This takes it one step further by setting up a medical extranet, where private patients can check their insurance status and monitor their payments. Potential participants in the extranet include healthcare providers, insurers, pharmaceutical...
Medtronic has unveiled a wireless device that will allow doctors to remotely monitor patients with pacemakers and defibrillators, transforming the US medical equipment maker into a health management company.
In a statement, the NPfIT said: "The increased speed of connection provided by the new network will mean more timely access to a greater range of applications and services that impact upon the delivery of diagnosis, treatment and care.
At the moment hospitals are using wireless systems to cut costs by treating patients remotely - for example, treating them in their own homes rather than in the hospital. But according to a report published by analyst house Wireless Healthcare...
According to the report, in-body networks could be implanted in patients to monitor their movements and/or vital health signs, such as blood sugar level, and to send data wirelessly via a home hub or portable monitor to keep doctors informed of...
After all, security is a growing concern and the ability for, say, healthcare professionals to diagnose and cure patients has to be positive, right? Healthcare information, for example, should only be available to healthcare agencies and certified...