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Monday, November 10, 2008

Intel Health Guide Undergoing Trials

Filed under: Geriatrics , Medicine , Telemedicine


According to Planetary Gear, a blog at CNET, Intel has announced a number of pilot programs to test the company's recently approved Health Guide PHS6000 device (see our previous post: At-Home Monitoring Solution from Intel ). The unit, coupled with enterprise software, allows patients to communicate via video and voice with their health care providers, manage data from at-home diagnostic devices, and receive relevant information about their conditions. The company is partnering with Aetna, Scan Health Plan, Erickson Retirement Communities, and the Providence Medical Group in Oregon to enroll patients and physicians to assess the benefits and challenges of the telehealth system.

Some basics about the device from Intel:

The Intel Health Guide is a comprehensive solution, combining an in-home patient device, as well as an online interface allowing clinicians to monitor patients and remotely manage care. The solution offers interactive tools for personalized care management and integrates vital sign collection, patient reminders, multimedia educational content and feedback and communications tools such as video conferencing and e-mail. The Health Guide can connect to specific models of wired and wireless medical devices, including blood pressure monitors, glucose meters, pulse oximeters, peak flow meters and weight scales. The Health Guide stores and displays the collected information on a touch screen and sends to a secure host server, where health care professionals can review the information. Patients using the Health Guide can monitor their health status, communicate with care teams and learn about their medical conditions.

More about the trials from CNET's Planetary Gear...

Report from Wall Street Journal: Intel Takes Step Into Home Health Care...

Intel Health Guide PHS6000 product brochure (.pdf)...

Intel Personal Telehealth Overview ...

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We hope the devices that get connected to the system include the miniaturised versions of the equipments in an intensive care unit.

Many diabetics have died when their blood sugar levels have decreased due to the insulin intake becoming more than required after a meal. Glucose meters are interfaced. We like to see automatic alerts to health care providers when blood glucose falls below a threshold. The Intel device could alert the patient to take corrective action like taking a measured dose of glucose and if there is no change in the blood glucose level initiate the alert to the health care provider.If there is no response from the health care provider within a predefined time, a nearby ambulance team should be alerted to visit the patient and give immediate treatment.


Posted by: Mohideen Ibramsha
on November 10, 2008 12:46 AM GMT

I wonder if these devices will require a specialized sales team to coordinate the right package between the clinician and the end user ?
Who will physically set up the devise in the home ?

Rick


Posted by: Rick Castino
on November 10, 2008 11:48 AM GMT

On November 10, 2008, American Medical Alert Corp (NASDAQ: AMAC) was chosen to be the first US-based channel partner for sales and distribution of the Intel Health Guide case management system. In addition, Intel is working with the American Heart Association to create care plans based on the organization's treatment guidelines for a pilot project for the ongoing management of patients with heart failure. The intent is to help health care professionals monitor patients and remotely manage their care in accordance with science guidelines and also to provide patients with ready access to credible and targeted education material.


Posted by: Rich
on January 26, 2009 05:15 PM GMT

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