Healthcare IT News: Remote Care Technology

Remote care technology involves a wide range of techniques and tactics to deliver health care outside of traditional healthcare facilities. It allows healthcare professionals to collect and track a variety of patient health data remotely, such as blood pressure, heart rate, weight, vital signs, etc. Remote monitoring devices in healthcare play an essential role in delivering health services remotely. Such devices include videoconferencing, the internet, store-and-forward imaging, streaming media, and terrestrial & wireless communications. Home health monitoring is one of the types of remote care services which provide healthcare services to patients at their home. It is usually provided to patients who are older, who have chronic illnesses, who are recovering from a medical setback, and who have special needs or some disability.