Continuous health monitoring

Continuous health monitoring and integrated diagnostic devices, worn on the body or used at home, have been suggested for the identification and prevention of early manifestations of disease. Some of the challenges to the capabilitycapabilities of these devices have been the materials used, their abilityabilities to generate accurate data, and validating the data analytics used to extract actionable conclusions from the obtained health data. These devices, or proposed devices, are part of an overall trend towards continuous monitoring in healthcare overall, with more devices offering continuous patient monitoring and hospital automation for better patient care.

Continuous health monitoring, especially for those at risk offor or dealing with chronic disease, havehas been shown to be incredibly beneficial. An eight-year study, performed at the Stanford University School of Medicine and with collaborators, studied 109 people using a combination of wearable technology, genome sequencing, and microbial and molecular profiling. Through this technology, scientists were able to getgather a baseline idea of a person's health, and from this baseline detect early signs of illness.

An understanding of the possible benefits has led to a further desire to manufacture devices that are non-intrusive, so consumers can wear and integrate them into their lives without interrupting their daily routine. As well, thereThere has also been a push in healthcare to increase the use of health monitoring at home for those patients dealing with chronic illnesses, to improve overall patient health.

With an increase in consumer use of connected devices and handheld devices, the use of wearablewearing medical devices for continuous monitoring is expected to be well received by consumers, especially for those with health concerns.Based on this, there are various companies are developing a variety of devices for continuous monitoring, along with the underlying data analytics to make the collected data informative for health professionals. For those suffering with chronic conditions, these are seen as potentially offering improved quality of life and reduced hospitalizations.

Similarly, consumer devices once not thoughtconsidered ofto asbe health devices are being increasingly developed with secondary, health monitoring functions built in. For example, Apple's Air PodAirPod headphones can monitor blood oxygen levels. And new patents from the company have suggested that next-generation Air PodsAirPods could have EKG and ICG capabilities, both considered important for detecting heart failure. The Apple Watch already supports these features, with a heart rate monitor and fall detection; it iscan also able to measure respiration and alert a user to sleep apnea, and is expected to include a thermometer in future generations to help with fertility planning.

One of the most well-known examples of continuous monitoring devices is the fitness tracker. Initially introduced to offer step-counting, heart-rate monitoring, and related fitness tackingfitness-tracking capabilities, many of these devices have added to their measuring capabilities to include respiration, blood oxygen, and related sensors to check for abnormalities in a baseline.

The Oura Ring is one such device, whichand is capable of detecting slight variations in body temperature and has been suggested for use to catch early COVID-19 symptoms and incipient outbreaks. WhileAnother example is Amazon began offering a's Halo wristband, which monitors a wearer's voice, analyzes its tone, and reports on mood. Considered beneficial for mental health, this device is intended to help the wearer reflect on their various and varying emotional states in order to better understand what prompted them, and can allow an individual to avoid certain encounters, experiences, or people in order to reduce their overall stress. And the brand Hapi is developing a "smart fork," which is capable ofcan monitoringmonitor how much and how quickly a user eats.

With an increase in the use of wearables, the relative size has also reduced to make the devices more efficient and convenient for a person to wear. For example, CART-I from SkyLabs is a wearable ring-type medical device offering continuous cardiac monitoring without user intervention. The device uses the finger because it provides accuracy and improved signal quality compared to other devices, and the ring form makes it easereasier to affix sensors to the skin and minimize noise in the data.

Similarly, continuous glucose monitors have been introduced, allowing wearers and patients with diabetes to continuously monitor their blood glucose levels without needing to prick their fingers multiple times a day. These have been used for a variety ofvarious health monitoring conditions and offer at-a-glance checks into a person's levels and can offer warnings for when a person's blood sugar begins to drop too low.

In consumer cases, wearable devices are at the forefront of designing devices for continuous health monitoring, as these devices are seen astypically unobtrusive and more likely to be worn and adopted by consumers over anything invasive or with needles. This has seenWearable devices are built to offer users a freedom of movement, and often using devices that stick to the skin to getgets the best possible results without being invasive. For example, 3M has designed "skin friendlyskin-friendly" adhesives and devices, including foam tapes, non-woven and woven tapes, hydrocolloids, and polyurethanes.

