Will Your Smart TV Serve As A Remote Care Platform?

Since the first television sets were commercialised in the early 20th century, these devices have become ubiquitous in homes around the world. Even if they have evolved since then with fancy screens and even adopting the ‘smart’ moniker, most of us are still accustomed to TVs. It might very well be the most familiar electronic device across generations. Bearing this in mind, while you might zap from one channel to the next in search of your Game of Thrones-shaped needs, what if you could zap to your physician by the same token? You might think that we already have computers, phones and tablets for that; but TVs as a remote care platform are being contemplated by big players in the market. Moreover, its accessibility might cater to the needs of some demographics that would otherwise be left out in the digital health revolution. Let’s tune in to see how one of the modern home’s staple devices posits as a remote care platform for the masses. Zapping to your doctor with a remote control  The concept of turning one’s TV into a remote care hub isn’t new. Back in 2012, researchers designed a remote health assistance system for the elderly to use through a TV set. Vivify Health, a remote patient monitoring solution provider, even patented a system in 2016 to monitor and engage patients through their existing TV sets. The Qortex kit from MedSign was launched in 2020 to enable two-way virtual communication between doctors and patients. But we are exp...
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