Telehealth platform with integrated medical devices
Talking innovation, the modern-day healthcare industry is often risk-averse compared to other large sectors. This is mostly because of tough regulatory requirements – HIPAA, GDPR, HL7, FHIR, and other strict standards.
But, however, after the COVID-19 outbreak, the entire healthcare segment has witnessed great transformation. This resulted in old-school healthcare approaches being reconsidered.
In this quick overview:
- we’ll discuss our centralized telehealth platform that integrates medical devices
- the up-to-date market insights all around medical devices
- the scenarios in which our platform would demonstrate great opportunities
- and benefits the platform can provide
Reaching beyond telehealth services
Abto Software is introducing a centralized telehealth platform for insight-backed health management.
But what’s the sauce?
Our concept – patient information is regularly retrieved from connected medical equipment and synchronized. Heart rate monitors, blood pressure monitors, blood glucose monitors, oximeters, nebulizers, pedometers – any kind of connected medical device, that doesn’t really matter.
The benefit – patient information instantly available for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and amendments. And with additional functionality – audio and video meetings, private messages, and other standard features – the entire user experience is transformed.
The changing healthcare landscape – now is the time
The modern healthcare industry is abandoning the paradigm of standardized, across-the-board approaches. They’re getting slowly replaced with proactive, personalized strategies.
On the other side – healthcare delivery is no longer confined to the four walls within classic hospital settings. Patients prefer to attend remote consultations and follow-ups in the familiar surroundings of their own home – a tendency that presents both challenges and opportunities.
Key integrated medical devices market insights
In the following section, we will shed light on two popular types of devices:
Connected medical devices | Self-care medical devices | |
Primary purpose | Supervised, controlled health monitoring and management | Individually handled health monitoring and management |
Target audience | – Attending physicians – Healthcare specialists – Professional caregivers – Family members | Individuals monitoring health indicators and managing chronic diseases |
Professional involvement | Professional intervention by designated healthcare personnel | Occasional consultations and check-ups |
Common devices | – Wearable devices – Monitoring equipment – Embedded devices – Stationary appliances | – Heart rate monitors – Blood pressure monitors – Blood glucose monitors – Body temperature monitors – Nebulizers – Pedometers |
Global connected medical device market size
Home-based, connected medical devices are used for the supervised management of collected health metrics. Improved accuracy across processes, enhanced workflows, data accessibility, data-backed decision-making – connected devices are empowering healthcare professionals.
According to Mordor Intelligence:
- The connected medical devices market size is estimated at almost $67 billion in 2024
- And expected to reach $132.81 billion by 2029, steadily growing at a 14.98% CAGR
Global self-care medical device market size
Home-available, self-care medical devices are used for the individual management of gathered health metrics. Increased autonomy and independence, reduced barriers, early detection and prevention, health tracking – self-care devices might facilitate health awareness.
According to Mordor Intelligence:
- The self-care medical devices market size is estimated at over $20 billion in 2024
- And expected to reach $27.83 billion by 2029
Why integrate medical devices: global trends
Health self-management
Leveraging integrated medical devices might greatly benefit individuals requiring constant health observation. Chronic conditions, illness exposure, physical disabilities, inconvenient scheduling, and other common barriers are therefore a less complex problem.
As stated by Precedence, home medical equipment utilization is expanding:
- The global home medical equipment market is expected to reach $42.68 billion by 2032
- The market was dominated by the United States, in particular North America, with a 42% share in 2022
Senior living
Harnessing integrated medical devices might also benefit seniors that prefer the comfort of their own homes. Arrhythmias, hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, cardiovascular diseases, chronic pain, and other health problems can be monitored remotely, without requiring specialized assistance.
As reported by Forbes, the trend to age in place is gaining more momentum:
- Within the past decades, the percentage of seniors that reside in assisted living facilities has declined while, conversely, the percentage of retirees that prefer traditional housing has increased
- Striking 92% of seniors surveyed prefer to live out their later years in habitual, familiar environments while 8% said they would prefer an assisted living facility
Telehealth reinvented: patient-captured records
Abto Software is introducing a centralized telehealth platform for managing patient-submitted information. Heart and respiratory rates, blood pressure, blood glucose, body temperature, and other health parameters – all can be measured at home and shared with different healthcare stakeholders.
- The patient first connects the device to the telehealth application
- The patient then captures the relevant health parameters:
- – Vital signs (heart and respiratory rates, blood pressure, and others)
- – Sleep patterns (duration, quality, and other critical patterns, for example, sleep apnea)
- – Body weight
- – Physical activity
- The records are synchronized with the telehealth application
- And available for review by different healthcare stakeholders:
- – Attending physicians – to monitor patient progress and adjust personalized programs
- – Healthcare specialists – to obtain specific indicators and make informed decisions
- – Professional caregivers – to track day-to-day trends and provide at-home care
- – Family members – to overview updated statuses and take proactive measures
Specialized expertise: data management, and more
Abto Software is catering to different-scale healthcare providers by implementing cutting-edge technology. Audio- and videoconferencing capabilities, secure messaging, multi-party meetings, appointment scheduling – you get the functionality you need without compromising the quality.