For consumer and healthcare uses, this includes stick-to-devices, such as different tapes, diagnostic tapes, and spacers that are bioassay compatible and minimize the potential for chemical interference in devices, structured materials that offer precisely-shaped and micro-replicated surface structures or channels to provide a controlled dimension of physical, chemical, and optical properties; it includes microfluidic solutions, which allow for liquid samples through a device without invading the body, membranes and porous films that allowenable a device to capture particles or ensure samples flow properly, and flexible circuits to improve precision and accuracy of diagnostic devices.

Similar to materials science used to better develop sensors and collection techniques for wearables, batteryBattery technology for consumer devices has also come a long way, with some considering further advances necessary to increase the overall adoption of devices. One such proposed example has been the use of thermoelectronics to sustainably supply power through the conversion of body heat into electric power. Early attempts at such systems were incapable of producing power large enough or stable enough for continuous operation of commercial health monitoring sensors. But, when paired with emerging Li-S batteries, these have been able to deliver power sustainably and continuously, with the Li-S batteries only needing half the charging voltage of Li-ion batteries.

Many of the benefits of continuous health monitoring have been studied in clinical and healthcare settings. Here, the use of wearables and non-intrusive or remote-patient monitoring tools havehas shown better performance than spot measurements, with a massive increase in the amount of clinical data capable of being captured. This data can further be analyzed through machine learning to derive further insights into a patient's overall health.

Further, remote patient monitoring has been suggested as a model to allow patients to be treated in the hospital for shorter periods of time and to allow patients to recover at home. ThisRemote monitoring has been shown to provide similar levels of care and care management, while reducing readmissions for patients and reducing the dangers of a transitional stage, when a patient leaves a hospital and returns home, when many people are at their most vulnerable. Connected devices can take the burden off of the patient and have been shown to communicate vital data to healthcare staff, and allow them to detect and address problems as they arise.

An extension of continuous patient monitoring for in-care situations, and for transition periods, hospitals and the U.S.US health system have increasingly turned to remote patient monitoring to improve patient outcomes and to reduce hospitalization visits and costs. These include mobile technologies that extend patient-caregivers beyond a traditional clinical setting, and have been used for helping consumers with chronic illness track their symptoms. Many of these programs were accelerated in their use and adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic, when remote patient monitoring and telehealth solutions provided a chance to reduce the burden on healthcare institutions and the shortages they faced on staff, equipment, devices, medicines, and infrastructure.

With the increased interest and use of continuous monitoring technologies for health, especially as the use of these technologies increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been concerns raised over the safety and privacy of these technologies—especiallytechnologies—particularly the personal and private health data that can be collected from these devices for analysis. And in the case of devices that use audio detection for snoring or sleep apnea, there isare other sound data that could be collected. ThisThere is especially as some are concernedconcern over the possible surveillance of an individual person's health, and the possible insights they could provide for marketers and companies to know more about individual tastes, when individuals are dieting or struggling with their weight, or managing chronic conditions such as diabetes, cancer, or mental illness.

Furthermore, some of these technologies are not considered medical devices, and are therefore nonot subject to FDA regulation. This could include apps that monitor a user's food consumption for the management of nutritional activity, or apps that monitors a user's daily exercise activity for improved cardiovascular health. The data they are harvesting can continue to be considered personal and health-based, but the regulations do not require them to be cared for as such. This has raised concerns over what this data could also be used for.

Continuous health monitoring and integrated diagnostic devices, worn on the body or used at home, have been suggested for the identification and prevention of early manifestations of disease. Some of the challenges to the capability of these devices hashave been the materials used and, their ability to generate accurate data, as well asand validating the data analytics used to extract actionable conclusions from the obtained health data. These devices, or proposed devices, are part of an overall trend towards continuous monitoring in healthcare overall, with more devices offering continuous patient monitoring and hospital automation for better patient care.

Continuous health monitoring, through remote or wearable devices, and especially for those at risk of or dealing with chronic disease, have been shown to be incredibly beneficial. OneAn eight-year study, performed at the Stanford University School of Medicine and with collaborators, studied 109 people using a combination of wearable technology, genome sequencing, and microbial and molecular profiling. Through this technology, scientists were able to get a baseline idea of a personsperson's health, and from this baseline detect early signs of illness.

