IoT devices have transformed the way people manage their health. The growth of mHealth (mobile health) services has been significant, and healthcare providers are seeking innovative ways to provide care remotely.
The use of mobile devices to track and monitor health data — including heart rate, blood pressure, and glucose levels — has made it easier for patients to manage chronic conditions from home. Telemedicine and virtual consultations have connected doctors and healthcare professionals with patients in rural or remote areas, increasing access to care.
Telehealth adoption has accelerated in recent years, and continued growth is expected as more individuals and healthcare providers embrace mobile technology.
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is transforming healthcare. Patients with chronic conditions no longer need to schedule regular visits to their provider’s office, saving time, reducing transportation costs, and limiting infection exposure.
With RPM devices such as glucose monitors, blood pressure monitors, sleep therapy equipment, cardiac rhythm monitors, and fall detection systems, healthcare providers can monitor patients’ health in real time from home — detecting issues before they escalate, improving outcomes, and reducing costs.
Mobile health devices require highly optimized hardware that offers reliable communication, high security, small size, and long battery life at an affordable cost.
Product monitoring and tracking plays an essential role in ensuring patients receive the highest quality of care, including monitoring of intensive care beds, defibrillators, pharmaceuticals, smart wheelchairs, and vaccine cold chain tracking. For vaccines specifically, remote monitoring enables healthcare providers to track temperature and humidity levels, ensuring products remain effective and safe.
By staying connected through remote monitoring technology, healthcare providers improve the reliability and cost-effectiveness of shipping these critical products.
Altair cellular IoT chips are designed from the ground up to perform in the mHealth market. Altair provides reliable, low-power 5G cellular connectivity, making our chips ideal for mHealth applications.
With Altair, you can build smarter mHealth devices that benefit from ultra-low power consumption, a miniature size, extended battery life, and high reliability — along with an easy out-of-the-box experience and cost efficiency.
At Altair, we are committed to our customers’ success. Bringing years of cellular IoT experience and a commitment to the highest quality, we provide the optimal cellular IoT chips for a comprehensive mHealth solution.