[nemesisj]

This is a problem that a startup I’m involved with (www.snap40.com) is tangentially aiming to solve. The prime goal isn’t really to help patients sleep better, but to help healthcare professionals monitor them better and be proactively alerted when things are deteriorating. It’s an iPhone sized (but lighter) device that’s worn on the upper arm and once you’re wearing it, you forget about it. Instead of reading vital signs the patient can sleep, and we’ve caught instances where patients were in trouble before the normal rounds would have. Also applicable for home use as patients can be sent home earlier or safely monitored. It is up for approval by the FDA so it is a regulated medical device, and in most cases it does better than the gold standard ICU machines. Better sleep, more safety, and a faster return to home are just some of the benefits, and I’m really optimistic they can make a huge difference for healthcare.

[maccard]

I realise this is slightly off for this thread but I'm really interested in this topic. A cursory glance at your website (You're in Edinburgh, Hi!) doesn't mention anything about how you use/keep the data.

I'm also curious how staff would interact with the data. Your website shows lots of iPhones, but I'm assuming Doctors/nursers/clinical staff aren't accessing patient data through their own iPhones?

This is really cool though!

[serf]

>The prime goal isn’t really to help patients sleep better ...

so really, this is just a same-industry product plug.

[quietbritishjim]

I think you read the comment disingenuously. It is pretty clearly implying "...but it will have that effect because it neutralises the problem that the article is all about".