With anAn understanding of the possible benefits, this has leadled to a further desire to manufacture devices whichthat are non-intrusive, and able forso consumers tocan wear and integrate inthem into their lifelives without otherwise interrupting their daily routine. As well, there has been a push in healthcare to increase the use of health monitoring at home for those patients dealing with chronic illnesses, and to increaseimprove overall patient health.

With an increase in consumer use of connected devices and handheld devices, the use of wearable medical devices for continuous monitoring is expected to be well received by consumers, especially for those with health concerns, is expected to be well received by consumers. Basedconcerns.Based on this, there are various companies beginning to develop different devices for continuous monitoring, and developing a variety of devices for continuous monitoring, along with the underlying data analytics to make the collected data more informative for health professionals to use the data in checkups. For those suffering with chronic conditions, these are seen as potentially offering improved quality of life and reduced hospitalizations.

Similarly, consumer devices once not thought of as health devices are being increasingly developed with secondary, health monitoring functions built in. For example, Apple's Air Pod headphones can monitor blood oxygen levels. And new patents from the company have suggested that next-generation Air Pods could have EKG and ICG capabilities, both considered important for detecting heart failure. The Apple Watch already supports these features, with a heart rate monitor and fall detection,; it is also able to measure respiration and alert a user to sleep apnea, and is expected to include a thermometer in future generations to help with fertility planning.

One of the most well-known and popular examples of continuous monitoring devices areis the fitness trackers and other wearable trackerstracker. Initially introduced to offer step-counting, with heart-rate monitoring, and related fitness tacking capabilities, many of these devices have become popular andadded increased into their measuring capabilities to include respiration, blood oxygen, and related sensors to check for abnormalities in a baseline.

The Oura Ring is one such device, which is capable of detecting slight variations in body temperature and has been suggested for use to catch early COVID-19 symptoms and incipient outbreaks. While Amazon began offering a Halo wristband, which monitor'smonitors a wearer's voice, analyzes it'sits tone, and reports on mood. Considered beneficial for mental health, this device is intended to help the wearer reflect on their various and varying emotional states in order to better understand what prompted them, and can allow an individual to avoid certain encounters, experiences, or people in order to reduce their overall stress. And therethe arebrand Hapi is developing a "smart forksfork," which is capable of monitoring how much and how quickly a user eats.

With an increase in the use of wearables, the relative size has also reduced to make the devices more efficient and convenient for a person to wear. For example, CART-I from SkyLabs is a wearable ring-type medical device offering continuous cardiac monitoring without user intervention. The device uses the finger because it provides accuracy and improved signal quality compared to other devices, and the ring form factor makes it easer to affix sensors to the skin and minimize noise in the data.

Similarly, continuous glucose monitors have been introduced, allowing wearers and patients with diabetes, to continuously monitor their blood glucose levels without needing to prick their fingers multiple times a day. These have been used for a variety of health monitoring conditions, and offer at-a-glance checks into a person's levels, and can offer warnings for when a person's blood sugar begins to drop too low.

While wearables increase in popularity and are made easier to use and less intrusive to wear, there have been other attempts to develop new ways of continuous health monitoring. One such example, whichthat is non-intrusive, and does not impact a usersuser's daily routine in any way, is a toilet-based health-monitoring toolstool, or smart toilet. Smart toilets. These devices can measure urine and stool, both biologically rich in content, and have been shown to be capable of early diagnosis for disease. And, with increasesimprovements in machine learning models, these systems are increasinglybecoming better at classifying, quantifying, and interpreting data for easier diagnosis for clinicians, and to better alertalerting patients to any issues with their systems.

In consumer cases, wearable devices are at the forefront of designing devices for continuous health monitoring, as these devices are seen as unobtrusive and more likely to be worn and adopted by consumers over anything invasive, or with needles. This has seen devices built to offer users a freedom of movement, and often using devices whichthat stick to the skin to get the best possible results without being invasive. For example, 3M has designed "skin friendly" adhesives and devices, including foam tapes, nonwovennon-woven and woven tapes, hydrocolloids, and polyurethanes.

For consumer and healthcare uses, this includes stick-to-devices, such as different tapes, diagnostic tapes, and spacers that are bioassay compatible and minimize the potential for chemical interference in a devices, structured materials whichthat offer precisely-shaped and micro-replicated surface structures or channels to provide a controlled dimension of physical, chemical, and optical properties; it includes microfluidic solutions, which allow for liquid samples through a device without need for invading the body, membranes and porous films that allow a device to capture particles or ensure samples flow properly, and flexible circuits to improve precision and accuracy of diagnostic devices.

