Feb 23, 2010 (09:02 AM EST) In-Home Telemedicine Study Launched
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Clinic, GE Healthcare, and Intel have launched a new initiative
to study the care and cost benefits of home-based health
monitoring for elderly patients with chronic illnesses.  During
the year-long study, 200 high-risk patients over the age of 60
who suffer chronic conditions such as heart failure, diabetes,
and lung disease will daily use at-home medical devices to take
their vital signs, such as blood pressure, peak air flow,
weight, or blood sugar readings.  The medical devices transmit
the information to an Intel Health Guide remote patient
monitoring system located in the patient's home. Depending on
the particular medical device, data is transmitted to the Intel
Health Guide system either via wired or wireless connection,
such as Bluetooth. Then, the Intel system electronically
transmits to Mayo the patient's vital sign data, as well as the
patient's answers to several disease-spe