Multimodality vendor GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., and computer chip giant Intel of Santa Clara, CA, are expanding their partnership to include a research study conducted by the Mayo Clinic on whether home monitoring technologies can reduce hospitalizations and emergency department visits.
The study will include 200 high-risk Mayo Clinic patients older than 60 who receive care in Rochester, MN. Patients will measure vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse, and weight and respond to questions specific to their diseases on a daily basis. Data will be reviewed by a Mayo clinical care team working with the primary care provider.
GE and Intel formed an alliance in April 2009 to jointly market and develop technologies for independent living and chronic disease management, and to extend care from the hospital to the home. The two companies plan to invest $250 million over the next five years for research and product development of home-based health technologies.
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