ABSTRACT
Continua’s device standards are part of a larger standards environment that includes information technology standards established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and engineering standards set by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE®). In wireless technology, IEEE standards for LANs define Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) and ZigBee (IEEE 802.15.4) networks. Standards for PANs include Bluetooth and BLE, as well as IEEE 802.15.4j and IEEE 802.15.6, which are the IEEE standards associated with the body area network (BAN). Standards for cellular networks include GSM/UMTS and CDMA. Proprietary wireless networks still play something of a role in healthcare environments in general and IoT applications in particular, but that role seems to be shrinking as the industry continues to move toward standardsbased architectures. For more on standards see: https://www.atlanticcouncil. org/images/publications/ACUS_Intel_MedicalDevices.pdf
— Rick Krohn
A number of opportunities present themselves with regards to the intersection of wearable devices and timely management of care. The burden of chronic disease is significant in the U.S. healthcare system. The opportunity to shift a clinical encounter from episodic to preventative in nature only occurs when providers have a vested interest in the behaviors and tendency of a patient when they are not present; be it before, during, or after a clinical encounter.
