Weekly News Wire | February 16, 2009
AT&T Developing Home Health Monitoring Platform & Devices
OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News AT&T is approaching trial stage in development of a home-based health monitoring service that combines Wi-Fi for videoconferencing and a ZigBee-based wireless network for devices to transmit patientsÂ’ data to their health care providers. Devices under development include thermometers, pill dispensers, blood-pressure monitors, and pulse oximeters. The device prototypes were on display at a September 2008 tradeshow. An AT&T spokesperson emphasized that the devices and services are still in the research stage. None are available for purchase and no dates for trials have . . .
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