Infographic: Medical Remote Monitoring 
Doctors' offices may soon become much less crowded. AT&T is developing a software tool and networking platform that will use wireless devices to record a patient's health measurements at home and send the data to the doctor. AT&T's system runs on both Wi-Fi -- enabling videoconferencing -- and a second wireless technology named ZigBee, which receives data from medical sensors. ZigBee consumes considerably less power than Wi-Fi, so monitoring devices, including thermometers, pill dispensers, blood-pressure monitors, and pulse oximeters, can use small batteries to transmit data over long periods of time.
Home-based monitoring services like AT&T's -- which is approaching the trial stage -- could transform how doctors interact with their patients. "The health-care industry is under a lot of stress," says Bob Miller, executive director of AT&T's communications-technology research department, "so there's a drive to explore ways of delivering better care at lower cost." And greater convenience for both doctor and patient: If a physician notices, for instance, that a blood-pressure medication isn't working, or if the patient isn't taking the drugs regularly, she'll be able to arrange a videoconference with the patient to discuss solutions.
AT&T isn't alone in exploring telemedicine technology, and the good news is that firms in this growing niche are banding together. AT&T is a member of the Continua Health Alliance -- the group also includes Bayer, Cisco, GE, IBM, and Novartis -- which is working to make medical-monitoring devices interoperable.
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July 15, 2009 at 12:01pm by pauls simes
This is far from the i've fallen and can't get up health button I think wireless companies should be getting into health care more then ever now. At least for some monitoring I know for depression treatments the last thing you'd want around is a cell phone and have it thrown against the wall.
August 8, 2009 at 4:36am by Jill W.
This is good news especially to those who cannot walk and those who are suffering from bladder weakness which hindered them from walking to and fro.
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September 18, 2009 at 8:14pm by Anthony Burton
I honestly don't see this improving much of anything. One problem that I see in health care is the systems they use to increase productivity. They should come up with a system to help organize how they operate first.
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Its vital that medical facilities are improved because at one time or another its going to effect us all, as we all require medical care at some point throughout our lives.
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This will be a major breakthrough in Medical History and in my opinion will be very beneficial for people.
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Advances in technology including telemedicine and telepresence applications for trauma, emergency management, and intensive critical care,may be the solution to reducing and/or eliminating the gap in trauma care between rural and urban areas. Probably it could be good for remote areas where doctors are unable to travel due to their busy schedule. For example remotely administering chemotherapy for patients could become a reality.
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