Old patients who are living at home make fewer visits in hospitals, for those patients health industry is coming at home only.



According to the report given by Parks Associates, the technology is making advance for home health industry.



According to the report, the market of digital home was $450 million in 2005. It will become $2.1 billion by 2010. It will happen by wellness monitoring services and online doctor consultations.



The digital glucose readers, blood pressure monitors, scales, motion sensors, even pillboxes will transmit the patient information to remote care givers. Even some technologies take care of daily needs of patients.



These types of services would reach up to 64 million patients by 2010 in US.



Via: eWeek