SimilarlySimilar to materials science used to better develop sensors and collection techniques for wearables, battery technology for consumer devices has come a long way, with some considering further advances necessary to increase the overall adoption of devices. One such proposed example has been the use of thermoelectronics to sustainably supply power through the conversion of body heat into electric power. Early attempts to developat such systems have shownwere incapable of producing power large enough or stable enough for continuous operation of commercial health monitoring sensors. But, when paired with emerging Li-S batteries, these have been able to deliver power sustainably and continuously, with the Li-S batteries only needing half the charging voltage of Li-ion batteries.

MuchMany of the benefits of continuous health monitoring have been studied in a clinical and healthcare settingsettings. Here, the use of wearables and non-intrusive or remote-patient monitoring tools have shown better performance than spot measurements, with a massive increase in the amount of clinical data capable of being captured. This data can further be analyzed through machine learning to derive further insights into a patientspatient's overall health.

Further, remote patient monitoring has been suggested as a model to allow patients to be treated in hospital for shorter periods of time and to allow patients to recover at home. This has been shown to provide similar levels of care and care management, while reducing readmissions for patients, and a reduction inreducing the dangers of a transitional stage, when a patient leaves a hospital and returns home, wherewhen many people are at their most vulnerable. Connected devices can take the burden off of the patient, and have been shown to communicate vital data to healthcare staff, and allow them detect and address problems as they arise.

An extension of continuous patient monitoring for in-care situations, and for transition periods, hospitals and the U.S. health system have increasingly turned to remote patient monitoring to improve patient outcomes and to reduce hospitalization visits and costs. These include mobile technologies that extend patient-caregivers beyond a traditional clinical setting, and have been used for helping consumerconsumers with chronic illness track their symptoms. Many of these programs were accelerated in their use and adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic, when remote patient monitoring and telehealth solutions provided a chance to reduce the burden on healthcare institutions and the shortages they faced on staff, equipment, devices, medicines, and infrastructure.

Remote patient monitoring systems include the physical and digital devices patients may use for monitoring vital signs and symptoms, digital solutions for logging and aggregating any necessary data, and any increaseincreased patient context, and artificial intelligence systems whichthat can reduce the need for a doctor to examine said data,. andThey can provide alerts to healthcare providers when their attention is needed, or else alert a consumer to a need to seek medical attention.

With the increased interest and use of continuous monitoring technologies for health, especially as the use of these technologies increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been concerns raised over the safety and privacy of these technologies, especiallytechnologies—especially the personal and private health data that can be collected from these devices for analysis by these devices. And, in the case of devices whichthat use audio detection for snoring or sleep apnea, thethere is other sound data whichthat could be collected. This is especially as some are concerned over the possible surveillance of an individual personsperson's health, and the possible insights they could provide for marketers and companies to know more about individual tastes, when individuals are dieting or struggling with their weight, or managing chronic conditions such as diabetes, cancer, or mental illness.

Some of these concerns have been raised asabout which devicedevices fallsfall under the classification of medical devices, according to the U.S. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), specifically Section (§) 201(h) of said act, which can. classifyMedical these devices as medical devices, which are required to meet FDA guidelines in order to be on the market. For example, when Apple launched an upgrade in 2018 to the company's smartwatch whichthat allowed it to operate as a personal electrocardiogram (ECG), the FDA considered the app tto be a moderate-risk device requiring special controls to provide reasonable assurance of its safety and effectiveness, and essentially classified the devices as a "Software as a Medical Device" class II device.

Furthermore, some of these technologies are not considered medical devices, and are not therefore no subject to FDA regulation. This could include apps that monitor a users'user's food consumption for the management of nutritional activity, or an appapps that monitors a users'user's daily exercise activity for improved cardiovascular health. The data they are harvesting can continuedcontinue to be considered personal and health basedhealth-based, but the regulations do not require them to be cared for as such. This has raised concerns over what this data could also be used for.

An extension of continuous patient monitoring for in-care situations, and for transition periods, hospitals and the U.S. health system have increasingly turned to remote patient monitoring to improve patient outcomes and to reduce hospitalization visits and costs. These include mobile technologies that extend patient-caregivers beyond a traditional clinical setting, and have been used for helping consumer with chronic illness track their symptoms. Many of these programs were accelerated in their use and adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic, when remote patient monitoring and telehealth solutions provided a chance to reduce the burden on healthcare institutions and the shortages they faced on staff, equipment, devices, medicines, and infrastructure.

