It's called The BodyGuardian System, a bringing together of Samsumg's Galaxy smartphone and a monitoring system from Preventice.
According to press releases, "The BodyGuardian System will enable physicians to monitor key biometrics in patients with cardiac arrhythmias outside of the clinical setting, allowing patients go about their daily lives while remaining connected to their physicians. According to Preventice, Samsung Mobile will customize the Galaxy S II smartphone for use in the BodyGuardian RMS by creating a dedicated mobile environment that will ensure a secure, reliable wireless connection for the transmission of biometric data. Patient data is captured using a small wearable sensor and delivered via Bluetooth communication to a dedicated Galaxy S II smartphone. The Galaxy S II then transmits the physiological data via cellular network to the Preventice Care Platform in the cloud. Physicians and/or monitoring centers then access the data via a web or tablet-based portal."
The idea to bring remote patient monitoring to smartphones is being driven by the need to reduce patient costs and positively influence care delivery. Reports indicate that the U.S. market for advanced patient monitoring, including smartphones, will reach $20.9 billion by 2016... up from just $8.9 billion in 2009.
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