Social distancing and the crisis surrounding the COVID epidemic has lead to an increase in the use of telehealth devices. Kalorama has reported on telehealth markets for a decade. Our analysts have reviewed companies in the field and contacted companies for their business status and has observed the following recent trends. More detailed information can be found in our report, Remote Patient Monitoring and Telehealth Market. Remote Patient Monitoring and Telehealth Market. According to Abbott, this will permit frontline healthcare workers to remotely monitor patients with diabetes receiving inpatient care by assessing real-time glucose levels4 and glucose history.
The company reported on. Since , AMD has provided telemedicine devices, services, and solutions for a wide range of medical specialties. It offers its own solutions, but also works with other providers and communications companies.
Company systems include full encounter management solutions, integration, devices, workstations, and image sharing solutions. In September , AMD Global Telemedicine announced the availability of live steaming ultrasound technology for telemedicine applications. This device is a fully integrated telemedicine wall unit that integrates with AMD and other brand peripherals and reduces the overall footprint of an exam room.
The system is used by professional staff with remote patient encounters. Common areas of implementation include rural clinics, pharmacies or clinic kiosks. Athena GTX was founded in Southern California in with a focus based in creating small patient monitoring devices for the U. Navy and Special Forces. After moving to the Midwest in , the company has continued to grow, both in personnel and product development, and currently includes three FDA cleared device systems.
Wireless Vital Signs Monitor WVSM was designed to be small and lightweight enough to be carried into remote and dangerous areas while still being able to give multi-patient readings that are reliable and wireless. It attaches to a patient quickly and stays with the patient from point of injury to treatment center where patient data and history is automatically downloaded. A unique feature of the WVSM is its multiple patient monitoring capability. Up to 20 patients can be wirelessly connected to one care provider and monitored simultaneously on one computer or iOS device.
