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news.Wi-Fi usage in healthcare has grown at more than 60% over the one year in both wireless local area network and Wi-Fi RTLS (Real-Time Locations Systems) deployments, according to a study conducted by ABI Research.
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ABI Research showed that, other wireless technologies such as cellular M2M and wearable wireless sensors, which were adopted and deployed in healthcare, have also seen growth over the past 12 months.
ABI Research said that the study showed a range of wireless communications, that transmit patient’s condition to monitoring applications, starting from Wi-Fi networks to wearable sensors continue to be adopted in healthcare applications.
ABI Research Wireless Healthcare Research Service has tracked technologies which includeWi-Fi, Bluetooth, Low-Energy Bluetooth, ZigBee, 802.15.4 and proprietary low power RF offerings across applications such as WLAN, personal monitoring, disease management, assisted living and telepresence.
The database which tracks adoption of remote patient monitoring, telehealth and telepresence, as well as ‘body area networks,’ voice-over-Wi-Fi and chronic disease management is the ‘Wireless Healthcare and Fitness Market Data’.
Jonathan Collins, principal analyst of ABI Research, said: “Wi-Fi adoption has helped overcome initial concerns about complexity and reliability of wireless within healthcare.
“The growing number of wireless technologies and wireless applications being developed, piloted and deployed within healthcare further underline the level of interest in using wireless to improve the flexibility and efficiency of healthcare services around the world.”