Arizona-based MedApps late last week announced FDA approval of its HealthPAL wireless remote monitoring system. Designed to link patients with their doctors more efficiently through convenient and timely transmission of personal health data, HealthPAL is a portable personal health device that collects readings from glucose meters, blood pressure monitors, weight scales and pulse oximeters, and then transmits it over a secure server to an online electronic personal health record (Microsoft’s HealthVault, Google Health, etc.), physicians, or the patients themselves for viewing.
Only the size of a cell phone, the HealthPAL device is, according to MedApps, very easy to set up. And automated reading and data transmission functions require next to no effort on the part of the patient, which the company says should improve patient compliance. The idea is not only to offer healthcare professionals the opportunity to monitor patient conditions, but to allow patients themselves to take a more active role in their own health management. Plus, MedApps says it will help physicians manage diseases at an earlier stage when associated expenses are lower. And judging by the current state of our healthcare system, reduced costs are a benefit all the way around.
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