title: Sensing change. The potential of wireless remote monitoring to transform healthcare delivery and outcomes.
abstract: Wireless technology enables clinicians to continuously monitor their patients' conditions remotely. This allows doctors to leverage data to make informed decisions and interventions with immediacy, thereby reducing or eliminating hospital stays, driving down costs and improving outcomes. Remote monitoring initiatives rely on a sophisticated end-to-end IT infrastructure that encompasses wireless sensors and mobile telecommunications devices as well as middleware and business intelligence capabilities to provide a faster response loop, greater visibility and an extensible and scalable framework. This article explores the potential of wireless remote monitoring to improve care and reduce the cost of chronic disease management in an aging and mobile population. The article will also discuss the IT infrastructure and operational requirements needed to ensure that data from remote sensors can be quickly translated into actionable information.
authors.affiliation: Oracle.
authors.forename: Penny
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lie
authors.forename: Mychelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mowry
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nettle
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D019468:Disease Management; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011846:Radio Waves; D013686:Telemetry