Telemedicine Will Pave the Way for Increased Home Healthcare, Says Report
A new report from InMedica on the world market for telehealth predicts that the use of home use medical devices will ramp up as telehealth takes off. According to the report, by 2013, the combined unit shipments of home-use digital blood glucose meters, blood pressure monitors, weight scales, pulse oximeters, and peak flow meters used in telehealth applications will grow to more than 1.6 million. Shipments of health hubs will also increase, such that the total shipments of telehealth devices will top 2 million. InMedica is the medical research division of IMS Research. Read more about the report, including the synopsis, here.