Sensor Enables Non-Intrusive, Remote ECG Monitoring for Heart Failure Patients

Chronic conditions and long term illnesses account for a large percentage of patient visits to emergency rooms, hospital visits, rehospitalizations, and subsequent death in hospitals. In the United States alone, 28.1 percent of Medicare beneficiaries classified as chronically ill died in hospitals in 2007.* Several chronic conditions such as congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, and pain, among others, can be controlled and prevented with practical technology innovation using biomedical sensing instrumentation and mobile technology that can assist in many ways.† Coupled with patient participation, avoidable patient hospital visits and patient outcomes can be improved.