Intel to Enter the Health Care Industry
To reduce the global financial crisis, the impact of the company and keep the company profitable and stable, the global chip giant Intel Corporation plans to launch a home patient observation equipment to enter the health care industry.
The introduction of the device will open the package-type merchandising Intel precedent. The name "Intel health guide" equipment, the history of the company's first set of hardware, software and auxiliary equipment in one product. For a long time, Intel is known for its computer chips, and lead the way to near-monopoly the global market. It is reported that the machine will have a touch notebook features, the patient through the use of this machine, you can measure their own blood pressure, weight and other health data. Through remote monitoring, these data will be transferred to the Health Research Center, and was carefully analyzed at the same time, the experts also able to pass this piece of equipment for video consultations, so as to provide patients with diagnostic and consulting services.
Under the plan, Intel will phase in the global promotion of this product, including Aetna and Erickson, including a few well-known health care institutions will be the first to the right to use this product. Intel is principally responsible for the product LouisBurns, said in an interview: "This product launch in Intel's history is a landmark event. We are no longer the introduction of individual components, but rather a complete sets of equipment, the introduction of this device will help health-care companies and patients face to face communication, thereby improving global healthcare services. "Since 2005, LouisBurns departments where medical care has been dedicated to product development, and The introduction of this IntelHealthGuide is their hard work over the years the crystallization. Intel believes that the rapid development of health care equipment market will bring the company billions of dollars in revenue each year. Burns said: "Globally, there are 6 trillion a year's funds are put into health care sector, and through a series of applications of high technology products, of which about 2 trillion U.S. dollars can be saved. So for Intel companies, this is a huge opportunity. "
Although Intel has long been aware of the potential of the healthcare industry, but as of now, the company did not much involved in the field of business. Intel's R & D head EricDishman said: "The view from the current situation, health care industry will probably become a mainstream business model. Through the efforts of many previous years, Intel has completed large-scale computer market from the personal computer market strategic change, and now, this scene again in the healthcare industry to develop a repeat. "In more than 30 years, Intel has completed its global PC chip market monopoly.
HealthIndustryInsights health care market research firm, said medical information in the field of technological innovation, Intel has occupied the leading position, the company created by the Continua Health Alliance has attracted more than 160 health care organizations to become members. According to the company's research HealthIndustryInsights, this IntelHealthGuide the Continua Alliance members with a variety of medical equipment provided by the common use, thus improving global health care industry service.