Article Excerpt: One area which has pushed forward better health outcomes and higher quality healthcare delivery is the adoption of remote patient monitoring technology. From wearables like smart glasses to medical devices and equipment capable of monitoring heart health, the remote patient monitoring space continues to gain popularity within the medical field.
For instance, last week the medical technology company Boston Scientific launched the beginning of its Boston Scientific Connected Patient Challenge, which is essentially a competition between engineers, manufacturers and entrepreneurs to further create advanced remote patient monitoring tools in an effort to improve the quality of patient care. According to a Boston Scientific news release, engineers and designers have until January 5, 2016 to submit all of their work for the contest through the Medstro website, a social network for physicians.
The goal of the contest is to find remote patient monitoring technology capable of cutting the continually rising costs of healthcare as well as strengthen patient care services throughout the medical field. Boston Scientific is seeking innovations such as wearable devices or implantable sensors capable of managing data flow and improving clinical decision
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Article Source: mHealth Intelligence