Comprehensive Intel Health Guide seeks to provide in-home health monitoring

In-home medical monitoring systems are far from new, but everyone takes notice when a firm like Intel formally announces that it's diving in headfirst. According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Intel is gearing up to launch a series of trials with health-care organizations in order to "show whether the new tools bring improved results in treating conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease." More specifically, the Intel Health Guide -- which includes a "simplified computer and software system that are designed to help elderly people and other patients monitor and manage their conditions at home" -- will connect to medical equipment and then transmit that information with specified individuals (namely health professionals) over the 'net. Admittedly, the initiative is far from being implemented in non-trial form, but it should be good to go by the time you start forgetting things and kvetching about the taste of your tap water.

[Via PC World]

[Josh @ Nov 10th 2008 5:38AM]

Combine it with the USB endoscope and you have a winning product erm, on your.. hands..

[Oli @ Nov 10th 2008 6:05AM]

Our local hospital is trialling this for patients that agree to it, its a pretty sweet gettup and correctly diagnosed I had damaged my knee when I could not walk on my leg and my knee was painful.

I am assuming it works a little better on those more common maladies though!

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[Mac @ Nov 10th 2008 11:03AM]

Those with heart problems, blood pressure, etc can benefit from this very much. Sometimes doctors want to have a daily history of different parameters or simply want to monitor a risky patient and call him/her to hospital if needed.

I wish these equipments and related concepts become more practical.

[Unique Gift Ideas @ Nov 10th 2008 11:36AM]

"Admittedly, the initiative is far from being implemented in non-trial form, but it should be good to go by the time you start forgetting things and kvetching about the taste of your tap water."

Haha, that actually made me laugh.

[Nathan Low @ Nov 10th 2008 10:47PM]

I was able to see this in action, and saw the webcast of the premiere of this system today.

What it can do is absolutely amazing. This can show educational videos to patients who need it, when they need it, after they have shown they need it through doong something as little as answering a question in a survey. I'm really looking forward to when this is availible for purchase. I've done a blog post on what I think about the system, coming from someone working in the IT section of a innovative startup eldercare/transition care company here at: http://ozzieinboston.typepad.com/an_aussie_in_boston/2008/11/medical-software-intel-health-guide-premiered-today-.html

Hopefully someone here might find it useful.

[Sam Costello @ Nov 16th 2008 2:54PM]

Given that we've got more and more network-connected LCDs in our lives, I wonder if this system could deliver medical info to those, not just to the Health Guide PC?