title: Technology platforms for remote monitoring of vital signs in the new era of telemedicine.
abstract: Driven by healthcare cost and home healthcare need, the development of remote monitoring technologies is poised to improve and revolutionize healthcare delivery and accessibility. This paper reviews the recent progress in the field of remote monitoring technologies that may have the potential to become the basic platforms for telemedicine. In particular, key techniques and devices for monitoring cardiorespiratory activity, blood pressure and blood glucose concentration are summarized and discussed. In addition, the US FDA approved remote vital signs monitoring devices currently available on the market are presented.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Brain and Behavior Discovery Institute and Department of Neurology, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Joe Z
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Tsien
mesh_terms: D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D058998:Remote Sensing Technology / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D056152:Respiratory Rate; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D059015:Wireless Technology / Q000639:trends*
keywords: blood glucose; blood pressure; continuous monitoring; electrocardiogram; heart rate; remote monitoring; respiratory rate; telemedicine; vital signs