Abstract
Novel technologies in patient monitoring are emerging to meet the increasing
demands of an aging population, decreasing healthcare resources, and an
emphasis on reducing hospital days. Nearly all focus on some form of
ambulatory monitoring using wired or wireless technologies.
It is no longer satisfactory for a system to simply monitor a patient' s vital
signs. Advances in remote patient monitoring include new peripherals,
real-time audio and video for "face-to-face" interaction between clinicians
and patients, wireless communication, systems that "sort" the vast amount of
data collected in order to put it into the context of a patient' s condition,
portable and ambulatory monitors, web-based access to the patient record,
systems that transfer data to an electronic medical record (EMR), and
full-service outsourcing that includes a clinician to evaluate data and send a
report to the attending physician.
This Kalorama Information report High-Tech Patient Monitoring Systems covers
three product areas:
- Wireless and Remote Patient Monitors,
- Patient Data Processing Applications and Equipment,
- EMR Data Transfer Equipment and Applications
Patient data processing applications and equipment use algorithms to evaluate
monitoring measurements for a patient' s specific condition(s). Usually, these
can be customized by the physician, with reports sent to the physician; these
can be integrated parts of a PM system or add-ons. EMR data transfer equipment
and applications for this report are either components of, or add-ons to,
patient monitoring systems. This does not include EMR applications, simply the
applications in this segment transfer data to third-party EMRs. There are four
primary markets for these new technologies, which are as follows:
- Hospitals;
- Home healthcare;
- Nursing homes; and
- Other, including first responders, institutional, physician offices, and
military.
All market numbers in this report pertain to the U.S. market at the retail
level. In most cases, retail level is the same as wholesale level because end
users are purchasing directly from the vendor. The base year is 2007, with
forecasts provided for each year through 2012.
The market was evaluated via a combination of disease prevalence trends,
population trends, device innovations, federal and industry standards and
regulations. As with all Kalorama Information reports, interviews were the key
source of market information presented. Both primary and secondary sources
were consulted in developing market estimates.
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