04.16.2008 — Remote home healthcare technology can be broken into five broad categories:

Patient Monitoring Systems: This category includes Personal Emergency Response (PERS) and activity monitoring systems that utilize broadband to collect and communication information about the resident.

The information is posted on a Web portal for viewing, analysis and treatment/behavior changes. It also encompasses online companionship services that enable continuous social connection with friends, family, community and social service.

Finally, these systems include wearable monitoring and wireless biometric devices that collect physiological information for analysis and reporting are also part of this product category.

Telehealth/Telemedicine: This category of product includes a central device that is connected with broadband to care providers.

Products include glucometers, blood pressure cuffs, electrocardiogram monitors, weight scales, respiratory devices, pulse oximeters, thermometers and digital cameras.

Medication Compliance Tools: These are devices that provide automated reminders to take prescriptions, as well as offer a portal for purchasing prescription drugs.

The portal also spells out information pertaining to the various drugs being prescribed.

A/V Communications Solutions: The poster boy for this product category is a videophone.

Electronic Health Records: This is not really a device, but a recurring revenue tool for an integrator to store medical information for clients, such as allergies, medications, medical history and doctor information.

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