Global Demand for Telehealth Technology Increases, Report says

A growing number of health care-related organisations are using remote patient monitoring systems, signaling a surge in demand for such technology, according to a recent report.

Intel’s personal health management system

A home medical device, designed to be part of a remote personal home care management system for people with chronic conditions, has been launched by Intel.

Health without frontiers : K. Srikanth, Co-founder, COO, Prognosys Medical Systems Pvt. Ltd. & V. Krishna Prasad, Co-founder, President, Prognosis Medical Systems

[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Telemedicine is defined as the use of electronic Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to provide and support health care when distance separates the participants.