In particular, we handle:
Data privacy and security
- Data encryption – to protect sensitive information during transmission
- Data anonymization – to protect sensitive information from re-identification, in particular by using:
- Data de-identification
- Data masking
- Data tokenization
- Data pseudonymization
Data interoperability
- Common formats – to ensure consistent interpretation of formats
- Standardized codes – to ensure consistent interpretation of terminology
Data aggregation and access
- Real-time streaming – to enable continuous streaming from multiple medical devices
- Data sharing – to forward health metrics to authorized healthcare providers or close family members
Data storage
- Centralized storage – to maintain patient records from different medical devices
- Long-term storage – to maintain historical records for future medical reference
Why our telehealth platform: use cases
Post-operative care and recovery
Starting strong, our platform can inform medical professionals about complications that occur after operations. These include cardiac problems, respiratory issues, fever, bleeding, nausea, vomiting, infections, pneumonia, and other common sequelae.
Post-operative complications are not that dangerous when they’re addressed immediately after identification.
Elderly care
Moving further, our platform can inform geriatric specialists about abnormalities that signal serious illnesses. These include heart failure, pulmonary embolism, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, arrhythmias, hypertension, and even cognitive decline.
Senior assistance is not just about supportive services, but also preventive care.
Obstetric monitoring
Obstetric care implies different medical services during pregnancy and labor, as well as the postpartum period. These include prenatal screenings, routine check-ups, fetal monitoring, delivery assistance, lactation guidance, and many other services.
Our platform empowers women to share important information with their obstetric specialist, in particular:
- Contraction frequency and duration
- Fetal movement (kick counts)
- Uterine activity
- Urine protein
And that without scheduling in-person appointments!
Pediatric monitoring
Pediatric care implies manifold medical services that target mainly infants and children, as well as adolescents. These include newborn screening, infant vaccinations, will-child visits, and more.
Our platform empowers parents to share essential information with their pediatric specialist, in particular:
- Pediatric cardiology
- Pediatric pulmonology
- Hydration levels
- Bowel movement
And that without exposing their child to illnesses that can be contracted during conventional hospital visits.
Why integrate medical devices: the benefits
Early diagnosis
By identifying any deviations, the authorized healthcare specialist can detect health issues before escalation. Irregular heart rate, elevated blood pressure, alarming blood glucose, abnormal body temperature, and more – the platform can provide valuable insights.
Personalized treatment
By accessing data remotely, the responsible healthcare specialist can address health issues more accurately. Medication dosage and scheduling, lifestyle recommendation, insulin adjustments, symptom management – the platform can enable immediate responses.
Health awareness and self-management
By offering patients access to personal health information, the platform might accelerate health awareness. This means informed decisions, thought-out lifestyles, and responsibility.
All critical health metrics automatically synchronized in one single application – incredibly convenient!
Family engagement
By offering social sharing of collected health information, the platform might empower family involvement. This means consistent support for those who suffer chronic conditions, patients post-surgery, elderly citizens, and other family members that require medical attention.
Just imagine – your parent’s health condition continuously monitored, even when living separately!
How we can help
Abto Software – a custom healthcare software development company with proven, domain-specific expertise. RPA solutions, EHR & EMR systems, telehealth & telemedicine software, medical device integration services – our company can handle any project.
We deliver next-generation applications to empower healthcare leaders.
Our services:
- .NET development
- ASP.NET development
- Web app development
- Mobile app development
- Cloud services
- Full-cycle, custom software development
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FAQ
The platform is designed to collect and manage patient-captured information from connected medical devices.
The concept:
- The patient must connect the device to the telehealth application
- The patient then captures the relevant health parameters
- The records are synchronized
- And available for review by different healthcare stakeholders
The platform is intended to gather and visualize patient-submitted information for different healthcare parties.
These include:
- Attending physicians
- Narrow specialists (cardiologists, pulmonologists, hematologists, rheumatologists, and others)
- Professional caregivers
- Family members
The solution can be efficiently used in a wide range of scenarios:
- Physical therapy and rehabilitation
- Medication adherence
- Palliative care
- Hospice care
- Post-operative care and recovery
- Elderly care
- Obstetric monitoring
- Pediatric monitoring
The solution can be quite beneficial, in particular by facilitating:
- Increased accessibility
- Reduced hospitalization
- Better communication and collaboration
- Immediate response and intervention
- Early diagnosis
- Personalized treatment
- Health awareness and self-management
- Family engagement