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Home Healthcare
Through Television
A new innovation in communication technology that moves healthcare
from the hospital to the home is now available in the U.S. The system
developed by Philips, called Motiva, uses secure broadband technology
to connect patients from their home television sets to their care
providers daily.
Here's how it works. The patients monitor their health status on
wireless devices from home. The data, as well as any other questions
or comments the patient may have, is then sent through a secure
transmission to the patient's healthcare provider for review. Healthcare
organizations can send back educational content, personalized feedback,
and even motivational messages. Each system care plan also includes
reminders, health tips, health status surveys, video clips designed
to educate the patient and quizzes to test comprehension. All of
this is done through a home television set with the same ease of
use as a TV remote control - allowing patients to bypass the Internet
or computers, which can be daunting.
Motiva has the potential to allow patients to take more control
of their health. It is designed to enable:
-- Improved self-care - the daily coaching through the home TV empowers
patients to modify their behaviors in order to achieve their personal
health goals.
-- Expanded reach - the ability to deliver personalized care experiences
using standardized, but customizable care plans, in order to reach
broader patient populations.
-- Lower overall healthcare costs - achieved when automation and
customization reduce the labor required to administer personalized
disease management programs across broader patient populations in
order to reduce claims.
Motiva's care plans, which integrate an organization's clinical
guidelines and evidence-based protocols, are available for a wide
spectrum of chronic diseases, conditions and acuity levels -- from
at-risk to chronic including congestive heart failure, diabetes,
asthma, depression, as well as lifestyle factors such as obesity
and smoking.
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