Wearable Computers in Healthcare Report Explains the Adaptation of Current Products for Use in Medical Applications

Business Wire,  March 25, 2008  

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DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c86588) has announced the addition of "Healthware Wearable Computers in Healthcare" to their offering.

* The role of wearable computers in patient monitoring.

* The role of health providers in the wearable computing market.

* Potential drivers for the wearable computer market.

* Adaptation of current products for use in medical applications.

* Bundling of wearable computer applications and services.

* Opportunities in wearable computing for IT and telecoms vendors.

Like Internet enabled home appliances, wearable computing captured the imagination of both the media and the public. Even so, for some time this enthusiasm failed to translate into commercially successful products. Recently, however, a number of companies have started marketing garments, or 'healthware', which monitor the breathing, temperature and heart rates of athletes and keep fit enthusiasts. As well, healthcare providers have identified a role for wearable computers in remote patient monitoring. While we are a long way from a Utopia where clothing continually monitors our health a growing number of wearable computers are being used in telemedicine applications and clinical trials.

Healthware services could provide mobile carriers with a number of benefits - both tangible and intangible. Supplying services wholesale to the public sector would represent a departure from the operators' present model based around applications for consumer and corporate markets. However, healthware services would provide a steady revenue stream, based around older subscribers, at a time when shifting demographics leaves fewer subscribers for youth orientated services.

Who should purchase this report:-

Wearable computer vendors.

Healthcare providers.

Mobile network operators.

Semiconductor manufacturers.

Pharmaceutical companies.

eHealth equipment vendors.

Investors in the healthcare sector.

Other organisations active in ehealth provision.

*This report is supplied free with Wireless Based Monitoring And Diagnostics*

This report is written for organisations who wish to exploit the growing market for networked ehealth, include:-

* Market analysis.

* Profiles of existing or potential vendors.

* Healthcare providers' experiences.

* Descriptions of relevant technology.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c86588

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