Intel Health Guide, Help Me! Doctor Appointments Give Me High-Blood Pressure
Yesterday Intel announced the Intel Health Guide, a tool for health care professionals to manage patients with chronic conditions. As someone with type I/juvenile diabetes, I read this announcement with great excitement. See what it looks like here or watch a video demo.
It's a robust personal health management system comprised of an Internet-enabled device that hosts a health management system that patients use to record, store and share their health information with their doctor.
In other words, your doctor can provide ongoing advice and input on your condition without you having to physically go into the doctor's office every time! More ongoing communication may allow my endocrinologist to make more "on the fly" changes to my medicine and overall improve my health.
Reading the news announcement today, I thought of my trip to see my endocrinologist last month.
First, I had to pay my babysitter $100 to watch my kids while I went to the doctor. Then I drove an hour to the appointment but was late due to the inevitable traffic jam in San Francisco. Then I couldn't find parking and jammed my car into a compact space. So, I'm then running to my appointment, sweating, my blood pressure is rising, and I end up being 15 minutes late.
Upon arrival, I'm told by the receptionist that I can no longer be seen because I'm 15 minutes late, and the doctor is triple-booked all morning. Then, to add insult to injury, I go back to my car -- frustrated and without actually seeing a doctor -- and I'm getting a parking ticket because my car was too big for the spot.
All of this for an appointment that generally lasts less than 15 minutes. Moral of the story: doctor appointments give me high blood pressure and cause stress.
But with the Intel Health Guide, my 15 minute appointment could happen from my home. Considering that I'm one of 1 billion people worldwide that suffers from a chronic illness, the opportunity for improved health care management via devices like the Intel Health Guide, in my opinion, could be substantial.
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