Results for Telehealth
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Hospitalizing the iPad
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June 2010
You can barely go anywhere without hearing someone talking about the iPad these days. There has certainly been a lot of buzz around the latest shockwave to the connected devices market courtesy of Apple, www.apple.com, Cupertino, Calif. But most of the attention surrounding the iPad has been focused on the device’s
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Secure Medical Records on iPhones and iPads
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June 2010
There has been much debate in the marketplace lately about the use of smartphones by healthcare professionals. Particularly, the accuracy of apps that allow doctors to remotely access a patient’s medical chart or prescription information or help them identify certain conditions or suggest types of treatment have been called into question.
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Getting You Back on Your Feet
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May 2010
As much as we try, it is difficult to always be there to care for a loved one. Luckily M2M (machine-to-machine) technology can provide a little assistance, remotely monitoring our loved ones, sending alerts should anything happen.
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International Telehealth
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May 2010
Remote healthcare, enabling through the use of M2M (machine-to-machine) technology, continues to evolve. Developing solutions that provide equal benefit to patients and to healthcare providers is paramount to the success of such technology, and companies are working to deliver such products to market.
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Smartphone M.D.
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April 2010
What is small and portable, provides a 24/7 connection and instant access to data, and requires a low cost barrier to entry? If the gadget that comes to mind is a smartphone, you’re absolutely right. At about the size of a prescription pad, smartphones are fast becoming a go-to tool for
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CTIA Keeps the Industry Buzzing
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March 2010
Machine-to-machine was front and center at the CTIA Wireless 2010 show this past week in Las Vegas, proving once again how pervasive the technology has become, enabling innovative products across many different vertical markets. From healthcare equipment, to retail solutions, to in-vehicle telematics systems, to consumer devices, M2M is the underlying
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Hospital Selects Wi-Fi-Based Tracking
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January 2010
Ekahau, www.ekahau.com, Saratoga, Calif., has announced that its Real Time Location System (RTLS) has been selected by Flagler Hospital, a 316-bed acute care hospital based in St. Augustine, Fla., in order to provide a variety of hospital-wide asset tracking, work-flow, and management applications.
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Bicycle Couriers Better the Environment
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January 2010
Cell phones, carried by cycle couriers, are helping monitor air pollution in Cambridge, U.K. Eiman Kanjo, a computer scientist at Cambridge University, has deployed wireless pollution sensors and customized software that connects mobile phones to her research lab. The system was developed with help from Nokia, www.nokia.com, Espoo, Finland, and U.K.
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Sensors Never Sleep
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December 2009
Imagine a job that involved sitting in front of a refrigerator 24 hours a day and checking its temperature every five minutes. It is doubtful many people would apply. Plus, what organization would want to spend the money on that person’s salary? It might be nice to be sure the temperature
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Remote Patient Monitoring Goes Mainstream
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December 2009
Everyone likes their freedom. Remote patient monitoring helps patients keep more independence while still getting the care they need. Sensors and other connected devices can monitor vital signs and daily activity and transmit the information to caregivers, allowing patients more freedom to stay in their own homes. The systems can also
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Wireless Patch Monitors Patient Health
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November 2009
Wireless technology for healthcare continues to make new strides. One recently announced project is a wireless stick-on patch that enables monitoring of a patient’s vital signs. This smart patch contains sensors that collect information, plus an RF (radio frequency) transceiver to transmit data wirelessly.
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Cinterion and Novatel Serve CDMA Market
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November 2009
A longtime provider of GSM (global system for mobile communications) M2M (machine-to-machine) wireless modules is taking a step into the CDMA (code division multiple access) world. Cinterion Wireless Modules, www.cinterion.com, Munich, Germany, announced it is partnering with Novatel Wireless, www.novatelwireless.com, San Diego, Calif., to provide cobranded CDMA modules.
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Telehealth Watches from a Distance
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November 2009
Increasingly, doctors and patients do not need to be in the same room for treatment and diagnosis to occur. The field of telehealth and remote patient monitoring is making distance less of an issue, and allowing for patient observation around the clock.
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Telemetry Today: Grills, Bills, Ills, and Fills
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October 2009
The United States recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of man landing on the moon. Yet, the momentous event remains mired in controversy: conspiracy theory or fact? One way to solve the mystery is to view tapes containing telemetry data collected by the astronauts and the ground crew; tapes that have mysteriously
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Moving M2M Into The Strategic Realm
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October 2009
In the mid-1980s, technology was being applied to a wide range of issues within manufacturing. Mostly, however, it was used to solve immediate problems and to facilitate executives’ desire to see what was going on throughout the company without having to ask every level of management. Many ideas were floated about
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Carriers Push Further Into M2M
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October 2009
Throughout the past few months, one theme evolving within the M2M (machine-to-machine) space is the fact more network carriers are making bigger investments in the space. This theme was evident at last week’s CTIA conference in San Diego, where a few major announcements led the way.
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Smart Devices Reduce Healthcare Costs
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September 2009
There has been a lot of talk these days around the topic of national healthcare. No matter what side of the debate you are on, chances are you are in favor of reduced healthcare expenses and an overall sense of better treatment, no matter what the solution.
Machine-to-machine technology is playing a
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Jasper and KPN Partner for M2M
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September 2009
In May, Jasper Wireless, www.jasperwireless.com, Sunnyvale, Calif., announced it was working to provide AT&T, www.att.com, Dallas, Texas, with a platform to connect and support emerging devices on the network. Now, Jasper is offering a platform to KPN, www.kpn.com, The Hague, Netherlands, a telecommunications provider.
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Carriers Crazy for M2M
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September 2009
Top cellular network operators have been loudly and proudly stating their intentions to more aggressively serve the M2M (machine-to-machine) marketplace. One almost gets the feeling the carriers are trying to outdo each other in a contest of who’s more M2M. Or at least the news from the past week could give
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Emerging Device Certification Lab
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September 2009
AT&T, www.att.com, Dallas, Texas, has announced the opening of a new lab facility dedicated to emerging device certification for consumer electronics and M2M (machine-to-machine) devices.
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“Smart” Lessons from M2M’s Past
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August 2009
A couple of years ago, M2M magazine became very involved in an industry debate related to what label should be broadly adopted and used for the industry. Of course, “M2M” was and is widely understood by the readers of this magazine and those of us who started in the industry about
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The History of M2M
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August 2009
Whales, warships, and wolves. Cows, cars, and crashes. Friends, foes, and failures. All of these things have played a role in what we today call M2M (machine-to-machine) technology. For a collection of concepts that are thought of as leading-edge today, their history goes back less than a century. The roots of
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The Debate Continues
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August 2009
When we launched M2M magazine in 1999, it was an exciting time. We were confident this was just the beginning of an industry that was on the cusp of exploding. We weren’t exactly convinced—much to the dismay of the analysts—that the market would soar to $50 billion before 2010, but we
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U.S. STIMULUS: SHOW ME THE MONEY
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August 2009
The $787 billion U.S. Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 should generate significant revenues for M2M and help to thrust the industry into the limelight. U.S. stimulus spending for infrastructure projects includes markets where M2M already shines: smart grid, energy efficiency, water management, and transportation.
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Who Pays for Remote Patient Monitoring?
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August 2009
The M2M (machine-to-machine) world is buzzing about the potential for remote patient monitoring in healthcare applications. But in order for these projects to be successful, cost models and payment structures need to be created that can support the industry.