Keeping track of patients after they leave the hospital can be a tough and costly job. In the video assigned, a pregnant woman was to be hooked up to several devices and monitored for a number of days, before going home and wishing for the best. Todd Coleman, the speaker in the video, proposed a way to prevent this worry of the seemingly unknown once a patient leaves the hospital. Jane is the main example of the talk. She is an African American woman with a high-risk pregnancy, who is being monitored for premature contractions. Not only is she uncomfortable in the hospital, she is worried about what will happen after she is released in ten days. Her only options are to stay at the hospital until she gives birth, or go home after ten days
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Nurses requested that the patches would work with typical hospital adhesives. Based on that advice, the developers decided to embed the sensors into hospital-grade adhesives. The expense of constantly sending from the patch to the doctors are not financially possibly for many, but by embedding the information into the patch itself, the price of the constant string of data running between the patch and the doctor can be reduced. Eventually, trusted parties may be able to access the information shared between the patient and the doctor. Currently, the developers are working with churches, and these churches would be able to act as trusted advocates for the patient. Insurance companies are beginning to show interest in the patches. These patches would actually save insurance companies money, since they would be acting proactive by monitoring and preventing problems from the beginning instead of having to pay for major, sometimes emergency, care later. It is important that with this interactive technology, the focus is still on the patient’s well being. Individuals each have different health care needs, so it is necessary to monitor the way that is best for each patient. By using the patches, a person can go about their normal day and live their life they way they want to, without having to physically check in with a doctor or be admitted to a hospital for constant
Nurses requested that the patches would work with typical hospital adhesives. Based on that advice, the developers decided to embed the sensors into hospital-grade adhesives. The expense of constantly sending from the patch to the doctors are not financially possibly for many, but by embedding the information into the patch itself, the price of the constant string of data running between the patch and the doctor can be reduced. Eventually, trusted parties may be able to access the information shared between the patient and the doctor. Currently, the developers are working with churches, and these churches would be able to act as trusted advocates for the patient. Insurance companies are beginning to show interest in the patches. These patches would actually save insurance companies money, since they would be acting proactive by monitoring and preventing problems from the beginning instead of having to pay for major, sometimes emergency, care later. It is important that with this interactive technology, the focus is still on the patient’s well being. Individuals each have different health care needs, so it is necessary to monitor the way that is best for each patient. By using the patches, a person can go about their normal day and live their life they way they want to, without having to physically check in with a doctor or be admitted to a hospital for constant