A team at IBM Zurich Research Laboratory in Switzerland has developed a new system for continuous patient monitoring. In the system, the mobile phone functions as a hub that collects and transmits information from monitoring devices to health care providers, and in turn is also used to remind patients to take medications and to perform other health-maintaining tasks.
The blood pressure cuff on the patient’s arm is Bluetooth-enabled. And, yes, the pill box pictured is no other than the Bang & Olufssen Medicom IDAS II.
More at IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland/SARIT website…
(hat tip: MIT Technology Review)