 9:325-36. [PMID: 16167686 DOI: 10.1109/titb.2005.854505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 289] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Improvement of the quality and efficiency of healthcare in medicine, both at home and in hospital, is becoming more and more important for patients and society at large. As many technologies (micro technologies, telecommunication, low-power design, new textiles, and flexible sensors) are now available, new user-friendly devices can be developed to enhance the comfort and security of the patient. As clothes and textiles are in direct contact with about 90% of the skin surface, smart sensors and smart clothes with noninvasive sensors are an attractive solution for home-based and ambulatory health monitoring. Moreover, wearable devices or smart homes with exosensors are also potential solutions. All these systems can provide a safe and comfortable environment for home healthcare, illness prevention, and citizen medicine.
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This paper describes the early conception and latest developments of electroactive polymer (EAP)-based sensors, actuators, electronic components, and power sources, implemented as wearable devices for smart electronic textiles (e-textiles). Such textiles, functioning as multifunctional wearable human interfaces, are today considered relevant promoters of progress and useful tools in several biomedical fields, such as biomonitoring, rehabilitation, and telemedicine. After a brief outline on ongoing research and the first products on e-textiles under commercial development, this paper presents the most highly performing EAP-based devices developed by our lab and other research groups for sensing, actuation, electronics, and energy generation/storage, with reference to their already demonstrated or potential applicability to electronic textiles.
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Bonfiglio A, De Rossi D, Kirstein T, Locher IR, Mameli F, Paradiso R, Vozzi G. Organic Field Effect Transistors for Textile Applications. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 9:319-24. [PMID: 16167685 DOI: 10.1109/titb.2005.854515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In this paper, several issues concerning the development of textiles endowed with electronic functions will be discussed. In particular, issues concerning materials, structures, electronic models, and the mechanical constraints due to textile technologies will be detailed. The idea starts from an already developed organic field-effect transistor that is realized on a flexible film that can be applied, after the assembly, on whatever kind of substrate, in particular, on textiles. This could pave the way to a variety of applications aimed to conjugate the favorable mechanical properties of textiles with the electronic functions of transistors. Furthermore, a possible perspective for the developments of organic sensors based on this structure are described.
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Bolz A, Braecklein M, Moor C, Gmelin M. [The technical possibilities in telemonitoring of physiological parameters]. Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol 2005; 16:134-42. [PMID: 16177939 DOI: 10.1007/s00399-005-0477-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2005] [Accepted: 07/26/2005] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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For decades, telemonitoring of vital parameters has been a recurring topic among experts. Because of its lack of economical advantages it has not established itself as a standard up to now. Thanks to novel wireless communication technologies such as Bluetooth or Zigbee, the enormous technological progress in mobile communication via GSM, GPRS, as well as UMTS and various radical medical changes within disease management programs, currently very promising new potentials for telemonitoring are appearing. This article summarizes the current technological developments, discusses their advantages and drawbacks, and deduces scenarios and technical requirements for future system architectures.
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MESH Headings
- Blood Pressure Determination/instrumentation
- Blood Pressure Determination/methods
- Blood Pressure Determination/trends
- Body Weight
- Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted/instrumentation
- Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted/methods
- Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted/trends
- Electrocardiography, Ambulatory/instrumentation
- Electrocardiography, Ambulatory/methods
- Electrocardiography, Ambulatory/trends
- Humans
- Internet
- Monitoring, Ambulatory/instrumentation
- Monitoring, Ambulatory/methods
- Monitoring, Ambulatory/trends
- Oximetry/instrumentation
- Oximetry/methods
- Oximetry/trends
- Technology Assessment, Biomedical
- Telecommunications/instrumentation
- Telemedicine/instrumentation
- Telemedicine/methods
- Telemedicine/trends
- Telemetry/instrumentation
- Telemetry/methods
- Telemetry/trends
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Bolz A. [Support of prevention medicine techniques with the help of telemedical monitoring]. BIOMED ENG-BIOMED TE 2005; 50:252-8. [PMID: 16117440 DOI: 10.1515/bmt.2005.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Prevention medicine should not be limited to regular preventive diagnosis in a prevention center. Expecially for patients with a known increased risk a mobile telemonitoring would be benefitial. This telemonitoring continuously measures certain vital parameters, detects negative changes or even acute risks with an inbuilt intelligence (smart sensor) and sends alarm messages to the prevention center. This paper presents firsts products already available on the market, analyses weaknesses and draws a scenario of a future telemedical system for preventive purposes. One focus is the development of mobile hubs, that provide the communication with the mobile sensors and that at the same time allow a tracking or positioning of the patient.
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New frontiers in cardiovascular care. Better devices, targeted drugs, tests, home monitoring are on the way. HEART ADVISOR 2005; 8:1, 7. [PMID: 16138395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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