Today's patients face a depressing situation: confined to a fixed area tethered to their monitoring equipment. However, recent advances in wireless technologies now make it possible to free patients from their equipment, allowing greater freedom and even making possible monitoring by their health provider while the patient is on the go.

In this article the author examines the technology, typical medical monitoring applications and some of the design issues related to employing short-range wireless technology to improve the patient experience.

Although it is not sure whether the Personal Mobile Hub will ever become a reality now (http://www.wave-report.com/conference_reports/2004/iswc2004.htm), an interesting view to inspire you and give you ideas about what can be achieved today with Cyberfab's products.

Taking the pulse of Europe's e-health market (Source IST Project results)