The Intel® Health Guide allows clinicians to monitor patients in their homes and manage care remotely.
U.S. Intel and General Electric have partnered to develop products to remotely monitor and diagnose patients outside of doctors' offices and hospitals. GE said in a press release that there is a increasing need to extend care from the hospital to the home. The two companies plan to spend $250 million over the next five years on the "telehealth" venture, they announced this week. Under the agreement, General Electric will sell and distribute Intel's Health Guide, which the company describes as a "care management tool designed for healthcare professionals who manage patients with chronic conditions." GE and Intel said they expect the "telehealth" industry to grow from a $3-billion industry in 2009, to an almost $8-billion industry by 2012.
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I am sorry, but I believe that tying the user interface to a medically certified monitoring device like this is a bad idea.
It would seem much better to use a non-display (certified) gateway for medical data connecting with health systems and professionals, and instead using general computer technology for user access to services. This should allow for a cheaper and more extendible system, that can co-exist also with other computer-based services in the home.
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