How will Connectivity and Remote Monitoring Impact New Medical Equipment?
Thanks to recent advancement in data security, medical electronics are poised for a future of portability, accessibility and remote connectivity. Systems that are able to leverage these technologies will connect doctors and patients from clinical settings to homes, allowing caregivers, doctors and family members to monitor biological trends and changes in real time.
These rapid developments blend well with the increased use of electronic medical records (EMRs), which will eventually become universally accessible throughout the medical community in the form of electronic health records (EHRs).
One medical equipment supplier on the cutting edge of portable medical devices is Texas Instruments. Their broad portfolio of digital and analog solutions is evidence of the company’s continued investment in new technology. Manufacturers of medical devices and equipment are already taking advantage of these solutions to optimize their newest designs.
Telehealth and telemedicine are seeing the fastest growth as more systems are equipped with remote patient monitoring systems. Using wireless and Ethernet interfaces, hospitals can now network all of their equipment as well as connect directly to a patient’s home. As a result, caregivers can remotely monitor patients via wireless sensors that are worn on the body.
In 2010 and beyond, we can expect to see even more advances in the remote connectivity of hospital medical equipment, providing exciting innovations in system flexibility and mobility, the most important factors for advanced patient monitoring systems.
As more healthcare systems are able to adopt Bluetooth technology, the quality of patient care will continue to improve, as well as the quality of life for chronically ill patients.