A virtual doctor's visit where a patient's vitals can be displayed through remote monitoring devices.

Remote patient monitoring systems include the physical and digital devices patients may use for monitoring vital signs and symptoms, digital solutions for logging and aggregating any necessary data, and any increase patient context, and artificial intelligence systems which can reduce the need for a doctor to examine said data, and provide alerts to healthcare providers when their attention is needed, or else alert a consumer to a need to seek medical attention.

With the increased interest and use of continuous monitoring technologies for health, especially as the use of these technologies increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been concerns raised over the safety and privacy of these technologies, especially the personal and private health data that can be collected for analysis by these devices. And, in the case of devices which use audio detection for snoring or sleep apnea, the other data which could be collected. This is especially as some are concerned over the possible surveillance of individual persons health, and the possible insights they could provide for marketers and companies to know more about individual tastes, when individuals are dieting or struggling with their weight, or managing chronic conditions such as diabetes, cancer, or mental illness.

Examples of regulatory pathways for home monitoring technologies before and during COVID-19.

Some of these concerns have been raised as which device falls under the classification, according to the U.S. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), specifically Section (§) 201(h) of said act, which can classify these devices as medical devices, which are required to meet FDA guidelines in order to be on the market. For example, when Apple launched an upgrade in 2018 to the company's smartwatch which allowed it to operate as a personal electrocardiogram (ECG), the FDA considered the app t be a moderate-risk device requiring special controls to provide reasonable assurance of its safety and effectiveness, and essentially classified the devices as a "Software as a Medical Device" class II device.

Furthermore, some of these technologies are not considered medical devices, and are not therefore subject to FDA regulation. This could include apps that monitor a users' food consumption for the management of nutritional activity, or an app that monitors a users' daily exercise activity for improved cardiovascular health. The data they are harvesting can continued to be considered personal and health based, but the regulations do not require them to be cared for as such. This has raised concerns over what this data could also be used for.

Continuous health monitoring and integrated diagnostic devices, worn on the body or used at home, have been suggested for the identification and prevention of early manifestations of disease. Some of the challenges to the capability of these devices has been the materials used and their ability to generate accurate data, as well as validating the data analytics used to extract actionable conclusions from the obtained health data. These devices, or proposed devices, are part of an overall trend towards continuous monitoring in healthcare overall, with more devices offering continuous patient monitoring and hospital automation for better patient care.

Continuous health monitoring, through remote or wearable devices, and especially for those at risk of or dealing with chronic disease, have been shown to be incredibly beneficial. One study, performed at the Stanford University School of Medicine and with collaborators, studied 109 people using a combination of wearable technology, genome sequencing, and microbial and molecular profiling. Through this technology, scientists were able to get a baseline idea of a persons health, and from this baseline detect early signs of illness.

With an understanding of the possible benefits, this has lead to a further desire to manufacture devices which are non-intrusive, and able for consumers to wear and integrate in their life without otherwise interrupting their daily routine. As well, there has been a push in healthcare to increase health monitoring at home for those patients dealing with chronic illnesses, and to increase overall patient health.

With an increase in consumer use of connected devices and handheld devices, the use wearable medical devices for continuous monitoring, especially for those with health concerns, is expected to be well received by consumers. Based on this, there are various companies beginning to develop different devices for continuous monitoring, and developing the underlying data analytics to make the collected data more informative for health professionals to use the data in checkups. For those suffering with chronic conditions, these are seen as offering improved quality of life and reduced hospitalizations.

Similarly, consumer devices once not thought of as health devices are being increasingly developed with secondary, health monitoring functions built in. For example, Apple's Air Pod headphones can monitor blood oxygen levels. And new patents from the company have suggested that next-generation Air Pods could have EKG and ICG capabilities, both considered important for detecting heart failure. The Apple Watch already supports these features, with a heart rate monitor and fall detection, is able to measure respiration and alert a user to sleep apnea, and is expected to include a thermometer in future generations to help with fertility planning.

