CNN’s John Sutton has written a really great article describing sensor networks — and how they’re radically altering the way older patients lead their lives. John describes how sensor networks — installed in mattresses or on doors, refrigerators, etc. — are being used to monitor motion and vital signs, and to look for breaks in people’s normal routines. And these networks are linked to the Internet, so they can alert friends, family members, and doctors anytime something seems awry. It’s a terrific exposé about how far we’ve come in an area of health IT research… The sensors know when Charlton Hall Jr. wakes up to go to the bathroom. They know […]
Computing Community Consortium Blog
The goal of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is to catalyze the computing research community to debate longer range, more audacious research challenges; to build consensus around research visions; to evolve the most promising visions toward clearly defined initiatives; and to work with the funding organizations to move challenges and visions toward funding initiatives. The purpose of this blog is to provide a more immediate, online mechanism for dissemination of visioning concepts and community discussion/debate about them.
Archive for November 20th, 2010
