Intel brings you healthcare

INTEL IS DEMONSTRATING its caring side again by starting pilot programmes which put patients in sync with their health care providers using new technological initiative.

Back in July, Intel gained clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration – now the company is going ahead with plans for the Intel Health Guide.

Aetna, Scan Health Plan, Erickson Retirement Communities, and the Providence Medical Group have all begun tests to see just how successful this system could be for patients, Intel told the Wall St Journal over the weekend.

Intel’s Health Guide aims to make life easier for patients as they will be able to remain at home and will work closely with the clinicians in order to achieve the best outcomes

Patients will also be viewed in their totality, including their health status, as well as their social network and their individual capabilities and preferences.

In order to dispel any concerns patients may have about trusting Intel with their health care, Intel has partnered with two major medical names – Mayo Clinic and the American Heart Association.

Intel plans to sell its Intel Health Care Management Suite as an extensive online data-collection system for health care organisations while the Intel Health Guide PHS6000 device will be used at home by the patient to monitor their vitals.

Healthcare professionals will be able to monitor these devices online while medical organisations have the option of programming in their own treatment guidelines.

Intel says the system is designed will be easy to use, even for all those tec hnophobes out there, and will act just like a nurse – prompting the patient at specific times in the day to take medicine or collect vitals. µ