One of the most well-known and popular examples of continuous monitoring devices are fitness trackers and other wearable trackers. Initially introduced to offer step-counting, with heart-rate monitoring and related fitness tacking capabilities, many of these devices have become popular and increased in their measuring capabilities to include respiration, blood oxygen, and related sensors to check for abnormalities in a baseline.

The Oura Ring is one such device, which is capable of detecting slight variations in body temperature and has been suggested for use to catch early COVID-19 symptoms and incipient outbreaks. While Amazon began offering a Halo wristband which monitor's a wearer's voice, analyzes it's tone, and reports on mood. Considered beneficial for mental health, this device is intended to help the wearer reflect on their various and varying emotional states in order to better understand what prompted them, and allow an individual to avoid certain encounters, experiences, or people in order to reduce their overall stress. And there are "smart forks" capable of monitoring how much and how quickly a user eats.

With an increase in the use of wearables, the relative size has also reduced to make the devices more efficient and convenient for a person to wear. For example, CART-I from SkyLabs is a wearable ring-type medical device offering continuous cardiac monitoring without user intervention. The device uses the finger because it provides accuracy and improved signal quality compared to other devices, and the ring form factor makes it easer to affix sensors to the skin and minimize noise in the data.

Similarly, continuous glucose monitors have been introduced, allowing wearers and patients with diabetes, to continuously monitor their blood glucose levels without needing to prick their fingers multiple times a day. These have been used for a variety of health monitoring conditions, and offer at-a-glance checks into a person's levels, and can offer warnings for when a person's blood sugar begins to drop too low.

While wearables increase in popularity and are made easier to use and less intrusive to wear, there have been other attempts to develop new ways of continuous health monitoring. One such example, which is non-intrusive, and does not impact a users daily routine in any way, is toilet-based health-monitoring tools, or smart toilets. These devices can measure urine and stool, both biologically rich content, and have been shown to be capable of early diagnosis for disease. And, with increases in machine learning models, these systems are increasingly better at classifying, quantifying, and interpreting data for easier diagnosis for clinicians, and to better alert patients to any issues with their systems.

In consumer cases, wearable devices are at the forefront of designing devices for continuous health monitoring, as these devices are seen as unobtrusive and more likely to be worn and adopted by consumers over anything invasive, or with needles. This has seen devices built to offer users a freedom of movement, and often using devices which stick to the skin to get the best possible results without being invasive. For example, 3M has designed "skin friendly" adhesives and devices, including foam tapes, nonwoven and woven tapes, hydrocolloids, and polyurethanes.

Example of a skin attached glucose monitor using skin-safe tape.

For consumer and healthcare uses, this includes stick-to-devices, such as different tapes, diagnostic tapes and spacers that are bioassay compatible and minimize the potential for chemical interference in a devices, structured materials which offer precisely-shaped and micro-replicated surface structures or channels to provide a controlled dimension of physical, chemical, and optical properties; it includes microfluidic solutions which allow for liquid samples through a device without need for invading the body, membranes and porous films that allow a device to capture particles or ensure samples flow properly, and flexible circuits to improve precision and accuracy of diagnostic devices.

Similarly to materials science used to better develop sensors and collection techniques for wearables, battery technology for consumer devices has come a long way, with some considering further advances necessary to increase the overall adoption of devices. One such proposed example has been the use of thermoelectronics to sustainably supply power through the conversion of body heat into electric power. Early attempts to develop such systems have shown incapable of producing power large enough or stable enough for continuous operation of commercial health monitoring sensors. But, when paired with emerging Li-S batteries, have been able to deliver power sustainably and continuously, with the Li-S batteries only needing half the charging voltage of Li-ion batteries.

Much of the benefits of continuous health monitoring have been studied in a clinical and healthcare setting. Here, the use of wearables and non-intrusive or remote-patient monitoring tools have shown better performance than spot measurements, with a massive increase in the amount of clinical data capable of being captured. This data can further be analyzed through machine learning to derive further insights into a patients overall health.

Further, remote patient monitoring has been suggested as a model to allow patients to be treated in hospital for shorter periods of time and to allow patients to recover at home. This has been shown to provide similar levels of care and care management, while reducing readmissions for patients, and a reduction in the dangers of a transitional stage, when a patient leaves a hospital and returns home, where many people are at their most vulnerable. Connected devices can take the burden off of the patient, and have been shown to communicate vital data to healthcare staff, and allow them detect and address problems as they arise.