According to this article on eWeek, a small touch screen PC that includes a new online interface released by Intel that allows patients to connect with their doctors has won approval by the FDA.
The Intel Health Guide will be able to handle a series of patient care services. The system will take the burden away from insurance companies, since the monitoring of patients with chronic and outgoing patients will be done at home instead of the hospital.
Louis Burns, VP and general manager of Intel's Digital Health Group mentions:
"With more people living with chronic diseases, we believe care can be increasingly moved outside of the hospital to the home. Through our research, we've learned that a home-based model of care becomes more than just delivering care to patients at home—it is about creating connections to family, friends, caregivers, and the care team."
Glucose monitors, blood pressure monitors, and other medical devices can be attached to the Intel Health System, and the information gathered can be shared with doctors on the Internet through a secure host server. We can expect the Intel Health System to reach the
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