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Ler's use mu computer and my iPhone

May sound nuts, but my notebook (mine happens to be a Mac) and my
iPhone have the ability to work with a lot of medical devices - IF the
makers build the connectors and write the software.

I can enter my blood sugars on an iPhone app (Glucose Buddy) which
syncs with my notebook and is also in the cloud. That type of data
doesn't really need a hardwired connection to a computer.

Blood pressure connections? Might work well. Apple talked about
attaching the cuff to an iPhone and I would probably pay for that. But
there needs to be a small app that lets you email the readings when
appropriate.

Big market (IMHO) for EKG tracking. Years ago I was working out at the
hospital health club and got an EKG strip taken for the hell of it. The
guy used a mouse sized device - held it to my chest and pushed a
button for a few seconds. It doesn't take a very long bow to reach the
conclusion that a high volume, mouse type device plugged into your
computer could be sold rather inexpensively and sold in large volumes.

The key here is that you could have software on your computer that
evaluates the "electronic strip" and if it identifies certain patterns
immediately notifies the doctor via email, tells you to call the doctor (or
an ambulance) or tells you to relax.

The next step would be to include reminders to do the tests. Forget
your blood sugars then you get an email. Doc wants you to take an
EKG twice a day - you get an email, or a phone call an hour or two
after the email was sent.

I consider this approach to be shifting some levels of medical
management to the patient and their computer & smart phone.

For patients with a smart phone, the phone and computer should work
together on these medical management apps. A review of the apps
under Medical on iTunes shows some pretty serious apps so this
connection can be made. And smart phones can provide an extended
connection between the patient and the medical community.

Put it all together and you end up with remote medical management as
a part of patient care, using the patients computer power.

Posted by: Ken_z   Posted on: 11/04/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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